Gugliani's — Restaurant in Houston

First visit. Ordered Eggplant Parm and noticed that the eggplant was perfectly cut short ways like they used a cookie cutter, which I thought was strange. (Traditional REAL Italian chefs cut fresh eggplant long ways).Tasted terrible very little sauce (tasted like canned, not fresh) cheese was just sliced and lay on top and parm was mushy and tasted of freezer burn—what authentic Italian restaurants use frozen eggplant?! Really?? Grouse!! Their eggplant parm BTW costs $14!! Next, my friend noticed 3 microwaves in the kitchen area. We asked the waiter (who was very nice btw), what do they use microwaves for? He said he thought for heating up the lasagna. Hmmm. That should have been our first clue..Um…yeah…NO!! Wasn’t it Chef Ramsey who said first rule of thumb to make fresh delicious food in a good quality restaurant, one would never use a microwave. I would rather spent $14 having gone to Chik Fil A down the street at least their food...

I am glad my family and I stopped at this place after driving by many times! The food was excellent as was the service. Parking was super-convenient and easy. It is a kid-friendly spot with a solid offering of wines, too. All the food was delicious--I loved the breadsticks, meatball pizza, and Selena's lasagna. My son got the kid's chicken alfredo pasta. The server checked on us multiple times, and the prices are very reasonable. It was all fresh and piping hot. The ambience leaves a little to be desired when dining in, my only criticism. The ratio of cheese:sauce:toppings on the meatball pizza really impressed me; that may have been the standout of our food order, but I also loved the sauce on the lasagna! We will for sure come back, and they seemed to be doing a brisk take-out business too. Gugliani's also deliver. Excited we found this option...

This is one of our favourite places to lunch. The service is always top-notch and the food is consistently fresh and delicious. I typically order the same dish each time and it is always delicious. I have had the Insalata Mista Greca, the caesar salad and side salad - always fresh with the tastiest dressings. I cannot remember the name of the dish I always order but it is crusted chicken breast with a cream sauce and artichokes. The dishes come with angel hair pasta with a red sauce and I always order the sauteed spinach on the side. They cook the spinach to perfection, it still has bite to it which is the way it should be served. I included a photo of my favourite dish (will update with name when I can remember it). If you are looking for great Italian food that tastes like it it was made in a quaint Italian kitchen, Gugliani's...