Spaghetti and meatballs with a side of tacos, anyone?
In one of the more unusual moves I’ve seen from a Valley eatery, Italian fine-dining restaurant Bella Vino has added seven pages of Mexican dishes (see menu pdf) to its already extensive menu of Old World pastas and entrees.
The restaurant’s exterior boasts temporary banners with the name “El Palacio of Chandler” on the southeast corner of Alma School and Chandler Heights roads. Inside, however, banners proclaim “Casa Serrano of Chandler” next to the original Bella Vino signage.
Confused?
Bella Vino owner-chef Anthony Serrano grew up in the Mexican restaurant business; his family operates several such eateries in western Arizona. (The family is not related to the longtime Chandler family that owns several Serrano’s restaurants in the East Valley.)
The new menu additions include seafood and egg dishes, as well as such specialities as chile verde, steak ranchero and mole poblano.
The new highlight, however, has to be the 28-inch El Bandito burrito ($22) stuffed with a tamale, chile relleno, rice and beans. Half is covered with red sauce, the other half green sauce.
Read my recent review of Bella Vino.
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