Gios Italian Kitchen Pawleys Island - Italian restaurant in Pawleys Island - 10008 Ocean Hwy, USA

Gio’s Italian is the epitome of elegance yet not pretentious. Friendly service, warm environment, outstanding bar selections, delectable Italian cuisine made for a beautiful evening. We will certainly return!

Atmosphere is pleasant and comfortable, staff was exceptionally professional. Food quality is good, but not great. Small touches like room-temp bread, cold butter, and small portions on anything seafood related could be improved. The prices are very reasonable and overall it was a pleasant experience that I would recommend.

Ordered the Pesce del Mar which had scallops shrimp and claw lobster meat. It was very well prepared in a marinara sauce. Another dish was the lasagna with meat which was also very good. A bit pricey but quality food.

Amazing place. The food is absolutely delicious. Our server Darius made the experience ten times better. Highly recommend going here.

Environment, service, and food was phenomenal. Beautiful outside patio, knowledgeable and polite waiter. This is the best food I’ve ever had in my life I felt like I was communing with higher powers through this dish. Pricey but sooo worth it.

Sat at the very nice and cozy bar. Flatbread was great, loved the food presentations. My only disappointment was, that of the five beers on tap, four were lagers, the other Blue Moon. Really wish the management would add an IPA to the stable, that would make it perfect. But we’ll definitely be back.

This Italian kitchen looks like a down-home comfort food establishment on the outside. We had been traveling for many hours and thought that it might have pizza and spaghetti. As we entered the door, we saw that the exterior disguised an upscale Italian eatery with all the pomp and circumstance that we were not dressed to meet. However, my companion decided that we would ignore the propriety, and we entered the dining room as the hostess led us to a table. We were not prepared for the price points on the menu, but we ordered two of the least expensive entrees while we ate the default appetizer -- a tiny bread roll dipped in olive oil. We both drank water,. My companion ordered a chicken breast with ziti noodles, and I ordered a mixed green salad. The waitress was very attentive and courteous. The lighting in the dining room is super dim, so we could not clearly see our food, but we were hungry. So, we ate every morsel. Though it was blatantly obvious that we were out of place in this refined atmosphere, the staff thanked us for patronizing Gio's as we exited the building. I still felt like I could enjoy a slice of pizza when we returned to the car, but that craving would be satisfied another day.

First time there. Had the buratta caprese. Was so fresh . Also had lobster ravioli which was filled with real lobster meat. There's so much on the menu; so plenty to look forward to going back for. Was treating my sister for her birthday and there was 3 of us.