Gilda's Italian Restaurant is a family-owned

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restaurant in

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. Marco Roberti is an owner.

Description

Gilda's is housed on the ground floor of the Commodore Hotel in southwest Portland's Goose Hollow neighborhood. The menu includes

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linguine Linguine (, ; English: ; sometimes anglicized as linguini) is a type of Italian pasta similar to fettuccine and trenette, but elliptical in section rather than flat. It is about in width, which is wider than spaghetti, but not as wide as fettu ...

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, and

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History

The restaurant opened in 2010. In 2012, Gilda's announced plans to expand into the space previously occupied by Commodore Lounge.

Reception

In her 2016 overview of Portland's romantic restaurants, Julie Lee of ''

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'' wrote, "Gilda's is one of those 'old school' restaurants that is steeped in nostalgia and charm. Chef Marco lovingly whips up recipes from his grandma Gilda, who took as much pleasure in feeding family, friends and neighbors as Marco does. Everything on the menu is authentic and delicious, and we highly recommend pairing the Le Gilda, house limoncello and St. Germaine topped with prosecco, with a Caesar salad and the tagliatelle with lobster for this special night." In 2017, readers of ''

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'' voted Gilda's their favorite Italian restaurant in Portland.

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* * {{Restaurants in Portland, Oregon 2010 establishments in Oregon Restaurants in Goose Hollow, Portland, Oregon Italian restaurants in Portland, Oregon Restaurants established in 2010

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