Romano's Macaroni Grill is an American casual dining restaurant chain specializing in Italian-American cuisine. As of June 2025, the company operates 22 locations in California, Colorado, Florida, Hawaii, Illinois, Nebraska, Nevada, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, and Utah, and 6 locations in Puerto Rico.
History
Romano's first restaurant was founded by restaurateur Philip J. Romano (who had also founded the hamburger chain Fuddruckers in 1979; he had sold his shares in that company when he founded Romano's[4]) in Leon Springs, Texas (now a district of San Antonio), on April 19, 1988.[5][6] The location would later be occupied by Burkle's The Grill at Leon Springs, which closed in May 2021 after a fire.