I'd come to Café Bravo in the past before I started Yelping due to the suggestion of an Armenian coworker I was working with at the time. And you know, back in 2006, I thought the place was really good. Sadly, as people age, we change - in particular, our taste buds change like fine wine that becomes more sophisticated and mature over time. Perhaps that is why the places from our past that tasted so good once, taste meh-diocre or even shitty when we go back.
The food at Café Bravo isn't terrible and I believe that the main problems with Café Bravo are the workers. You see, I had called in advance to order take out since I live less than 5 minutes away from the restaurant and I wanted to save time. I ordered three things, a chicken kabob plate, a chicken breast kabob plate, and a chicken shawerma plate. As sides I asked for hummus, spinach yogurt, and tabbouleh. Moreover, I requested an extra order of large tabbouleh and two garlic sauces since they nickel and dime you for everything here.
Unfortunately, when I arrived to pick up my order it had not been placed because they were out of chicken shawerma. Rather than attempting to call me back they decided to wait until I arrived at the restaurant before informing me. A part of me wanted to yell, "Bra-fucking-vo, bro!"
To get my order rolling, as a quick substitute for the chicken shawerma I opted for beef (worst decision ever because the beef was very sinewy). When my meal was finally ready I paid the guy who also happened to take phone calls, receive payment, and cook. I also noticed he never stopped to wash his hands or use sanitizer in between his duties.
At this point I should have said I'm watching you, but I was too tired from waiting for my food. All I know is that my momma always told me that money was the dirtiest thing on earth and you know momma's always right because a recent scientific study found that aside from germs and shit, 90% of cash has trace amounts of cocaine. So I suppose if you want coke and I'm not talking the diet kind with your food, Café Bravo is for you.
Moreover, good thing I always check my shit before I leave restaurants because Café Bravo had failed to add the extra side of tabbouleh and the two garlic sides that they charged me for. When I mentioned this, the workers offered no apology. Instead, they mumbled some shit as if I were asking for too much.
When I got home and shared the food with the wife, we noticed that the chicken breast kabob was really dry like overcooked turkey dry. Also the beef shawerma was so sinewy we barely touched it. The only dish that was somewhat decent was the chicken kabob. As for the sides, I've never seen my wife pass on hummus before and while we are no experts on hummus, either the crap they gave us was stale or they do something weird to it.
I think if they had better customer service I may have enjoyed the food more. Actually, I take that back because the food at Mini-Kabob and Mediterranean Café is light-years better than the crap we had yesterday.
Café Bravo's name is quite fitting because this sure as hell isn't an "alpha" restaurant.
* All the other reviews keep mentioning the cheap price. Honestly, fuck the price because I'd rather pay extra for a side of deliciousness.
* Everyone giving glowing reviews for this place must be on crack...errr cocaine. LOL.
* Also, in the pictures that people uploaded. some plates came with grilled peppers and tomatoes. I wish ours did too. read more