My friend and I decided to go to Gale's after the RAVE reviews, and how its always so packed whenever we drive by on the weekends. We were excited to taste the Italian food, as we are both from a part of New York known for it's spectacular Italian. We sat down and I was surprised to find one of my favorite combos- salmon with risotto and artichoke- on the menu. Of course I had to order that, and my friend ordered the chicken parm. We waited a while for our food and when it came out... I almost left right then. There was a bed of bright yellow risotto... which looked like mac and cheese, not appealing to the eye. I took a bite and was just completely disappointed. Usually, you omit any cheese when serving risotto with seafood, but this stuff was like eating rice with cheese sauce thats been sitting for a while- so that its kind of coagulated. Needless to say- that stuff was far from risotto. Salmon was alright. Artichoke was HORRENDOUS. Oh, and I forgot that there was shrimp involved... probably because it had no taste. The friend was unimpressed with the Italian classic, chicken parmesan, complaining about the toughness of the chicken and the unimpressive sauce. Is this proof that Californians don't know good Italian? I'm not sure, but this place is bad- don't be fooled by the crowd. Go down the street to Louise's.
Pros: ambience, parking
Cons: food
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