Gaudio's — Restaurant in New York

I’m really upset that Gaudio’s plays games and tries to trick their customers!!!!

I went there on two previous occasions and ordered veal parmigiana and spaghetti eating it in their store. Being new to the neighborhood I was pleasantly surprised at the quality of the veal. It was soft and tender... a hallmark of good veal. Tonight I decided to order veal parm and spaghetti again only this time, I picked up the order and brought it home. After several bites it became quickly apparent that the quality of THIS veal was totally inferior. It was as tough as shoe leather and couldn’t cut it even with a steak knife!! And... I just wasted $20 and my time going there and picking up the food PLUS I STILL had no dinner!!!!

I felt totally betrayed by Gaudios. I’ve seen this game played before in many other pizza place/Italian restaurants in other neighborhoods. They save their highest quality veal to customers that dine in, knowing full well that they would complain and Gaudios would have to make another one if they were unhappy.

Gaudios counts on the fact that most take out customers would simply shrug it off and do nothing.

Well guess what? I hope everyone reading this review does NOT put 1$ in this store as they could care...

I am nearing 60 years old and used to live in Astoria from mid 60s to mid 70s when we moved to Manhattan. What I miss from my childhood in Astoria was the great pizza you could get at nearly any mom and pop pizza joint. Well, that doesn't exist any more, especially in Manhattan, and if it does, it's probably 10 buck a slice. So, in my early golden years I have been yearning for a good standard slice of NY pizza when I stumbled upon a video on FB of Gaudio's showcasing the pizza and food and I swear the images brought me back to my childhood memories of great pizza. Well, last weekend I convinced my girlfriend to drive me out to Astoria to try this pizza. They do not disappoint! Not only is this pizza as good as pizza was back when I was a kid, it somehow tasted better! This is the best pizza joint that I have been to in DECADES! And, its extremely affordable. The people are very friendly. The guys I saw in the video were actually there working. It seems like a great friendly place that really takes care of their customers. The place is extremely clean and inviting. It's like a small intimate Italian restaurant. I can't wait to go back and try the chicken parm. This is my new go to joint! I will definitely be going...

I have to give them a very low rating this time. I’ve been to Gaudio’s countless times over the years and the food was so good. But tonight, Christmas Eve 2024, I ordered fried calamari, a dozen baked clams oreganata and zuppa di mussels… First red flag, the man that took my order over the phone rushed me and then blurted under his breath as he hung up the phone “$30, $50, gimme 30 minutes” and hung up. He didn’t say thank you, nothing. The food got to me in 20 minutes. I had to rush walking my dogs to get to the delivery man. I sat down, food in front of me. It looked so good! After a minute or so I said “what is that smell??” The mussels smelled like they were cooked in toilet water or something. The strangest smell. They tasted ok, just bearable. I tried the calamari. The absolute worst fried calamari I ever had!!!! Soggy, cold, I couldn’t eat a second piece I was so disgusted. Thankfully, the clams oreganata were good. But the calamari and the mussels were a complete fail. 1 out of 10. What a disappointment. I was really looking forward to everything, now I’m just eating a loaf of French bread they gave me...