gio's italian restaurant

best caprese i had in a very long time. which was 3 slices of red tomato with fresh mozzarella chopped fresh basil and most delicate balsamic reduction i ever had which would not of worked if the rest of was subpar, but it was not and in fact one of the best caprese i ever had.
we also had the covina fish in a lobster sauce with crab meat a special not on their normal menu which was about 26. the first thing i noticed was the real lobster taste in the sauce which made me think the chief studied in france in french cooking as well as it was wonderful and the fish was perfectly cooked and the texture of the crab was there but not the flavor as the lobster flavor was stronger but that was fine and the dish was still wonderful of coures i never had a badmealhere

the best italianmealof my life. i think the title says it all!!! had the fetuccini pesto with shrimp and was to die for.....a place to go back every day and never get tired of it!!!

great!. you can usually tell by a restaurant's clientele how the food will be. i mean - how often do you see chinese families eating in a chinese restaurant, or in this case, italians enjoying amealin an italian restaurant?...

we decided to check out gio's for lunch today, and it was a pleasure overhearing the guests at several tables speak italian!

the food did not disappoint - in fact, it was fantastic. my friend had the eggplant parmigiana, and it was to die for - probably the best i've ever had in tampa. it came with a delicious house salad with just the right amount of greens and a fantastic creamy italian (house) dressing. perfect!

i started with a delicious caesar salad, and also had the lasagna. fantastico! the lasagna comes with their "princess sauce" - a tomato cream sauce. awesome! the bread is also delicioso!

service was excellent, and gio's gets a high recommendation. don't miss it! excellente!

authentic. the restaurant was suggested by an italian friend who frequents the place often. i can see why he visits so much. the wine was smooth and accented themealnicely. the eggplant was cooked in perfect italian style and by my lord the lasagna was amazing. the 10 layered dish was quite possibly the smoothest version of the dish i have ever had. top themealoff with a tiramisu and frank sinatra in the background and you will be left one happy customer