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Bravo Pizza, an Excelsior staple serving deep-dish slices and Italian-American fare since 1963, reopened on Thursday after being shuttered for two months. And the decades-old pizzeria is under new management.
The place is due for a comeback, said Sam Hernandez, the new co-owner of Bravo who bought the restaurant with his best friend Jason Yu in December 2025. The duo are well aware that Bravo is flooded with “break-up posts” reviews on Yelp from disappointed erstwhile diners over the past year, and they are ready to turn things around…