The food is excellent at Bella Luna and it's reasonably priced. Best of all is the courteousness of the staff. Everyone from the hostesses on through the busboys and servers shows both deference and appreciation. They smile to greet you when you walk in and smile to bid you good day upon departure. Something sorely missing in many restaurants these days. Bella Luna is a popular spot at the Aventura Mall. But it's a big enough place, with seating in the dining room, on the patio, and as awkward as this may sound, along an interior corridor of the mall, to keep wait-times at a minimum. You can get in and get out for $20 for two people by ordering any one of the half-dozen pizzas that come out fresh and hot from the wood-burning oven. Or you can indulge in any number of entrées from a list of pastas, chicken, veal, seafood, and red meat. I've never been dissatisfied with a meal at Bella Luna. Easy to stop in for lunch, as the menu features smaller fare at lower prices and the expedient service is even better than at night. Solid as they come.

- Written by Alex Grayson
February 1, 2011