I had never been to a Bravo! before but tried it for the first time the other night. We went with a large group and had a reservation. They were pretty packed. Service was pretty good and attentive throughout so no issues there. Make no mistake - this is chain Italian but I thought it was pretty good. Definitely better than the Olive Garden and Buca di Beppo and probably on par with a Maggiano's.
They do have a full bar but no beer on tap. Not cool. They had a couple of IPAs which is a plus but everything else was very generic domestic. Our table started out with a number of apps and they were all decent. Calamari was solid and I also liked this pepperoni cheese dip. The complimentary bread was actually very good.
For my meal, I did something strange. I started with a Caesar salad and then went with their chicken chopped salad. What can I say? I like salads and was trying to keep it somewhat healthy. The Caesar was pretty standard but definitely nothing to write home about. I very much enjoyed the Chicken Chopped salad. It was fresh and came with a ton of grilled chicken. It was a cool place for a group to go. I'd have no issue going back again.