Chrissy E.
Yelp
After all these years, I finally made it to Charlie Gitto's! This was the last stop on our happy hour tour and I couldn't have been more excited to dine here.
We walked in a little after 7 and it was packed. I was quite surprised at how dimly lit and small the inside was, especially in the bar area. The host informed us that they were waiting on a few tables to leave, but we should be seated some time around 7:30. We decided to wait at the bar until then.
At around 7:50, we were finally sat in the back dining room. Next, someone came by and gave us a basket of bread with two pieces of sourdough and two pieces of another bread, which I believe were sesame and poppy seeds. Both pieces were insanely fresh. While it came with butter, it would have been nice to have had some evoo, Parmesan cheese, and balsamic to dip it in. No worries.
After a couple mins, our server came by to get our drinks and it was then that he put in our order of the garlic cheese toast appetizer. It didn't take long before our bread arrived. Any time I've ever had garlic cheese bread, it's always come with marinara sauce; however, theirs did not. I was surprised but again, no big deal. As for drinks, I got the five berry cosmopolitan and my friend got a glass of Chardonnay. Both drinks were top notch. My cosmo had a nice array of flavors and they blended together perfectly. It wasn't overly sweet but was perfect for what I was looking for.
For entrees, we each got the chicken spiedini. I got a side order of fettuccini alfredo and she got a side of creamed spinach. The chicken spiedini was cooked perfectly. The chicken was well-seasoned and tender, and had the perfect amount of oil left to dip the chicken. The fettuccini was probably the best I've EVER had! The sauce to noodle ratio was spot on (sometimes at restaurants the dish will have too much sauce, not enough, or less noodles). The sauce itself was on the thicker side and it was creamy and rich, which is what I like. While I came in famished, my eyes deceived me as I barely got through my spiedini and only half my pasta. I didn't even get a chance to touch the veggies on my plate since I was full but they looked nice.
Since I only had a wee bit of pasta left, I opted not to get a box. I was beyond satisfied with my meal, the service, and ambience. My first experience here was memorable and I can't wait until next time!