Jefferson City, Mo. – Attorney General Chris Koster announced Tuesday that his office reached an agreement with Romano’s Macaroni Grill, which will allow consumers who purchased gift cards from any Macaroni Grill location in Missouri during 2014 to receive a refund of any balance remaining on the card. About 500 Missouri consumers are still holding Macaroni Grill gift cards.

The Attorney General’s Office began looking into the matter at the end of 2014 when Macaroni Grill announced that it was immediately closing all of its Missouri locations, and consumers began to complain that they had recently purchased gift cards believing that they could redeem them at a local restaurant.

Consumers can take advantage of the program by contacting the Attorney General’s Office by one of the means listed below and providing the gift card number from the back of an eligible card. Eligible cards include gift cards purchased at a Missouri location of Romano’s Macaroni Grill during the 2014 calendar year. Cards that are redeemable at several different restaurants are not eligible for this program but can still be redeemed at the other restaurants listed on the card or at Romano’s Macaroni Grill locations outside Missouri. To report a gift card, consumers may fill out the online form at https://ago.mo.gov/divisions/consumer/macaroni-grill or may call (800) 392-8222. Consumers will need to provide the account number on the back of the card. Questions can be directed to the number listed above, or can be emailed to [email protected].

All claims must be received by 5:00 pm on May 11, 2016.