Gigi's Cucina Povera

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!

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 hom