Portofino's Italian Restaurant 3736 East Franklin Boulevard, Gastonia, NC 28056

"Being from NYC, the captail for good pizza next to Italy. Found it to be pretty good. Thin crust which I love. The Hawaii pie needed a little more pineapple and ham."

"Service was prompt and courteous, bread was fresh and hot, food was exceptional. Coming from an Italian, that's saying something!! We enjoyed our leftovers the next day, for dinner, and promised each other that we'd go back again soon. Covid precautions were in place and enforced. UPDATE - 9/2023 We've been here dozens of times since my last review. We've never ordered the pizza, so we chose the Chicken Florentine and couldn't have been happier. It was an 18" piece of eatable art! The crusty was perfectly cooked, and the toppings were plentiful. We loved the fresh ricotta and mozzarella base. I ordered my mixed seafood over angel hair pasta and changed the sauce to their white wine garlic sauce. BLEW ME AWAY! So perfectly cooked. Took half of both dishes home to enjoy the next day. Thank you! UPDATE - 9/10/2023 - This time was different. We came with another couple, so we were reserved. We ordered Bruschetta to share. It came with 5 pieces, piled high with fresh quality toppings, and was very tasty. I ordered the Zuppa de Clams in White Wine sauce. The only Clams in the whole dish were the 11 Little Necks that I had to take out of the shells. Totally unacceptable The last time I had it, it was loaded with Clams, and the shelled ones were for "effect." My husband ordered the calamari in white sauce, and it was smothered in red sauce. Very uncharacteristic for this establishment."

"The salmon muscles and pasta was the best dish I’ve ever had. The tiramisu was outstanding. The customer service was phenomenal. Will be returning very soon!"

"The best of the best. Everything I’ve had is absolutely excellent!! Try the Chicken Marsala, it made me into a mushroom lover!"

"The place was absolutely packed and we still didn't wait but a couple minutes, atmosphere is amazing, such authentic Italian food, so delicious! Amazing service!"