I think this is the oldest post in my draft folder 
Oops! Weeks ago when I was in the DC area, I got together with my mom, brother, and sister-in-law. I really wanted italian and the Tysons Corner area is a great place to meet up so they met me at Brio for dinner. At Tysons, there are a number of restaurants accessible only from inside the mall. Relatively speaking, I think the restaurants did a great job of designing their restaurants to look like they’re not in a mall!
Of course there was the complimentary bread basket. I love having real butter with my bread!
Growing up, my sister and brother loved calamari. It’s ordered at least 50% of the time it’s on the menu. This night was no different! It came with a spicy sauce (if I remember correctly). Unfortunately, there appeared to be a lot of filler on the platter, but the calamari pieces we found were enjoyable.
I had the Penne Mediteranean – penne pasta with mushrooms, spinach, sun-dried tomatoes, carmalized onions, Feta, pine nuts, and olive oil. I LOVE it It’s turned into one of my go-to items on the Brio menu.
At the time, Brio was offering a special on weeknights I believe – 3 courses for maybe $30? $20? Whatever it was, it was quite reasonable and offered a salad, an entree, and a dessert (in a shot glass – quite cute). The rest of the family did that and were all very happy with their choices. Brio also has great salads when you’re looking for something lighter!
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