Gio Cucina Napoletana, Encino CA

One of the best Comfortable warm place food was super tasty great service i do recommend this place

I was lucky enough to find this place thanks to the recommendation of a co-worker. My only expectation was “fresh and delicious Italian food”. Definitely when I arrived I was able to have a restaurant experience that I had never had before in my life. To begin with, this is not the typical American restaurant that serves you giant portions of food, my first impression was: what a cozy place, such friendly people and finally a place where they serve portions of normal food. But from the moment you taste the first bite you realize that it is not the quantity but the QUALITY of Italian food that they sell here, absolutely everything is made right here, even the pasta is made in front of you, there is nothing canned, everything It is fresh and organic. I have been coming back for over a year now and bringing friends and family. No one has been disappointed. I have no words to describe how delicious the food is here, the friendly and personalized attention they give, because it is also a whole family that works in the business and they make you feel like one of them. The best thing is that if something is not on the menu, they still prepare it for you or adapt their options to your cravings. This place is a hidden gem and I wish more people would have the good fortune to visit a place like this in their lives.

Awesome Family run Italian restaurant. Staff are super friendly and customer service is great. Pastas are a must try. Everything on the menu is customizable and they'll probably make anything you ask for! They also gave us some ice cream (passion, berry & coconut) on the house! 10/10 would recommend

Small upstairs restaurant. Food was very good- we had the tagliatelle "Jake", Saltimboca, and cacio d'pepe. The pasta was all fresh made, with very nice sauces. Service was just right. The dinner was very enjoyable.

Parking in front and in the back of the building.

Okay wow! This restaurant is so delicious and has such a relaxing atmosphere. The service is top of the line! Everyone working here is professional, helpful, friendly, and knows the menu by heart. The owner is the chef, which is evident by how flavorful, fresh, and authentic everything is. There is a pretty wide selection of food & wine, and they have different specials that are not on the menu that sound amazing. The bread and olive tapenade that they bring out is so fresh, the rolls are hot and just perfect. For appetizers, we ordered the Burrata con Pera, which is pears, cheese, honey, sea salt, and balsamic-it was truly fantastic. We also had the Tris Di Zuppe, which is a sampler of three different puree soups (roasted tomato, broccoli, and rapini aka Italian Broccoli) and they came with garlic bread-all three were delicious and so fresh. For dinner we had the Pinsa Rustica, which is a similar dough to pizza, but has a nicer taste, and it came with fresh tomatoes, mozzarella, arugula and prosciutto on it-very tasty and fresh. We also ordered the Papardelle con Ragu Di Pollo e Porcini, which has wide noodles in a delicious chicken meat sauce with mushrooms-it was very good. For dessert we had the Crème Brûlée and the Chocolate Soufflé. Both were decadent and had a perfect sweetness; the Chocolate Soufflé is creamy and gooey in the center and comes with a scoop of vanilla ice cream, and the Crème Brûlée was the best I've ever had. We finished off dinner with a shot of their homemade Limoncello, which leaves a delightful taste on your palate and a nice warm feeling. Again, I cannot emphasize how amazing and attentive the servers are-they take the whole experience over the top. I will definitely be back here:)