Giaola Italian Kitchen

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   Jeanine

   Chicago

   7 reviews

   5.0

   7 reviews

   Dined 7 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Great neighborhood restaurant, amazing Food, drinks top notch and our server was awesome!! Will go back!!
   

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   Lori

   San Diego

   17 reviews

   4.0

   17 reviews

   Dined on December 4, 2024

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   My friend and I love to meet up here but we were sad to see the original dinner menu gone. Please bring back more meals over shareables!
   

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   Stephanie

   San Diego

   25 reviews

   1.0

   25 reviews

   Dined on November 16, 2024

   1. Overall 1
   2. Food 1
   3. Service 1
   4. Ambience 1

   Warning - the hours on Open Table are not necessarily the hours for the restaurant. I booked a reservation through Open Table and brought a client for our reservation on Saturday only to find the restaurant was closed. I contacted the restaurant through Open Table and via their website and never heard back. We had to find another place for our business lunch at the last minute.
   

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   Kathleen

   San Diego

   172 reviews

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   2.0

   172 reviews

   Dined on November 15, 2024

   1. Overall 2
   2. Food 2
   3. Service 3
   4. Ambience 1

   Very disappointed. They changed their menu. Far less choices. Very cold in main dining. Asked them to close the two front doors and they said “we can only close one door”. Had Bolognese which was a casserole covered with cheese. Yuk! Will not be going back.
   

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   Dan

   Palm Springs

   18 reviews

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   3.0

   18 reviews

   Dined on November 12, 2024

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 1
   4. Ambience 4

   Very under staffed the bartender did everything from greeting to serving and was very good serving everyone. She was the only one working a large restaurant and bar. There was a manager that did nothing and sat down ignoring customers
   

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   Steven

   New York City

   100 reviews

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   4.0

   100 reviews

   Dined on October 31, 2024

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 5

   Great lasagna. Great ceasar salad with chicken. Less great happy hour appetizers zucchini bowl,eh; Mac and cheese, Kraft is better. Half price wine on Wednesday’s is a real deal. Very good service. Wonderful heated outdoor seating.
   

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   camille

   San Diego

   1 review

   4.0

   1 review

   Dined on October 29, 2024

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 3
   4. Ambience 4

   We like the ambiance. The food is inconsistent though. Last time we were there, the Scarface pasta was much more creamy and had more mushrooms. this time not so much and the dish wasn't as warm as it could have been. Our waitress was nice but she forgot a few things and then overcharged us. We caught it and it was all good. I spoke to the manager ahead of time because we were perhaps planning a large party in the near future for wedding. She was expecting us but she never came over to the table to speak with us. Anyway, we'll probably be back
   

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   Towanna

   Charleston

   35 reviews

   2.0

   35 reviews

   Dined on October 27, 2024

   1. Overall 2
   2. Food 2
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 4

   Stopped in while traveling for business. The restaurant is nice and the ambiance was great! But the food was sub par. Nothing exciting any the chicken parm I ordered. I only ate 1/3 of it and declined to take the rest for leftovers. It was not good. I feel like the chef was afraid to use seasoning! The wine was good so that’s a plus.
   

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   Walter

   San Diego

   88 reviews

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   4.0

   88 reviews

   Dined on October 22, 2024

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 3
   4. Ambience 4

   Good food. Service slow but there was only one person working. Slow night.
   

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    Hillary

    San Diego

    3 reviews

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    2.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on October 18, 2024

    1. Overall 2
    2. Food 1
    3. Service 3
    4. Ambience 1

    This used to be one of my favorite places for Italian, but wow quality has gone downhill. Not only did they change their menu drastically by taking big some favorites and limiting choices, (no more artichoke), they no longer make their own pasta. My dish was overly oily and the noodles were not tasty. Should have stay home and cooked my own pasta dish. Really just too bad, no longer on my rotation.
    

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