Giulia - Reservar una mesa

I am pleased that the staff is being taken care of these days, so I am happy to change the two stars to four. I continue to enjoy Giulia. Honestly, I thought about adding a fifth star, but I believe in nuance and, to me, five stars means PERFECT. And, while Giulia is GREAT, they have not quite earned the elusive fifth star. I have a few examples I could offer, but one is foremost on my mind. What's up with the stripe salt garnish on the glass? Why not put it on the rim so we can enjoy it? Am I missing something? Whose idea was this? I asked my server and she seemed to agree with me, but she did not identify the avant-garde for the sake of being avant-garde miscreant. What's next? A negroni served without Campari, or a Manhattan with a cantaloupe garnish? Don't be different just to be different; have a good reason for it! ORIGINAL REVIEW: This is a place I have enjoyed for almost 5 years now. My partner and I have celebrated birthdays, anniversaries, etc. here. The food is great. The food servers and bar staff are as good as it gets. It is easily the best Italian restaurant experience outside of Italy, at least that I've been to. But it's awful that I have to look at the weather report before going INSIDE here. If it's north of 80 degrees, this place is disgusting. A few times they've had ACs going but quite often the AC is either broken or barely working at all. The year is 2021. I do not know much about air conditioning but I know enough to know that there has to be a way to fix the AC once and for all. A week or so ago, I felt so bad for the staff there. My spouse and I, and the table next to us, were asking the servers what the deal with the AC was. Their responses were careful and diplomatic but sweat was dripping down their faces. They were getting us extra water and cups of ice without us even asking for them. What gives?? Do the owners rent? If so, talk to the landlord. YOU ARE GUILIA! Or do the owners own the building? I have no idea. But, if so, that's even worse. You are putting your staff through terrible conditions to save a few dollars. Where else are you cutting costs? Why risk your reputation? Get it together. Until you fix the AC, we aren't stepping foot inside. And to the amazing staff: go somewhere you are appreciated. To the owners: shame on you.

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Came here for my birthday and anniversary yesterday. The restaurant was busy! Especially for a Wednesday night, every table was full and we luckily snagged a last minute table days prior on open table by setting an alert. The ambience was pretty casual. The food which I'll begin with first, was the best part. The focaccia, semolina cakes, and oysters were all good but the real stars were the penne rigate and scallops served over a black/tomato rice. The dishes were unique, delicious, and not as heavy as you may expect them to be. Portions for the meals were appropriate, though the apps were very small portions probably could have more than 2 oysters for one order). We shared the affogato for dessert and it was good but not the best. That all being said, the food was 5/5 especially the mains. So I get the hype for that. I would love to try more of the pasta dishes in the future. The service however was super slow and disorganized. They had one server for majority of the tables, so half an hour elapsed between sitting and ordering and then another 20-30 minutes lapsed between apps and mains. We came so hungry so the wait times were not a highlight. For a 8:15 reservation probably didn't even get to eat until 9. The server mentioned specials but didn't really go into or highlight items on the menu, mainly because he had no time to between tables. If I go back I would probably try to get a bar seat to enjoy the food and have more face forward service.

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We ordered the semolina cakes, which were interesting in a muted way. The Prosciutto plate which was ok and the Burrata which was good. But this is less preparation and more plating/sourcing. I also had the Tagliatelle with mushrooms, which did not provide any noteworthy flavors and if anything felt unbalanced (too sweet with not enough salt or kick), you could not taste the mushrooms at all. It was not the elevated dish that you would expect at this price point. When you consider small quantities, big prices, hassle reserving and unspectacular dishes, it was not worth it.

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Outstanding dining experience everything from the bread to the apps to the pasta (try the papardelle) to the desserts were an A+. Service: Dine in Meal type: Dinner Price per person: $50–100 Food: 5 Service: 5 Atmosphere: 5 Recommended dishes: Pappardelle with Wild Boar

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Great food, everything was delicious and the service was lovely will definitely go back! Service: Dine in Meal type: Dinner Price per person: $50–100 Food: 5 Service: 5 Atmosphere: 5 Recommended dishes: Bucatini All'Amatriciana, Pappardelle with Wild Boar

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