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| - I don't look for food now based on what sounds good. I ask myself what haven't I Yelped? For lunch, the answer was Brio. While sitting in the car outside the restaurant I consult my Yelp application on iPhone and noticed Matt S. had been there and reviewed the restaurant just last week. One thing I have learned, if Matt says its good, its good.
The first impression I had walking in was "wow!" The deco was awesome - the fabric covered chairs reminded me of the Hotel Monaco, the style and detail was something I wouldn't expect to find in Gilbert. Service was excellent - Tom, our waiter, arrived quickly and asked if this was our first visit. He offered to bring some water while we familiarized ourselves with the menu and upon his return, he went over the specials as well as introduced some of the more popular plates. The bread and tortilla was excellent - nice herbs and flavor.
Following Matt's review, I ordered the spicy eggplant and shrimp appetizer. Tom said it was the best app on the menu. The eggplant was fried, topped with a shrimp and bedded in an excellent spicy sauce. Yum!At $9 it sounds a little pricey for an app, but it was great size. Even if we had a party of 4, there would still be enough for a couple per person. As it was with two of us, there was plenty.
My friend ordered the Mezza lasagna & insalata - the salad was a smaller version of one of three standard salads (she chose the Chopped Salad). The lasagna was good, not very thick, but definitely rich. It wasn't outstanding, but had a good flavor and was very cheesy. The price was $12.95, which wasn't bad considering a side salad alone is $4. Good value with the combo.
I wanted something a little different. I went with one of Tom's suggestions - the Eggs Oscar. Many, this dish was loaded with flavor! Two poached eggs, a small crab & shrimp cake, potatoes, asparagus, artichokes, spinach, red peppers and topped with lemon butter & hollandaise sauce. The size of the portion was huge and worth the $13.95.
The reviews for dessert were good, and I do have my Happy Finish list to work on, so as tough as it was, I had to push forward. It is for research after all. I am not doing this for me, but for all of the Yelp readers...Tom brought out a plate of 8 mini desserts and a cake. There were 3 types of Crème Brulee on the tray, tiramisu, cheesecake, cobbler and apple nut bread pudding. It should be mentioned that this mini desserts are only $2.45 - you can order the crème brulee trio for $6.50 or the dessert sample featuring the other 5 items for $10.95. Good deal if you have trouble deciding. We chose the cake and wow! Save room for dessert!! This was a chocolate lava cake with vanilla ice cream, chocolate ganache, what they called vanilla whipped cream, but it was more of a vanilla sauce (excellent) and a dusting of chocolate powder. Topped with pirouette cookie.
The total bill was about $45, which is a little high for brunch, but the service was great, atmosphere excellent and food incredible. Definite happy finish with the dessert. As others have said, this is definitely worth the price.
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