Family owned and operated, the Original Carrabba’s on Kirby Drive opened on Dec. 26, 1986, with $500 in the cash register (a loan from Mr. C, Johnny’s dad), 94 seats, seven barstools, and a menu whose most expensive item was a $9.95 T-bone steak, and a glass of the best wine came in at a whopping $2.25.After the initial success of the restaurant- “lightning in a bottle,” Johnny has called it- a second location opened at Voss Road and Woodway Drive. But for all the changes Carrabba’s has undergone over the years, some things have remained constant: Our commitment to fantastic food, the warm, inviting, comfortable, family-oriented feeling of our restaurants, mature servers who understand the value of impressing and appreciating our guests, and a staff that has fun and knows our customers by name.