Cafe Gio

Pizza, well cooked, slice stands up with one hand hold, crust on the thin side, tasty sauce spiced right, correct amount of cheese and a crunchy crust! That's as far as I go on this review till we come back, eat in and try an entree! Atmosphere looks go with a nice dining room. The pizza takeout was busy with only one employee, taking orders, working the oven, serving, and operating the register. AND last but not least Cafe Gio charges extra for credit cards... Why? The pizza was very good, maybe it was all with it? Lmk?

Cafe Gio is truly like a second home to our family. We go every single Christmas Eve, and year after year they make us feel so welcome—even with my three little babies in high chairs. That alone says everything about how accommodating and family-friendly they are. We’ve celebrated some of our biggest life moments here: communions, christenings, and even my baby shower. Every event has been flawless, and the care they put into making each one special never goes unnoticed. This past Christmas Eve, I ordered the stuffed Rigatoni Grimaldi and… wow. I’m not exaggerating when I say it was one of the best dishes I’ve ever had. I literally cannot stop thinking about it. Perfection. The food, the atmosphere, the consistency, the kindness—it’s all there. A huge thank you to Sal and the entire Cafe Gio team for always making us feel like family. We absolutely love it here and wouldn’t celebrate our special moments anywhere else. — Nikki 💛

The absolute best place for pizza on the island. Try their old fashioned slice. They make it just like you get it from Sicily. The breadcrumbs sautéed onions. The sauce and dough is delicious!!!!!

It bewilders me how they serve a chicken parm hero with no sauce. I know they didn’t run out of sauce because we also got a shrimp parm hero and it came with some sauce on it. And they have the nerve to charge for extra sauce as in a side order. This order I went and picked up knowing they only use very little sauce and when I get it delivered they never include the extra sauce I ask for in the comments. Makes the hero very dry. So this order I picked up and also ordered the “side” of extra sauce for $1.50. Lucky I did or I would’ve thrown my chicken parm in the trash. Zero sauce on it what a joke. It’s a “side” of sauce not sauce on the side lol. Better place down the road.

Wow, from food to service😋😍. The owner and chef Salvatore and his team are just so welcoming. Thank you, Jill and Lucas for being excellent and making our Luncheon perfect. You both were extremely attentive and accommodating with our special requests. The food was delicious. I had the stuffed flounder with linguini and the stuffing was a delicious shrimp and bread stuffing so so good👍😋 Some had the Chicken Parmigiano and others the Chicken Francese and all was loved. But what stood out was the delicious addictive house dressing on the salad. Yeah, I took a garlic knot to sop it up it was. 😉 Thank you all for a great Luncheon experience.

Went on Palm Sunday....busy lil dinner crowd. Only 2 people on for wait staff but they held their own and everything was served timely. Food was fresh and delicious! Love their front-end pizza counter too, a variety to choose from. A lovely little gem right off Sunrise Highway in Babylon area.

Hands down the best pizzeria in the Babylon area. Try the shrimp pesto pizza and their chicken bacon ranch is out of this world. And Leo’s the man; been coming here for years and he’s always helpful

Cafe Gio 📍West Babylon, NY @cafegio_restaurant Cafe Gio in West Babylon has been a staple in the community since 1994, serving up some amazing Italian dishes. Great pizza and food is the reason why it’s been able to survive over 30 years! We absolutely loved everything we got here and the service was incredible. This is a great spot for date night, a meal with the whole family, or a quick lunch bite. Come check them out! Follow us on Instagram @drinklongislandny for full video review and many more spots!

Cafe Gio West Babylon, NY @cafegio_restaurant Cafe Gio in West Babylon has been a staple in the community since 1994, serving up some amazing Italian dishes. Great pizza and food is the reason why it's been able to survive over 30 years! We absolutely loved everything we got here and the service was incredible. This is a great spot for date night, a meal with the whole family, or a quick lunch bite. Come check them out! Follow us on Instagram @drinklongislandny for full video review and many more spots!

They've amped up the selections of pizza. Love the tricolor Vodka Grandma Slice! They participate in TGTG Surprise Bags. Love that! I hate to see food go to waste. Dinners never disappoint. The bread is always hot & the side salad is cold & crisp. Chicken Pomodoro is another fave. Ya can't go wrong no matter what you order really. Passionate owner Sal & awesome staff. Glad to have them as my local spot. 8-14-2025

We had a celebration here a few weeks ago. So we were seating in a private area up front. It was a little crowded but we made it work. It is a cute little Italian restaurant. The staff worked hard together. They first gave out garlic knots, they were so good! Next was the salad, also very good. The pasta was a little sweet for my liking. Then we all had ordered a main course. My boyfriend enjoyed the chicken parm. I had the eggplant rollatini but it just had too much cheese in and around it. The eggplant was too thin. But everyone enjoys their stuff different. Overall we had a lovely time.

Love it here.. Great food, best garlic knots. The waiters and waitresses are so nice...

100% probably the best pizza I've tried in Long Island so far. Really beautiful inside also. They had such creative slices, like a clam pizza and one with calamari. I can't wait to go back and try more. Glad i was driving on the service road and came across this place. Definitely put this on your must try pizza spots!

The food is tasty, and portions are large enough. Classic Italian plates and plethora of pizzas upfront. Prices would be more palatable if they were a dollar or so less. Dinner entrees come with a large salad and one basket of garlic knots for the table. Menu is large. The waitress was a bit pushy in getting our orders before we had even decided what we wanted, and it made us feel rushed and not relaxed. And when we wanted her we couldn't find her!

Their food and service was good. Chicken dinner special included dessert. We were full and asked to take it to go. We were told there's a packaging fee. That is the tackiest thing I've ever heard. Owner just lost us as customers due to pure greed.

I live around the block and have ordered from them a few times. Just picked up a salad and three slices and it was $67. Seems that they make up their own prices and when you ask for a receipt, they just give you the credit card receipt. Not happy

Love this place. Came here on a lunch date and have been obsessed ever since. The baked ziti is just how I like it. A flavorful sauce and a healthy portion . These garlic knots are sooooo delicious ! The dressing on the side salad is amazing. Jill is such a fantastic person. I won't even call her a waitress . She makes it seem like you've been friends for years. This is just an overall great place. Good vibes. Good ppl. Good food.

Grabbed a slice of pizza here for the first time. What a beautiful pizzeria slash restaurant. And since a nice selection of pizza. I don't know the name of the slice I got but it had penne and breaded chicken cutlets cut up on top. It was delicious! I will be back!

Great Pizza ! Grandma's is the best I have ever had... Service: decent Good: overall: good Ambiance: ok, clean Pleasant staff, very friendly and charming ! We have never had a bad meal at Gio's. The kitchen is doing a great job !!!!

I stopped by Cafe Gio the other night and immediately realized it's been way too long! Sal was as hospitable as ever and my favorite waitress Shannon took great care of us as she always does! She keeps it real and is an absolute hoot. Sal absolutely crushed it as usual. I started with a rice ball (stuffed with bolognese meat sauce) and it was out of this world. I also tried one of his famous garlic knots with chicken parm stuffed inside.. wow.. incredible. Already feeling like I was on the brink of being stuffed and needing a nap, I ordered an avocado chicken salad and took half of it to go. It consisted of mixed greens, tossed with fresh avocado, grilled chicken, walnuts, dried cranberries & mandarin oranges. Their sesame dressing on the side really brought all the different flavors and textures together nicely. Sal - you the man!

This is a location I visit once and a while prior to grocery shopping. The pizza isn't bad...just not really worth the price. For anything other then a normal slice...a small fountain drink and "fancy" pizza will cost you about 10 bucks. More if you aren't paying cash. The food is good but the slices are small. Take that for what it's worth.

I tried the pizza and it's really good I really approve of this restaurant. I also had mozzarella sticks. The texture was really good too.

Walking into this pizzeria/restaurant, there was a great aroma of garlic in the air. The display window had beautiful looking pies but we were there for pasta night. It was quiet when we arrived and our waitress was a really nice young lady. I looked over the menu before we even got there and am happy to say that I would eat EVERY dish there. Fresh, hot, soft, pillowy garlic knots came out first. If their food is anything as good as their garlic knots, then we're in for a treat. I asked for baked clams which had nice toasty breadcrumbs on top and yummy whole clams. I ordered the rigatoni Ala gio, their signature dish with Italian sausage, broccoli rabe and sun dried tomatoes. My husband had the Belezza, fresh tomatoes, basil, marinara, fresh mozzarella in a pink cream sauce. He enjoyed it. We will be returning.

Never disappointed when we eat there. Great ambience whether it's date night, or after a long day running errands. The staff all are warm and friendly. They are knowledgeable on their menu and also make great recommendations. Everything off the menu is amazing.

Always love coming to Cafe Gio! The food is always so delicious! I leave here with a happy belly lol The staff is also great!! Highly recommend checking them out!!

$4 for a slice of regular pizza ridiculous. A whole pie would be $32 . Every business used the Covid price increase but guess what Covid excuse is over people

I just picked up a takeout order of stuffed rigatoni and a can of soda for $33.00.... this is what I got. 8 rigatoni and two strips of chicken and a tin filled of sauce. WTF

The staff was very nice, the restaurant looked very clean. The garlic knots were some of the best ones I've ever had- the dough was perfect. I didn't get a chance to try the pizza but the pasta was very good as well as the salad I ordered. The cannoli and cheesecake were also very tasty. We got our food and drinks quickly. Will definitely visit again.

From the service to the food everything is amazing they treat you like family and each and every dish I try taste amazing , I come here at least twice a week

I ordered a large cheese pie with sausage. It was overcooked. The crust was atrocious. The sauce was pretty much flavorless. The sausage was sporadic at best and the cheese was just gluey. The flavor profile was zero the slices wouldn't even fold all that for the luxury price of $30.44. Needless to say I will not be back. It's not like there aren't 100 other pizzerias and a 1 mile radius.

I've been going to cafe gios for years, it has always been excellent, unfortunately my last dining experience was terrible. The food was cold , and had an awful after taste like soap, not just one dish it was everything we ate. It was very strange, we barely touched the food and sent it back. I was surprised that the manager or owner never came over to our table to speak to us, that's a red flag that they didn't care. Also they have been adding in the credit card charge on the entire bill, and don't remove it when you pay cash. So basically they are hoping you don't pick up on it, suffice to say I'm finished with cafe gio.

I have to admit the customer service has improved here in recent years although certain staff could still use some improvement. Their BBQ chicken pizza & broccoli bites are delicious although quite pricy

Service was impeccable food looked excellent case full and delicious looking at open. Ambiance is fully modern feeling. Prices are just a little too high i got a specialty garlic knot and it felt like it doubled the price of my meal where my usual joint charges 50 cents to a dollar for a special knot plus was served cold with beef this can get you sick if you don't have a good gut. These gimmick garlic knots should bring people back to the business not steer them away due to high pricing lower your prices you'll see more faces returning for a slice weekly.

Came here for dinner. The staff was extremely pleasant and the service was quick. We ordered our meals, Chicken Danielle and Chicken Parm Ala Vodka, and they gave us house salads as a starter. The dressing is made in house and was absolutely delicious! It was so good that we purchased a pint of salad dressing to go afterwards. The garlic knots are given inlou of Italian bread, but its for the better. These knots were warm, soft, garlicy. The meals were great. We shared both plates and they did not skimp on the portion size. Took food home and it made excellent leftovers the next day. We will definitely return here for more dinners.

My wife went to a Cafe Gio to pick up a pizza. They tried to charge her $3 more than the Wednesday Special price. She questioned this, and the manager came over claiming they could change the price at any time. She rightfully corrected him saying not if you advertize the special price in your door window. He proceeded to pull the pizza from her, told her to leave and walked away. My wife called our after him questioning if this is the way he treats paying customers. Upon leaving my 70 year old wife was called a dirtbag by a female employees who was scraping the specials sign off the door window. My wife and I will never set foot in Cafe Gio again. If you do, tred lightly or prepare to be abused. I would give it zero stars if the App allowed.

Local pizzeria -Italian restaurant. I'm fixated on the shrimp pesto pizza .You can dine in or take it to go .

Meatball sliders are great and the pizzettes I was told are enough for only one person but they are more than enough for two to share. Flavors we great on the gourmet pizzas but I would recommend some flavor to your crust...totally bland. If they had some flavor or spices to the crust, it would be phenomenal ( hence the 3 out of 5) Would definitely come back though.

Ordered a meatball parm with double extra cheese and light sauce. you are supposed to get 3 meatballs we got two. didn't realize until 1/2 was eaten I called to see and confirm the number of meatballs. In order to get a credit for this even 2.00. they wanted the hero back . i have no problem doing that but I couldn't go. bc I can't drive after surgery. it was only fir a 2.00 credit and it was refused. then they water down their house salad dressing and the prices for their entrees went up astronomically. For example their shrimp parm is around $33,00 for 5 pieces. go to Nonna Bella's for 21.95 and the food at Nonna Bella's is sooooo much better!!! The appetizer of fried calamari is about $17.00. Nonna Bella's is about $12.00. Overall this place changed and the food is mediocre. Won't go anymore. Go to Nonna Bella's, the prices are reasonable and food is good and nothing is watered down

Wound up here with a party of ten on a Sunday after seeing a play in Babylon. Our waitress was great and very attentive. The food though.... WOW. I AM ABSOLUTELY OBSESSED with anything al vodka and they pretty much had ala vodka everything! So they won my heart hands down. My boyfriend got the gnocchi ala Maria, which was a pink sauce, and I got the chicken ala vodka with rigantoni.... I ate the entire thing...... YIKES. Everyone loved their meals and next time we're out East we'll definitely return. I would even make the half hour drive from my town to eat there whenever I want. SO GOOD

Always yummy as long we've going there, which is many years, it's always great!! The people are friendly and we always have a good experience!

Was here today make a long story short very disturbing while eating my pasta there was a hair in my food. owner came and insisted it was my hair and I pay for the pasta that I sent back.instead of the owner being apologetic he was very confrontational and rude !! and not to mention im blonde and the hair was brown first and last time here!!!!!

Cafe Gio has amazing food and service. For starters this place has some of the BEST garlic knots in all of long island, the bread if fluffy and they are generous with butter and garlic for the perfect knot. I ordered pest pasta which was creamy and delicious! The serving size is huge and good enough for two, or for leftovers the next day!! Lastly, we ended the meal with chocolate cake which was very good. The food was great, and the service is EXCELLENT. Our server, Jill, was attentive, personable and you could tell she enjoys her job!

Pizza here is decent, but apparently a large fountain drink, something that probably costs the restaurant about $.50, maybe $1, is $4.95. I was in shock when a regular slice, vodka grandma slice and large drink came up over $14. I get everything costs a little more now in 2022, but when a non-alcoholic, fountain soda costs more than the slice of pizza it's a bit ridiculous.

Love this place! They have great specials Monday to Thursday so we went for the Monday night pasta special! There are so many options to choose from and the portions are great. Will be back again!

Says Pasta night is an option on Doordash then they cancel order and make it out to be your problem that they have it listed. Place sucks and pizza is garbage anyways. Won't be going back

The owner may need to find a new way to make a living with such a poor attitude towards customers. If you raise your prices make sure your signs reflect the current prices. Don't FAULT YOUR CUSTOMERS when we expect to pay the advertised price!

Went recently for Pasta Night. The service was slow, despite not being filled to capacity when we arrived. I only saw two servers, so perhaps that was the issue. I realize good workers are hard to find these days post Covid . The food was delicious and served hot! Deducted a star for two mistakes on the bill. We had ordered off the special menu,but didn't get charged the special prices.

great place to eat, food is great and the service is really good definitely a good place to eat and enjoy the food wit he family.

I could probably just come here for the salad dressing alone. It's homemade, (not from a bottle), and you can purchase it for $6.99 a pint. Get on this! :) The back restaurant section is really nice and currently under construction so right now all you will see is white walls, but the place is always beautifully decorated so I can't wait to see what's in store for this place. The lunch specials on Monday and Tuesday are really great. They also have a chicken night on Thursday evenings. I normally order a classic chicken Parm with a side of angel hair pasta. Pasta always cooked to perfection. Even the pizza is delicious if you just wanna go in for a quick slice. 4 stars because there's not much of a wine menu. If you ask what kind of wine they have they will just tell you Merlot or Cabernet Sauvignon. No wine list. The taste of the food alone makes up for that though.

Absolute trash! I gave it one star because the place itself is nice, a real catfish kinda place. I ordered rigatoni a La vodka - who makes vodka sauce with ground beef?!?! They do... trash! My husband had the chicken bruschetta, pasta was dry, no sauce. Never again!

I was a regular customer for years because the food was decent and they were nearby. They changed their counter staff recently and apparently their customer service practices as well. When there are so many other options available for pizza, one bad experience is enough. I won't be back. 2 stars because their food is pretty good. Minus 3 because I never want to deal with the service at the counter again.

The selection of food was seriously something that over exceeded my expectations. I was able to try different types of pasta and their pizza and all were sooo delicious!! My favorite was the garlic knot pizza so cheesy and good. Their pasta bolognese topped with the ricotta was hands down the best pasta I have This night!! The serves was nice and I liked the decor of the restaurant. Definitely would recommend and will definitely be trying it out again.

After my experience last night this place should be shut down it is owned by a woman who has no business being in the restaurant field I've been going to this restaurant for way over 10 years bringing friends and family for awhile I was going once a week but after last night I will NEVER go again and make sure my family and friends won't either the food is usually good and I always order pretty much the same thing I met the owner as she was our waitress months ago and eavesdropped on our conversation asking me y I thought her service was off I told her and she didn't like the reply WHO does that she was rude nasty and a BITCH still we continued to go then last night I ordered my food and I believe she purposely sabatoged my meal so we would not come back the apps were ice cold my eggplant was like soup and my penne a la vodka was made with a sour ingredient the other dish chicken francaise tasted like pneumonia along with the soup when I called Jill the waitress over she didn't even ask if we wanted anything else it was as if she knew the food was tainted she grabbed the chicken dish and said you come here all the time I'll take care of it she returned 15 minutes later with a piece of cheesecake NO CHEF NO MANAGER and NO OWNER who btw was waiting the table next to us to apologize or give some sort of explanation as to why the food tasted like it was poison I truly believe this was done on purpose I will never go there they showed no concern for the tainted food which later cause cramps and diarrhea they also sneak in a fee before tax therefore your being taxed on the fee if you use your credit card which is illegal

I was lucky enough to get to try cafe gio back in November at an Elite event. I was very impressed with the meal that I had but I was really blown away by their homemade tiramisu. The chef had mentioned that if you order ahead of time, he would make a whole one to go! So, when my sisters graduation rolled around, I knew exactly where I was ordering dessert from. The owner was fast to reply to my request and had it all ready the day of the event! My family literally licked the container clean while raving that it was the BEST tiramisu they have ever had!!! I am already looking forward to the next event that we will be ordering this again for.

The pasta here was absolutely delicious! We tried the pink sauce and pesto-- both were creamy and so tasty. The garlic knots for the table were so warm and definitely fresh out of the oven! The server was friendly, timely and accommodated all requests! Great experience, I can't wait to go back!

This place sucks. Home of the $3.50 slice. Save your dough and get a better cheaper slice elsewhere Zero stars if I could

Such good food! I stopped in with my fiancé to grab a quick meal. He got two specialty slices and I got a chicken roll. DELICIOUS!! Clean, great customer service, and the good was heated quickly. Def recommend this place for my pizza lovers! They also have a dinning area that was packed so I'm assuming their dinner options are great too!