Gino's Italian Ristorante-Bar - Italian restaurant in Meridian - 3015 W McMillan Rd #108, USA

My mom and I were looking for a new place to try for a little afternoon celebration meal. Thinking Gino's sounded nice, we headed over at about 3:30 on a Tues. When we got there, it was pretty dead, only 1 other table was seated in the large space, and 1 person at the bar, who may have been another employee? We were seated by the person who would play, host, server and who we believe was the bartender. A slim, young guy with glasses and on the receipt it said the name, "Jimmy". It didn't seem unusual, as we went in during a slow time. He brought water and stale bread over. It took him a while, to the point where I started to get up and look for him before he came over to take our order for apps and meals. We ordered Calamari, my mom got the Minestrone "soup" and I ordered a shrimp and pasta dish. While the Calamari came out in a normal amount of time, the rest of our food took a painfully long time. During this time, several other tables were seated, right next to us. These tables were given another server, warm bread and were periodically checked on, refills, how are you doings, etc. We were never checked on, with no refills, no offer of warm bread. One of these tables received their food before us. The food itself * Cold, uninspired! My mom's "soup" contained little to no liquid. (She's sick, not contagious. Just a personal illness) and she has a hard time eating, but liquids sit well with her. And when she received her food, she said, "Do you have some parm cheese for this. I laughed and said mom, it's soup," and she said, "No, this is pasta, so some cheese would be nice." My plate was overly greasy and contained more liquid than my mom's "soup". The shrimp was rubbery and overcooked. My mom barely touched her food, and I didn't finish mine. At the end of the whole event, I ended up having to track down "Jimmy" who was standing around, talking to someone , for our check and then track him down again, to pay. What a huge disappointment 😞

Great place for a nice dinner date or family sit-down. Oil/garlic mix and pillow soft bread was a perfect start to our meal. The juicy stuffed mushrooms were definitely the star of the show and most delicious menu item we ordered. Pesto gnocchi and pancetta pasta were full of flavor and cooked perfectly. Disappointed that a few of our top dessert choices were sold out but the ones we ordered were still divine. Definitely try to snag a table at this spot.

I am fortunate to say I got to meet gino for a short period of time but man did he make an impression. He was hard yet fair I got the privilege to cook for him for a little and it was some of the best times but once he pasted the restaurant unfortunately past with him. I will always remember this restaurant as a chef, patron and friend. Gino you are missed

First time trying this place. First impressions were good. Location is nice, staff is absolutely wonderful and very attentive. The food was fresh, prepared to order and very flavorful.. definitely will be back..

What an incredible hidden lunch spot! I had the delicious meatballs! The Italian romantic atmosphere was just a perfect vibe to re charge for the day. Definitely, a dinner datenight revisit will happen!

Delicious! Great menu! My husband is allergic to tomatoes, and there are several dishes for him to choose from. Our server was absolutely delightful! We will be going back for sure!

The food is delicious, the closest to authentic Italian here in the states that I have tried. Food is delicious and desert scrumptious. Also the service is amazing. The workers here are very very kind. Shoutout to Michael! He made my day .

Being new in the area we met another couple here for dinner. They eat here on a regular basis and felt we would enjoy it. We very much did and found the food to be very good, an imaginative menu and a good wine list. I had the smoked boar hock and it was outstanding. My wife had the seafood fettuccine and she really enjoyed it. The other couple had a calamari salad and fettuccine Bolognese. All of the meals were fantastic. The service was both efficient and friendly.