Eric A.
Yelp
Tucked all the wayyy downtown on Greenwich Street lies Gigino Trattoria. Now, you might be enticed to go to the 10,001 restaurants in Little Italy just a bit farther north, but here's my pitch why you might wanna try Gigino Trattoria instead. All the restaurants in Little Italy are fiercely trying to outdo the other in terms of "We are the truest authentic Italian restaurant!", and they each even have aggressive male hosts that stand outside the corner and literally try to hustle you into their restaurants if you so much as walk by their respective restaurant!
You'll find none of that at Gigino Trattoria. Its a nice Italian eatery located in trendy Tribeca. There's no aggressive host trying to hustle you into the door, and the ambience is cozy and relaxed. Perfect place to have a real dinner without feeling rushed.
I came in on a Friday night ravenous, so I actually ordered in reverse LOL. I made sure to order my main course first so I could replenish much needed carbs. I ordered the Orecchiette Broccoli e Salsiccia. I could not have called for a better dish! The ear shaped pasta cooked just right, the bits of sausage were juicy with the right balance of spice and salt, and the broccoli rabe adding an interesting bitter but not unpleasant tone. Think of a really good arugula salad but hot LOL.
After the Orecchiette, I still needed a little something, not another main course but something. I got the Caprese salad, which consists of a ball of fresh mozzarella atop a bed of three slices of ripened tomatoes in a simple vinegar & olive oil dressing. The mozzarella was nice and creamy, and the tomatoes were a good compliment.
I finished the night with a cup of frothy Cappuccino, and the Summer Sorbet. The house sorbet consists of three different flavors, mixed berry, peach, and lemon, topped with sliced slivers of strawberry and served in a dessert shell. The sorbet was refreshing, it was actually tangy and not overly sweet.
Everything was soo wonderful that I tipped extra well for the whole house.