Genoa Restaurant

Finally, TRUE Italian in Portland. We went last night and the theme was Naples. I am half Italian, from NY and my family has restaurants all over LI. I am so happy with my experience at Genoa. The food was clean and delicious and true to it's roots. My favorite was the Insalata di Mare with prawns, octopus and squid. The cold antipasto featured the softest Buffala Mozzarella, fresh tomatoes and basil, 12 year old balsamic vinagar and olive oil.

I have wanted to go to Genoa for a while but was concerned that with five courses, I wouldn't be hungry by the entree. Each dish was portioned so well that I didn't even feel full by dessert so I got to really enjoy it!

It was $55 for five courses. Delicious!…

The servers are assassins. After alerting our waiter that I have a severe food allergy, each of the first three courses put in front of me were my wife's, and each contained my allergy food. One bite was all it took for me to get very sick. Even after the waiter knew I had eaten something that I was allergic to and had become sick, I still had the wrong dish put in front of me that contained my allergy. On top of it all, they attempted to charge us for our whole meal, including the incorrect dish they served me that made me sick. I would not go back. Too bad, as it used to be a good place to dine.…

New and NOT Improved, sorry to say!. This was our third visit to Genoa Restaurant. We have always wanted to like it but are consistantly disappointed in many ways. Our female server was extremely indifferent and amazingly full of herself. Three entree choices were reduced to one because they were out of the wild boar and neither of us are fond of trout. So our only choice was pigeon.

The Amuse Bouche was boring and undefinable. The potage was rather pedestrian lentil soup, with no great highlights. Our salads were a bit boring and far from unique. The pigeon was well prepared but a bit tooooo rare. The squab was on a bed of greens but the infusion of blood from the rare meat was off-putting and sitting in puddles on the greens and the plate. I like rare to medium rare but this was way over the top. Dessert was a souffle which tasted exactly like something from a cruise ship, where they are feeding 2000 or more hungry eaters. B O R I N G !

My advice is to save a little money, go to Paley's Place or Three Doors Down, and have a much better dinner prepared to order. Or so it seems to me!…

We're back!!!. We are pleased to announce, that after a one year hiatus, Genoa Restaurant has re-opened its doors. Under the leadership of new owners and Executive Chef David Anderson, Genoa emerges with a fresh new face after a collaborative remodel by Fix Studio, Siteworks and Works Partnership Architecture. Our new five course prix-fixe menu ($55) is rooted in regional Italian cuisine based on seasonality and continues the 38 year tradition that made Genoa one of the city's culinary pioneers and its first farm-to-table restaurant. We are proud to welcome back the devoted fans of Genoa and equally excited to introduce a new generation of Portlanders to a dining experience where comfort and service play an equal role.…