bravo! cucina italiana

my girlfriend and i stopped in here for dinner on a sunday night around 7:30. we were fortunate that they weren't that busy so we got sat right away without a reservation.

after our server greeted us and took our drink order we started with a margherita pizza. flavorful but doughy. i would of liked to have it cooked a little longer.

next, we had our soup and salad. i added on the italian wedding soup and she added the bravo! chopped salad. both good.

for dinner iorderedlobster ravioli alla vodka. the tomato cream sauce was delicious. i just wish there was more of it served with the entree. i love a lot of sauce with my italian dishes.

my girlfriendorderedroasted vegetables spaghettini. she found it quite enjoyable and had plenty left to take home for another meal.

everything was good, not amazing, but we both left satisfied.

a little pricy. iorderedbravo'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. my meal was very starchy.

its a little expensive for what i got. my meal was $15.79. you could haveordereda double pork chop for 21.47, which i almost wish i did since the meal i 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.

not worth the prices. unfortunately i really wanted to like bravo but it fell way short of,expectations. iorderedthe fettucine alfredo, and chopped house salad. the fettucine alfredo lacked any flavor except the overwhelming flavor of rosemary. who puts rosemary in alfredo sauce? i like alfredo,sauce to be creamy, buttery and seasoned with garlic and pepper. the rosemary ruined the dish. their chopped house salad said it had italian dressing but was virtually tasteless. our waitress started out attentive but once the restaurant picked up she disappeared. it appeared she was giving better service to a fellow employee at the table next to ours. several mistakes made on some of the bills. we had a table of 5 with separate checks. at the end she never came back for my bill to make payment so i ended up having to find her at the server station to give her the bill. we were already late for a movie and couldn't wait any longer. i would not recommend this place at all. the olive garden is better as far as chains go. a previous reviewer had commented that it was like they tried to dress up the dishes unnecessarily and i agree. save your money.

bravo for bravo!. the portions are plenty large and very tasty. the scallops iorderedwere delicious, and my friend's crab cakes were amazing! about 1/2 of each portion size was enough to leave you perfectly satisfied but not feeling stuffed.