"Gino’s is some Old Portland realness. This Sellwood restaurant, almost always packed with neighborhood locals, delivers heaping piles of pasta and other red sauce standards to tables in its dining room and wood-lined bar. Grandma Jean’s, the restaurant’s version of a Sunday gravy, is absolutely teeming with pork ribs, stewed beef, and pepperoni, tossed with penne. Gino’s is one of the only spots in town serving penne alla vodka, given a Portland twist with Mama Lil’s peppers. And outside the world of pasta, seafood-packed cioppino is a favorite among the restaurant’s decades-loyal regulars." - Eater Staff
