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    Giovanni's Restaurant

    3.6 (43 reviews)
    ModerateItalian
    Closed 11:30 am - 11:00 pm

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    Classy
    Moderate noise
    Good for kids
    Good for groups

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    Jill S.

    This now seems to be our official weekly go too. This time we tried the highly rated Arancini

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    Jennifer P.

    My first meal ever in Sault Ste Marie was at Giovanni's! Service was very friendly, the decor was nice, but the food was very run-of-the-mill Italian food, at least in my opinion. The quality was reminiscent of big chain family restaurants. I went here with my husband and two people from his work. We were staying at the Fairfield Inn and wanted to dine somewhere within walking distance, so it was Giovanni's or Boston Pizza. I didn't want to have bought a plane ticket to The Soo to accompany my husband on a business trip to eat at a chain restaurant that I could eat at anytime back home, so I voted for Giovanni's. Turns out it was probably 6 of one and half a dozen of the other. So I had the "Tour of Italy" ($19.95), which sounded really promising as it had tortellini, ravioli, gnocchi and meatballs. It also came with a garden salad. The garden salad came out and the dressing on the side was in a little Solo plastic container (you know, the ones you get sauce in when you order a meal to go). I would expect that from a diner off the highway, but not a restaurant that touts itself as a real Italian restaurant. And the salad was, you guessed it, mostly iceberg lettuce (or as I like to call it "cheapie filler not real lettuce"). Then my meal came and visually it was not that appetizing. It was a pile of white covered by a sauce of red. At least the colours were patriotic I guess, lol. Sometimes looks can be deceiving, so maybe the taste was awesome, right? Well, it wasn't exactly awesome. It was not dissimilar from what I've had at say an East Side Mario's. The pasta was al dente, at least, but lacking in that true Italian pasta deliciousness. The meat balls were too soft and tasted more of filler to me than meat. So yeah, I was kind of bummed by the food. However, service was really sweet and friendly (as it usually is in small towns). The decor was warm and welcoming. Now maybe I ordered the wrong thing, but hey, I ordered a pasta sampler at an Italian Restaurant, if anything that should be the right thing to order. I should mention that others at the table said they enjoyed their meal, but maybe they were saying that to be polite. I don't know. I did taste some of my husband's mushroom risotto and it was creamy and mushroomy and while I don't really like risotto, I have to admit that I think the quality of his dish was better than mine. There's free parking in their private lot. And if you are staying at the Marriott Fairfield Inn you get 10% off your bill if you show them your hotel key card (I knew this but we totally forgot when it was time to pay - silly us!). They also own Fratelli's Kitchen, which is next door, and The Burger Don (further south on Great Northern). I would recommend going to The Burger Don. We enjoyed it there much more than we did at Giovanni's (although it's a different type of food).

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    10 years ago

    Food was great! Service was even better! We liked it so much we ate there 2 times in 1 day.

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    7 years ago

    The price is high but the server was great and careful. The food was ordinary and it was not valuable in compare with price.

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    Food is OK, portion sizes are smaller than before. Good family dining, but overrated.

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