Romano’s Macaroni Grill, with several Valley locations, feels fancy, but the huge Italian meals are inexpensively priced. The restaurant has an open kitchen, so you can peek at how your food’s being prepared, and the interior is decorated in a comfy, Old Italy-style. Plus, it’s always a lot of fun to color on the butcher paper that covers the tables. Dine on Italian classics, such as Italian wedding soup, pizza, penne pasta with shrimp and lobster ravioli.

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