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Gallo Coal Fire Kitchen

3.5 (137 reviews)
Closed • 4:00 pm - 9:00 PM

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Sweet yellow pepper dip with pita
Mark R.

If you're in Lewiston, NY on a nice day, seat yourself outside at Gallo Coal Fire Kitchen! What a beautiful, spacious spot on the corner of Center and N Fourth Street. Plenty of seating. Dogs about. Outside bars. Wonderful, friendly staff. Our waitress was excellent. Sorry I didn't hear her name. Checked in on us often. Pizza was delicious. Charred crust , cupped pepperoni, great sauce. Pepper dip was fresh, charred cheese on top with a good complement of pita. Prices were the biggest surprise. Very reasonable! Food and drinks were priced well. If the weather isn't so good, the inside looks wonderful. Si glad we stopped by!

Chicken sandwich
Phil W.

Sometimes it pays to be the first customer in the door.. Not our usually dining area but we needed to get out and try something new. We walked in to Gallo and were the only people there, I see reviews of people getting "poor service but that's definitely not what we experienced. The staff was incredibly friendly and welcoming into this quaint establishment. Sadly we were informed that the pizza oven was still getting ready so pizza was off the menu for us. That was almost a dealbreaker, but we found some other options on the menu to enjoy. The little yelper chose her usual chicken and fries, she had a healthy helping of them (they are definitely bagged nuggets as the pics show). The misses got a chicken and greens sandwich , while it was good, she said that the sandwich definitely would have benefited from being made with grilled chicken instead of fried. Naturally, me being a non-pasta person this was not my best day. I went with the old failsafe chicken wings. Garlic Parm, while the sauce was really good, I was a little disappointed by the size of them and little cup of Ken's bleu cheese. But points for presentation. There was a late delivery to the table, of sliced dough, which was quite good. I'm guessing the oven was just getting right almost close to temperature as we progressed through our meal. There were some really good looking pizzas here on yelp and while we were disappointed that we couldn't get a pizza today, we definitely plan to come back and give that a try.

Rita I.

Greeted by annoyed staff.... Saturday night check out this location on Google maps showing that they are open till 10 PM. Got excited to try it out and we got there at 9:20 just to find the place closing down the heavy waitress at the bar immediately shouted that they're closed. I pointed out that it says O'clock and she didn't even responded she pretty much turned her back on us extremely annoyed by the comment. Am I going back to try it out when they're open ....absolutely not. Also, judging by the other reviews, I'm getting a sense this place will not impress .

Burrata
Katie C.

Best place in Lewiston for food! Staff is so friendly and food is delicious. It's very clean and has an awesome outside area. Couldn't recommend it more!

White Gallo
David L.

Stopped in for a late lunch on Sunday and decided on two pizzas to share amongst three of us. We had the Amatriciana and the White Gallo. Both were very good - the crust is thin and airy and light, but they certainly did not skimp on the cheese. Plenty of fresh mozzarella and sun dried tomatoes on the White Gallo, but barely any red onion. I preferred the salty sweet combination of the pancetta and caramelized onions on the Amatriciana, but both pizzas were really good and plenty of food for 4 people. Service was attentive, friendly, and kept our water pitcher full with cold water. Nice ambiance outside - inside seemed a bit sterile.

Henry D.

Everything of very good quality, great pizza! Carbonara was a tad dry, needed some more pasta water to get that crème consistency

Pizza bungee-corded to my bike
Ivy Y.

Stopped by today with a girlfriend to grab some pizza. We bungee-corded it to the passenger seat on my bike. We arrived at 2:55pm. They didn't open until 3pm. We waited at a table outside. When they opened right at 3pm the server came out and took our order. She brought out the check 5 minutes later and took our payment. The pizza came out about 15 minutes after that and we were in our way over to Academy Park to eat it. It was good! The price was right $19andchange. Was my second time here, my friend's first. She was impressed. I told her she would be. I'll definitely be back.

Yummy Margarita Pizza for takeout
Alex L.

Got pickup here after doing a walk of the Niagara Gorge trail during the COVID-19 quarantine. I placed the order on the phone - pickup can be done curbside by giving your credit card over the phone or you can come inside (the person handling the card/food is wearing gloves). Inside, there is also some pasta as well as sauces you can purchase. During the COVID-19 quarantine, cocktails are for sale for $7 and house wine as little as $2 per glass to-go. Food-wise, I got a delicious Margharita pizza, which had the perfect crust and sauce/cheese ratio. The garlic parm wings were amazing. I also got the eggplant gallo as an appetizer - it was tasty, but a bit small so I'd likely skip it next time as a takeout item. Highly recommend for delicious coal-fired pizza/wings. The gnocchi is house made, so be sure to consider it!

Sicilian chicken wings
Richard P.

My wife and I came by with another couple shortly after they opened on Saturday afternoon. It has a very bright interior and you can see the coal fire in the oven throughout the restaurant. We ordered the Sicilian chicken wings and eggplant gallo as appetizers to share. The wings were roasted in the coal fire oven and came out very crispy. They were also topped with roasted onions. I enjoyed these very much. Eggplant Gallo has thin slices of sauteed eggplant layered with tomatoes and Romano cheese. This was an excellent and tasty appetizer. I had the garlic vinegar chicken as my main course. This has chicken with garlic, peppers, onions, potatoes and Italian sausage in a red wine vinegar chicken stock sauce. I am a person who likes vinegar a lot but this dish had everything literally swimming in it. All in all, I would definitely come by again to try a few other menu items.

Margherita Pizza. Delicious!

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I ordered the carbonara pizza for take-out. It was ready on time and super delicious! Staff was friendly and quick.

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Gallo used to have the best burrata appetizer tonight it's about the 1/4 of the size. I'm so disappointed

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Couldn't get an order right, and daily special is only good enough for 1 person. Disappointing.

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Fantastic food. Everything we ate was very good. Wood fire oven pizza is excellent. Would stop here again any time.

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10 years ago

Been here twice and loved the food both times!! Great pizza and great entrees; a little pricey but worth it.

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Ask the Community - Gallo Coal Fire Kitchen

Do they take reservations?

Depends on WHO you speak to as I received completely different opinions from online communications and then calling the restaurant. First t was yes, then it was...well not on concert nights you should call 30 minutes ahead, then I called 30 minutes… 

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Napoli Ristorante and Pizzeria - Arugula salad with pear dressing, Espresso martini

Napoli Ristorante and Pizzeria

4.4(557 reviews)
6.1 mi
•$$

If there were more stars to give, I would. This place is fantastic! The food is authentic fresh…read moremade and with all of the authentic European flavors. Excellent portions. The staff are welcoming and so friendly. The atmosphere is inviting, temperature perfect. Your not sitting there being cold or too hot. Music is loud enough to have a nice ambiance but you can still socialize and hear one another. The bar staff are wonderful . The attention to detail and presentation are exceptional. I asked for a chilled shot of tequila and it was beautifully presented. I asked for an espresso after dinner and it was like I was in Italy. Hats off to the Chef for keeping true to authenticity and freshness. It is evident that everything there is made in house. Pizza was perfectly made. Meat balls were to die for. The pasta noodles are made in house and are fantastic. The cleanliness is top notch. Attention to detail is noticeable in absolutely everything. And the cost for all of this was shockingly reasonable. This place could absolutely charge so much more for their amazing service but you can tell there is no greed. We have been to restaurants that have changed double and the service and food were mediocre at best. We were celebrating our honeymoon and it was our first dinner out as husband and wife and we received the most fantastic celebration champagne on the house . We couldn't have picked a better place to celebrate. Thank you for such a memorable evening. We will absolutely be back.

When I was in Niagara falls a year ago, I went to dinner at this restaurant and it was absolutely…read moreone of the most classy and amazing meals I've had. I thoroughly enjoyed it, and everything was really good. Located right on the corner going down Lundy's Lane, the place looks very simple from the outside, but once you walk through the doors you realize you are in for an elegant dining experience. Started out with a orange Pellegrino which was wonderful, they brought out some bread and this amazing honey and ricotta cheese spread. Absolutely to die for but be careful. It would be easy to fill up on that and miss out on the wonders of the meal that's coming. I started the meal off with their Caesar salad which was absolutely perfect. The right amount of dressing lettuce was second to none and it was one of the most delicious Caesars I've had. I opted for the gnocchi oso buco ragu, which was absolute perfection. Be careful though, these gnocchi are no joke. The taste will keep you eating all of them and you will absolutely be ready to take a nap afterwards. Bottom line? If you are looking for fine dining in the Niagara falls area, you would be doing yourself a disservice not going to this restaurant. It's absolutely wonderful and I highly recommend it!

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Napoli Ristorante and Pizzeria - The bar area when you first walk in is really well kept.

The bar area when you first walk in is really well kept.

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Blue Cave Restaurant

Blue Cave Restaurant

4.1(79 reviews)
0.4 mi

We had a reservation on a Wednesday night at 5pm, but would have preferred 6pm. There were no other…read morereservations available that day until 7:30pm, yet the restaurant was about half empty the entirety of our meal (just about until 7:30), so I'm kinda confused about how they run their reservations; that being said, it was nice to not be packed in and have the restaurant be super loud. Our service started out great and was attentive, but after we got our main dishes the server was nowhere to be found. That is where the one star was lost on this review. Now on to the food itself. To start off the meal, we were brought complimentary focaccia with red sauce that was served warm and was quite tasty. My one friend and I quickly devoured it. For apps, we ordered calamari and a burrata plate. The calamari was perfectly, lightly battered and not super greasy. It came on a bed of arugula with the same yummy sauce that was served with the focaccia. The sizeable piece of burrata (drizzled with balsamic glaze) came with fresh strawberries, prosciutto, candied walnuts and crostini (which came on a separate plate since my one friend is gf). It was definitely a good amount of food for the price ($16). For main dishes, we ordered the Branzino, Chef's Special Risotto (red wine braised short rib on this day) and GF spaghetti pomodoro. We all enjoyed our dinners. The risotto being the most loved. I found the branzino to be a little dry/not super flaky; but, as I have never had branzino before, I don't know if that was just because of the type of fish it is. It still had a good flavor.

My friend and I drove from Rochester to Lewiston for an evening at Artpark and were looking forward…read moreto a wonderful Italian dinner before the concert. Unfortunately, this turned out to be one of the most disappointing restaurant experiences I've ever had. The restaurant describes itself as a "rustic Italian eatery." Rustic can be charming, but in this case it felt more outdated than authentic. The dining room was very dark, and although I'd reserved an early table because the only available reservation times were 5:00 or 7:45, we arrived to find many empty tables. I never judge a restaurant by its décor alone. Some of the best Italian meals I've had have come from the most unassuming little places. Sadly, the food here never lived up to the promise. We were served two small slices of baguette that were so dry and stale they crumbled apart with the slightest touch. I honestly thought the crumbs on top were grated cheese at first. For an appetizer, we ordered the Panelle because neither of us had ever tried them before. The chickpea fritters were topped with a dollop of ricotta, a drizzle of honey, and what amounted to a single strand of lemon zest. Unfortunately, they were extremely bland and left neither of us wanting to order them again. Our entrées were close to $30 each. I ordered the Eggplant Parmigiana, and my friend had the Chicken Scaloppine. The eggplant was heartbreaking. There were only two layers, and they had broken down into a mushy texture that barely resembled eggplant. Had the skin not still been attached, I honestly wouldn't have known what I was eating. It came with a side of spaghetti that was dramatically overcooked, and the tomato sauce tasted flat and one-dimensional. As someone who is 100% Sicilian and has enjoyed Italian cooking my entire life, I found the sauce particularly disappointing. I couldn't finish it. My friend's Chicken Scaloppine looked attractive on the plate, and the chicken itself was tender, but the dish had almost no flavor. By the time dinner was over, our bill exceeded $110 before the concert had even begun. We left feeling disappointed that what should have been the highlight of our evening became its biggest letdown. Lewiston itself is absolutely charming, and it's easy to see why people travel from both the U.S. and Canada to visit this beautiful town. I only wish our dinner had matched the setting. Based on our experience, I can't recommend this restaurant. There are too many wonderful Italian restaurants in Western New York to spend your money here.

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Fortuna’s Restaurant & Banquets

Fortuna’s Restaurant & Banquets

4.1(145 reviews)
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I don't normally eat at Italian restaurants because I'm…read moreItalian and I'm very particular. We went on a recommendation from Vinny (the bartender at The Giacomo Hotel). Granted, the restaurant is in the middle of the desolate town of Niagara Falls, NY (and I mean there's nothing around), but once you step into the restaurant, you know why they're still standing after 4 generations. It's like walking onto a set of Goodfellas so I knew right away that I wasn't going to be disappointed. Danielle, our server, is the granddaughter of the original owners. I believe her brother is the chef and they continue their grandparents legacy to this day. We ordered a caprese salad to start. Gnocchi with meatballs and Eggplant parm were the entrees both served with a simple (what I call Sunday) sauce. The food was impeccable!!! What I loved is that it was clean and fresh tasting. The eggplant was not overly breaded and fried - it was stacked like layers of lasagna. The gnocchi were perfect little potato pillows! Bravo to the family!! Your grandparents would be so proud!

First time I had the pleasure of eating at this historic Niagara Falls restaurant and was more than…read morehappy with my meal and the staff. The chicken parmigiana cutlet was by far the best I've had at any Italian restaurant. Huge portions with a side of spaghetti and a homemade sauce that was fantastic! The waitress was extremely pleasant and attentive to our needs as well. Come a little earlier for dinner on the weekend because it fills up fast. A nice atmosphere for a family dinner or a date night! Unfortunately, the only downside is the sketchy area around the restaurant. It's a shame. Bad area but great restaurant/food. Parking seems pretty secure.

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Fortuna’s Restaurant & Banquets - So delicious - Veal Parmigiana

So delicious - Veal Parmigiana

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Michael's Restaurant

Michael's Restaurant

4.1(236 reviews)
5.5 mi
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Quaint little pizza shop full of romantic atmosphere... We were greeted with a smile and a…read morefriendly hello... Our server was absolutely superb... Ordered a 10" pizza and a Shell Pasta Dinner... The dinner came and was enough to feed two people... The pizza was definitely not 10"... It had to be at least a foot in diameter... Ate as much as we could... The taste was out of the world... There didn't seem to be any sparing of ingredients or efforts to please... One word describes: FANTASTIC!!! We read one review that wasn't real flattering... All I can say is that review was erroneous and the author needs to go back to school to learn how to write English...

Nice cozy place with old world Italian decor... Picture fat chefs adorning the walls on wallpaper…read moreand in artwork along with sconces. All the seating is booths, which I love! So much more comfy than chairs. From walking in to the restaurant to service at our table, all the staff was welcoming and friendly. After we ordered we were asked if we wanted bread and brought three slices of DiCamillo Italian bread. One for each us and they told us to let them know if we wanted more. I really liked that they asked, so bread would not get wasted. I do wish, however, that it would have been served warm. We ordered beans and greens soup and two specials, Taste of Italy (chicken Parm, 3 ravioli and fettuccine Alfredo) and stuffed rigatoni, which both came with a choice of soup or salad. When the food came, there was an ample amount of sauce and it was nice & hot. The red sauce was good, not sweet, but not acidic either... A nice balance. The Alfredo was super creamy. My chicken parm was perfectly cooked... Thin coating perfectly crisp with tender chicken inside. The stuffed rigatoni were enjoyed by my dad... Sure enough, each rigatoni was individually stuffed and sealed on the ends as the name suggests. We all had the beans & greens soup and enjoyed it.

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