Bocca Grande Italian Steakhouse — Restaurant in Jackson Township

Been wanting to go since a couple of food friends worked here which was my teenage years? Crazy... i know! I just never had the chance? Or anyone to go with? That would NOT rely on me paying like usual... But finally, a friend took me to my Dr appt and oh my oh my! I cannot put it into words! That Google would at least publish! I've been craving a good thick juicy seasoned to perfection pork chop and it was too absolute perfection! I haven't had 1 from a restaurant that good EVER, ONLY MY MOUTHED IS THAT GOOD! I also got the Mac & cheese, and again other restaurants just try nothing or everything but this was I don't know how many cheeses they put in there, BUT YOU HAVE TO try it I have my friend TRY FOR YOURSELF! YOU CAN SEE THE DIFFERENT CHEESES AS YOU PULL YOUR FORK UP FROM THE BOWL! I'VE NEVER HAD SUCH AMAZING LOOKING AND TASTING MAC & CHEESE! It just shredded apart and and was well my mouth watered in pleasure! Also had green beans and they must have sauteed or seared not sure because they were just serious perfection I mean it's just green beans but every thing was perfect to a melody in my mouth! I have ZERO COMPLAINTS! The servers Would even tell you the daily specials to the point where your mouth watered and even if you wouldn't like or normally order what was on the daily special it sounded like something you went now I was surprised she could describe food like I've always wanted to hear like I'm reading a book it was amazing and I probably looked at her like a sick puppy but it was cool. Everybody was great and professional! They even have a bar and nobody was out of control! It was very clean, nice environment, great service, of course the food was to perfection! Amazing I'm so glad I finally got to try it and the crazy thing is I have enough leftovers for another meal yet and I've already had some leftovers So they give you plenty of food and it was a lot less than what I would expecting for the quality wanna quality! The bill was so reasonable. Again, Thank you so much to all the employees and I hope you know the food the service everything was amazing thank you again can't wait to come back and try...

If you don't like a lively, loud atmosphere you may not enjoy this place but I loved how bustling and busy it was, and the interior is very charming with a lot of wood surfaces and a warm atmosphere.

I've read reports of slow service but our service was very good, with a couple of exceptions. Our server was very young, which is fine, but she needed a little education about basic cocktails - I ordered an old fashioned and she asked me if I wanted it "on the rocks" and wanted me to tell her what kind of liquor I wanted in it, which was a little odd.

I have worked in a steakhouse and I totally get the continuous back and forth with what patrons think they ordered as a steak temp vs. what's delivered, but having the food runner stand over you and demand that you cut into your steak and examine it to make sure it's ok with you before they will leave your table felt very odd and intrusive.

One thing I did not expect was "the best lasagna" to be both dry and sweet. The sauce is almost sugary it's so sweet. Lasagne should be covered with and oozing melty cheese and this was like multiple layers of pasta and meat with a little ricotta, topped with sauce. No melty cheesiness at all. Combined with the sweetness of the sauce it was a total miss for me. We drove a long way to get to the restaurant and I was starving so I ate some of it, but I couldn't get past the sweetness and dry texture.

My dining companion's ribeye was great and prepared as ordered. The side of zucchini fries were underwhelming and lacked flavor but the steak itself was terrific.

My companion and I both love key lime pie and always get it when it's on the menu, but the server told us that not only did they not have it, they don't even carry it anymore. "I don't know why it's still on the menu" she said. We were looking forward to that but since it wasn't available we skipped dessert.

I would return again for steaks, but only if I happened to be in the area. Drove 2 hours round trip just to visit and wouldn't go out of my way to return. It was ok,...

We just had our 2nd meal at Boca Grande. The 1st meal was a few weeks ago. We both had Chicken Piccata, and it was excellent. We had leftovers the next evening, at home. Today, my wife had the cheese filled ravioli. I had the stuffed pepper with a side of spaghetti marinara. We both had house salads. Like before, everything was excellent. The red sauce was just the way I like it. Not too sweet, more on the tangy side.

Service both times was very fast and efficient. We had Amber both times. She knows her stuff.

Finally, the prices are very fair. Overall, we both felt it is a good value. We plan to make it one of our go-to restaurants.

Update: We had tried takeout during the pandemic but found the pasta leftovers did not reheat well. The pasta was too done for the first meal and leftovers turned to mush upon reheating. So we stopped ordering it. Recently we made our first post-pandemic visit. It was crazy. Our wait person carried a phone with him and twice, while tending to us, he was interrupted to answer customers calling with questions. We thought that was very unprofessional. While waiting for our food we noticed a lot of airborne dust. I looked up to see if I could see where it was coming from and saw cobwebs on knickknacks resting on the overhead beams. We were pestered by a fly the whole time, and saw a stinkbug crawling on a wooden divider. Weren't impressed with an of that, either. My wife had ravioli, which she said was good. I had Chicken Pesto. I thought the pasta...