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Portofino's Italian Restaurant
Address: 3637 W Franklin Blvd, Gastonia (Caroline du Nord) 28052
Phone: (704) 824-2142
State: NC
City: Gastonia
Street Number: 3637 W Franklin Blvd
Zip Code: 28052
categories: italian restaurant, pizza place


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Reviews
The salmon muscles and pasta was the best dish I’ve ever had. The tiramisu was outstanding. The customer service was phenomenal. Will be returning very soon! Parking: Easy to park right in front of restaurant entrance
Service was prompt and courteous, bread was fresh and hot, food was exceptional. Coming from an Italian, that's saying something!! We enjoyed our leftovers the next day, for dinner, and promised each other that we'd go back again soon. Covid precautions were in place and enforced. UPDATE - 9/2023 We've been here dozens of times since my last review. We've never ordered the pizza, so we chose the Chicken Florentine and couldn't have been happier. It was an 18" piece of eatable art! The crusty was perfectly cooked, and the toppings were plentiful. We loved the fresh ricotta and mozzarella base. I ordered my mixed seafood over angel hair pasta and changed the sauce to their white wine garlic sauce. BLEW ME AWAY! So perfectly cooked. Took half of both dishes home to enjoy the next day. Thank you! UPDATE - 9/10/2023 - This time was different. We came with another couple, so we were reserved. We ordered Bruschetta to share. It came with 5 pieces, piled high with fresh quality toppings, and was very tasty. I ordered the Zuppa de Clams in White Wine sauce. The only Clams in the whole dish were the 11 Little Necks that I had to take out of the shells. Totally unacceptable The last time I had it, it was loaded with Clams, and the shelled ones were for "effect." My husband ordered the calamari in white sauce, and it was smothered in red sauce. Very uncharacteristic for this establishment.
The best of the best. Everything I’ve had is absolutely excellent!! Try the Chicken Marsala, it made me into a mushroom lover!Food: 5/5
The place was absolutely packed and we still didn't wait but a couple minutes, atmosphere is amazing, such authentic Italian food, so delicious! Amazing service!Food: 5/5
BEST ITALIAN FOOD IVE EVER HAD!! Amazing service thank you money, we enjoyed you very much we loved you and will be returning great atmosphere, the Haitian chef was such a sweet person, down to earth and all were so respectful and funny, we will be making this our to go Italian spot for our family and do not mind making the 30 minute drive!!
First time visiting this place. The decorations were very cute but that's about it. Service was somewhat ok. The lasagna which is what I came for was a huge disappointment, there was dry pieces of pasta on the side of the place pictured and the lasagna itself was very watery and too much sauce with little pasta layers. I used to work at a authentic Italian restaurant and lasagna is one of my favorite Italian dishes. I know from past experience that its not supposed to look like that and for $14 a plate i say its not worth it, Unfortunately I won't come back here.
If you're a person who's familiar with Italian cuisine and wants to know if this place is authentic, you might not find that answer in this review as I have not had a lot of experience with Italian cuisine. What I can say is that I really liked this place. As appetizers, we had the Antipasto and the garlic bread with cheese. Both of these were really good. I especially enjoyed how well the vegetables were pickled. These perfectly complimented the prosciutto and the buffalo mozzarella. But what really stole the show were the cheeses, in all the dishes we had. That includes the garlic bread with cheese which was so good, that'd I'd be willing to make the drive for that alone. For the main course, I had the lasagna. To be completely honest, my enjoyment of the dish was due solely to the cheese. The sauce was good, but it was easily overshadowed by all the cheesy goodness. Lastly, the presentation was a tad bit lacking and the service was a hit or miss. If you like cheese you'll be enjoy your time there, if not, I'm not really sure.
If I could zero I would. Tried to eat here Friday night. Me and my boyfriend sat at the both for 10 minutes no one acknowledged us or got a drink order. We ended up leaving. Well not be back again
Always an enjoyable experience! Great food excellent service.Food: 5/5
This cozy restaurant has been here for decades, with good reason they are the best Italian cuisine in the county by far. They have great pizza and they offer many authentic italian specialties!!!! They offer indoor and outdoor seating. This restaurant is always clean and organized as well as the staff are all very friendly. Trust me on this one when I tell you if you're in the mood for Italian this is the place to be
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