Maggiano's Little Italy
Parent Brinker International | | |
| Website | maggianos.com | |
|---|---|---|
| Footnotes / references [1][2] | ||
Maggiano's Little Italy (Italian: Brinker International, Inc. in August 1995 from LEYE. As of March 22, 2021, there were 54 locations throughout 22 states and the District of Columbia.[1]
In February 2017, they introduced a seven-day-a-week brunch menu.[3]
History
Richard Melman expanded LEYE's Italian division in 1991 with the opening of Maggiano's Little Italy in Chicago. According to the company's history, the concept aimed at "re-creating the classic pre-World War II dinner house featuring family size portions".[4]
The first restaurant opened November 11, 1991 in Chicago at the corner of
River North neighborhood. A second restaurant was opened in Oak Brook followed by one in Skokie. In 1994, the brand opened its first restaurant outside of Illinois. In 1995, Brinker International purchased the restaurant with the goal of taking it national.[5]
See also
References
- ^ a b "Annual report" (PDF). www.brinker.com. 2015. Retrieved 2020-08-27.
- ^ Brinker International, Inc. (June 29, 2011). "FY 2011 10-K". U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Retrieved April 17, 2012.
- ^ Levin, Amelia (July 2017). "A New Menu Revitalizes Maggiano's Little Italy". Food News Feed. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
- ^ "About Lettuce Entertain You Enterprises, Inc" (PDF). Lettuce Entertain You Enterprises, Inc. June 2011. Retrieved April 25, 2012.
- ^ "Our story". Maggiano’s Little Italy. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
