Italian casual-dining chains Bravo Italian Kitchen and Brio Italian Grille have closed a number of locations in recent days and months.
At least four Bravo locations have closed in the past week, in West Chester and Dayton, Ohio; Mount Lebanon, Pennsylvania; and West Des Moines, Iowa, according to local media reports. Calls to three of the four restaurants were answered by an automated message saying they are closed. The status of the Pennsylvania location could not be independently confirmed.
The chain is down to 14 units, according to its website, from 20 at the end of last year, per Technomic…