L'Gusto Cucina Italiana

3543 Atchison St, Riverbank
(209) 502-7272

Recent Reviews

Lydia G.

The food was very delicious and the service was great. It's quite small inside but always manage to get a table quick. Love their fresh bread and minestrone soup if excellent.

Dee E.

The waitstaff is so sweet and hard working, it's hard to not give 5 stars! They seemed understaffed the night we went, so service was on the slow side and requests were forgotten. Our biggest issue was that nothing came out very hot, it was more on the lukewarm side. Everything tasted amazing, but temperature of food is extremely important. Hoping to give 5 stars next time!!

Kevin L.

Excellent food and a hidden gem. Loved our visit there with friends! The food quality was excellent and we really enjoyed our meal

Irene B.

The food was excellent. Authentic Italian food, small venue with great service. We will definitely be returning

Thomas Payne

Pretty good food.8 of us and only so so dish we're the lamb chops. Manicotti was good.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 4

Service: 3

Suzanne Lemos

The food was delicious, and the restaurant is so cozy.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 4

Michael S.

If you want the best Italian food in the area this is the place to go. Do not walk here run. This place is awesome and the best. Great all the way around nothing negative to say food and dessert is fantastic.

Penny G.

This is my favorite restaurant to eat authentic Italian food. The owner is amazing. He's always around and welcoming. I've introduced this place to a few of my friends and now it's their favorite place too. I would look forward to an expansion or different location.

Dave Walker

Had beef ravioli, was wonderful. Vegetables were done just right.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Carly Kovatch

I always clear my plate here. Absolutely delicious. Favorite restaurant in town! thank you.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Bill R.

The food is delicious...the serving s are more than adequate...the menu has a good variety of pasta, panini and pizza... the dining area is smallish but comfortable... we will return soon!

Marcie P.

Oh my god! The best food ever everything is homemade! They take pride in their cooking!

Jacqueline Bosch

So I've been here now for my third time... this time however was unlike any other time I had been there. We got there sun at 1:47pm n sat down with the other two we were meeting there. Drinks were ordered and we got them and the bread, no plates were delivered nor straws, even though we asked. We had to go ask for plates after they weren't brought out the first time. N the straws we never had the whole time. No biggie tho. When we ordered the drinks we also ordered bruscheta. We could see the server was by herself n felt for her but there were some things she could've done to help speed up the situation for herself since she was understaffed.Why u were understaffed on a 3 day weekend was beyond me but I don't make ur schedule.More n more tables were coming in but nothing too crazy and the place is small. U had 2 tops n 4 tops max. But it was the time management that took me by surprise. This waitress would take an order of a table n then be gone for 5 minutes, help another table and be gone another 5 minutes, and the cycle just kept happening. She never came back. We asked for more bread, twice. At one point she said it was baking n the next time we asked 15 minutes later they were out n now had only pita bread to offer. Needed a coke refill and had to walk up to the bar to get that resolved. But while standing at the bar another girl who came in, didn't even address us at the bar top. No eye contact, no nothing. All this happened and we hadn't even had our entree order taken yet. It was now 2:51pm, mind u we got there at 1:47pm. I know this cuz I have a text from the person we were meeting. So over an HOUR had gone by without our entree order even taken. As a server myself, with over 23 steps of service I have to do per table, I was appalled by the straight negligence and the waitress doing singular table serving. And by that I mean, going up to a table, taking an order n leaving n putting it in and getting them started n repeating that process for each table. U don't do check backs n u started serving other tables faster all because we ordered an app the first go around. We shoulda been one of the first tables u went back to to get our order in.The problem with singular table serving is u run into situations like this and make more work for urself in the long run cuz u could just take multiple tables orders and u can still space them out in the computer if u want to take it easy on the kitchen, but u can take a tray n bring out everything for 3 or 4 tables at a time instead of just one at a time. Time management. Work smarter, not harder.After being there for 2 hours we finally were getting our bill. Needed it split even tho that was also mentioned at the beginning but again, whatever. I don't know if it's frowned upon to write stuff down n have a server book but that woulda helped out alot. Get alot more done n alot less steps done in the process.Didn't even bother with getting a dessert simply cuz we had already been there so long. Upon packing our food we found what looked like some plastic of some sort in one of the plates but again we had already paid n were getting ready to leave so we didn't fuss. Didn't even mention it cuz this experience was already one for the books.Just left the lil piece on top of the server book as a souvenir.Normally I don't write anything this long or brutal but this experience needs to be talked about cuz damn, this Def made me rethink my decision today.Parking: Not alot of spaces to park, but again, tiny establishment

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 1

Sherry

Limited parking. Small restaurant. We were there on Valentines Day evening, and it was very crowded. Pictures on their website showed white table cloths, but there weren't any that day.That said, the food was very good and the chocolate mousse cake was to die for. It's definitely worth a visit on a less busy day.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 5

Service: 4

Laura Manriquez

The service, food & atmosphere is beyond exceptional ? Highly recommend.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

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