If Italian food is something that moves you, then this is someplace you might try if you haven’t already. I wasn’t sure what this place would be like initially because it’s a franchise…and the first thing you notice is the decor, which is made to resemble an old authentic Italian villa with hints of distressed and missing pieces of trim and old exposed brick here and there with plaster pulling away in sections. It just looked peculiar at first because it looked like NEW distressed trim and NEW old brick with NEW old plaster. Maybe I’m being too critical, but I felt like they were trying to trick everyone with the new ‘old’ features. Possibly now the natural aging process is catching up with that a bit in the years it’s been there. Perhaps that’s aided from a little smoke occasionally from their open wood-fired pizza oven among other things? (I love that wood-fired oven by the way!) But somehow the interior looks better than it did at first. Maybe it’s just that I like the whole dining experience enough now to enjoy it all.
When you go to a restaurant, the whole experience is everything, but the food is undoubtedly the most important part. All I know is everyone I’ve ever been with there seems to have enjoyed anything they’ve ordered. All very good. The servers and wait staff have been friendly, courteous and professional, and have made me or my companions feel welcome. I like the fact too that the menu is diverse and varied so that anyone can find something that looks tantalizing to them. So I would have to give Bravo the official IHB thumbs-up. Nice destination when you are craving Italian.
Bravo is located on the north side of 86th Street, just behind or north of Castleton Square Mall at 8651 Castle Creek Parkway East Drive.
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