Gino's Italian Restaurant

04/14/09

Best pizza next to New York City

by CSMobileUser at Citysearch

As a native New Yorker onre thing I really miss is the pizza and Gino's is the closest I've found. And thier other dishes are very good as well and the sauce is like homemade being an Italian Amerian and growing in the Bronx I am kind of a little picky when it comes to sauce no can beat my Grandma's. And the Canollies are fabulous.

12/30/06

Forget the serivce; go for the sauce

by terrislaughter at Citysearch

We have driven by Gino's often since buying our Galveston home six years ago, but never gave it a try. We finally stopped in for dinner last night.

The restaurant is casual and cozy. The customers seemed to be a mix of touists and locals. The service is ok, mainly young folks who don't seem very experienced. There is a bit of a wait for dinner, but it is well worth it. The house salad was pretty typical lettuce with a tasty garlicky dressing. Our pasta were fantastic with a wonderful homemade sauce. He enjoyed spaghetti and sausage. I had an abundant portion of eggplant parmesian which was thin and breaded just the way I like. We will definitely be back to dine in or takeout.

The only drawback -- constant phones ringing during our meal between the estabslishment phone for take out orders and the patrons cell phones with various intrusiive ringtones. Come on , people! Vibrate mode, please.

Bottom line: forget about the service -- go for the sauce.

08/25/05

Get some manners, Lady!

by jriggens at Citysearch

I called to inquire about buying a tira misu cake for my husband's birthday and was treated very rudely by the lady on the phone. As most people would do before driving 45 miles to pick up a cake, I asked the hours of operation and price of the cake. The lady was very short and impatient with my questions and asked "what is this all about?" in a very rude tone, as if I was asking her personal information. How about a little customer service....after all, I am a paying customer that is willing to drive to Galveston for a little piece of cake. Scratch that...I WAS a paying customer. Just like the lady on the phone, I too have a big mouth and plan to tell everyone how I was treated.

• Pros: good desserts
• Cons: rude, rude, rude