Jason M.
Yelp
I pass Via Garibaldi every day on my morning commute, and even though I've been plowing through most of the restaurants in downtown White Plains, I was yet to hit this one. While I'm generally wary of Italian food in Westchester, they have a high star average so my interest was piqued. My mother met me for lunch the other day before I went into work and thought it was the perfect excuse to try VG out.
Via Garibaldi is relatively new - the space used to be housed by an Argentinean steakhouse but last year after a brief refurb it became VG. I believe the owners of VG also own Via Veneto 26 (another Italian restaurant) down the block in City Center.
The restaurant is large - as you walk in you're greeted by the large bar area, and as you walk further back there's a large dining room with a private room off to the side. Additionally, there's another dining room beyond that with even more seating. From the outside it looks like there's a second floor but I'm not sure if its open to the public. The aesthetics are very nice; it unmistakably an Italian restaurant but the decor is just enough - earth tones with touches of Italian accents really makes it a comfortable place to dine.
Since we were there for lunch, I decided to browse the lunch specials - but first, BREAD. It was a sliced focaccia that was served nice and warm with some seasoned oil - totally delicious wow. I digress though, the lunch specials had a nice selection of salads, pastas, mains, and wraps. I was in the modo for a wrap, and I went with the Toscana. The wrap contained grilled chicken, mozzarella, roasted red peppers, greens, and onions. The wrap was pretty good - they were generous with the fillings and it tasted super fresh, totally an ideal option for lunch.
Service was great, we got our food promptly which I kind of expected for a lunch service and everyone was really friendly. Overall, I was impressed with Via Garibaldi - they put out a solid lunch experience. I would be totally open to returning and exploring more of their menu.