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What his staff is seeing more of, Hein says, is people who are looking for gluten-free items. He says the menu offers a variety of safe selections that are both delicious and have no wheat- related products.
“For gluten-free items, we have a separate menu with gluten-free pasta, and a lot of our sauces are also gluten-free, like our tomato, meat, Alfredo and clam sauces, and also our Mizithra cheese and browned butter.”
Other non-pasta choices are also gluten-free, Hein says, like the baked chicken.
For those who are still embracing the low-carb lifestyle, Hein says the restaurant offers options that can make for a tasty meal that’s still low on the glycemic index. “With low-carb diets, let’s face it – you can’t have pasta or bread. So customers can choose spaghetti
STSN photo by Vada Ryerson
AT YOUR SERVICE: Kyle LaCasse, a server at The Old Spaghetti Factory in Chandler, can help diet-conscious diners find low- carb substitutes as well as gluten-free items.
squash or broccoli instead. They can be creative, and we can put their sauce on that,” he adds. Hein says athletes training for the next big run still look to places like The Old Spaghetti Factory for some good old-fashioned “carb loading.”
“In the markets where there are Rock ‘n’ Roll marathons or any type of running, we see a big spike in business before the race.”
Hein says about 125 employees keep the new location running smoothly including a general
Community
manager, three department managers and an executive chef. He adds that the restaurant has expanded the menu quite a bit since opening its fi rst location in Portland, OR in 1969.
“We used to have just the classics, just spaghetti and sauce,” he says. “Over the years, we have added a bunch of things, like four choices of pasta including angel hair and whole wheat pasta, two different types of lasagna, stuffed pastas like ravioli and tortellini, and a jumbo crab ravioli, Italian- style meatloaf served with a side of pasta, and salads.”
The restaurant has a banquet room that seats 80 to 90 people, Hein says, and it can also handle catering orders or large to-go orders that will feed a crowd. “We are a family restaurant, and we are great for groups, too. It’s a great place to come, and we can
accommodate everyone. And if you are the person who is paying, you will like the prices.” The Old Spaghetti Factory is located at 3155 W. Chandler Blvd., Suite 9. Hours are 11 a.m. to 10 p.m., Monday through Thursday; 11 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday; and 11 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. Sunday. For details, call 480-786-5705 or visit
www.osf.com.
Alison Stanton is a freelance writer who lives in the East Valley. She can be reached at
Alison@SanTanSun.com.
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Disney star in local ‘Judy Garland’ play
Actress Paige O’Hara, who was the voice of “Belle” in Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast” fi lm, will play the title role in “From Gumm to Garland: Judy the Musical” when it is staged at Tempe Center for the Arts (TCA) April 19 to 24.
Actress Paige O’Hara
Playwright Richard Sullivan, who is also a stylist at Southern Chandler’s LaBella Salon & Day Spa, is mounting the production for the second time, having
secured O’Hara nearly fi ve years ago. He has some help this time, with Anne Schindler directing and entertainment attorney Stephen Wade Nebgen producing. Sullivan also wrote lyrics for more than 20 original tunes, and Michael Morkowski arranged and orchestrated the music. O’Hara will take time off from “Menopause: The Musical” in Las Vegas, where she has played the “Soap Star” at the Luxor for more than seven years. She has also performed on Broadway in “Evita,” “Show Boat,” “Mystery of Edwin Drood” and “Les Miserables.” “I have loved Judy Garland since the time I was a little kid,” O’Hara says. “She was defi nitely my role model when I was growing up learning to sing.” The story “captures the complexity and exuberance of Ms. Garland’s life” from her stage debut at age 2-1/2 to her death in 1969, and is a “powerful and moving look at one of the 20th Century’s greatest entertainers.” The show will run in the TCA Studio Theater April 19 through 23 at 7 p.m. and April 23 and 24 at 1 p.m. TCA is located at 700 W. Rio Salado Pkwy. in Tempe. Tickets, ranging from $40 to $55, are on sale by calling 480-350-2822.
For additional information, visit the Facebook page From Gumm to Garland: Judy The Musical or
www.Judythemusical.com.
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