Giovanni's Restaurant

For those of you who know what an good-ol' fashioned restaurant is all about...Giovanni's is one of those!!  A nice Italian restaurant with many seafood option.  We went there for Mother's Day lunch and luckily for us, we went earlier than the crowd; otherwise, it looked like a long wait.  

Giovanni's has been around for many decades and has been passed down a generation.  That's a good sign that they've been doing things right....customers keep coming back.

While I don't remember the names of the dishes we order, the food was good.  But what I found disappointing was that my pasta was overcooked.  For a $30 plate, I expect my pasta to be PERFECT al dente.  That is basic Italian restaurant 101.  However, the redeeming quality was portions were generous.

Service was on par with what I expect.

I'm not sure if I'd go out of my way to go back but it's a decent restaurant all-in-all.

This place was terrible. I've heard great things from coworkers. I have tried this restaurant twice and both times it was AWFUL.

The first time I went was for dinner. I ordered the Chicken Florence. I love garlic but it was so overwhelming that it was hard to eat. The chicken tasted the exact same as the pasta (since they obviously weren't cooked separately) but chicken was so rubbery that it was hard to chew.

The second time i went was for lunch. My friend noticed as soon as we sat down that there was sauce all over her "clean" silverware. There was so much sauce that it was on her placemat. Next, the waitress had an ant crawling across her shoulder as she was taking our order. After bringing the bread, there was an ant crawling on our table! I'm sure it came from the basket the bread was in! I had already ordered the Gilled Chicken Sandwich off of the Daily Special menu--seemed easy enough. I got it Italian style since that was the option and I'm at an italian restaurant. When the food came, it was a small 4 oz chicken breast with a slice of cheese melted on top. After removing the cheese, you could see the "pre grill marks" that come on store bought frozen chicken breasts. The chicken was a tan color and once again was so rubbery because they clearly had microwaved it.  

This place is terrible and clearly dirty as well. Save your money and go somewhere else!

Mediocre food, slow service, and a loud room.  Look for another place.