Ballo Italian Restaurant and Social Club will bring John Tunney’s same passion to the Italian experience with intense design combinations, exceptional service and a fresh, authentic menu of Italian favorites and new creations.

BALLO brings Tunney’s passion to the Italian experience with intense design combinations, exceptional service and a fresh, authentic menu of Italian favorites and new creations. BALLO, which means dance in Italian, is inspired by San Galgano – a Gothic abbey built in the 12th century and located in the hills of Tuscany.

Inspired by San Galgano in the hills of Tuscany, BALLO Italian Restaurant brings to life all the majesty of an Italian cathedral coupled with exceptional service and a fresh, authentic menu of Italian favorites.

Ballo Italian Restaurant and Social Club will bring John Tunney’s same passion to the Italian experience with intense design combinations, exceptional service and a fresh, authentic menu …

Ballo Italian Restaurant and Social Club will bring John Tunney’s same passion to the Italian experience with intense design combinations, exceptional service and a fresh, authentic menu of Italian favorites and new creations.

Ballo Italian Restaurant and Social Club will bring John Tunney’s same passion to the Italian experience with intense design combinations, exceptional service and a fresh, authentic menu of Italian favorites and new creations.

Once in the high-impact, high-energy abbey, guests enjoy a massive by-the-glass wine list, specialty BALLO cocktails and freshly prepared Italian fare from the open pantry while sitting in a cathedral-like room replete with, Italian fixtures, fabrics and dramatic lighting.

The menu features a variety of appetizers ranging from meatballs to roasted figs, salads that include the signature Ballo Caprese, meat, fish, pasta, chicken, and veal dishes and pizzas. The key to a successful Italian restaurant, Tunney said, is “you have the best ingredients, the best hands, and it is touched the least amount of times.”

Restaurateur John Tunney III recently invited members of the press and Mohegan Sun executives to don bright red hard hats and visit the construction site of his new restaurant, BALLO, scheduled to open in September.

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