My two friends and I went to San Tan to get some food and ended up at Brio. The weather was perfect, the patio seating was available and the street musician was wooing us with his romantic accordion skills.
We started with a caprese appetizer to share. It fed just two people as it wasn't a big appetizer but the produce was fresh. I would have liked more of a balsamic glaze on it since the tomatoes and mozzarella weren't super juicy on their own (hence the greater need for oil and vinegar).
On to our entrees, I had the Bio salad and my friend had the Vodka ravioli with some added sausage. He had been craving sausage and peppers pasta all day and so this was the closest thing he could get to it at Brio. His ravioli was very tasty- the pasta itself was delicate and thin and the filling was plentiful and very cheesy. The vodka sauce tasted pretty standard- however, the sausage was cut very thin and cooked crispy almost like bacon. It tasted alright but not the thick and juicy piece of meat we expect when we order sausage - hahah who knew describing a piece of meat could sound so NSFW!
On to the less sexy plate, my Brio salad. The red peppers were warm and juicy and the asparagus had a nice grill on it. The rest of the salad was mostly lettuce so there was nothing to rave about there. Meh
If we weren't full enough, my two friends got desserts: the mascarpone caramel cake and the lava cake a la mode. The mascarpone cake was very delicate, creamy and fluffy and had hints of caramel but it wasn't overpowering at all. I thought the dessert was perfect. The lava cake was unfortunately not lava-y on the inside and just tasted like a chocolate cake with ice cream. Nothing you can't replicate at home or can purchase from a box.
Our service was pretty good except for a couple re-reminders of the beers we ordered. It gets 3 stars because I would expect tastier and more interesting food at that price. Nothing terrible, just nothing awesome either. Oh, the mediocre expectations of chain restaurants...