bravo! cucina italiana

my family and i have been to bravo! numerous times because it is such a great restaurant from top to bottom. service is always spectacular. once, we got seated near the kitchen entrance, and to compensate us for the noisy area they brought us a free appetizer without us even asking for one! waiters & waitresses are very knowledgeable about the menu and will always answer your questions. atmosphere is spacious and quiet, but could use a little more light. the food, from pasta, pizza, seafood, & soups is amazing! i've never had a badmealin all 10-15 or so times i've been here. if you ever have any doubts about what to eat, get cup of the lobster bisque to start, and order either the pasta bravo! or seafood ravioli. you won't be disappointed. even though it is a chain, i believe it is 10x better than any olive garden restaurant i've been too.

a little pricy. i ordered bravo's classic grilled pork chop. the pork chop was very good, very tender and the sauce it was in was very good, although i have no idea what it is. it came with mashed potatoes, which were a little salty but good. it said it came with 'seasonal' vegetables, which at the time were green beans. it upset me a little bit when i got my plate, since it only came with about 6 green beans. the plate my food came on was very large, and there was lots of empty space on it, i almost wonder if maybe they ran out of green beans or something and just decided not to do anything about that. i went out with my father, and they gave him 3 pieces of asparagus on his plate. i just wish they would have had more vegetables. mymealwas very starchy.

its a little expensive for what i got. mymealwas $15.79. you could have ordered a double pork chop for 21.47, which i almost wish i did since themeali got was not very big.

the decor in the building was very nice. we went on a tuesday, which you wouldn't think would be that busy, but it filled up very fast. we arrived right at 6, and were able to be seated right away, but by 6:30 the entire restaurant was filled out and there was a 45 minute or more wait.

good...a few caveats.... had amealhere for the first time. pretty legit. very nice decor. our waiter brian did a nice job. chow was tasty. got the lasagna on brian's recommendation. not disappointed. the only 2 small complaints...chopped salad is dressed with so much dressing that it's practically swimming in it. every leaf & item in the bowl is drenched. if that's your bag...dive in. if not, you may want to see if they could do a dressing on the side. secondly, if you are seated near a waiter station, be prepared for some chattering & banter from the staff. there is a gal who yells out the orders to the cooks & more irritatingly, a few of the staff yap personal stuff when they inhabit the space together. i personally don't care to hear about their weekend & how much they were boozing last night. other than that...a nice experience.

good food, mediocre service. the food is awesome, but that's the only thing keeping me coming back. the last time my best friend and i showed up we had the worst service i've ever had at a restaurant in my entire life. we sat there for two hours just for soup and salad and they finished themealby only returning with one of our cards. somehow the other one got thrown out, a mistake i don't understand. i've been a waitress and i don't know how you can mix a card up from trash. it's a simple transaction: out of the folder, swipe the card, back in the folder. even management was making excuses and was slightly rude. i only hope upper management has resolved these problems because i've never eaten or worked anywhere with such ridiculously poor service as i had that day.