My flight was delayed causing me to miss my international connection and leaving me at houston airport at 2:00 am. I found a comfortable place to sleep for my 7:00 am flight. My thought was to wake and have my breakfast/coffee and head to my gate. I was awoken by a waiter named Dern. He slammed his fist on the seat over and over and in a very loud voice said "come on get up this ain't your bed. You gotta go. Get up get up get up. You don't nap here" I was shocked. I was worse than I've seen some homeless people treated only I am on a layover for an international flight. I then ordered by breakfast and coffee. He scratched his head and flirted with a young girl at the table next to me making her appear very uncomfortable. My coffee didn't come before or during my omelette. I asked Dern and he proceeded to move boxes and chat with passerby's. The coffee came when I had to go and ask a second server for it 30 min later. I understand workforce is an issue but this guy Dern was just awful! read more

My attempt to grab a quick breakfast didn't quite go as expected. Gavi often catches my eye for its offerings. Whether you're looking for healthy, gluten free, comforting, unexpected, or any food in between they've got it. It was nice to see breakfast offering, specifically avocado toast, along with other classics, however, this is not the spot if you're in a hurry (atleast it wasn't when I visited). On the plus side they do have a counter and table seating and offer a QR code to "skip the line" if you prefer not to engage with the tap to order screen but neither option helps the staff work any faster. Would I order again based on the quality I received? Probably not. The product I ordered looked nothing like the one represented on the tablet. The baby spinach was wilted and overall the toast could use some additional seasoning (salt specifically). I've yet to master the perfect IAH breakfast, but I hope this was just a one off experience because traveling quite a bit, I'd love to have a reliable breakfast provider :) read more

Gavi - Avocado toast - New American Near Me - Houston, Texas

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The restaurant is located across from gate E14. We sat down to have coffee and a bite to eat. I ordered turkey breast and bacon panini, and it was excellent - hot, crispy, delicious. Good portion size too. Good service, friendly, prompt, with a smile. Recommended. read more

Gavi - Turkey and bacon pannini - New American Near Me - Houston, Texas

Ordered two pizzas ...... my wife's came but mine did not. When I asked .... I was told my original pizza was burnt and they had to me make me a second one. NO EXPLANATION until I asked. THEN THE SERVERS ACTED LIKE I WAS BOTHERING THEM! It would have been nice if server came over and said "we burnt you first pizza, sorry". Horrible customer service!!!! Last time I pre-tip .... Never eating here again I hope management contacts me read more

Skip this place. I grabbed the sausage and cheese panini at Gavi across from Gate E14, and it was the driest sandwich I've ever had. The peppers were sliced so paper-thin you could barely taste them, and the bread was hard as a board. I ended up eating the sausage out of the middle and tossing the bread entirely. Even the Italian sausage was really dry. Save your money and pick another spot.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ read more

Literally the worst pizza I've ever had. We took one bite and left it. I cannot recommend more highly that you go somewhere else.

Excellent Italian restaurant stall at the Houston/IAH International Airport featuring an assortment of pizzas, pastas, salads, sandwiches and other similar menu offerings. Good service and a lot of seating nearby. Cool structure / stall design as well. Recommended! read more

There is nothing quite like watching cooking staff hang out on their phones instead of make your food while you're starving in the middle of a very quick layover after many hours in the air.... Aaarg! There is a barcode to scan on the counter, making it fast and painless to order food... Unfortunately, the ease stops there as the lack of human interaction seemed to cause the staff to forget why they're there. Luckily for them though, the ordering system had a minimum 20% tip set, and they were already paid out to sit and ignore their customer. In my seat overlooking the open kitchen, I watched for 17 minutes as the staff showed each other TikToks on their phones instead of notice my order of carbonara on their kitchen's screen. Finally, staff realized they had an order in and mildly rushed to make my carbonara in.... It took about 3-5 minutes as they dumped packaged food into a stainless bowl, mixed it up, and put it on the stove to warm. For some reason, raw onions covered my spaghetti carbonara... that was a first. With less than minus six minutes until my next flight boards, I inhaled my pasta and chose to question why raw onions were on my pasta later. In retrospect, I should have paid United for a sandwich in the air. read more

I generally have low expectations for airport food outlets because frankly, the customers are captive travelers and often hurried to just get some chow to refuel before running to their next flight. If you look at the dining guide for the Houston Intercontinental Airport, the marketing copy makes Gavi sound as if it will provide an elevated dining experience. Well, I'm here to tell you: No it does not provide an elevated dining experience. In fact, it is one of the worst rip-offs I've run across in a while. The restaurant itself consists of a cooking area with a bar style counter at one end and ordering kiosks at the other. The bar features high-top chairs bolted to the ground to make it extremely inconvenient to sit. This is apparently an IAH standard as I saw similar fixed seating in other restaurants. Do the people making the rules actually ever go see the effects of their decisions? If they do it's clear they don't give a darn. And then there's the entrees. Two meatballs, three garlic knots for $30.98 plus tax and airport fees... ridiculous. The food is bland and lukewarm as is to be expected, with the products mostly reheated packages from Sysco, and little added by the "chef de cuisine" other than bacteria from his constant cross contamination of products and stuffing his hands into his pockets and then touching food. No gloves or hair nets in use. Fresh ingredients left unrefrigerated sitting on the carts; many many no-nos for dietary managers. The service is even worse. If you sit at the bar seating area at one end of the restaurant, the staff yell your name out and tell you to pickup your food at the other end instead of placing it before you. And they expect gratuities for this "service"? This place is a bad joke. AVOID. read more

What can I say it's another OTG venue but I must add that it was situated right across from Gate E14 which made it quite convenient. I never order food from those impersonal IPads, just order a beverage with authority and if I'm lucky, I may get a human that delivers it and maybe even say, "Hello" read more

Gavi - Bombay Sapphire Gin and Tonic - New American Near Me - Houston, Texas

We stopped in at Gavi on our way to our gate and were pleasantly surprised with how wonderful the atmosphere was. The food was incredible too but best of all service was amazing. Kiki had great vibes and runs a well oiled machine! read more

Well we definitely would not recommend this place based on our experience. Just a few lowlights - 1. tepid coffee served in a dirty cup ( dried drips on outer cup). When we raised this we were told it's not dirty, it's a coffee stain lol. 2. cup replaced but no coffee in it - had to ask for the coffee to go into the clean cup! 3. Our bottle of mineral water arrived but with no glasses to use. We had to ask twice for these and overall wait time was 15 mins for the glasses. The venue was not busy at all but obviously service was not a priority. The panini we ordered were quite tasty but by the time we had everything we'd ordered, and had to ask several times for, it was a poor experience. read more

Great sausage and cheese omelette. Diego was a great host. Clean tables with outlets and ports. I suggest giving them a try. Very reasonable prices too. Refills were 100$ and ice cubes were an extra 50$! Just kidding Diego! read more

Oof. :( Not a bad option for airport food in Terminal E, but still not a great dining experience. I ordered the Caprese Panini and received a lukewarm, thin panini that was mostly bread, and fries that were cold and extremely salty. I also ordered the Citron Green Iced Tea and thought it tasted like this old medicine I had as a child that would help clear my sinuses. And the worst part was that this meal was $32 (tax + tip included). High prices are not uncommon in airports, though, unfortunately. I will say, however, that I enjoyed the atmosphere and the seating options offered. You simply sit wherever you like, order from an iPad, and the food is brought out to you. It's a simple yet effective system, and it offers a great way to kill time in peace if you arrive at the airport early. There are outlets available at each table to charge your devices, as well. The service was also very quick and friendly. So, while the food was very disappointing, other aspects of this place are appealing. read more

Gavi - Caprese Panini and Citron Green Iced Tea - New American Near Me - Houston, Texas

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I ordered the Spaghetti Carbonara & Chicken fingers with French fries. The place is attractive & well kept. But the server forgot my ketchup & never came back with it. Which is hard to understand why as it was only me & another couple in the whole restaurant. Anyways , the spaghetti carbonara was HORRIBLE ! I'm not sure what they put in the sauce but it was definitely not Carbonara - I brought it home for my partner to finish it & he said it tasted like Crabs in Coconut soup ! The chicken nuggets was okay - nothing out the ordinary but the fries really would've been better with the ketchup ' I ended up not eating it . The food I ordered LOOKED delicious - but I would suggest ordering something else if you came here . read more

Gavi - New American Near Me - Houston, Texas

Not worth it. The pesto pasta with chicken was solid and if i had to pick id get that again. Left a not great taste in my mouth

Overpriced for sure but well worth it! The pizza from Gavi was prepared exceptionally well. Super fresh ingredients! I've never ordered sausage, red onions and jalapeños and white sauce on pizza. I'm not typically a white sauce fan. I added sriracha and this took the pizza to another level! The service was relatively fast ; considering I was about to board a flight within 30 mins from placing my order. I also had an old fashioned.... Tasty but overpriced as well. I would definitely come here again. I'm really curious where their other locations are. The pizza was that good!!! read more

Gavi - Sausage onions & jalapeño pizza - (with white sauce) - New American Near Me - Houston, Texas

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The Margherita pizza isn't as pictured on the menus and screens. Definitely a bit misleading. It's a greasy cheese pizza with large leaves of basil slapped on. Given the hype, I was expecting a bit more. While it's refreshing to see a new pizza place at an airport that's not Sbarro's or Pizza Hut, I was a bit irkek by the false advertising. The drinks are the WORST. I ordered a Mint Julep that had NO MINT. It was super boozy and very poorly mixed. My hubby seemed to enjoy his Manhattan. The bar was pretty packed and took us 25 min to get our drinks and pizza. While I didn't particularly enjoy the meal, it was a big step up from the Tex-Mex restaurant El Premio next door (we paid $70 for a quesadilla, chicken tacos, and a margarita for a subpar meal). We were full and paid 1/2 as much at Gavi. read more

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Got a quote bite here since it was close to my gate, and I have to say for airport food, this pizza was pretty good! A bit overpriced as all airport food is, but I did actually enjoy my four cheese pizza. I had plenty for leftovers and it is definitely large enough to share, or for one very hungry person :) Easy ordering with technology as is the case all around this airport. read more

Gavi - Four cheese pizza - New American Near Me - Houston, Texas

Received a Caesar salad with rotten lettuce. Sent it back and got another one. This one not only had rotten lettuce, it had moldy lettuce in it, too. For $16, I expect lettuce that isn't going to give me salmonella. read more

Gavi - Rotten lettuce in the salad. - New American Near Me - Houston, Texas

Wow great service by all the staff especially Michael. Really made my day. I will return to this restaurant. Wanted some garnish for my bloody mary and he went searching for it even at the other side of the restaurant. So sweet and kind. I love good people. If it were anyone else, they might've just said no to me. But he really took his time to be super helpful. Also the margarita with an extra shot, bacon, jalapeno, and lemon was bomb diggidy. Was sad because of how expensive it was initially, but it really lightened my mood. read more

Gavi - bloody mary thank you again so much michael! -from san francisco - New American Near Me - Houston, Texas

The food was amazing and the customer service was excellent. Autee (Keke) was so welcoming, attentive and friendly. Five stars for sure. Anytime I'm traveling through IAH IM DEFINITELY GOING TO STOP BY!!!!! read more

It was absolutely a nice airport spot. Hate the throw away plates and utensils though with COVID in the air. It is repulsive how the trash bins are filling up bc of the 'plandemic'. I pray Mother Earth counters such unconscious behavior of the muggles living fear. Gave did serve its expensive average wines in glasses, so at least that was good instead of plastic. The pizzas seem to be the best bang for the buck. I chose a Caesar and a pasta and thank goodness I got two dishes as they were both very small. The quality was high however so I was pleased overall with the taste. Total tab was like $60 but what are you going to do in an airport. At least they gave Gavi some style and class despite forcing me to contribute to trashing Gaia. read more

Gavi - Great wine setup - New American Near Me - Houston, Texas

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This place was fine for airport food but nothing special. I got the turkey panini. It took a while to make, so I wouldn't stop here if you are in a rush. It's one of the only options that far into the terminal, so a solid choice if you don't want to walk too far. read more

I wanted a quick drink right before my flight. I only had 20 minutes until boarding time. That's enough time, right? Nope, not at Gavi. In order to order something you need to sign in using their QR code. Then you have to add your credit card to pay for something. It takes about 10 minutes just for all of this. After 5 minutes I said forget it and left. Not worth the effort for a quick drink. read more

Pizzas here looked good. I was impressed they have a Tomato Pie (no cheese) option. Carry out was fast. I got the roasted cauliflower (tasty) and a salad that wasn't bad. All a tad pricy but it was served quickly and was better than the options on the flight. read more

Gavi - Roasted Cauliflower:The container was only half full, but it's a decent portion, a little greasy but tasty, properly cooked and seasoned. - New American Near Me - Houston, Texas

After being delayed in Houston from Denver while on my way to Georgia, I was looking for something to eat. I was hoping to find a few Tex Mex restaurants but after surprisingly not finding much in the way of Tex Mex, I decided to try Gavi. Yes, having pasta while being in Texas for the first time. I went with the Spaghetti Carbonara. It was what I needed at the time; carbs, bacon, and cream. The pasta came out hot and was delicious. The ordering process is by iPad. You select what you want and then run your credit card in the reader to open the tab. Once you are done, you can close out your tab on the iPad. read more

Gavi - iPad ordering system - New American Near Me - Houston, Texas

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I just wish I could get a hot meal from this place. I've tried Gavi 2 or 4 times now and though I think the quality of the food is high, the service is weak and every meal I've ever purchased came to me cold. This is an airport and travelers just don't have time to send meals back to be recooked. Today I had time and sent it back. Sure, the food tasted great but I'm still thinking that they messed up. The return plate wasn't even complete, it was missing the side dishes I paid for. I guess I wouldn't be so concerned had the meal not cost me $25 for an omelette with side of bacon and coffee. This is Houston, not NYC! read more

Bad customer service. You have to fill out form to get refund if they don't have the ingredients to make your order. Specially if you have plane to catch read more

The self order app is so full of apps you can't get to your order status. Go a restaurant with people. Don't mind the app order but the adds in app are stupid. read more

Ordered 2 egg breakfast today and my eggs had so much salt and pepper that they weren't edible. Since they took 20 minutes to come out I didn't bother sending back because my flight was 10 min away from boarding. read more

Bad, bad, bad service today. First time I have ate at this location and never had worse experience at any restaurant with the service. Literally took little over 1 hour to get drink substituted read more

Gavi - New American Near Me - Houston, Texas

This restaurant is absolute trash. The humans cannot take your order, you have to use the QR code. The staff is wonderful but their hands are bound by this abomination of an idea for a service industry restaurant. For the love of everything holy in restaurants change this to traditional menus and staff. read more

$20 for No cheese in a cheese pizza..traveling late with a toddler and had to rely on Gavi..make sure you open and check the food before leaving the restaurant read more

Gavi - No cheese in a cheese pizza.. - New American Near Me - Houston, Texas

Avocado toast was pretty good with Chili flakes. Flesh and good for a healthier choice before lunch time in the airport.

Very disappointing. There is ZERO service. Everything is done by either a kiosk or self check. When trying to purchase a water the self check credit card reader was not working. I asked the ladies behind the counter if there was any other way to pay, they told me no that was the only place I could pay for it. They did not offer to help and were actually quite rude. Then there's the pizza... it is greasy and the dough was raw. With all of the restaurants in the airport to choose from, don't choose this one. read more

just don't order pasta. This was total disaster. After long flight I thought that this place would know how to make the carbonara, however the result was complete nightmare. read more

Gavi - New American Near Me - Houston, Texas

This pizza was made hot and fresh in front of us...it was hot enough to burn the face off...the crust was thin I will give it that...however it was gummy...the sauce was good although more sweet than anything else...the cheese was delicious and helped balance it...their ovens were cool but it didn't cook the dough enough to be done...for a quick bite in the airport it is a good buy at only $20 for the whole deal but I have truly had better..and I've also had worse...next time I will have to try their pepperoni.... read more

They delivered two wrong pizzas then told I was stuck with a cheese pizza and told to put the toppings on myself.

On a long layover between our flight from El Paso to Fort Lauderdale, we ate at Gavi. My wife had a caprese panini with chips and I had the spaghetti and meatballs. The panini was very good and the spaghetti was probably good enough to be a 4*, however the meatballs were in a different rich tomato (a little spicy) sauce which in my opinion lessened the overall rating. Service was fine. read more