How to Get Free Lemon Cookies at Maggiano's

When I went to Atlanta to visit Amanda we went to Maggiano's.

When we lived in Dallas, we went to Maggiano's on my birthday.  Of course we told them it was my birthday so they would bring me a free dessert.  We were expecting chocolate cake or maybe even tiramisu.  What we got, however, was lemon cookies.  They were REALLY good, but we thought it was kind of funny that is what they brought us.

2 1/2 years later we are still talking about those lemon cookies.  To be honest, that is why we even went to Maggiano's.  However, we did not have any intentions of buying lemon cookies because we both are trying not to spend a lot of money.

So after we enjoyed our meal, our waiter asked us if we wanted dessert.  We both said no, and as he walked away, we started talking about lemon cookies.  We both stated that we wondered if that is normal to bring lemon cookies for birthdays, or if the time we had gotten them, they had just been out of the normal dessert.  We decided we needed to find out.

So, when the waiter came out, this conversation happened:

Me: So, what do y'all normally give for birthdays.

Waiter: Well we have these lemon cookies...

Me: Oh, so you do give lemon cookies.  I got them at another location once for my birthday, and we didn't know if that was normal.

Waiter: Yeah, they used to give out these mini desserts but then I guess corporate got cheap and started with the lemon cookies.  But, those lemon cookies are where it's at!

Me: Yeah we love lemon cookies.

Waiter: Do you want some?

Me: Well we would get some but we don't want to pay for them.

Waiter: Oh, you don't have to. I'll go get you some.

So he preceded to bring out a plate for each of us with three lemon cookies on each.  The fact he brought them on separate plates was clutch because Amanda and I don't share desserts very well.  Don't worry we thanked him and tipped him well.

Trip to The ATL

I spent last weekend with my dear friend Amanda who just moved to Atlanta recently.  We had not seen each other in about 6 months when I went to visit her in Colorado.

(We did not take any pictures over the weekend so this is one of our favorites which happens to be from my bridesmaids dinner)

After work on Friday, JP and I loaded up into my car and drove to Atlanta.  JP's grandparents live right outside of Atlanta so I dropped him off so he could spend the weekend with them.  I got to Amanda's pretty late on Friday but we still enjoyed chatting until we could keep our eyes open no longer.

We started Saturday off by making a trip to Trader Joe's.  

I LOVE TJ's and wish that there was one in Birmingham.  I stocked up on all kinds of sauces and other yummy things like dark chocolate covered cranberries.

Once we got back from Trader Joe's, it was time for lunch.  We chose to go to Maggiano's which was one of our favorite places to eat in Dallas.

Fortunately Maggiano's was only about a two mile walk from her apartment so we decided on such a beautiful day, walking would be the most appropriate transportation.  We enjoyed lots of water once we got there (it was a hot walk!) as well as yummy bread and pasta dishes and free lemon cookies (more on that later).  After enjoying our meal we walked back and rested for the afternoon.

We headed out to a couple of malls to do some shopping.  Neither of us really bought anything but it was still fun!  Dinner was Chickfila.  We watched "How to Lose a Guy in Ten Days" and then went to bed.

I left Sunday morning after eating yummy Trader Joe's chocolate filled croissants and met JP and his grandparents for lunch.  We ate at a yummy local Italian place.

Overall it was a great weekend!