With hungry appetites and noon approaching, we decided to have lunch at "grandmother’s" house. Based on our collective experience with our own grandmothers’ cooking, our expectations were high for Nonna’s Bistro in Port St. Lucie. (Nonna is the Italian word for grandmother.)

In a world of boring shopping center facades, the architecture where Nonna’s Bistro is located has a homey feel.  The exterior is light gray and the roof is topped with faux dormers. A covered area outside the restaurant beckons for a couple of wicker rocking chairs, and the windows on either side of the front door would be happy to have window boxes full of colorful flowers. Unfortunately, it is way too hot outside for any of that.