Geppetto's Italian Restaurant

Summary of visit: Undercooked pasta, long wait time, and too small of portion I don't feel the food is worth the cost. Mind you, I do not mind paying if the food is good! We came in around 3:10 on a Saturday afternoon. Our food was served almost exactly at 4pm. I got spaghetti with meat sauce, along with gluten free noodles. My wife got a chicken pasta dish, also with gluten free noodles. First off, it took over 30 minutes to get the dishes. I don't think pasta should take that long. I cook gluten free spaghetti noodles all the time, it only takes about eight to ten minutes. After waiting 30 minutes, the pasta actually was STILL not fully cooked and was quite el'dente. Very firm. Edible but not entirely enjoyable. Noodles are easy to cook guys! It's literally eight or so minutes required. I don't know what they were doing for 30 minutes the restaurant had barely any customers in it at the time. The meat sauce was ok but even while hot, I could tell it was quite sour. Not bad enough to avoid eating but not how I normally like. Once I got my leftover spaghetti in my fridge at home and then later tasted it after it got cold, the sauce was starting to taste a lot like stomach acid. This shows the sauce was a bit too acidic and tomato in my opinion. It needs something to balance out the acidity. Typically when I make homemade spaghetti it's still delicious even when refrigerator cold. My wifes dish was also undercooked pasta but the most annoying thing was the small portion they gave her. She said she had been to this restaurant twice before and the portion she got tonight was about half the size of previous visits. She literally had no extra to take home, while I did! Her dish was $23! When they brought the dish out I was surprised at how small the portion was. I don't think I was impressed at all and probably would not bother going back. Salem is really lacking in Italian food. Our meals cost $60 total with tip! Not worth it for the quality or amount of food we got. Positives: The Focaccia bread was light, airy, and tasty. A highlight. We had the minestrone soup, it was very good, and piping hot , perfect. I don't know if they make that soup in house but it was great. The service was excellent our waitress kept everything in mind and was great. The food was disappointing.

Geppetto's is great! They even have gluten-free options. It looks like some place also called geppetto's has closed? But this place is still open. It's on Lancaster in Salem Oregon. Come check it out! In addition to great food and really good service they have lottery machines and good drinks in the bar area