FRESCA ITALIAN KITCHEN – Restaurant

Fast-casual Italian on Gulf to Bay Boulevard, built for the order-and-go crowd without cutting the kitchen's corners. Pastas run to lasagna Bolognese layered with meat sauce, bechamel and mozzarella, chicken parmigiana with garlic bread, and gnocchi alla Sorrentina with cherry tomato, mozzarella and basil. New York-style pies share the oven with gourmet Margherita and buffalo chicken versions, and sandwiches come on house-made focaccia -- the Italiano, the Napoli. Start with fried ravioli or mozzarella fritta; finish with a Sicilian cannoli or a Nutella tiramisu. Fresh and fast, and honest about being both.

Cuisine: Restaurant