After reading on Citysearch about the great service, I was really surprised by our experience at Ciao Vito. Our server was cold and snippy, and the other folks working seemed no friendlier. I am VERY rarely disappointed with the service I get here in Portland, but the employees at Ciao Vito were mostly serious, snobby, and unfriendly. We brought a sleeping infant into the restaurant with us for dinner (on a Wednesday... it's not like it was Saturday night), and received the Stink Eye from more than one employee. This is the first time that's ever happened to us. Two of the entrees were good (the chicken and the pork chop) but the mushroom crepe was overly rich and pretty bland in taste. The gelato was great but the tiramisu was pretty awful. The decor is beautiful. For the price of the food, I probably won't return... The unfriendly vibe left a bad taste in my mouth.
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