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Bad Roman Brings Pepperoni Cups, Swagger and Maximalist Pasta to Beverly Hills

From caviar gnocchi to oversized burrata, Bad Roman mixes irreverent fun with unapologetic indulgence.

Bad Roman self-identifies as a maximalist restaurant.

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Bad Roman is maximalist in its design. It will make its West Coast debut today (Tuesday, May 26) in Beverly Hills, with a boar sculpture and greyhound statues standing guard next to green velvet banquettes. 

Bad Roman is maximalist in its attitude. Michael Stillman, CEO of Quality Branded Hospitality, remembers opening the original New York location in 2023 on the third floor of the Shops at Columbus Circle, in the wake of pandemic lockdowns.

“People wanted something fun and warm,” Stillman tells Observer. “We were like, ‘It needs to have a sense of irreverent humor.’ That’s very us. It’s like, ‘Hey, stop taking yourself so........

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