Gnocchi

Insanely delicious Italian food for a respectable price, "Gnocchi" in south Philly offers delectable dishes in a quaint bistro setting. The bolognese and spinach gnocchi are perfection. The side of fresh bread is toasty and warm. The service is friendly and the restaurant wisps you to Tuscany. A fantastic South Philly destination. 5/5!

This is my perfect Italian night. Frank Sinatra playing in the background, simple decor with character, small menu with the essentials, delicious food that you can tell is made with love and great service.

Best kept secret in Philadelphia. Been eating an Italian restaurants for 60 years and nothing comes close to this place and their hand-cut, hand-made gnocchi. Shockingly, friendly and helpful service. We walked in 45 minutes before they even opened and instead of telling us to come back, they welcomed us to stay. Attentive service, reasonably priced cannot recommend it enough - will be back again and again.

This is an incredible little cash only, BYOB place. Soft lighting, intimate tables they aren't too close together. We had excellent service from the whole staff on a night without a reservation. The menu is a manageable size with a decent amount of options but there were so many daily specials too. We started with the special app - burrata with tomato and fresh basil, omg so good with bread. My party got two special entrees and the chicken parm. The portion of pasta was huge and they gave him a hunk of chicken! The sauce was super good and you could tell it was made there. I thought the portion of ravioli was small as a meal but it was so good. Sage and lobster! The other entree we shared was the clam linguini in a white wine sauce. Lots of pasta and delicious clams. The dessert tray was irresistible and I 100% recommend the cheesecake and the tiramisu! So spongy and light with whipped cream omg. We will be back and we will bring everyone here!

CASH ONLY RESTAURANT. Take note, y'all, because I did not. I'm pretty sure all of their pasta and such is made in-house, so you really can't beat that. It's a wood-y vibe that makes it feel cozy, and it says "gnocchi" in very large letters on the wall (my sisters and I had a great time trying to figure out of the 'g' in 'gnocchi' was a very fancy capitalized G or a very large in size lowercase g). The stars for us were the meatball appetizer and the mushroom ravioli. The meatballs were just made of good meat, were tender, and the sauce added the best flavor to them. The mushroom ravioli came highly recommended by our water and for good reason. The mushroom flavor was strong, and the raviolis were FRESH. I got the pacheri, and though it was good, I didn't think it was amazing. It felt like a dish with a lot of elements that were just thrown together rather than something cohesive. And since this place is called gnocchi, we HAD to try it. It was mostly good, but the texture of the gnocchi were inconsistent. Some were the perfect bite, but some were much harder than they should have been. The service is the type of service where they treat you like family in that borderline uncomfortable way because even though they treat you like family they're not actually family. So for example, one waiter took my dad's phone to take a photo and he was like "Oh no, your girlfriend's calling!" when my mom was sitting right there. Love that it was open late though! We came by at around 9:30pm and appreciated their open kitchen.

We had an excellent dining experience at Gnocchi! We had a 5 PM reservation since we have a toddler who can't hang with the later crowds. It started to fill up by the time we were leaving and it seems they are able to accommodate larger parties. The food was excellent and our server was attentive, helpful and kind. We started with the burrata with sweet tomatoes and red peppers, pickled green beans, olives and beef pepperoni - we loved every bite. Next came the entrees - ricotta gnocchi with a blush sauce (light, fluffy goodness), beef meatballs with linguini, and the fusilli with a lamb ragu. We over ordered with the intention of being able to bring food home, and were so glad we did! Don't skip out on the desserts - we had the limoncello cake (light and delicious) and tiramisu - also a hit. Highly recommend this BYOB for a nice date night, larger group dinner or even a family meal (if you come early enough).

This is my fourth time at Gnocchi Philly. And I live in Miami! But it's now become a thing -every time I fly up to see my partner, we drop into this most charmingly authentic and relaxed eatery on Passyunk. That's probably enough review for most. But, if you're unsatisfied, please, be my guest...We originally stumbled into it by accident one night as we strolled down South Street. We mapped Italian into the iPhone and decided to walk up to check it out. I don't hate to admit this, but aside from reading reviews, I tend to judge a book by its cover, and rightfully so. We were immediately taken by its laid back, informal vibe and pseudo shabby chic atmosphere that felt like a mom and pop dining house off the beaten path in Salerno. They took us without a reservation and advised us of their cash only and bring your own bottle policy. Their menu was relatively small, something we could both appreciate as this is usually a sign of a restaurant that knows who they are and what they do best. And the prices were on the more than reasonable side of reasonable. Our dining experience was so unexpectedly pleasant that we vowed to return to see if perhaps it had been just a one night love affair. I'm delighted to report that It was not. To this day, we've not sampled anything on the menu that could pass for average, except perhaps the bread basket (more on this in a minute). Although I crave change, I am also a creature of habit. And so, my first three visits found me ordering the lobster ravioli. Clearly, this is an item I recommend. The meatball appetizer and the creamy burrata appetizer with its salty prosciutto and sweet tomatoes are also fantastic. The mushroom appetizer is another winner. And just when you think it couldn't get any deliciouser (because I just made that a word), boom! Out comes a limoncello cake that you'd swear was baked in Amalfi and floated right into the Gnocchi kitchen. If you don't enjoy this light but luscious dessert, please seek immediate medical assistance - your taste buds are suffering from a terminal case of riggermortis. This last time, we decided to have a "little get together" with a few friends from South Florida who also flew up and a couple from the Jersey Shore who drove down. This time, I broke the mold - I finally ordered a dish I'd had my eye on, the Flounder Franchaise. Wow! I kick myself for not having dived into different waters of the menu earlier. My appetizer this time was the steamed mussels in the red spicy sauce. Again, so on point! However, my Jersey buddy had the mussels in the white sauce. Remember the one solitary "average" item, the bread basket I mentioned? You try dunking that bread in that white sauce just once and tell me if you don't walk away from the evening with an I-just-got-orally-laid grin and a referral to the Betty Ford clinic for a briny yeast addiction. The place can lean towards the boisterous side, particularly when larger groups, like ours, are seated. So if that's not your scene, you may want to think twice, but I would still come out at least once for the food. The staff is terrific - attentive and accommodating, but can be fun and spicy if you're in that kind of vibe. As I mentioned, they are BYOB, so feel free to bring your favorite bottle of wine, whiskey or six pack of Old Milwaukee. My starter kit recommendation: Burrata AppetizerLobster RavioliLimoncello Cake Or just play pin the tail on the donkey with the menu - after all, It's bound to kick ass.

The ambiance of the deco lamp dimly lit brick and pre set tables and soft Italian strings playing in the background as you walk in gets me every time. You are met by the owner and chef to welcome you to his creations. It sounds like a novel bet then again the unbelievable food is a story unto itself and why folks keep coming back to a simply wonderful Italian meal and great service at a good price. Recommend bringing your own wine to enjoy and cash to pay. The star of the place is the chef and his wonderful food (gnocchi and chicken parm are my favs) with the red sauce/gravy being supremely velvety smooth and deeply flavorful, as it's been simmered since he opened the kitchen in the morning. You will absolutely love dessert if you have room. What is shocking is the place is only moderately busy (probably due to cash pay) but this place deserves to be full, as you will feel in the best way when you leave. Fat and Happy!

Ordered three gnocchi dishes - no one in my group could take more then a few bites - all of them extremely over cooked, complete bowl of mush - would not even stay on a fork. We called the owner and were told just to "enjoy it", gaslighted us into thinking we just like it more audente. So if you want to eat here - I suggest asking for it raw and maybe it will be manageable. Unacceptable.

Had a reservation for 10 people at 7:30. Took 1.5 hours to get the food. 3 of us ordered Gnocchi in marinara, the namesake dish... they apparently ran out of sauce and instead of mentioning it, just brought out something different. What appeared was overcooked gnocchi in a flavorless white sauce. Waiter apologized and offered to bring out something else, but you can't make parm without red sauce either, so most of the menu was out... could've mentioned that an hour earlier. Won't be returning.