Gigi's Cucina Povera

My girlfriend and I went for dinner last week and we loved it. I had the pasta with sausage special I forgot the name, but it was incredible and she had a chicken dish. Instead of butter, they offer two different spreads with the bread that they serve before dinner and both were delicious. For desert we shared tiramisu and an order of cannoli. Service was friendly and attentive and the atmosphere is very casual and welcoming. We'll definitely be back.

WOW! Had a curbside pick up for our St. Joseph’s Table meal. Thank you and what wonderful food. All the food was packed up well and safe. Everything was great, I can’t say the names of most of them, but they were all so very good. Didn’t get a picture of the desserts, we ate them to quick. They came right out with my order and right into my trunk. It was all paid for ahead of time. It was a pleasure dealing with them. They do offer inside dining but I went with the pick up. I will try my best to return more often.

We were very excited to try this place for the first time. We checked the menu in advance and everything sounded so good. I immediately told my friends I was absolutely getting the lemon tort for dessert. We were greeted and seated shortly after arriving. When we arrived we noticed there were two tables on the patio and 3 others seated inside that left shortly after our arrival. The restaurant is small, quaint, and comfortable with warm and inviting decor. Our server was slow returning with drinks and one guest ordered a blood orange mimosa but received a blood orange martini. However, our server was very pleasant so we didnt point out the flaw. We were not offered bread but we ordered appetizers of stuffed banana peppers, clams casino, and creamy tomato and eggplant soup. The banana peppers were undercooked and crunchy and lukewarm but the filling was cheesy and flavorful without being mushy. The clams casino were very good. The soup was creamy and flavorful and felt like home. Truly fantastic! We ordered spaghetti & meatball parm, midnight spaghetti, and penne arabiata. The arabiata and midnight spaghetti were brought out and our server said "I will be right back with the spaghetti parm". 6 minutes later she came out with the spaghetti parm. We noticed right away the midnight spaghetti was quite small, it didnt even fill the bowl it was in. The spaghetti in the spaghetti parm was not drained well and I had a sizeable puddle of water in the bottom of my bowl which watered down the sauce on the bottom. Our server then asked if we needed anything else, we requested cheese, crushed pepper flakes, bread, and a water. She said we are all out of bread but I will get you the rest. When we expressed our surprise and disappointment, she said normally we serve bread and dipping oil when you're seated but we are out. I feel that is something you should lead with in an Italian restaurant. And why would the manager or owner not be out buying bread?? Perhaps Tops and Wegmans were also out. In any case, she brought the cheese and pepper flakes no water and very graciously offered to bring us a warmed pita. We said yes please and reminded her of the water. We didn't see our server again until we all but finished our dinner and she brought the pita. One piece was burnt still no water. She collected our plates and asked what dessert we had our heart set on. I declined and am embarrased to say I was a little snarky when said I was afraid it would be one more thing to disappoint me. She maintained her composure, apologized and said she would bring the check. In summary, our server was kind and courteous, I appreciate she cannot help the timing or ability of the kitchen staff, everything had good flavor, the meatballs were sizeable, presentation was average, and drinks were quite strong. I feel for the level of service and presentation they should be ashamed to charge the prices that they do. I am glad I tried them but there is so much room for improvement.

Absolutely love this place - outstanding food, great service, super friendly and great vibes. I always expect the food at other places to be as good, and it never lives up to the quality at Gigis. My favorite carbonara and mezzanotte! Guaranteed good time.

Gigi’s offers classic Italian dishes in a delightful setting with a friendly and knowledgeable staff. Always a great night out!Food: 5/5

Outstanding food. All homemade right down to the tarter sauce. We had fish fry today. We will be going back for thier italian food. It's got to be great.Food: 5/5

Incredible find, appeared to be just another local Italian joint at first, we came here with a friend who eats here weekly. The food is top notch, fairly reasonable in price, service was impeccable, even the timing of the appetizers vs main courses vs dessert was impressive. We left very full and very satisfied! Try the rack of lamb!

My wife and I had our first dinner at Gigi’s this evening. We were very impressed. We have spent a lot of time in Italy and particularly in Sicily. This is the real thing. Especially impressive is the kitchen’s attention to the “contorni,” the vegetable accompaniments to an Italian meal. These were uniformly superb. We enjoyed an excellent Sicilian caponata, spaghetti squash with sage and prosciutto, fried cardoons, marinated pickled eggplant, mascarpone polenta and a delicious sautéed swiss chard. All these preceded or accompanied an exquisite rack of New Zealand lamb. The service was terrific, the recommended wine was delightful, and the Negroni cocktail was as good as any I have enjoyed in Taormina. We’ll be back as soon as we can!

I chose Gigi's for a private family celebration of my mother's 90th birthday. We had a group of 25 people, the party included a cocktail hour as well as a sit down dinner. Since our group was too large for Gigi's private room, Mary Ann Romano the owner let us have the raised section of her main dining room, which was a perfect size for the affair. I can't say enough good things about every facet of the planning, the quality of the food and the service!! What a wonderful time we had!!! Absolutely everyone enjoyed themselves, and our wait staff Rachael and Sarah made everything go as smoothly as we could ask for. I highly recommend giving it a try!

I’ve been coming here for a while and always enjoy my meal but I was sleeping on the roasted cod. It’s light and also flavorful and exactly what I want from a seafood entree. Kudos chef.