These popular restaurants serve delicious meatballs in-house.
Who doesn’t love deliciousness? meat? There’s something perfect about the combination of beef, savory spices, and breadcrumbs, especially when they’re made in-house and cooked from scratch—rather than frozen and reheated. Which restaurants serve homemade meatballs? Here are 5 popular places where the meats are actually made in-house.
Maggiano’s Little Italy
Maggiano’s Little Italy is famous for its house-made blend of beef and pork, which is hand-wrapped and served in hearty, flavorful portions. They recently upgraded their spaghetti and meat dishes with beef. “Our Spaghetti Beef and Wagyu may just be a secret menu item, but it’s no secret how rich and flavorful our new Wagyu beef is. Tell your server you want to try this delicious new dish today,” it said on Facebook.
Buca di Beppo
Buca di Beppo serves half a pound of family recipe meatballs cooked in-house. Some foodies liken them to softballs in size. The spaghetti and meatloaf platter is served family-style, a “small” order that still feeds three guests costs $34.99.
Meats of Northern Italy
Northern Italy, beloved for its homemade pasta, makes all of its pasta and sauces from scratch, including the meatballs. The popular dish is slow cooked instead of fried to keep it nice and tender. They’re tossed in a rustic marinara sauce with creamy, buttery polenta and topped with delicious grana padano cheese.
The old spaghetti factory
The Old Spaghetti Factory’s handmade meatballs and classic marinara are a taste of nostalgia on the plate. The chain has been serving the dish since its opening night in 1969, calling it an “Italian classic.” It comes with two large, hand-picked meats that are “seasoned with herbs and spices, then topped with a marinara sauce from scratch. It’s a delicious taste of tradition,” the menu says.
Bravo! Italian kitchen
Bravo! offers juicy homemade beef and pork meatballs with tomato-basil sauce and Grana Padano Zanetti, a hard Italian cheese. According to our reviewer, Megan Hageman, there’s a generous portion of meat and a sauce that’s “on the lighter side and crispy.” And the taste? “The dish is straight out of Nonna’s kitchen. Usually I save the best for last, but I have to get right into the unexpected star of the dish: the sauce. It’s sweet but well-seasoned and modest yet robust, matching the thick noodles and announcing its presence in every bite. Hearty meat.”
Leah Groth
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