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Gigi's Cucina Povera

Gigi's Cucina Povera

981 Kenmore Avenue, Buffalo, 14217, United States Of America

Pasta • Salad • Italian • Sicilian


"We were visiting Buffalo during the Allentown Art Festival, and were not excited by the restaurants in that part of town, which were mostly pretentious, noisy, and overpriced sports bars. We decided to wait and have dinner somewhere a little better. But we had no idea where. After noodling around a bit, we walked by Gigi's, and poked our heads in under the awning to see what the food on the outdoor diner's plates looked like... Hmm, not bad. So we went in, sat down, and had an early dinner. We started with a couple of Italian Beers, salad, and the antipasto. Very tasty and presented with care and attention to detail. The addition of finocchio to the salad was a brilliant touch. We ordered the Chicken Milanese and (in spite of being in an Italian restaurant) the Fish Fry! Everything was great! We were really hungry, and we were not disappointed. The fish fry was the best I have ever had The fish was so fresh that I wondered whether it were caught in Elicott Creek. Just kidding... About the creek. The fish was awesome! There was a small disaster when the internet service went down, affecting the POS terminal. An alternative method of processing payments was swiftly implemented and tragedy was averted! I had a short conversation with the owner (and chef), who was very personable. Another excellent restaurant in the city of good neighbors and tasty food!"

Antonino's

Antonino's

701 West Hillgrove Avenue, La Grange, 60525, United States Of America

Pizza • Pasta • Italian • Vegetarian


"Wow! A friend of mine when asked ‘what’s your go to Italian recommendation in Lagrange’, told me Antonio’s! I am so glad he did. Wow! The service impeccable. On a cold, Saturday night, my 4 person party was met by server extraordinaire Nanette. Excellent! It only got better from here. Calamari is probably the best I’ve had in the country no joke! And I’ve been all over. The freshest, lightly fried, melt in your mouth calamari. You won’t go wrong ordering it. Paired well with the Pinot Grigio she recommended. Salad and FRESH minestrone soup (which I normally don’t order) were excellent as well. The minestrone was so fresh, seasoning just right, I stopped using my spoon, picked that bowel up to my mouth like I was finishing the last bit of Frosted Flakes in a cereal bowl, and went to town! Almost ordered another bowl but had to move on to entrees… Which got more rewarding as we kept eating. Someone ordered Chicken Lemone excellent! Another, Spinach Lasagna excellent! Me had to have the Gnocchi and asked for spinach thrown in, Nanette TOLD me I wouldn’t regret my decision guess what? I didn’t, it was excellent! Man on third trying to steal home… Nanette sees our almost filled faces, says must have dessert. Of course we said no, we’re good. She’s like, but the cannoli freshest in America…yada yada, you get where this is going. Two cannolis AND two espressos later we’re done! It was THE freshest cannoli, ever! Home run!! If you’re reading this, really wondering can it be real, I would suggest you RUN not walk to get a reservation and eat here. You’ll be coming back saying dude was right!"