Gianna’s

Absolutely love this place the food is about as good as it can get! My suggestion is the chicken marsala and the garlic broccoli as a dide. Quite honestly this is one of the few restaurants I have not had a bad meal from. Way to go Joanne and the rest of your team!

Excellent penne vodka and chicken rollatini! Penne vodka was perfect al dente! Calamari was the best I have ever had. Perfectly cooked and not rubbery at all with a spicy sauce side perfect for dipping. Highly recommend! Service was excellent and hostess was wonderful. Full bar and quiet seating area makes it a great Friday night dinner out.

Had dinner here last night and loved it. There was a big party going on upstairs but it didn’t bother us. We could not hear them in the dining area where we ate. The bar and TV area is also separate from the dining area, which is a plus to me.
I saw stuffed peppers on the menu as an appetizer but was kind of shocked at the price. I could almost buy six prepared stuffed peppers in COSTCO for almost the same price. But I ordered it anyhow and when the dish came I was pleasantly surprised. I could have made a meal out of it instead of an appetizer. The pepper was deliciously stuffed and was in a very tasteful red sauce surrounded by mushrooms. Delicious. Glad I ordered it.
For the main course, I ordered Veal Saltimbocca. Gianna’s is one of the few remaining restaurants that put egg on top of the veal. It was amazing.
They also served bread, salad and pasta with the meal. The sauce for their pasta was wonderful.
The service was fast and friendly.
I loved everything about the place and will be back. And yes, I will be getting the stuffed pepper again.

Wow, I was on the road all day from Cincinnati. Needed a pasta before the New York marathon, check out Unilocal.This place was a Mile from my hotel, this place was great. I gave pasta with dry tomatoes and artichokes. It hit the spot, it actually that was the best meal I had in the n y c. Service was great and food was outstanding.

OMG Where to start? I know. first: I don’t have pictures with the food! Had lunch at Gianna’s twice and because I was starving and the food looks soooo goood and smells sooooooooooo good I started eating right away.
I had:
— long hot peppers with prosciutto and parmesan — delicious! perfect cooked, tasty prosciutto
— penne alla vodka — small size (even the small size is more than I can eat so I always share .). I swear these are the best penne alla vodka I ever had in my life!
— a chocolate cake desert with ice cream — very good :)
Pasta comes with a small garden salad — always perfectly seasoned.
And, like any truly Italian place they have warm bread .
The ladies that served us are sweet nice ladies, a real pleasure to go there.
I promise, next time I will take pictures with the food!

Went last night for dinner. Everything was excellent. Wait staff very attentive. Food excellent. Definitely worth the price.

Upgraded to 4 stars.
I’ve been back to Gianna’s a bunch of times, and the overall experience is very good. Yes, service is sometimes off, but it’s mostly good, and the food is the main reason you choose a restaurant, and Gianna’s has quality, home-​style pasta, meats and seafood.
Recently they had a credit card processing problem, and the nice woman who oversees the front end was persistent in assuring that the payment was processed properly and I was not overcharged, even checking in with me by phone several days later.
So solid Italian food in a small, comfortable setting, with mostly good service is what you’ll find in Gianna’s. It’s nice to have Gianna’s nearby.

What a fantastic Italian restaurant! I stumbled on this while in town on business. I went to sit at the bar and it was full. Everyone there seemed to know each other and/​or they were just enjoying each other’s company. The bartender knew what everyone was drinking. She called everyone by name, it was like (Cheers). I just sat there enjoying everyone have a great time. At one point a customer came up to me and invited to join them, now if that’s not Italian. The food was delicious. If you are in the area do not miss the experience. Gianna’s does it right, a restaurant that makes you feel like home, now that’s Italian!

I was here on business with seven coworkers. We were able to have dinner without a reservation. The food was traditional Italian. It was excellent. A little pricey but well worth it. I had veal marsala and it was some of the best I’ve ever had especially for being on the road. I would recommend this for romantic dinner or a business dinner.

Really good good. Tried the long hot stuffed peppers and chicken cacciatore. Both were cooked to perfection. Excellent wait staff. Will stop in again next time I’m in the area.

I was there with family on ⁴⁄₆. I had the rigatoni with sausage. Very large portion and very good. My brother in law had the chicken parm and loved it. Although not really a kids place they had a solid kids menu that my sons enjoyed. Service was good. I highly recommend this spot if your looking for good Italian food.

Fantastic food, personable service, friendly staff. Very accommodating! A must if you are in the area!

We were there on Wednesday 10÷23÷13. We have been there a number of times. The service was good, friendly and attentive. Even when there was no parking they moved their cars around so we had a good spot. The food was great, the size of portions are unbelievable. The atmosphere was refreshing after a long day.

Recently was recommended by a friend. I took my wife before a concert and was great. Friendly place. Very good food and about 1.5 miles from MetLife and IZod. Wife loved the penne vodka. Definitely will go back.

I was in the area for a work assignment for 2 nights and was looking for Italian food nearby on the last night here in North Jersey. I did some research on Unilocal and Gianna’s was so close to where I was working. I did venture out and it was worth it. I ordered the Escarole and bean soup. It was the best I have ever had on the outside, given that I usually make my own. And with the delicious bread they put on the table, it was the perfect combination. The tossed greens were great with their house dressing. Now I ordered the Penne with Vodka sauce, that was AMAZING, the best by far ever eaten. The pasta was cooked al dente and the taste of the vodka sauce was like no other. I am so looking foward to going back with my wife and having her experience such great food.

My favorite Italian restaurant to eat. I love their tomato sauce or should I call it «Gravy».
They have family style portions but I never get that, its always single portions for me.
It is a bit pricey but you will leave there knowing your full.
4 ½ stars

Came here for lunch. The penne vodka with aspagus was good, it was a large portion… and it wasn’t the family style serving… this was the single portion. The chicken rollatini was just ok, the inside was pretty much melted, watery cheese. I thought it was pricy considering it was just two rollatinis and a side of veggies.

Gianna’s is a local place very close to work, so it was an easy choice for a business lunch. This was my second trip to Gianna’s and the second time I left happy.
On my first trip there, I had the rigatoni with broccoli rabe and sausage– which is a dish rigth out of my childhood. Today I opted for the Gnocchi Bolognese.
The tell for me was how light the gnocchi were– a heavy gnocchi, or a gummy gnocchi would be a problem– these gnocchi were just right. The sauce was a lighter tomato sauce, with only a little ground beef. I’m used to bolognese with much more meat init, but this version ended up working well — a little lighter and well balanced than the heavier version I tend to make– which turned out to be a good match for the gnocchi.
The dining room is on the small side, but is well kept, and has the right amount of old-​world charm. The wait staff was attentive and friendly– their only flaw was that they left us waiting for a long time for the check (and we eventually had to ask for it).
The restaurant is situated in an area that is mostly business/​industrial just up the road from Giant’s Stadium, so I believe most of their business happens around lunch time, or when there’s a game or event at the stadium, so I doubt that they get particularly crowded for their dinner service on most nights.

So, this is a local place that the wife and I have been meaning to check out for a few years now but for one reason or another never got around to until last night.
We arrived a little after 9:00 pm and were seated immediately as there were only 2 other occupied tables in the fining room at this hour, although the bar was fairly active.
My first observation was that the folks here need to be a tad less conservative with their thermostat! It wasn’t all that cold outside (mid 40’s) but it was cold enough inside that we wound up eating with our coats on!
We decided to pass on an appy and ordered 2 entrees. I ordered the Linguine with White Clam Sauce and the wife choose the Eggplant Parm with Linguine.
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the entrees each came with a house salad which was OK. Fresh & balanced. The bread, was another matter. A round Italian, it would have been far better if it had been hot, or even slightly warm but it was really cold.
Our entrees were served fairly quickly. And that may have been part of the problem.
I was served a nice sized portion of linguine with copious amounts of clams and even a couple of little necks on the shell, which I though was a nice touch. My first issue was with the pasta. I actually like my pasta a bit al dente but this stuff really could have stood another minute or two at the boil.
Next was the clam sauce. I’ve been thinking about how to describe it since last night and was having trouble putting my finger on it. Then I realized that the reason for this was exactly the problem. While it didn’t completely lack flavor, what little there was just didn’t grab me. Frankly, when I was the amount of coarsely chopped garlic mixed in with the clams, I was afraid it might be a bit overwhelming. As it turned out, I barely tasted it, or any other seasoning.
My wife had similar issues with her choice. While she found the eggplant itself quite nice, the fresh tomato sauce it was served with was very bland and rather unappetizing. Her linguine was also undercooked to her tastes.
The over all theme of the meal being that everything seemed to need more time
cooking and allowing some flavors to build.
I don’t know if it was just that it was late and the kitchen staff was rushing the meals looking to get out or what but the end result was a completely unremarkable and unmemorable experience that I have no desire to repeat.

Gianna’s Restaurant:
I ate at Gianna’s once and once was enough: here’s the breakdown
Food: 2 Stars: I ordered Veal parmesan which was ok but nothing special. They did not use enough cheese in my opinion and it tasted processed.
Service: 0 Stars. Our waiter was one of the rudest food service people I have ever encountered. This person was so rude to my ex-​girlfriend (otherwise now known as BBE or Biggest Bitch Ever) that I immediately spoke to the manager and asked that they be fired. It was awful. The food also took a long time to come out.
Atmosphere: 2 Stars. Standard atmosphere. Restaurant was quiet but bar was quite loud
I probably wouldn’t eat here ever again even if that rude waiter wasn’t there. The food wasn’t that good and the lousy service just makes it worse.