Carrabba's Italian Grill | 14,162 followers on LinkedIn. Join us at Carrabba's Italian Grill, where our journey began in Sicily, Italy, with a family's love for food and handmade flavors that became a cherished tradition. After immigrating to Bryan, Texas, in the early 1900s, our family flourished. In 1986, Johnny Carrabba and Uncle Damian Mandola realized their vision by opening the first Carrabba's Italian Grill in Houston, Texas.