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Giovanni's Italian Restaurant

2027 West Oak Street, Palestine, TX 75801
903.729.3595
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Ranked #2 of 17 restaurants in Palestine
4.0 of 5 stars 19 Reviews
Cuisines: Italian
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Palestine, Texas
1 review
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 11 May 2012

Giovanni's Mother,s Day Specials: 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Sunday. Chef Adrian Zepeda menu features: Grilled pork chops, Grilled sword fish tropical, Steam crab legs, 16oz Black angus rib eye, Oysters rockefeller, Red snapper almondine, England dover sole caribbean, Stuffed quail with orange sauce, Artichokes stuffed with wild mushrooms and mascarpone, Fried oysters, stuffed portabella mushrooms... More

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Dallas, Texas
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2 of 5 stars Reviewed 17 April 2012

Sauce was too sweet and seemed canned. Otherwise, good ambience. More

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Palestine, Texas
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 3 April 2012

Great atmosphere. Service and food is excellent. My husband loves the porkchops. I have loved all their specials and the seafood. The specials changes so you can try new things. A little pricey but depends on what you order. More

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See 2 more reviews by JennLRN for Palestine
Palestine, Texas
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7 reviews 7 reviews
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 10 February 2012

Bringing the not so ordinary to Palestine....Always has great specials...Good food....Poor service... More

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See 6 more reviews by taterbug13 for Palestine
Palestine, TX
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 26 January 2012

We go to Giovanni's off-and-on for our local Italian-food fix. Their bread and dipping sauce is a nice start to a pleasant overall experience. They offer several lunch menu priced items as well as some higher-end items. Believe it or not, some of their non-Italian food items are very good. Their pork tenderloin is good as well as their steak... More

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See 2 more reviews by MrCC75802 for Palestine
Athens, Georgia
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7 reviews 7 reviews
Reviews in 4 cities Reviews in 4 cities
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 24 January 2012

We love Italian food . If you love delish Italian stop in here . Great prices too More

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See 3 more reviews by Mgbpuff for Palestine
Huntsville, Texas, United States
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3 reviews 3 reviews
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 18 January 2012

Gio's makes the best chicken parmesan I've ever had. The supreme pizza is really good too. This ismy dinner destination every time I travel to Palastine. More

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See 2 more reviews by Phillip H for Palestine
Houston, Texas
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34 reviews 34 reviews
Reviews in 19 cities Reviews in 19 cities
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 13 January 2012

My coworkers have frequented this restaurant before but I never tried it. The Chicken Piccata was delious. The house salad dressing is definetly not what I imagined and was more like a cocktail sauce which was not good. The others in the group enjoyed their meal as well. I tried the Creme Brulee and it did not set correctly but... More

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See 2 more reviews by Sarah8714 for Palestine
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34 reviews 34 reviews
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 13 January 2012

The various chicken dishes ordered by our party were all excellent. The tarimsu got rave reviews. The only dislike was the house dressing, it tasted like cocktail sauce. More

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See 4 more reviews by roxiekay for Palestine
Houston, Texas
2 reviews
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 10 December 2011

easy to find, had a good meal, moderately priced, disappointed, no milk for the children More

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