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| - Went to Bravo Franco this evening for Valentine's dinner before a concert at Heinz Hall. I'm very happy that the person I made the reservation with suggested 6pm for an 8pm show, becuause we didn't get out of the restaurant until 7:45pm.
In summary, based on my one experience, I strongly discourage anyone from trying Bravo Franco. The food was bland and our service was terrible.
We started with the Fried Zucchini (I had heard that it is a specialty of the Pittsburgh Theater District, so we had to try it). It was good, it came out quickly, and was way too much food for two people. After the appetizer, we should have received our salads pretty quickly, however we sat there for 15 minutes, waiting for a busboy or our waiter to clear the appetizer and bring us our salads.
When they finally did arrive, they became a highlight of the night. I had a caesar, my wife the house. I really enjoyed the caesar dressing, although the croutons were burnt.
The wait in-between the salads and entrees wasn't too long, my guess is that was because of the extra long wait earlier. My osso-buco was very tender, but had very little flavor. My wife's lobster ravioli on the other hand had plenty of flavor, unfortunately the flavor was "too-fishy".
At this point we were both very disappointed. However, I was resolved to try dessert, as I had read that their Tiramisù was excellent. It was 6:50pm, and I thought that was more than enough time. This was another big mistake. It took over 15 minutes for them to clear our entree plates and bring us dessert menus, and almost 15 more minutes for the desserts to come out. Luckily we asked for our check when dessert arrived, and had paid by the time we were finished eating.
My wife ordered the Tiramisù, and I ordered the Creme Caramel. I enjoyed mine a lot, but the Tiramisù was awful. I swear, it was covered in HERSHEY'S SYRUP. Unless they changed their recipe, I'm not sure what the other reviewers were thinking.
Total bill for the above, and two glasses of wine, was ~$110 before tip.
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