These five popular restaurant chains serve up a delicious chicken ham and garlic bread duo.
I like chicken. It’s not the most complex Italian dish in terms of flavor, but it’s definitely a crowd pleaser. What makes a juicy, crispy, breaded chicken breast topped with gooey cheese and flavorful marinara, even more delicious? Bread with garlic and butter. The combination of garlic bread and chicken parmesan never gets old, which is why restaurants often serve the two together. Where can you find a sweet duo? Here are 5 popular restaurants that serve the best chicken parmesan and garlic bread.
Maggiano’s little Italy

Maggiano’s Little Italy recently upgraded the regular chicken to the Grand Chicken Parmesan, “bigger, bolder, and better than ever,” the chain wrote in a social media post. The dish is topped with fresh-sliced ​​whole-milk mozzarella and fresh basil, a “reimagined, ready-to-eat” version of the already popular dish that’s kept guests coming back to the high-end Italian chain for decades. Also, garlic bread is legendary. “Fun Fact: Our Garlic Bread is loaded with butter and cheese making it 100% delicious,” the chain recently shared on Instagram.
The Cheesecake Factory


The Cheesecake Factory’s version of chicken parm, Crusted Chicken Romano, features a chicken breast covered in a Romano-Parmesan cheese crust, served over angel hair pasta and topped with a delicious layer of marinara and cheese. If you want to experience it on garlic bread, you’ll have to order it as a sandwich.
Olive Garden Chicken Parm


The classic Chicken Parmigiana from Olive Garden is a fan favorite, served with a hearty side of spaghetti and lots of melted cheese. According to our reviewer, Matt Kirouac, “the texture is incredibly crispy, like a well-fried schnitzel, while the inside is always full and delicious. Some of the edges were a little burnt, but not in a bad way,” he explained, adding that there was a “gooey cheese coating.” As for the garlic bread, eat as much as you like with the chain’s brand of timeless bread sticks.
Bravo! Italian kitchen


Bravo! Italian Kitchen’s chicken parm is traditional but perfect, hand-breaded chicken parm, zesty marinara, creamy mozzarella, and herb linguine. Farms are so popular that an entire section of the menu is dedicated to them, with eggplant and veal options. Diners also love the garlic bread sticks, which come with a delicious side of oil.
Carrabba’s Italian Grill


Carrabba’s crispy, juicy chicken cutlet, topped with a signature pomodoro sauce and melted mozzarella, Kirouac’s go-to chicken parm. “Everything about this looked amazing, from the even layers of ooey, gooey cheese, hot and fresh from the oven, to the herbaceous sauce, the crispy edges of the well-fatted chicken, and the fact that the staff split the order thoughtfully,” he says. Overall, he says the dish is “very good.” The chicken, which was “thick enough, had a nice crispy texture that held up well under the cheese and sauce—sweet and tender on the inside, while holding a golden brown edge on the edges. There’s a great ratio of cheese to meat here, and the sauce provides an acidity that helps balance everything out.” The chain offers its famous Italian bread with a garlic olive oil dip, allowing you to make your own version of the classic.
Leah Groth
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