Dinner with friends on a Friday evening. First of all, this place is busy, reservation is a must. The place is not large or fancy, probably seats around 40 people. A small bar serves only beer and wine. Servers are pleasant. You go here for the food. Excellent pasta and red sauce, one in our party had eggplant lasagna, and raved about it. Pizza looks great, but I haven't tried it yet. Maybe next time. Recommended. read more

Friendly, family oriented. Good pizza - needs a bit more ingredients on the pizza. The younger staff, not as friendly. However, the sister of the owner was very warm and helpful. read more

Great find for us on New Year's Eve! My wife and I found our plans changing and decided to just do an early NYE dinner close to home. I'd driven by Gia's recently and the combination of curiosity and availability (around 5 pm) made them an excellent choice... But the excellence didn't stop there! The dining area is small but very neat and clean and the tables aren't pushed together so closely that you can sample your neighbor's food. Nice decor but not fancy. Our server was a delight! She chatted with us and made suggestions but was never overbearing. Both she and the owner checked on us several times but we're in no way intrusive. Perfect balance of great service. The food (limited holiday menu) was great! Homemade bread, meatballs and sauce... Absolutely delicious... Preceded by a fresh salad with house made Italian dressing. Everything was just right. Very definitely recommend that you give this casual little restaurant a try. They do it better than many of the fancier Italian restaurants in the area. Can't wait to try out their regular menu read more

Gia's Pizza Kitchen - Homemade sauce and meatballs over linguine - Italian Near Me - East Rochester, New York

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The food was good, two if us had the fettuccine Alfredo, rich sauce that tasted of heavy cream, I added a lot if Parmesean, red pepper flakes and black pepper, mine also had artichoke hearts which was a nice addition. Two of us ordered chicken French which was tender and well sauced. Our starter salads were fresh and their house made dressing was delicious. The warm bread in the beginning is a welcome home felt gesture. Fried dough with salted caramel sauce was dessert and enjoyed by all. The service was attentive and friendly read more

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Spent Valentine's Day evening at Gia's and had a great time. The dining area was busy and we were lucky to get a reservation as we called same day. While things were busy we did not have to wait too long for service. Once again the owner made sure to stop over at our table multiple times to ask us how we enjoyed our food. This made us feel at home and welcomed. The restaurant was cozy with two TVs displaying a digital fireplace. Created a nice romantic ambiance. Nothing but good things to say about our food. The small pizza we ordered as an appetizer was the perfect crisp texture. We enjoyed the warm bread provided with our meals. I had chicken French and vodka sauce again. The vodka sauce with the entree is a 4 dollar up charge. The portion size given is quite large, which makes the cost worth it to me. I had a decent amount left to take home and got two meals out of our visit. After two visits, I can say this is one of my favorite new restaurants in East Rochester. Delicious food and a warm welcoming vibe, love it at Gia's. read more

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A friend of my wife had talked glowingly about Gia's so we figured we'd give it a try with some friends. The 4 of us were not disappointed in the least. First of all, make a reservation. The website doesn't indicate that you should or need to but believe me you do - the old-fashioned way, you call. Second, and I had to comment on this as it is among the stranger things I've ever seen, but the pricing is highly unusual given typical restaurant pricing. Here's what I mean. $11.26 for a glass of cabernet, $10.35 for a class of Chianti, Clams Casino $16.56, 1 meatball, $3.21. Mr. Ricci, where did you come up with these prices? Not that they are not expensive, but $3.21? I think we need to talk about rounding errors! But having gotten that out of my system, let me say that the experience is wonderful. The setting is rather simple but warm. Service was spot on. Drinks (wine and beer) arrived promptly with fresh, warm bread, olive oil, and balsamic. We shared an order of clam's casino to start. Now that's not what I typically would order as I prefer my seafood raw but oh my gosh, this was rich and delicious. One in our party had the homemade pappardelle pasta wit meatballs and sausage, my wife opted for the pizza (you can order it thin, regular, thick, or pan crust - so many options), and I and another guest had an evening's special, Cotolata All Gia Chicken (pounded thin breast, fried, with red sauce, mozzarella, and pancetta on top). The main entrees all come with a soup or salad (never thought I would rave about a simple homemade Italian dressing, but the sweet house dressing is to die for) as well as your choice of pasta and sauce on the side (the side of gnocchi was wonderful and I might just try a serving of that with red sauce next time around as my entree). Let's just say everyone in our party was impressed and there was ample food left for a second meal on Sunday (and I eat a lot). Dinner for 4 with 6 glasses of wine, one shared appetizer was about $57 each or $227.58. By the time we left, all tables were occupied but the restaurant is not noisy at all (a very common complaint these days). It's sort of like eating at your nonna's house but you don't have to help with the dishes. This isn't a hip place with loud noise and a buzz. This is a place for great food on short notice, nice conversation, that's clearly favored by locals who know a good thing. I'm almost loathe to write this review and find it's too hard to get a table next time around! read more

What an amazing meal and the red sauce and meatballs were the best, even better than my own Italian grandmother's. The staff couldn't have been nicer and accommodating. I'm going recommend this place to everyone. I was asked if I wanted to meet the chef, and I did & found out this young man was also the owner. We were a group of 9 and we were so nicely fussed over. The decor was really nice and cozy too. read more

Amazing pizza! I had thin crust a month ago....was not disappointed! Today, I ordered the pan pizza to go with cup and char pepperoni, mushrooms and onions -Delizioso! Super cute inside and all very welcoming, too!. read more

Gia's Pizza Kitchen - Italian Near Me - East Rochester, New York

Little Italian gem in ER. Friendly staff. Good portions and the food tastes great too! Love the Italian photos streaming on the TV.

Stopped in for a quick dinner tonight, and my husband and I decided to try a few different things. We went for pizza and wings, but he tried the chicken pastina soup as well, I added a house salad, and we split a greens and beans appetizer. The food was all great: pizza and wings were cooked perfectly (no sogginess at all), the greens and beans had just the right garlic level, and my husband said the soup tasted homemade. Service was fabulous-- attentive but not intrusive. And the place looked very clean and tidy. Can't wait to return to try some of the homemade pastas and dinner items!! read more

We ordered fettuccine Alfredo, cutlets, gnocchi, pasta with meatballs for pick up. Everything was spectacular. They filled up the to go containers and gave us bread on the side. I was greeted by a worker who was so sweet. I would recommend this place if you're looking for authentic, high quality Italian. Thank you! read more

Food was absolutely delicious. I tried the artichoke french as an appetizer and had the penne with Bolognese sauce and added a meatball. The portion was huge and tasted amazing. Service was fast, accommodating and very friendly. For dessert we had the fried dough and it was hands down the best fried dough I have ever had. read more

We came for the pizza and wings but ordered more. The location has been my restaurants Pasgetti's, JB Smokehouse and couple others after. Upon arrival we were promptly greeted and seated warmly and with smiles. Our server Sara was excellent. To start, we ordered the greens and beans appetizer, the chicken soup and a house salad. The greens and beans were excellent, tender escarole in a lovely broth with a hint of garlic. The "chicken soup" was sort of Italian wedding soup with pastina and was served HOT and had a nice depth of flavor that tasted homemade with large chucks of chicken. The house salad was good with fresh ingredients with ranch dressing. We did not try the homemade Italian dressing. The small pizzas were perfectly cooked. We had The Spicy Rita and my wife did a "build your own". Both pizzas had a nice lightly crunchy crust with some corn meal. The sauce and toppings were perfect. I love cup 'n char pepperoni. We ordered the buffalo garlic parm wings, which were cooked to a nice crispy crunch, the sauce was great but I personally would have liked a little more "buffalo" flavor. Excellent service with great food served promptly. Looking forward to trying some of their entrees and desserts which looked damn delicious as they were served to other guests. read more

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What a great dinner!! I asked my son and grandson to join me for dinner on Saturday evening 10/18. We got a table and the meal took off from there. Outstanding service, food was off the chain awesome and Big Mark made a deal with by grandson if he finished up his meal, he would get 2 treats..... grandson ate up & Big Mark came through with the treats. The food was great & the ambiance was wonderful as well. We for sure will be back. Thank you for being in the neighborhood !! read more

East Rochesters finest food and staff are fantastic everything is spectacular if you haven't tried there you don't know what your missing.Thank you Gia's . read more

Absolutely delicious pizza! My favorite spot in Rochester for it. Our order is always ready on time and hot out of the oven. They are very generous with the toppings. The guido is a favorite specialty pizza. We need to try the buffalo chicken and the Tommy boy. Haven't tried their pasta yet but will be in soon to do just that. The online order is great for customizing toppings and the way the pizza is cooked (thickness and how done it is). read more

The menu was fantastic! We came here because of the high ratings and Gia's didn't disappoint! Chicken Parmesan was a 10. The Alfredo was spot on! read more

Gia's Pizza Kitchen - Chicken Parmesan - Italian Near Me - East Rochester, New York

Newly opened Italian restaurant and pizza kitchen. Delicious food. Enjoyed special house ravioli, pasta and tripe. Pizza with anchovies. This place is the real deal. Small local family restaurant gives great service and comfortable ambiance. In East Rochester, the place to go. read more

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Great food and people. Homamade everything. Love the Lasagna,. Chicken soup, Beans and Greens are a must! read more

We ordered 2 small sandwiches tonite for dinner-1 chic/1 stk. (Typical small sub size) First time ordering, but as the other reviewers suggested, it won't be the last. I will be back for dinner very soon. With the 2 Mark Ricci's behind this place, I expect nothing but excellence. Great job guys! (And little Gia, too!) read more