Gino’s NY Pizza Bar

Dear Readers,

Tried Gino’s NY Pizza Bar for the first time (Sunday, 8/5/2012). 

Address: 1740 Cheshire Bridge Rd NE  

Atlanta, GA 30324

Phone: 404-874-4466

Overall experience of the Gino’s NY Pizza Bar was OKAY at best. 

Let me break down the definition of OKAY.

Gino’s is a big restaurant with 2 separate sitting areas and an outside patio.

The decor was updated from the pervious restaurant Franco’s with a more contemporary design aesthetics; it was a fresh look to the classic corner. 

As we walked into the restaurant, the host greeted us right away and told us to sit anywhere we liked. 

The booth we requested took couple minutes to clean up; while I do understand the circumstance of a busy night, if only four tables are occupied, the table should have been cleaned up faster. 

Their menu displayed a good selection of salads, pasta, pizza, and others with reasonable prices for both college students and large families. 

Although their menu was good; the drink selection needed to be broader.

Only having couple types of beers (which are not even listed) and wines at a pizza BAR is not going to cut it. 

Our waitress is a sweet girl, but there are things some people are just not meant to do, and for her it is waitressing. (No T No Shade) 

Consistently having to ask for a refill on the water, not taking used dirty napkins off the table, checking on us maybe once or twice, and not having the unlisted drink menu memorized, she could have used more training. 

I understand this could be harsh, but this is Midtown/Cheshire area (People want great service).

At Gino’s NY Pizza Bar, we ordered the bruschetta for appetizer and a medium sized pizza as our entree.

Starting with the appetizer, the bruschetta was excellent with a sweet and citrus taste; it was prepared on a pool of olive oil, with six toasts with diced tomatoes and onions, and all drizzled with balsamic.  

As for the pizza, it was same old same old pizza.

We ordered half the pizza with spinach, mushroom, and jalapeños, and the other half with pepperoni, sausage, and ham. 

The meal was for two, and it was plenty of food for both of us; we had couple bites left over and we were stuffed (perfect for families and college students).

My overall feeling was OKAY at best. 

I will definitely try the restaurant again to try the other varieties of entrees on the menu to see if they can redeem my views of the restaurant. 

The meal was around $25.00…

So long,

Young

PS please excuse my bad grammar and spelling....