verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . february 2012 learn how and when to remove this template message pasta bravo inc. former type wholly owned subsidiary industry fast casual restaurant founded irvine california 1988 defunct 2011 headquarters aliso viejo california united states number of locations 16 key people tim aspel founder products pastas gourmet pizzas and salads parent yum brands website pastabravo.com pasta bravo was a fast casual restaurant of irvine california . at its height pasta bravo operated 16 restaurants throughout the orange and san diego counties . history edit pasta bravo was founded by tim aspel in 1988 at the crossroads center in irvine . some of the meals were meat lasagna and chicken parmigiana in addition to more contemporary offerings such as chicken basil cream and greek style shrimp and arugula . pasta bravo soon gained popularity and expanded to a total of 16 restaurants in orange and san diego counties . in august 2002 pasta bravo and yum brands agreed to test co branded bravo pizza hut restaurants . 1 in 2003 yum acquired the pasta bravo concept from pasta bravo inc. for 5 million intending to pair it with pizza hut . 2 the first freestanding pizza hut pastabravo was opened in clarksville tennessee by franchisee carreca enterprises inc. 3 by the end of 2011 the last of the chain s three restaurants had closed including the original location at the crossroads center . 4 aspel said of his chain s closing the future wasn t in what i was doing anymore . over the years people s tastes ha d gone from carbs to proteins . 5 aspel switched from pasta to a grilled seafood concept with locations of spike s fish house . 6 references edit pizza hut pasta bravo test co branding . entrepreneur . nation s restaurant news . august 6 2002 . retrieved november 10 2015 . yum buys pasta bravo rights for p. hut pairings . nation s restaurant news . 2003 . first ground up pizza hut pasta bravo combo opens in tennessee . pizza marketplace . clarksville tenn. networld media group . december 9 2003 . retrieved november 10 2015 . closures chevy s la salsa pasta bravo . retrieved 2011 12 26 . luna nancy . dining sea change . orange county register california 13 january 2012 . luppi kathleen . new fish chain spike s offers fresh filling meals . the orange county register 3 march 2012 . v t e yum brands east dawning kfc little sheep group pizza hut taco bell wingstreet retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title pasta bravo & oldid 689885115 categories yum brandscompanies established in 1988fast casual restaurantsdefunct companies based in californiacompanies disestablished in 2011companies based in irvine californiahidden categories articles needing additional references from february 2012all articles needing additional references navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 10 november 2015 at 00 23 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view