Giorgio's

The Pearl District in Portland has some pretty good eats. I have been hearing about this Italian restaurant for a while and I have to say it was pretty freaking good. I compared this place to Fratelli, which I feel has some really great Italian. Here is my review on Fratelli, if you'd like to compare even more.

The salads. Up top is the beat salad. I love yellow beats just as much as red ones. This salad was so yummy, but I know I am biased because I could pretty much eat beats for the rest of my life and be happy! The one below the beats is the Caesar salad that Shane ordered, also pretty tasty. 

 I ordered the potato gnocci--listed on the menu as "Handcrafted Potato Gnocchi, Spicy Lamb Ragu, Olives, Ricotta, Oregano". It.Was.Divine. So amazing. I think it one upped the famous lasagna at Fratelli. Now, I'm not saying don't get the lasagna at Fratelli because that stuff is beyond delicious. So good I can't even talk about it, just go order it. But the Lamb ragu with the homemade gnocci was something else, a very similar flavor but the buttery and velvety gnocci pushed it over the top. YUM!                 

Shane ordered the Char Grilled Piedmontese Beef, Gorgonzola Dulce Risotto, Pine Nut thing--basically a steak. It had a good flavor and for sure different than most steak house steaks. The pesto around the edge really added the most flavor. 

I loved Girogio's but man is it expensive. Here is Shane's family friend trying to split up the bill (we had a large party). I couldn't stop laughing that she actually had an old fashioned calculator in her purse for situations like this!

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So, any Italian restaurant recommendations for me? I'm not sure we can top Fratelli and Giorgio's but we will see!