Maggiano's Lasagna has never disappointed me. Add to that the ability to buy a 2nd, take home, meal for a reasonable price and Maggiano's is still my favorite Italian chain.
Maggiano's deserves that top spot, it is glorious. My best tip for ordering Lasagna is to get it around 5 or 6p.m. because them lunch servings may get dry as it could be the leftovers from the day before. Still tasty though. I love Mashed Channel!
LOVE The Old Spaghetti Factory's lasagna! I love going there. It's one of the few chain restaurants where I will actually order spaghetti (usually combo of meat sauce and pasta with Mizithra cheese). Plus they are one of the few sit-down casual restaurants that still includes soup or salad with your meal. AND in many cases, dessert.
The best Italian food, including lasagna is at Pomodoro Ristorante Italiano in San Diego near Shelter Island. Everyone who works there is Italian. Authentic family recipes. We drive from LA. Always order extra food to go to bring home.
I am an American and don't have a drop of Italian blood in me. I created sauce , sausage, and dough recipes based upon childhood memories of my departed Lithuanian grandfather's pizzas, which were absolutely divine, loved by all who tasted them. I went on to own a pizzeria. One of my best customers was a lady who was born and raised in Italy. I did not use "fresh" mozzarella or whole basil leaves. Still, she swore that she never had a pizza anywhere in Italy as good as mine. The point is, a dish doesn't have to be made exactly like the original (a no-ricotta lasagna, e.g.) to be good -- and maybe superior. Rarely in life is the first attempt at anything the best. It is only natural to try to improve on the original. Perhaps bechamel is better than ricotta for some people, but not for others. Different people have different tastes. Sample what you can and enjoy it when you find something that you really like! For what it's worth, I have eaten at Maggiano's a few times. I never tried their lasagna, but enjoyed everything I have eaten there (at two different locations in Chicago suburbs). Everyone I dined with there, friends and family, enjoyed the fare. But then again, some people will have different opinions. Food is more art than science, so there will be differences of opinion.
We have an authentic Italian restaurant here, owned by Italians, called Lubranos. They make the best true Italian lasagna, made with bechamel sauce and homemade tomato sauce. Delicious!
With the exception of OG, where I live, we don’t have any of those restaurants. There used to be a Buco di Pep about 30 mins drive away but last time visiting in that area, I don’t see it. I’m thinking of doing my own. Think in Naples, they used mozzarella di bufalo. The fancier or speciality of the cheese, the higher price it will be. I may have to mix mozz with something else but haven’t thought what yet.
@@jawitten4 I personally don't like the Stouffers meat lasagna 'cause the Hamburg seem overcooked and slightly hard and the sauce and cheese isn't that tasty like the lasagna I get from my local ITALIAN restaurant. I'm not saying You're wrong by buying it. I'm just saying that I perfer the restaurant one, higher price and all.
When I was younger and living in the Reading, Pa. area, My Dad used to take us to a family owned Italian restaurant. I’m not sure there is one like that where my spouse and I live. May have to do some Googling, but after 15 years, you’d think I would know?
Made lasagna the other night with bechamel, tomato sauce, mozzarella and parmesan cheeses between ready to cook lasagna noodles. I had never used bechamel before. I didn't have ricotta cheese and the cottage cheese was out of date. I found the recipe on the Internet and will never use ricotta or cottage cheese again. It was delicious!
St. Louis, Mo has a famous Italian area known as "The Hill", many Italian immigrants took up residence in this area over the past 2 centuries. Many started restaurants and delis. I concur many authentic Italian dishes call for bechamel. Some recipes call for bechamel and full fat cottage cheese.
Best lasagne should be in your own kitchen, not hard to make, cost much less too. If you have to eat out find a locally owned place, keep your money in your community not in the offshore banks of corporations.
It is. I just read that Italians don't use ricotta cheese in their lasagna. They use bechamel. I tried it the other night for the first time and it was delicious. Will use bechamel from now on.
The video gets real old because EVERY review has GOOD AND BAD reviews. That's LIFE! You will NEVER please everyone when it comes to restaurant reviews. Most people who are satisfied with any restaurant will not leave a review & MOST reviews are from unsatisfied customers. They all looked appetizing to me & I won't let negative reviews deter me from trying a restaurant. People have different tastes & expectations. Thank you.
Buy a Stouffer's classic meat & cheese lasagna, bake it according to the package directions, mix a few drinks, have a party, wait 'til it's done and cooled slightly, and save yourself a hondo. So much better👍 (Might want some garlic bread to go along with that)
0:30: 🍝 Best Lasagna at Chain Restaurants: Bertucci's Lasagna Rustica disappoints despite unique cooking method. 2:58: 🍝 Disappointing feedback on lasagna at Fazoli's, particularly regarding the sauce. 4:44: 🍝 Mixed reviews for Johnny's Fresh Baked Lasagna and Buca di Beppo's commitment to Italian cuisine. 7:18: 🍝 Quest for the best lasagna leads to surprising findings about popular restaurant chains. 9:26: 🍝 The Old Spaghetti Factory's famous baked lasagna receives rave reviews for its taste and is available in a family bundle option.
Ummm ricotta has no business being in a lasagna. If a restaurant is using ricotta in a lasagna, that Italian label should be removed from the restaurant
Which chain restaurant do you think has the best lasagna?
Garfield would say all of them....
My mom
Maggiano's Lasagna has never disappointed me. Add to that the ability to buy a 2nd, take home, meal for a reasonable price and Maggiano's is still my favorite Italian chain.
Maggiano's deserves that top spot, it is glorious. My best tip for ordering Lasagna is to get it around 5 or 6p.m. because them lunch servings may get dry as it could be the leftovers from the day before. Still tasty though. I love Mashed Channel!
"Once again, my life has been saved by the miracle of lasagna." - Garfield (Jim Davis). 😋❤️🇮🇹
LOVE The Old Spaghetti Factory's lasagna! I love going there. It's one of the few chain restaurants where I will actually order spaghetti (usually combo of meat sauce and pasta with Mizithra cheese). Plus they are one of the few sit-down casual restaurants that still includes soup or salad with your meal. AND in many cases, dessert.
We were just there last weekend. I love the marinara with mushrooms. And I agree...it's really the only place I order spaghetti.
@@diandie1838
Ok ty u CT no
Of course Garfield would love this
The best Italian food, including lasagna is at Pomodoro Ristorante Italiano in San Diego near Shelter Island. Everyone who works there is Italian. Authentic family recipes. We drive from LA. Always order extra food to go to bring home.
I am an American and don't have a drop of Italian blood in me. I created sauce , sausage, and dough recipes based upon childhood memories of my departed Lithuanian grandfather's pizzas, which were absolutely divine, loved by all who tasted them. I went on to own a pizzeria. One of my best customers was a lady who was born and raised in Italy. I did not use "fresh" mozzarella or whole basil leaves. Still, she swore that she never had a pizza anywhere in Italy as good as mine. The point is, a dish doesn't have to be made exactly like the original (a no-ricotta lasagna, e.g.) to be good -- and maybe superior. Rarely in life is the first attempt at anything the best. It is only natural to try to improve on the original. Perhaps bechamel is better than ricotta for some people, but not for others. Different people have different tastes. Sample what you can and enjoy it when you find something that you really like! For what it's worth, I have eaten at Maggiano's a few times. I never tried their lasagna, but enjoyed everything I have eaten there (at two different locations in Chicago suburbs). Everyone I dined with there, friends and family, enjoyed the fare. But then again, some people will have different opinions. Food is more art than science, so there will be differences of opinion.
Review from Olive Garden, "I went home hungry." You're doing Olive Garden wrong.
We have an authentic Italian restaurant here, owned by Italians, called Lubranos. They make the best true Italian lasagna, made with bechamel sauce and homemade tomato sauce. Delicious!
With the exception of OG, where I live, we don’t have any of those restaurants. There used to be a Buco di Pep about 30 mins drive away but last time visiting in that area, I don’t see it.
I’m thinking of doing my own. Think in Naples, they used mozzarella di bufalo. The fancier or speciality of the cheese, the higher price it will be. I may have to mix mozz with something else but haven’t thought what yet.
I go to the frozen section of my grocery store and buy Stouffers.
I love Stouffer’s Meat Lovers lasagna! I know it’s not as good as a super~fresh but it is the best easy, tasty meal!
Add a smidge of finely chopped fresh basil and a slice of fresh mozzarella and you’ll lose all your damn marbles.
@@jawitten4 I personally don't like the Stouffers meat lasagna 'cause the Hamburg seem overcooked and slightly hard and the sauce
and cheese isn't that tasty like the lasagna I get from my local ITALIAN restaurant. I'm not saying You're wrong by buying it. I'm just
saying that I perfer the restaurant one, higher price and all.
Figures that the number one is from a chain we do not have here in South Florida, in fact I have never heard of them.
When I was younger and living in the Reading, Pa. area, My Dad used to take us to a family owned Italian restaurant. I’m not sure there is one like that where my spouse and I live. May have to do some Googling, but after 15 years, you’d think I would know?
Living in Italy, I can confirm ZERO Ricotta cheese is used in lasagna. Italians’s use a white béchamel layered with pomodoro sauces. 🍅
Now I want to try that recipe.
I thought that I was being creatively original by using a bechamel (with mushrooms) in my lasagna!
Made lasagna the other night with bechamel, tomato sauce, mozzarella and parmesan cheeses between ready to cook lasagna noodles. I had never used bechamel before. I didn't have ricotta cheese and the cottage cheese was out of date. I found the recipe on the Internet and will never use ricotta or cottage cheese again. It was delicious!
So I've heard . Gennaro Contaldo posted a video on RUclips doing just that. But this is America. And it IS delicious!
St. Louis, Mo has a famous Italian area known as "The Hill", many Italian immigrants took up residence in this area over the past 2 centuries. Many started restaurants and delis. I concur many authentic Italian dishes call for bechamel. Some recipes call for bechamel and full fat cottage cheese.
Best lasagne should be in your own kitchen, not hard to make, cost much less too. If you have to eat out find a locally owned place, keep your money in your community not in the offshore banks of corporations.
Ricotta in lasagna has to be an Italian-American thing
It is. I just read that Italians don't use ricotta cheese in their lasagna. They use bechamel. I tried it the other night for the first time and it was delicious. Will use bechamel from now on.
The video gets real old because EVERY review has GOOD AND BAD reviews. That's LIFE! You will NEVER please everyone when it comes to restaurant reviews. Most people who are satisfied with any restaurant will not leave a review & MOST reviews are from unsatisfied customers. They all looked appetizing to me & I won't let negative reviews deter me from trying a restaurant. People have different tastes & expectations. Thank you.
One of my favourite meals
Lasagna is VERY easy to make.
Buy a Stouffer's classic meat & cheese lasagna, bake it according to the package directions, mix a few drinks, have a party, wait 'til it's done and cooled slightly, and save yourself a hondo. So much better👍 (Might want some garlic bread to go along with that)
Stouffers lasagna italiano is best of all Stouffers recipes.
Up here where I live, mom and pop place called Sam’s. Best lasagna ever.
now do the best frozen Lasagnas 😅 but they probably already have knowing Mashed
They have, a year ago.
The only restaurant I recognized was Olive Garden.
#RFMvids
I enjoyed Maggiano's lasagna, but it was way too salty. Cut back on the salt and it would be close to perfect.
Hint - it's not Denny's.
0:30: 🍝 Best Lasagna at Chain Restaurants: Bertucci's Lasagna Rustica disappoints despite unique cooking method.
2:58: 🍝 Disappointing feedback on lasagna at Fazoli's, particularly regarding the sauce.
4:44: 🍝 Mixed reviews for Johnny's Fresh Baked Lasagna and Buca di Beppo's commitment to Italian cuisine.
7:18: 🍝 Quest for the best lasagna leads to surprising findings about popular restaurant chains.
9:26: 🍝 The Old Spaghetti Factory's famous baked lasagna receives rave reviews for its taste and is available in a family bundle option.
If I had the choice between eating Carrabba's lasagna and a bowl of Sugar Frosted Flakes. I'll pick the bowl of Sugar Frosted flakes hands down.
I wasn't impressed by Carraba's.
Carrabbas eggplant parm sucks too. 👎🏻💯
I didn't realize Maggiano's was only Chicago! It is?
We have Maggianos in St. Louis, Mo
Not 1 of these companies are in Maine
Who eats out and chooses,lasagne?!
I dont understand restaurant lasagna. It's $20 for a 4x4" square, instead of it being on a bigger tray just for you.
Dennys makes a good lasagna. Just saying
I don’t know where any of these places are.
Mangia!!
what is your single one?.. still waiting
You didn't see the number one by Maggiano's? I assume that was their favorite.
@johnnytx45 yeah had to assume but vague so i get mad at the video titles. tx 4 help
I think Olive Garden lasagna is much better now.
Ummm ricotta has no business being in a lasagna. If a restaurant is using ricotta in a lasagna, that Italian label should be removed from the restaurant
Pls learn how to say "marinara". It's MAR--(MAHR) IN ARA(AH) (Rah)- not (mere) in ar(aira).
Chain restaurants suck.
“We found” the best lasagna… by reading reviews????? REALLY???