bravo

great food - outstanding service!. bravo is our go-to restaurant. we go about once a week and love it every single time. the service staff and management make us feel like family and every item on the menu is delicious! the decor is veryniceand clean, the lighting is soft and relaxing and the price is very similiar to other italian restaurants in the area.

nice lunch. i was at the mall yesterday, and i decided to treat myself to anicelunch. very crowded on a sunday about 1 pm, however, i took an available table in the bar. i wanted a "frou-frou" cocktail, and the bartender suggested a raspberry cosmo. very yummy. the soft bread and dipping sauce was very good. i ordered the pasta bravo, whih is billed as "our signature dish-rigatoni tossed with grilled chicken and mushrooms in roasted red pepper cream sauce." it was an ample portion for lunch, but very bland. recipe needs help.

why not call it brio?. i walked in here yesterday and said to myself - huh, this looks a lot like brio. then i ordered the pasta bravo and said - huh, this looks a lot like a dish i've had somewhere else before, and the server said "brio?"

don't get me wrong - the food was very good, my salad was excellent, but i can't help wondering why not call it brio? i asked the manager to explain this, and he said they're working to differentiate the two brands, but when the menus, internal atmospheres, and prices are almost identical, what's the point?

points deducted for seating us with a dirty tablecloth. points added for a verynice(but too small!) alfresco dining area right across from the mccormick & schmicks.

btw, they offer valet parking for like $5, but if you need someone to park your car for you in a mall, then you are probably obese.