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Trattoria Bella Cibo - Closed
5801 Margate Blvd.
Margate, FL 33063
Margate, FL 33063
954-969-1100
Recommended
Details
- Sun 4pm-10pm, Mon-Thu 11am-10pm, Fri-Sat 11am-2am
- $$
- Banquet Facilities, Catering
- Delivery, Kid Friendly, Patio/Sidewalk Dining, Takeout, Vegetarian Friendly, Wheelchair accessible
- Dinner, Late Night
- Beer/Wine, Full bar
- Free, Lot Available
- Reservations Accepted
Executive chef Tommy Valdes sure knows how to shill - the CIA grad and author is nearly obsessed with getting on Food Network, a fact you'll find plastered all over his Margate Italian restaurant. Hey, you can't knock a guy for having lofty aspirations. His menu shares the same ambition, even if it sometimes comes across as overworked. Valdes tries to get creative with his dishes, but as with the Boulevard salad (chicken breast, broccoli rabe, pancetta, hard-boiled eggs, roasted peppers - deep breath - straw potatoes, Bermuda onions) tossing in the whole larder does not success make. Likewise, chicken bella cibo pairs white wine sauce, shallots, and Boursin cheese, but what comes out is essentially a brow-beaten Francaise. (You can take the guy out of Long Island…) Where Bella Cibo works best is as a neighborhood restaurant with a flair for spontaneity - a place where you can bring the kids and listen to jazz on weekends, relax with a bottle of wine along revamped Margate Boulevard, or slurp a bowl of fancified linguine Bolognaise. Ciao, bella.
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