Gusto Gastronomia Italiana — Restaurant in Newberg

It was okay… It was awkward when I first came in the girl was staring at my guy for so long she didn’t even stop till I said something. It made me feel very uncomfortable. I’ve never had that issue before… but I let it go and had a decent conversation with the young girl… and about her family. Anyways we ordered food and some of the sauces… she talked up a big game for them and made me excited about the family food but when I actually tried it, everything was so over salted… cool atmosphere. But I don’t want to go back there for two reasons. How uncomfortable I was with the most awkward first interaction with someone giving the “sex eye stare down” to my partner… and the sauce. I was kinda relieved when my partner said he didn’t want to go back there because of the salt issue and how over priced it was for what we got.. I’m sure some people love this food but there is definitely better… I wish I had the choice to add the...

I thought I knew what good meat and cheese was but apparently I've just been eating garbage out of the dumpster like a raccoon. I came in wanting to check out the place had a couple paninis that changed my life on what a sandwich is supposed to be. I was treated like family offered samples of the best cured meats, octopus, and cheeses that restored my hope in humanity and reset my brain. Who needs drugs when I can be moved to tears and feel inner peace with a platter of meats that take me to a place of comfort and security that is a kin with gestation in the womb. Ive easily spent 140 plus dollars on meats cheeses at other places and for half the price at gusto was provided a platter of good size and epic flavor to which no other place I'm aware can compete. This was pure ambrosia. No notes only my undieing loyalty to my new purveyor of...

I really wanted to like Gusto. And to be honest, there is a lot to like -- fresh bread, authentic Italian food and grocery items and decent service. Unfortunately both times l visited, l ordered the focaccia pizza and both times the dough was raw in the middle and inedible. So, if you are looking for tasty Italian food, maybe give Gusto a try, but be prepared for the possibility that the delish looking focaccia will not be cooked all the way through.

EDIT In response to the restaurant, l did not 'return' the food because my lunch break was over and it didn't make sense to go back at 5 p.m. with half-eaten, doughy foccacia. Thank you for...