I really enjoy going to Rodi because of their great food and atmosphere. Â They have some pretty tasty food; I've tried several items on the menu, and have not been disappointed. Â It might be a little pricey for the quality of food, but not too bad. Â
My only major complaint is that their service is quite slow. Â While the slow service wouldn't be bad over a relaxing dinner and drinks, it's not ideal for lunch. Â I work fairly close to Rodi, and I would go to lunch there on a frequent basis. Â However, we can never fit in into the standard lunch hour, despite a ~5 minute drive.
I have had lunch at Rodi a few times years ago and quite honestly I was not impressed. Â
BUT we are looking at the Loft or my daughters wedding so I have eaten here a few times lately. Â I have had the specials like the Pork with Mustard, the Steak Du with Mushroom Risotto and they were both delicious. Â They are rolling out a new menu this week with newer selections such as fresh fish and so on. Â I can't wait to check it out.
We had a tasting of their catering menu for the Wedding and it was all quite good. Â The Loft is a great wide open space and I am really looking forward to having a great Wedding there with the help of Chef James and his staff.
I would have given five star but although the wait staff is very nice, they seem to be going in all different directions. Â Twice I have started out with one waitress and ended up with another and you end up waiting too long for things like getting seated, drink refills, dessert to be offered or the check.
First of all, this is restaurant for tapas and drinks and it is very cozy and has a great atmosphere. Â The dinner items I have tried have been pretty good also. Â However, Â the main meal I USED to get was the Dijon Pork with HOMEMADE sweet potato fries. Â Now sadly, the sweet potato fries are not homemade and actually taste like reheated food and the pork portions have been cut tremendously but still taste good. Â All in all, this place has its positives and negatives.
Review Source:The atmosphere is nice here, but the food quality is pretty bad. Â Since I live nearby I keep hoping that on one of my many visits I'll have something really tasty. Â It actually seems that over the last few years the food is continuing to get worse on each visit. Â
Eat somewhere else first then come to rodi for drinks.
Had not been to Rodi's in many years. Â Went with a girlfriend for a "girls night out". Â Was chatting enjoying ourselves...realized that there weren't that many people left in the resturant...on a Sat. night they close at 10. It was only 9:30 and they were encouraging us to leave. Waitress told my friend she could take the unfinished bottle of wine home with her. Â Cook came out and sat at the bar near us..kept looking at us over his shoulder. Â Okaaay...even Cracker Barrel stays open later than that.
Food has gone downhill. Â Had several appertizers...Calamari, spreads, spinach dip..Spreads were not as good as the past. Â Use to come quite often for business meetings..light dinners. Â Was disappointed.
5 stars to the Tuesday/Wednesday wings pint special. Â $8.95 for a basket of big, fat juicy wings and a pint of some tasty beers and ale. Â I can still feel the burn in my lips! Â A delicious fatty torture that I will work off in the gym in the morning.
This restaurant is beautiful and I boast at being ITS FIRST patron with my friends Stephanie and Cathy.  The food has evolved from great to good to bad but is on an upward trend. New chef with some talent in the kitchen  Had a steak last week to die for.  An amazing snapper with creamy polenta.  And I insist you try the pomegranate Cosmo!!!!
Worth going back if you gave up on them.
Sad to report a declining food quality trend in this resturant. Â When if first opened several years ago, the food was first-rate and the establishment was most appreciated being located in Gastonia y'all. Â I've been back twice this year and both times the food was simply average. Â Last time I ordered simple appetizers; mushroom soup, calamari, pita bread with spreads. Â The mushroom soup was just inches away from being completely void of any taste. Â How can one screw up pita bread with spreads? By globbing a bunch of store bought pimento spread on a plate and serving old pita bread, that's how. Â The calimari was served as two large bundles of tenacles lopped off just below the body of the squid with a couple of rings thrown on for fun. Â Didn't know whether to eat it or put it on a hook. Â Very unapetizing to look at and rather tough. Â I really, really don't want to give up on this place, but please...
Review Source:Non-chain is right, but I don't know why this place has such good reviews. Bravo to the single chef in the kitchen though. Definitely no line cooking here, so the food is all cooked up fresh and made to order for the most part.
I ordered one of the specials--linguini with clams, which included a side salad for $14.
You know, I've never seen a restaurant be skimp on the bread, but they did here. I'm glad they are not wasteful, but just a few pieces is a bit excessive. Maybe they just underestimated the black hole that is in this skinny guy's stomach.
Side salad was actually quite good. If you do come, get the shallot vinaigrette, and put it on the bread they give you.
Then the main dish...(frozen/canned) clams with (limp) linguini, and watery sauce. Probably the blandest I've had. And it had plenty of sand and grit in it too. I hope they were at least fresh enough to not make me sick.
This venue is excellent though. It's a shame that the food wasn't that great. I really wanted to like this place. And I nearly forgot--I stood at the door for about...oh...8 minutes before anyone even made eye contact with me, let alone seat me.
Time to hunt me down some fried chicken I guess...
Enjoyed the meal with a friend, but the restaurant itself is cold (physically and emotionally). Â Meal took a while to arrive due to a large group (75+) in one of their special events rooms. Â The server made "drive by" checks every 5-6 minutes to apologize and ask how we were after the meal arrived. Â
The home made chips were a bit soggy. Â
If the place had been warm, the atmosphere would have been fantastic! Great conversation pieces around, great artwork, comfy chairs, etc. Â
The ranch dressing was the best and we asked to have extra of that to go with our chips (the blue cheese dip was so-so)
The pan fried trout I ordered was a bit bland, but I had filled up on all the chips while waiting for our food. Â
This place could be so great, except for the details.
We were on our way to Shelby NC for a Carol Wonderland concert. Â We Yelped
the Shelby area and found Rodi. Â What a great find! Â Calamari, Cajun Pizza, Shrinp and polenta and chicken et tu fe, and all delicious. Â The service was exceptional. Our waitperson really knew the menu and made some fine recommendations. Â They have an above average wine and beer list. Â Four adults with dinner and wine and tip, around $30 apiece. Â I would certainly seek Rodi out if I am in the area again
A friend and I took the advice of our fellow yelpers and tried Rodi's tonight in the middle of Gastonia.  What a wonderful place!  It is a warehouse converted into a very eclectic restaurant with a unique and down to earth feel, for a place that from the outside looks  very upscale. Â
The menu choices were very diverse and had a lot of vegetarian options, which is rather hard to find these days and everything was reasonably priced for the amount and quality of food. Â The service was fast and efficient and a live band in the back providing an even better experience. Â If you are looking for a place to eat in Gastonia and you don't want to visit a chain, Rodi's won't disappoint!
Rodi is one of the only vegetarian friendly places in Gastonia...They will occasionally have vegetarian specials and have quite a few vegetarian items on the regular menu.
Its fun, has a lot of character and has some great live music. Â If you find yourself bored with the horrible chain restaurants in Gastonia, try Rodi....you will not be disappointed.
Rodi is a breath of fresh air in the otherwise depressing town of Gastonia. Rodi is a really cute, nice restaurant that serves up great vegetarian food and comfort food. I worked in Gastonia for a year and often went to Rodi for lunch. I really like the baked penne and the rice and beans. I haven't yet been there for a live show, but that's also a perk of Rodi, as there aren't that many music venues in Gastonia.
Review Source:Rodi is one of Gastonia's few locally owned restaurants. It's tough to find a non-chain restaurant in Gastonia, let alone a good one, but Rodi definitely doesn't disappoint.
It's located in an old warehouse type building that has been renovated, so the feel to the place is different than your normal stand alone restaurant. It really adds to the dining experience, along with the inside lighting & decor. I would consider it more of a laid back upscale place, if that makes any sense at all. Basically, it's an upper scale restaurant, with a casual feel that doesn't make you feel uptight the whole time.
Along with the atmosphere, the food here is absolutely great. They have a great selection on the menu, with plenty of choices for everyone. I had the salmon & the crust seasoning was fantastic. They also have an extensive wine/beer selection to go along with your meal so this is an added plus as well during a date night.
Rodi has a great atmosphere, great food, & great service. Like the other review says, this may be one of Gastonia's finest locally owned restaurants & it's no wonder it has been around so long. Head over to Gastonia for a nice dinner away from the hustle & bustle of downtown Charlotte & grab yourself a great meal.
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