The restaurant consists of an intimate dining room with quirky additions like exposed brick and grass on the walls, and charming patio for warm Florida evenings.<\/p>\n Braccia has only been open for about a month, and I was invited last week to sample some of their offerings.\u00a0 It was perfect, because I got to try a little of everything, but their pizzas are the star of the show.<\/p>\n But I’ll get to that later, and the other courses were nothing to scoff at.<\/p>\n We started off with appetizer portions of some of their menu items.<\/p>\n First up was the Braccia Shrimp.\u00a0 A delicious grilled shrimp dish with a pesto swirl.<\/p>\n Then we sampled the Beef Carpaccio, which was perfectly tender thinly sliced beef with slightly bitter mixed greens and a thin cracker made from their amazing pizza dough.<\/p>\n We followed that up with at Tropical Salad, with (yay!) more shrimp!\u00a0 The tropical salad is served with fresh mango and pineapple and topped off with a honey mustard dressing.<\/p>\n Now on to the best part…the pizza!\u00a0 You know its going to be a serious pizza when the restaurant offers plastic gloves to eat it with, complete with table side cup for disposal in case things get real.<\/p>\n On the menu for tonight was a sampling of 4 different pizzas.<\/p>\n The Chicken with Catupiry, with pomodoro sauce, mozzarella, shredded chicken, catupiry (a Brazilian cheese), and oregano.<\/p>\n The Portugese Pizza, with pomodoro sauce, mozzarella, turkey, ham, hard boiled eggs, green olives, onions, and oregano.\u00a0 Finally a pizza for breakfast!<\/p>\n Brie with Apricot (my personal favorite!)- with pomodoro sauce, mozzarella, brie, and apricot jam.<\/p>\n Canadian Ham with Mango Chutney (my other favorite)- pomodoro sauce, mozzarella, canadian ham, and mango chutney.<\/p>\n \u00a0 As you can see Braccia Pizzeria & Restaurante offers lots of interesting and unique pizza options to choose from that you’ll probably not find anywhere else (for a full list check out Braccia’s menu<\/a>), but the best part of any of their pizza’s is the amazing crust.<\/p>\n The crust is light and crispy, making it dangerously easy to eat a TON of it!\u00a0 It’s also the closest thing I’ve found to my dad’s dream of a pizza made on crackers, which admittedly sounded like a terrible idea, but this is great!\u00a0 Their crust is a bit better than saltines.<\/p>\n After 2 appetizers, a salad, and 4 slices of pizza, I somehow found the tenacity to push through and make it to the main course.\u00a0 It’s a hard job.<\/p>\n Lamb with Red Wine, two of my favorite things!\u00a0 A rack of lamb with mashed potatoes and a red wine reduction and mint.<\/p>\n I’m a huge fan of lamb and this was perfect, and luckily a much smaller portion that what is normally served.<\/p>\n Now finally dessert!\u00a0 We sampled both the Braccia Special, a soft cheese ice cream with guava syrup and chestnut, and the homemade Churro with Dulce de Leche.\u00a0 Normally these are two separate desserts, but they work perfectly together.<\/p>\n I wasn’t expecting to like the Braccia Special as much as I did.\u00a0 It sounds fine, but it’s nothing I would have ordered on my own, so I’m glad I got to try it.\u00a0 It was amazing, rich without being overly sweet and perfect with the guava.\u00a0 The churros are obviously great, how could they not be?<\/p>\n These were obviously tasting portions, but we did get a sneak preview of the actual presentation at the restaurant.\u00a0 Adorable!<\/p>\n All in all a fantastic meal.\u00a0 A big thanks to the guys at Braccia Pizzeria & Restaurante for hosting us.\u00a0 Their passion for the food shows and I’m certain Braccia will soon become a Winter Park staple.\u00a0 I will for sure be back, probably with my dad to fulfill his cracker pizza dreams.<\/p>\n![\"](\"https:\/\/magsonthemove.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/image52-e1443052551763-510x680.jpg\")
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