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Mr Gino's Italian Restaurant & Bar

4.0 (147 reviews)
ModerateItalian, Bars
Closed • 4:00 pm - 9:00 PM

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Moderate noise
Classy
Good for groups

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Sausage, red onion, and pineapple pizza
Kathy W.

My husband and I walked across Aultman Street from our hotel to Mr. Gino's because we had a hankering for pizza -- and we definitely chose wisely. It looks like an old casino from the street (it might have been a casino once) but now is filled with quirky lighting and comfortable booths. We read through the menu of Italian and American choices and found the pizza offerings. We opted to "build our own." And it was delicious, with a homemade crust, hearty sausage, red onion, and my spouse's choice of pineapple. It all worked. We ordered the smaller 14" size and were full and brought home leftovers. Who wouldn't want delicious leftover pizza the next morning? Our server was friendly and efficient and it seemed like it was a family-run place. Looking around, it seemed like everyone else was enjoying their choices, from the couple eating plates of pasta next to us to the guy across the way who was digging into his T-bone steak. A fine choice in Ely.

The black shadow in middle is our ONE Scallop
Ty S.

Starting off by saying the only worse Italian food we've had was in Hong Kong at some random "Italian Bistro"...which was similar to frozen budget brand food....not even the "fancy" Michelangelo's frozen and definitely nowhere close to Costco's great Lasagna. This place had potential, good reviews (now immediately suspect for anything in Ely), building location was cool (old town Ely)...and walking in the place smelled great and dining room was clean, spacious and just interesting to look around. Staff was friendly. Prices...well... Italian, $25-$50 per entree. Surprisingly expensive appetizers... We order Calamari for Appetizer and Seafood Scampi for dinner. Calamari arrived with the world's tiniest pile only rings. Obviously "fresh" frozen...fried in really old oil and overcooked. Only red tomato pasta sauce to dip (actually pretty good). $18!!! For like 12-14 1inch rings? Entree was described as Prawns, U10 Scallops and Mussels...served over linguine. What we got was ONE scallop, burnt...6-ish overcooked rubbery shrimp (not expected bigger prawns). And 4 mussels also just ok...overcall served over mushy linguine noodles and everything sitting in a bland watery soup, that vaguely tasted like garlic, lemon and butter. We were starving after driving for the past 5 hours...so we ate everything. Amused ourselves watching the other 6 diners in the restaurant on a Friday evening...their reactions eating their food... With tip, $83. For one entree, one appetizer and a couple waters... I actually longed for Olive Garden... Sad overall for the experience...can only assume the servers were nice because they felt bad about what they were serving. Hope I saved at least one person from going here.

Spaghetti and meatballs

The ambiance was relaxed and charming. The staff was incredibly friendly and attentive. The food was good. I ordered the spaghetti and meatballs. Being in the Midwest i was not surprised to see it had more mozzarella cheese on it than sauce or noodles. I still thought it was yummy. Overall my experience was wonderful. What shocked me were the prices. I'm on a road trip from Los Angeles. Menu prices were more expensive here in ELY than prices from similar restaurants in LA. Just to be certain, I looked up the last LA Italian restaurant I ate at. (C + O Italian). Spaghetti and meatballs was actually 2 dollars more in ELY than in LA. The LA restaurant gives you unlimited garlic knots on top of it. Why? This is a trend I've seen more and more as I travel, the cheap prices of small town restaurants have disappeared. It makes no sense because I can't imagine jobs in the area pay as much as jobs in larger cities. Like minimum wage in ELY is 12 an hour. IN LA it's 18. Yet the menu prices are MORE in ELY. WHAT? Something ain't right with the economy right now. I'm not sure what the fix is but I hope things can return to the way they were. I hope families are still able to dine out and not just for special occasions.

Cannellini
michael r.

Yes service was very good and the food was very tasty and good old school Italian restaurant remind of younger days having dinner with my parents at there favorite restaurant

Entree Chicken Florintine!!

This is a diamond in the rough! Not much to look at on outside, but once inside, the staff and food was WOW! Very friendly staff.. my servers were José and Jamie... They were quite busy on a Saturday night... but took good care of me! On to food.. Homemade bread..outstanding! Served with light marinara sauce to dip. Salad came with the entree... pretty simple iceberg with a few bits, but with homemade croutons! I ordered the Chicken Florintine... outstanding! Lightly breaded with huge chicken breast, spinach, and delicious rocatta and cream cheese sauce ... see pictures! Accompanied by super fresh vegetable side, zucchini, mushrooms, bell peppers, broccoli.. al dente! And baby red roasted potatoes! I could have shared the dinner! Big portions! Ambiance was mellow with good piano jazz music in background ...

Salmon and dinner salad (half eaten).

The food was fresh and delicious! The asparagus was expertly cooked: still crisp, but not raw, and lightly seasoned. The salmon was blackened, with a light/crisp crust. You would almost expect this to be a food desert, along Highway 50, the loneliest highway but the garden-fresh veggies proved otherwise.

Lasagna with garlic bread
Jillian G.

Ely is an interesting little town, limited options but enough to satisfy. We decided to try out this little Italian tonight on the Main Street. The ambiance and vibe was great with a modern Italian feel and nice decor! We were immediately sat at a side booth type table and brought waters and menus. I ordered the Angel Hair Primavera with no mushrooms and Dave tried ordering an 8oz sirloin but the waiter said they were out of steaks so he decided on the lasagna. Before the entrees arrived, we received starter salads which was nice! Food came out in reasonable time. Dave liked his lasagna (that came with a little piece of garlic bread) I was not a fan of my pasta. It looked really good upon arrival but the flavor was pretty gross to me. It came with a lemon wedge, which I did not squeeze because it just wouldn't have tasted right.... The flavor is hard to describe, kind of like lemon and the smell of dirty feet/socks! I tried eating what I could but could not even eat half - the garlic bread was really good though. I would recommend this place, but DO NOT order the pasta dish I did!

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The food was good - a little heavy on the oregano - the atmosphere was great and the service was excellent.

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The food and service were great. I can't imagine there's a better restaurant in Ely. I will definitely return.

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Excellent flavor, quality food. Meat sauce was meaty with a hint of red wine. Ravioli was covered with cheese. Outstanding. Great service

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Always good, never disappoints. Steaks were good, Cesar was good. Staff was friendly and timely for how big our group was

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Great food. Great service. The steak I ate was cooked just right. Fun atmosphere! Kids enjoyed the food as well

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Smash N Grab - Original Philly cheesesteak with fries

Smash N Grab

4.8(87 reviews)
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Living out in the middle of nowhere, NV, I have two choices to go to a DMV...Elko or Ely...same…read moredistance. It's a no brainer to choose Ely because their office quick and homey! But, I'm not writing a review of a DMV, I'm writing a review of my lunch at Smash. Those DMV ladies wanted to know where we ate and they agreed, these are the best burgers for a 1000 miles around. I had the mushroom swiss, my son had the regular smash. Deceptively HUGE sandwiches on buttered buns, cooked just right, and seasoned! Fries were tasty. We got there a bit earlier than lunch and didn't question it being empty on a Wednesday, but then we watched the place fill up. People were talking until food arrived and then it was just quiet. That tells you a lot. Can't talk while you're eating. Then I had them pack up all three dessert choices in the display because we could not decide. Chocolate cake, Nutella cheesecake and lemon cheesecake. We drove the two hours home and then sampled...I got one bite of the Nutella and then my son stole it! The husband snarfed the chocolate cake and I hid the lemon from both of them. Waitstaff friendly, workin' hard. Happy to tip.

This was a pretty good place to eat. The restaurant is a local favorite and is pretty loud as it…read moreis a sports style venue. The prices were to be expected for burgers, wings, salads, and other similarly styled foods. They had a good beer selection that (I believe) was all brewed in house. Don't quote me on that. There was a little bit of a wait for our food, but it was completely warranted due to the place being full of diners. I would eat here again.

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Smash N Grab - Friend pickles were nice and crispy and a huge serving, great to share.

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Friend pickles were nice and crispy and a huge serving, great to share.

Mr Gino's Italian Restaurant & Bar - italian - Updated October 2026

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