Bricco

High prices for what turns out to be very mediocre food. They talk a good talk on the menu and everything sounds delicious and unique but your food always seems like it was thrown at the plate without much forethought or attention. I’ve eaten there about five times, dined in and taken out. It has never been worth the price in my opinion. There are lots of great places nearby which serve better food at cheaper prices. It’s a real shame the Hanna Deli closed, their food was double the quality at half the price.

I have been disappointed so many times at Bricco, and I’m so bummed because it’s such a convenient location for lunch. Yesterday we thought we’d give it one more chance (even though we thought it had closed last month). We ordered salads thinking that there wasn’t much that could go wrong. They were awful (almost inedible). It was a plate with huge pieces of lettuce, bagged cheese and a chicken breast plopped on top. The dressing tasted like it cam from a bottle. Really, I wish the place would just close and let another restaurant take over.

Have eaten here a few times and ordered take out.
Service: Waiter was friendly and pleasant. The bar tender was on his/​her cell phone and talking to a friend most of time (we were sitting at a table, just something I noticed).
Food: Excellent pizza. Really good pasta.
The scallops were huge and cooked very very well, better than most I have had. I think I also had the mushroom ravioli before (special). The pasta was well done and the sauce had great flavor.
Price: Great prices for such a good meal.
Atmosphere: This will depend on when you go. If there is a play, look up what play it is. That affects the crowd. When I went, we dressed casual to dressy.

The beet salad is a staple in my Cleveland lunch routine. It’s great as is, but extra satisfying with shrimp.
Anything else on the menu? Not so sure. Also, the atmosphere is pretty lackluster compared to Cleveland’s other dining gems.

I was really bummed out to see that Bricco is closing this April. I LOVE coming here before shows at the Playhouse.
My favorite thing on the menu is the beet salad — I love that you can get a half size of any of the salads. All of the pastas are delicious, as well. I have also ordered the daily duck special on a couple different occasions (prepared differently each day). Always delicious!
I definitely plan on going as much as possible between now and their closing date. The Akron locations are great, too.

The calamari here is AMAZING, I would say the best I’ve ever had. It comes with chorizo, banana peppers, red peppers and a creamy sauce. It’s got just the right amount of kick to it.
The pizza is also great, we always get the chorizo sausage, italian sausage and prosciutto and you can choose a spicy marinara or roasted garlic alfredo sauce. We get the alfredo sauce and the spicy marinara on the side for dipping. It’s very filling and at $ 13 to split, definitely affordable for eating out downtown.
It also doesn’t hurt that it’s practically across the street from my apartment (Statler Arms).
If you’re a wine drinker (which I am), the wine selection here is pretty bad. The three or four that I’ve tried have all been lack luster at best.
I will be sad to see it go. The owners announced that they will be closing in April and concentrating on the three restaurants they have in Akron. If you’re thinking about going here, I definitely recommend it before they close!

A place we use for lunch every month or so — it is convenient — and it never fails to disappoint. The execution is institutional at best, the menu uninspired, and there are very few, if any, healthy options for dining.
I had a chicken caesar salad today — the dressing was insipid, the chicken tough, dry and overcooked. The addition of a roasted pepper was decidedly odd and added nothing but did help the blandness of the plate. The menu advertised shaved parmesan — there was a little shaved parmesan in the otherwise tasteless dressing, but it was of very poor quality.
My kids do enjoy it before the theater for the (overpriced) pizzas, but it is common food at best and not a dining experience.

Bricco was recommended to us by our hotel staff. I got a drink and on the martini glass was a leftover lipstick mark from the last guest. I let the waiter know. He acted as disgusted as I was but for some reason I was STILL charged. Not ok. I had the shrimp fettuccine. It was OK. The shrimp was supposedly sautéed. My husband had the veal Parmesan. He didn’t care for it. We did enjoy the fried dill pickles appetizer. That’s about it.

We had a great dinner before going over to Playhouse Theater to see Anything Goes! My veal parmesan was outstanding as was my bacon and spinach salad. The wine list was made to order for a nice meal with friends. Best of all — our bill with a shared bottle of wine — just over $ 50 per couple. What a gem — good food, reasonable, good atmosphere and covenient.

Disappointing at best. I should have known something was wrong when I couldn’t get the busboy to bring some water to the table.
The server was inattentive, and did not want to be bothered. The food was mediocre at best.
Couldn’t get my coffee topped off, or water glass refilled. The goat cheese and ‘spicy’ marinara tasted like it was created by a freshman home economics student. The peppers and chorizo over the fettuccini were lukewarm and the server never did come back. Only when she saw me put my coat on, did she make a move towards the table to ask if I wanted a box. I told her no, just my check. Then she got snotty when I asked her for an itemized check (expenses). Had I not had the experience of working as a tipped employee, I probably would not have tipped her.
I do know how to fix that– NOT return.

Was in town over the weekend and group of us stopped by for a quick lunch. We all thoroughly enjoyed our food. Everything was reasonably priced as well. I personally had the Salmon BLT on a croissant and I would definitely order it again if the chances ever comes up.

Hubby and I dined here for the first time before seeing one of our favorite authors at PlayHouse Square. Our waiter did a fine job of catering to my dietary needs, and we ate like kings. I can’t get that roasted duck breast out of my mind.

i am not from the Cleveland area, and finding out that the night life in the city is a little quiet around dinner time was a little disturbing coming from Chicago. We ask the receptionist at the Double Tree where we should dine, and she recommended Bricco. I loved the set up of the restaurant, and they seated us in one of those nice old school giant booths in the back. It is perfect when you want to keep your kids from running all over the place. I had the scallops and shrimp over a bacon infused risotto that was to die for. The scallops were perfectly cooked and litterally melted in my mouth with each bite.

I have been a handful of times when I worked in the Hanna Building. Service was always slow and never equipped for take out. I’m not even mentioning the food, because it was not memorable.

I love coming to Bricco when I’m in the mood for some trendy Italian. This place is perfect to come on a date or with friends. The inside décor is really hip and artsy but they keep a somewhat casual feel to the place. It is a little fancier than say, an Olive Garden but not super fancy, you can wear a nice pair of jeans here.
The food is great, I’d recommend the appetizer with the goat cheese marinara dip and fried pita pieces (not sure of the actual name), it’s delicious. For a main course, I’ve gotten the pizza a few times, the four cheese pizza is SO GOOD! I’ve also ordered Ravioli here (I think it was pumpkin) and it was good but I don’t think they have it on the menu anymore unfortunately.
Another awesome thing about Bricco — their bar is fully stocked and they make pretty stiff mixed drinks. They get the job done!
Although I’ve never tried any of their specials they always sound good, I just can’t stray away from that pizza, it’s too amazing. However all the food is really creative, mixing things that you wouldn’t find anywhere else which is one of the things I love most about this place.

I’ve enjoyed every visit to Bricco. It’s our favorite place to grub before Playhouse Square events. We usually make reservations as soon as we get tickets to an event, and they’ve accommodated reservations five months out.
The full and complete «martini» menu is matched only by the breadth of pizza selections. We usually get an appetizer and a pizza, and have plenty to take home.
We’ve had nothing but sparkling service, and have taken note of who to request when making our reservation.

Richtig tolles italo-​amerikanisches Restaurant im Theaterviertel Clevelands. Tolles Essen, super Service und eine exorbitante Bierkarte von lokalen und internationalen Brauereien. Alles zu einem günstigen Preis in schönem Ambiente.

Had my brother-in-law’s birthday party here. The décor is lovely and the place is right opposite the Playhouse, and that’s where all the good stuff ends.
The service was inattentive, the food mediocre. We got the tomato bisque and turns out that the vegetable ravioli’s «pink sauce» was our tomato soup.
O_​o
We were a total of about 50 people seated on two different long tables. One table hardly had any of the drinks replenished while the other one had to wait over an hour just to get the appetizers. The only thing that saved this place was that we all had good company, can’t imagine going back there for a nice, cozy diner.

This place was recommended by the hotel where we were staying at. Should have smelt something suspicious as soon as the front desk served up a copy of their menu. I think they are in co-​hoots.
The place is nicely decorated with faux marble, Venetian plastered walls, nice bar.
Our waiter recommended the restaurant’s special entrée…“Duck prepared daily, cooked to perfection medium-rare”…Not!
On their first attempt, the duck breast came out like how you would cook a pork chop… until it’s white and well done. Sent it back
Their 2^nd attempt, i was able to bounce a quarter off the breast and could barely cut into the meat. Raw! I mean really raw! Bloody raw! Did I mention it was raw?
The manager came out to apologized and said that this was one of their best dishes. Seriously? Then why can’t you cook it right? Lost my appetite and just asked for the check.

I thoroughly enjoy Bricco. Both the Akron and Cleveland spots are great go-to’s.
Perfect spot before a show at Play house square.
Yummy pizza options. Fun cocktails. and AMAZING tomato artichoke soup. Good, decently priced menu options.

Worst $ 60 meal I’ve ever had.
Short opinion: stick to the pizza
Long opinion:
I’ve gone to Bricco twice before with pleasant results. I’ve had a couple pizzas there, as well as the veal parmigiana. Quite good, as is their presentation of a Caesar Salad
Today Bricco jumped the shark. It was HORRIBLE.
We ordered an appetizer billed as Calamari with Peppers ($ 9). What we got was a plate of sliced peppers dotted occasionally with a few bits of seriously undercooked calamari. See it here:
Our entrees were the «Linguine with Shrimp and Alfreedo» ($ 14) and the «Seared Scallops and Shrimp with Apple-​Bacon Risotto» ($ 22)
The linguine came in a decent Alfredo. with THREE shrimp. No lie.
The Scallops and Shrimp were appalling — the sauce chosen for the seafood was a horrid combination with the risotto, and the risotto was uncooked in the middle and mush on the outside. To top off this delightful combo I got a side of broccoli that was ALL BLACK all over the stems. See it here:
(this photo barely shows the grossness of the broccoli)
This ENTIRE meal should have been sent back to the kitchen. I just hate to «be that person» — but in hindsight I really should have…
Stick to the pizza — if I ever go back, that’s all I’m risking. This was FAR too much money for such poorly executed food…