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In Dining Briefs
Coco Bella is shuttered
 
By Bobby Tanzilo RSS Feed
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Published Oct. 5, 2007 at 10:06 a.m.
Tags: megna, coco bella, mimma, vucciria

Coco Bella, 1323 E. Brady St., closed quietly about a month ago. A drive past reveals a dark restaurant and the phone has been disconnected.

The former Vucciria, owned by the Megna family that also owns Mimma's, became Coco Bella in March. While Vucciria focused on pizzas, Coco Bella has an expanded menu.

"Overall, we wanted to create more of a restaurant feel," owner Maria Megna, who worked for 12 years at Mimma's, told OnMilwaukee.com in March. "We want to provide a comfortable, affordable place where people can eat more than once a week."



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Bryan Don't put another Italian restaurant. Brady Street needs another bar or similar ...
Brad the fact that they could close so quietly might say something about how many ...
EastSide This place was cool when it opened, but when they changed day to day management ...
KT would be a great location for a Baja Fresh!
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