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Re: The new Italian grill in Grapevine?

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From: newstome
Date: Sat, 14 Feb 2004 15:14
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Simon Belmont <123@abc.xyz> wrote:
> <newstome@comcast.net> wrote in message
>> Buca di Beppo seemed like too much of a "style over substance"
>> place.   I'm generally very wary of chains created with some sort
>> of "gimmick" -- the gimmick is very rarely "good food".....
> 
> You are correct to suspect as much. Like most anywhere, there is
> an item or two you might find pleasing. Steer clear of standard-ish
> pasta dishes, the red sauce (I hesitate calling it anything else) can
> be purchased at the grocery store. Get the bruschetta for starters.
> The chicken-parm is good, it is smothered in cheese and roasted
> garlicky tomatoes...perhaps one of the more flavorful things there.
> I could be wrong but I think there is a thin layer of prosciutto too.
> 
> One time I got this baked ziti stuff, the blandest of all time I tell ya.
> 
> Also, there is a digestivo (digestif) on the dessert menu. Not bad.

Hmmm... maybe I judged to quickly.  With several good reviews here
(and one bad), maybe we'll give it a try some time....

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