Article: DOWNTOWN CIAO BABY MORE THAN WORTH WAIT.(TIMEOUT)

Byline: Amy Culbertson Post restaurant writer

It was worth the wait.

Carl Bruggemeier had hoped for a November opening when he announced last June that he was bringing a Ciao Baby Cucina into the former Frisch's at Seventh and Walnut downtown.

This was big news, as Bruggemeier's original Ciao Baby at Harper's Point had gotten high marks from critics and public alike, spinning off Ciaos in Washington, D.C.; Hackensack, N.J.; and Memphis, Tenn.

Downtown, interest mounted as construction delays arose and the months passed.

When the doors finally opened three weeks ago, eager diners found a big open room with tall windows and ...

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