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Giovanni’s Italian restaurant, located at 320 N Bell St, Hamilton, Texas, 76531, offers a delightful dining experience with its authentic Italian cuisine. As a …
Giovanni’s Italian Restaurant, 320 N Bell St, Hamilton, TX 76531, US
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Giovanni’s, Hamilton, TX. 206 likes · 614 were here. Italian Restaurant.
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Jason Echols
Fantastic Italian surprise in small-town Texas. The food here is way better than you would ever expect from a little family spot right off the highway in Hamilton.
The Alfredo sauce is rich, flavorful, and easily rivals big-city Italian restaurants, and the meatballs were tender, well-seasoned, and absolutely exceeded expectations. Portion sizes were generous, and everything came out hot and fresh.
The decor is pretty basic and nothing fancy, but the quality of the food more than makes up for it. It feels like the kind of place you go for a great meal, not for Instagram photos.
What really stands out is that it’s clearly family-run, and everyone was extremely friendly and welcoming. Service was attentive without being pushy, and it made for a perfect stop while charging at the nearby Tesla supercharger.
Highly recommend stopping here if you’re passing through Hamilton and want a surprisingly great Italian meal.
… moreThe Alfredo sauce is rich, flavorful, and easily rivals big-city Italian restaurants, and the meatballs were tender, well-seasoned, and absolutely exceeded expectations. Portion sizes were generous, and everything came out hot and fresh.
The decor is pretty basic and nothing fancy, but the quality of the food more than makes up for it. It feels like the kind of place you go for a great meal, not for Instagram photos.
What really stands out is that it’s clearly family-run, and everyone was extremely friendly and welcoming. Service was attentive without being pushy, and it made for a perfect stop while charging at the nearby Tesla supercharger.
Highly recommend stopping here if you’re passing through Hamilton and want a surprisingly great Italian meal.
hunter neyland
Do not recommend. Restaurant was empty. Was not waited on or an uncomfortablely long time. heard a small child crying and sneezing in the kitchen. Food was edible but not seasoned at all.
Pasta bowl was half empty for 25 bucks
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Michael J. Lee
UPDATED
Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice… dad gum it Mike. Are you a glutton for punishment?
I went ahead and gave Giovanni’s a second shot today. My earlier review is below.
Though the meal was somewhat better and there was more food than the last time, I won’t be ordering from them again. The price vs. the quality was way out of whack. It’s still a 2 Star review this time too.
Dang it. I hate giving people bad reviews but I can’t not give it since it was so far below par.
To begin with, the lady who took my order was wonderful. She was nice, attentive and quick.
My food was to go. So I sat at the table and waited. I probably only had to wait 3-4 minutes before she brought my food out and I hopped in my truck and drove the mile or so to the house.
I immediately sat down to eat and my food was cold, soggy, the sauce was watery and I t had way too much salt in it. Worst of all was there was no more than 15 tortellini. So even had it been good, there wasn’t enough food to satisfy a six year olds hunger.
What’s sad is I had eaten there a couple of years ago and I thought it was great.
Normally I give a place who scores low a second shot in case they had an off night. But I don’t think I will this time based on the amount of food I was served. Even had it been good, it wouldn’t have been worth the price I paid.
… moreFool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice… dad gum it Mike. Are you a glutton for punishment?
I went ahead and gave Giovanni’s a second shot today. My earlier review is below.
Though the meal was somewhat better and there was more food than the last time, I won’t be ordering from them again. The price vs. the quality was way out of whack. It’s still a 2 Star review this time too.
Dang it. I hate giving people bad reviews but I can’t not give it since it was so far below par.
To begin with, the lady who took my order was wonderful. She was nice, attentive and quick.
My food was to go. So I sat at the table and waited. I probably only had to wait 3-4 minutes before she brought my food out and I hopped in my truck and drove the mile or so to the house.
I immediately sat down to eat and my food was cold, soggy, the sauce was watery and I t had way too much salt in it. Worst of all was there was no more than 15 tortellini. So even had it been good, there wasn’t enough food to satisfy a six year olds hunger.
What’s sad is I had eaten there a couple of years ago and I thought it was great.
Normally I give a place who scores low a second shot in case they had an off night. But I don’t think I will this time based on the amount of food I was served. Even had it been good, it wouldn’t have been worth the price I paid.
Brittany Andress
Really good portion size so that’s a plus BUT bleeding gums, not so fun…
I had the chicken Marsala on Angel Hair pasta! The mushrooms were cooked to perfection and the dark wine reduction sauce was good in flavor. The chicken is just a very THIN SLICE of chicken, not a chicken breast my any means. There was entirely too much THYME Seasoning in the dish. I couldn’t enjoy the dish because each bite was full of so many pieces of large prickly sticks of Thyme, it made the dish overpowering and difficult to enjoy because you’re constantly pulling/spitting out what feel like little sticks out of your teeth/gums. See photos.
If the Thyme wasn’t so heavy I would give this dish 4 out of 5 but it overpowered the entire dish. This was my first time eating at this restaurant, I will give it another chance!
… moreI had the chicken Marsala on Angel Hair pasta! The mushrooms were cooked to perfection and the dark wine reduction sauce was good in flavor. The chicken is just a very THIN SLICE of chicken, not a chicken breast my any means. There was entirely too much THYME Seasoning in the dish. I couldn’t enjoy the dish because each bite was full of so many pieces of large prickly sticks of Thyme, it made the dish overpowering and difficult to enjoy because you’re constantly pulling/spitting out what feel like little sticks out of your teeth/gums. See photos.
If the Thyme wasn’t so heavy I would give this dish 4 out of 5 but it overpowered the entire dish. This was my first time eating at this restaurant, I will give it another chance!
Joe mendez
Great food. Pass by on my way to Dallas from Colorado Bend. A little disappointed I ordered a pizza that we have cheese and half meat lovers and I got two slices of meat lovers in the rest cheese. However, the pizza was great the lasagna was delicious we had fried cheese sticks and they were good and the service was very very friendly. I will definitely stop back here again
… moreleisel Hickey
Second time here for take away and the food was really really good. The folks working were so nice and friendly. We ordered the meat lovers pizzas with all sorts of extras and it was perfect .
… moreBryan Goodwin
When you enter this little restaurant you wonder what you are in for. There are a few people eating and I was told about the house dressing is pretty good. I would have to agree it’s a tomato vinaigrette and balanced nice on the salad.
It could be that it is post covid but the straws were paper. So didn’t bother using them. The main dish I got was the shrimp Diablo and it got a good spice and the pasta was great. The others people in my party got the antipasta salad while others got the triple pasta and lasagna.
Now there was a bit of a complaint that it took a while for the forks to arrive but with it being post covid and there was only one girl who was busting her tail. So that’s over looked by me.
… moreIt could be that it is post covid but the straws were paper. So didn’t bother using them. The main dish I got was the shrimp Diablo and it got a good spice and the pasta was great. The others people in my party got the antipasta salad while others got the triple pasta and lasagna.
Now there was a bit of a complaint that it took a while for the forks to arrive but with it being post covid and there was only one girl who was busting her tail. So that’s over looked by me.
Ethan F
We visited here driving through town and were not disappointed. Really authentic type dishes and flavors. The lasagna was the table favorite. Very family friendly, easy parking and easy to find.
… moremelissa bishop
Seeing the outside of the building left us a little weary however it did not disappoint at all. We had garlic bread, garlic bread with cheese and jalapenos on top, spaghetti and a pizza. All was delicious! Not much to look at but the food is really good
… moreCheryl CW
I rarely write a negative review but what a disgusting dive! We thought we were entering a hole in the wall with delicious Italian food. Oh No! the lights are dim for a reason and it’s not for the ambience! First, went to wash my hands – no soap or paper towels. I ordered the lasagna dinner for $10.99 with a salad and rolls. Out comes the salad, I pulled my fork out of the rolled napkin, tossed around the salad and took a bite. Took another bite and realized the fork was really rough on my lips. Ohmygosh! I gagged as I noticed the dried food covering my fork, the whole fork! The waitress was not surprised, she just took my food away without offering me a new salad (I would have said no, it was just chopped iceberg lettuce with watery blue cheese dressing) The Lasagna looked good with the baked cheese but underneath, it was very watery, more like tasteless lasagna soup. I had to ask for rolls, the rolls were good but we only got one each. When I went to pay, I did not tip as it was the worst dinning experience I have ever had! We were on a road trip, all paying separately, their experience was horrific as well yet they tipped minimum; it was my first time not to tip, I just couldn’t due to the way they handled my disgusting find, etc. I’m not even telling the whole story. The best part of the service was taking away my food. I was not going to write this post until I realized they added the tip themselves. We didn’t eat much and felt quizzy for a while after leaving there!
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