Giovanni’s

Appearance wise the place is super nice. Food wise I didn’t care for it. About the only thing I cared for was the service.

Just finished eating here and it was amazing. Our server John was the absolute best! He checked on us all throughout the meal, was always moving around, checking on all his tables and was knowledgeable about the menu. My boyfriend and I ordered the stuffed mushrooms for an appetizer and they were delicious! We wanted to try the steaks out so we ordered a NY strip and a rib eye. Absolutely mouthwatering. The cook nailed them and they we’re both cooked perfectly. Needless to say this was a great experience and we will be back again!

My husband and I decided to try this place out tonight and I guess our expectations were a little too high. We both dressed up a bit and were so surprised to see the most casual crowd. Jeans, t-​shirts, people wearing baseball caps at the tables. It just looked so weird because the waiters were in button downs, ties and vests.
Side note: (Just an observation not a complaint) This place was SO bright. The lighting was like no dinner restaurant I have ever been in. It just didn’t feel warm and inviting.
Our waiter really did not seem like she wanted to be working tonight and we never heard her name. We had to ask for bread and water after sitting there for 10(?) minutes with just a dish of butter. The appetizer we ordered was good (the best part of our meal) it was a crab and spinach dip. The starter salads our meal came with were awful. Yeah. How do you mess up a tiny iceberg lettuce salad? At the bottom of my bowl was a half an inch of just water. I’m glad they washed the lettuce but nobody bothered to drain the water off. So basically when they ask «Soup or salad?» you’re still getting soup if you pick salad.
The entrée I had was the linguine and clams in the white wine sauce. Meh. I don’t really know how they managed to make a seafood dish not taste anything like seafood. Pretty much just noodles in oil with a few clams thrown in.
The dish was $ 12 or $ 12.99 and not really worth it in my opinion. The portion size wasn’t anything special either.
We were pretty disappointed and didn’t bother getting dessert. Lame service, bland food and over priced for just a little pasta in a shallow bowl.

Believe every five star review you see here! This place is like an oasis of the desert of fast food chains.
When you drive through CC, you expect to see the regulars: Ronald McDonald… Colonel Sanders… and all their friends. But stop in here!
The décor is an imitation of what you’d see in the mother land. While the Masquerade mannequin freaked me out as I started in on my salad, the main entrée more than made up for it. The lobster and shrimp ravioli was fresh, seasoned in a creamy delicious sauce, and just the right portion.
Try this location or the one in Lampasas but just try it!