Unsung But Very Good
Service is always friendly and helpful and food is very good. The small plates are often excellent, particularly the vegetable dishes. There's both indoor and outdoor seating.
Amazing lunch spot!
They serve little dishes so you can share them with other people.
Food has always been fresh and tasty.
The place is clean and staff friendly me helpful.
Definitely worth checking out if you have never been.
We have been there multiple times over the past six years and have never been disappointed by either the service or the food. Not the usual pasta and meatball place but a restaurant with a wide variety of dishes. Hot and cold small plates are available plus entrees of varying complexity. One favorite for all the years has been the minestrone - a soup that eats like a meal. A friendly place that can be noisy when it's busy but the food makes it worth the din. Well worth the visit.
Absolutely delicious. We treated it more akin to a tapas restaurant by slipping several appetizers and one entree in an effort to try more dishes, by far some of the best Italian food in Houston!
Amazing food-great authenticity-awesome Italian wines!
Besame Mucho. A foodie GEM! I have only been twice, but i will be back - again and again. The two entrees ordered (pollo guido and trota alla garfagnana) were both wonderful - oh and the basil butter sauce on the chicken is really good - even mopped up with some of their terrific baguettes. and the veggies area also really good. The prices are higher than what some would want to pay, but the quality and taste reign - in my humble opinion!
Fantastic service! Wonderful food. In fact, its incredible. Strange decor but overall a very good experience.
Wow! The entire meal was such a pleasure. I had the gnocchi with gargonzola and mushroom sauce, and it was beyond fresh and delicious, it was heaven. The waitstaff was great, the ambience was perfect and beautiful. I can't wait to go back!
Yikes!. My family has been huge fans of Giacomo's...our favorite dinner spot for months...we just found out it is now wait service at night...we sooooo wish the best for Lynette and the restaurant but this is a huge barrier to the casual weekday dining experience we have had before. tragically sad...
Good food, interesting concept, bizarre management. lynette is a weird one and the asian manager is inappropriate
Ken. What seems like a very new concept to Houston is a big winner. Small plates or a wonderful entree with flavors that are out of this world and a reasonable choice of vegetables makes this a winning restaurant for me. Prices are right as well.
I'll be back!. I don't know Lynette Hawkins, but she should be applauded for a great concept. Great to share a tapas plate or have a panini and a glass of wine. My only complaint is ordering in line and being overwhelmed with the choices. I guess I will just have to go back and make more choices!
A great twist on in-and-out. Once again, Lynette Hawkins has put together a winning restaurant, this time with a fresh take on in-and-out, all day dining.
The decor is really fun. The location, convenient. And, the Gnocchi di Funghi is to die for!
Food and wine are great here! The meatballs for appetizer were delicious and I liked my tortellini dish. Only complaint was that the Giovanni didn’t have much chicken in it and tasted a little bit like an Asian dish. Still tasty, just not what we were expecting. Everything else was fantastic and we’ll visit again!
Great restaurant for the price. High quality Italian food with small homey feeling inside. Would recommend and will come back.
We split 2 apps, 1 main dish, dessert, and 2 wines for $80
My favorite restaurant in Houston. The wine list is incredible and priced so fairly. The bolognese is my favorite, but there are so many great dishes. The tortellini is delicious. An amazing mix of cold and hot starters. The service is always outstanding. Make sure you make a reservation. Wonderful dessert menu that's sure to satisfy any taste. This is delicious Italian food done right and I'll visit every time I'm in the area!
Amy, our waitress was so wonderful, kind and had such a sweet energy :) She was really caring and went above and beyond to make sure we were satisfied and happy with our meals. She even brought us a scoop of their new gelato flavor to try! I believe it was blackberry which was really good!
She took the time to recommended us the best food and her personal favorites on the menu. And they all tasted amazing! I forgot some of the exact names but we got the steak and potatoes, garlic bread, and tagliatelle giovanni pasta!! It’s was sooo good! Me and mom said it was one of the best parmesan pasta dishes we’ve had at a restaurant Seasoned and grilled well. We will definitely be back!!
Thank you Amy so much for a wonderful experience! We enjoyed our time with you. You’re the sweetest! Wish you happiness:) - Tera and Carmalita
I made it a point to eat dinner here before moving out of Houston next week. Best. Decision. Ever.
We were able to be seated immediately at the bar since we didn’t have reservations. Our sever was very attentive and thorough. The garlic bread on grilled ciabatta bread blew my mind. Trike delicious and a must-have. I love that there is an option to do half orders on some of the pasta! I had to take advantage and ended up getting to try three different pastas! Never had an experience quite like it.
They have an extensive wine menu as well! The parking lot is rather small and located in the back. Definitely recommend making reservations! We hope to visit here the next time we find ourselves in Houston!
Dinner crowd on a cold front evening translates to reservations are highly recommended. If you don't mind the chilly outdoor patio, a few upright heating options were available in the patio. The wind gust negated that warmth generated yesterday evening.
Nicely lit front and back patios, bustling inside seating, as well. Decent amount of parking but might have to park on the street. Bathrooms are clean. Food was overall fantastic - really enjoyed hawk's bread, halloumi (which we didn't realize was used in Italian cuisine until now), and tagliatelle. The veggie dish of Brussels sprouts was also wonderfully flavored and tender. The porchetta was a bit too salty for our tastes and wasn't a great complement to the other dishes we had.
If you want food that looks aesthetically beautiful and tastes as good as it looks, Giacomo Cibo e Vino is the one! I think I literally ate the prettiest fettuccini in Houston. They have so many AMAZING small plates! The meatballs are the best! And the service is excellent!
The food is spectacular, spot on! The service AKA Amy, which was exceptionally outstanding! She is very helpful, always smiling, and made my first visit an exceptionally pleasant one. We will be back! Oh, I forgot to mention the lump crabmeat shrimp risotto left me completely speechless! Wow!
Came to this restaurant for date night and it was a wonderful experience. We didn't have a reservation and luckily they were able to seat us. The waiter was extremely friendly and prompt with us. He went over the specials for the day and the wines. We ordered 2 glasses of wine and an appetizer. The shrimp appetizer was very good with a sauce that was perfectly crafted for it.
For our main courses we got the fettuccine special, which came with shrimp and it was heavenly. A very refreshing summer dish that was well balanced and had plenty of shrimp in it.
Also got the tortellini in cream sauce and these did not disappoint. The cream sauce was very good and the tortellini were filled with a mushroom mixture that was delicious.
We left the restaurant stuffed and very satisfied. We will be back to this for sure.
So happy to find authentic Italian food in Houston! The carbonara never disappoints and the wine selection was amazing. We also had the pleasure of speaking with the owner who was so kind and passionate about the food and service. Definitely worth trying but I recommend making a reservation for dine in service, they are busy for good reason!
What a hidden gem! Our first time!
Hawk’s garlic bread… oh yea! Refreshing salad. The bolognese was a perfect savory with a very tiny echo of sweet from the awesome meat sauce. The portions are Very generous. Service was top notch!
Just perfect. High level of food without the pretentiousness. Somehow perfect for dates, fancy dinners and casual. Service is great as is the vino. With all the choices we have in Houston I rarely visit the same restaurant twice, but we come to Giacomo's every few weeks.
Cute and homey kind of vibe for this place. The food and service was pretty solid throughout. The Gamberi Al Diavolo was delicious and very flavorful. Not too spicy, but just enough to keep wanting more of (and to dunk the baguette in). The Gnocchi Alla Romano was probably the most underwhelming of the dishes as it did eat a little on the dry side. The Tortellini with Parmesan cream sauce was pretty good, but the Tagliatelle alla Bolognese was the star of the pasta dishes we ate. Generous portions of the sauce/meat and perfectly cooked pasta. Being able to order half portions made the entire meal even better. Would definitely come back here.
Lovely food, amazing wine list, and excellent service. You can't go wrong.
Server was a little slow to get to us at first, but we had arrived when the restaurant was very busy. They were very attentive and helpful for the rest of our visit. Food was excellent! My wife is still talking about the Tortelli Di Bietola hours after we left.
Excellent. Food. Service. Highly recommended. What to get? Bruschetta Classica (excellent), Tagliata de Lombatello (good), Linguini Giacomo (excellent), Pollo Giotto (excellent), Orechiette Giorgione (excellent) and Chianti Classica is a good fruity red vine with a nice bouquet.
It is a very comfortable space - the lighting is fairly bright but the service is friendly and the menu is diverse. Not where I would go for a fancy Italian dinner; definitely stay for dessert because their dessert menu and wine list is superb.
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