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| - This restaurant just opened last Thursday in the Galleria Mall and my boyfriend and I decided to give them a try the day after on Friday. They offer brunch, lunch and dinner (I have attached pdf links for all on the bottom of this review), a large wine list and a good number of specialty drinks. They even have light and gluten free options! This is probably one of my favorite restaurants now along Stephanie St. since the majority of the restaurants on this street are what I call "fast-food restaurants" like Applebee's, Macaroni Grill, Miller's Ale House, etc. with a bunch of frozen goodies on their menus but here, everything we ordered tasted really fresh and homey!
Rosemary bread & oil: Super soft and flavorful, I'm a sucker for bread baskets. (Excuse the blurry photo, I was in a rush to eat it already lmao)
Shrimp Campanelle Al Forno $17.99: Grape tomatoes, mushrooms, green onions, lobster cream sauce, baked in wood fired oven. This dish is MASSIVE. I feel that many would consider this a family style portion! Very easily sharable. I wasn't starving but I was hungry and managed to only 1/3. Yeay for leftovers! Also had great flavor, super creamy and I loved the crunchy topping. Good portion for shrimp as well.
Ravioli Di Bello $15.49: Portobello ravioli, crimini mushrooms, tomatoes, parmesan, thyme, champagne brown butter sauce. This was still a large portion but not as crazy as mine lol large ravioli and perfect amount of filling. I loved the Champagne sauce, it was creamy yet had a slight tart and fruity taste.
Warm Chocolate Cake $6.99: Rich chocolate cake served warm with a molten lava center, topped with vanilla bean gelato. Loved this! It tastes like they use Ghirardelli Chocolate but I'm not sure. Super gooey and warmy but not a liquidy molten center like my boyfriend prefers.
Ambiance/Service: Really pretty on the inside, kind of had a Brio-type feel. High ceilings, open kitchen, very large bar area, lots of comfy outdoor patio seating and large windows making everything airy and bright! I can definitely see this restaurant being very popular! Everyone was really friendly and they had A LOT of staff working. It seemed like we came during a rush, as about 5 tables around us all started and finished around the same time! And one of the tables had about 8 people! Really great time management on their part. Our server was also great! Friendly, offered a few of her favorites, waters kept full, and was constantly checking up on us.
Overall, I definitely see myself coming here again. I can't give them 5 stars yet since I couldn't exactly see myself craving anything we had and as I haven't tried their specialty cocktails, or appetizers yet and only 2 entrees but if my second visit is just as great as this one, 5 stars it is! Great food, great service, great pricing for portion size, and we were out of there in an hour! :)
PDF Dinner Menu: http://www.bravoitalian.com/menus/2015_Bravo_DINNER_LVA_0415-2.pdf
PDF Lunch Menu: http://www.bravoitalian.com/menus/2015_Bravo_LUNCH_LVA_0415-1.pdf
PDF Brunch Menu: http://www.bravoitalian.com/menus/2015_Bravo_Brunch_FOOD_LVA_0415-1.pdf
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