Girardi's Osteria

Valentine's Day reservations!!!! Cute little restaurant, kind of crowded and the tables were close together. With the decor it makes the place seem warm and cozy. If you don't mind the noise it would be great for a date. Definitely not trendy but more comfortable. We showed up ten minutes early for our reservation. We waited 27 minutes for our waiter to show up and take drink orders. I get that it's valentines and super busy but almost 30 minutes is inexcusable. Our waiter was nice and very apologetic. He said he didn't even know we were here...I'm writing this as we wait because well I need something to do in addition to embarrassing the wifey with dad jokes. Quick! What's better than a good friend! A good friend with chocolate!!!!I'm pretty disappointed that the restaurant nickels and dimes you for anything they can think of. They charge for bread, they charge an extra five bucks to split your plate(no family style for you!), mandatory gratuity in case you have bad service.... MehAs I sit here waiting though the food looks and smells delicious. They delivered some focaccia bread which was warm and aromatic. It was super soft, needed a hair more salt, and tasted like a warm hug between sweatered friends in the middle of winter. Comforting.... My son who has the refined palette of a snapping turtle looked longingly at the last slice after we shut him down on this third piece. He did great work spreading the olive oil over the dinner table though. Boy!Daughter had kids spaghetti in marinara sauce. Huge portion, adult size, but someone committed sacrilege and overcooked the pasta. Heathens!!! Marinara was as good as my wife's, not as good as noona's. Needed freshly ground pepper.Son had tricolored tortellini in pesto. It was a saucy wench. Herbaceous with good flavor. Needed freshly ground pepper. I'm detecting a pattern...Wifey had seafood linguine. And omg people stop overcooking your pasta. Tasted like soft bleh. For the good of all mankind! Stop overcooking your pasta! And fricken offer freshly ground pepper! Wife did NOT like it. Said she felt like the small seafood come out of a freezer bag. I dunno, she has a better palate than me. I just thought it was tasteless.Finally I myself can out with the big winner! Their paella! Or risotto! Or paella! It's called paella. It doesn't have any socorrat like paella. Didn't come out in a pan like paella. The rice was soft like a risotto. But the coloring was paella, the toppings was paella. If it didn't have that delicious sausage in it it would definitely need some fricken freshly ground pepper! The dish was seriously loaded with the most seafood I ever ever seen in a single serving. It was too big for me to eat by myself and daddy's a big big boi. Loved the sausage even though I'm a seafood person. Seriously bummed there was no crusty rice/socorrat. A few of the clams and mussels had me eating sand which wasn't pleasant. Price for two adults and two kids came out to about $160. Take it for what it is.. a little pricey. The way the paella came out I would say worth it! If I had a dish like my wife's... hell naw!All in all despite my 3 stars I would love to come back on a quiet evening to see how business is as normal. I'm sure a lot of the issues was due to being in the middle of dinner rush on valentines. Maybe they might even offer freshly ground pepper... most of the issues I seen were minor course adjustments versus failures. Honestly get rid of the nickel and dime stuff. If you need to raise prices then raise prices.

Food tasted average here. Service was slow for afternoon. They offer outdoor seating. You get to order from happy hour or dinner menu portion. Happy hour is from 2-5pm.Likely not returning here.

We love Girardis for Happy Hour, great outside seating, and excellent pastas. Been coming for years here and yes they are still in business. Also great for large groups.

We dined on a Sunday, mid day. The restaurant was about 25% full and they had one server - who was super kind and delightful- didn't get her name. Service was slow but helpful- and that was ok as we were not in any hurry and wanted to visit. The restaurant is a little dated on interior and the ambiance is ok - but it was quiet and we were able to really enjoy our group. We ordered the green beans and goat cheese bruschetta to start. Dinner was salmon, wild boar parpadelle smoked salmon ravioli and a seafood pasta. The Parpadelle was a little dry- but the kitchen made us extra sauce ( yeah!!) We were celebrating a birthday - and they made the nicest gluten free chocolate cake- decorated with candy and a candle. What a nice thing to do. We will be back for sure! Really welcoming place.

At the stroke of 6, the 5 of us slid into our seats for dinner. Wait staff quickly took drink orders. Girardi's is nearly famous for its endless happy hour. There's an extensive menu which I scanned and landed on Cod Tacos on the "fresh sheet". Around the table there were 2 orders of Mushroom Linguini, a Beet Salad and another Cod. We added Bruschetta and Garlic Toast. We enjoyed catching up while the chef prepared our meals. My cod had a crispy exterior and a slaw like salad tossed around it. It was light & fresh for $13.95 the portion was perfectoOur wait person allowed us to relax and enjoy each other and the food. Il conto per favore As our 16th stop on our continuing tour of Edmonds dining --Buono!

Remember Girardis Italian whenever you're near Edmonds. Happy hour all day every day. Excellent food excellent service even when they're understaffed!!

Girardi's is phenomenal!! High quality, great service and cozy atmosphere, best Italian in the bowl

Stopped in for dinner, there was lots of seating inside and even through we didn't have a reservation we were able to sit down as soon as we arrived. The menu has a large selection to pick from and they have an all day, everyday "happy hour" but that really just means you can pick between a smaller serving size of larger serving size. They do have daily specials which feature an actual discount. We went for the calamari fries, boar ragu parpadelle, and pork shank with wild mushrooms linguine. The calamari sticks breading reminded me exactly the same flavor and texture of fish sticks, surprisingly very good! It came with aioli and a sweet chili sauce. The boar ragu flavoring was way heavily spiced with cinnamon, it was so much that it was almost off putting. The texture of the pasta was cooked perfectly al dente though. The highlight of the night was the pork shank. It was so amazingly tender, seasoned perfectly and cut like butter with just a fork. The mushroom linguine was alright because the pork stole the spotlight. All in all not bad for dinner and would come again but probably only for when their menu is actually discounted.

Fantastic food!! Can't go wrong with any choice. Great service. Good for family or big group.

Excellent service, good food and reasonable prices. It's one of our favorite eating places in Edmonds.