It is always a pleasure to dine at Bell Gioia and always feels like we've just stepped into Italy. The meal is always prepared perfectly- freash ingredients, authentic tastes, and beautiful display. The waiters and staff are sweet, attentive, and always ready to make a suggestion on a course or a wine pairing. I come here both for social events as well as professional dinners and it is a perfect fit every time.

We went for my friend's birthday dinner and we were more than happy! We got the risotto and split between two- it was great and perfect amount! They brought out homemade desert which was heavenly. The service was fun, authentic and we practiced our Italian- we were in Italy all over again. I have to say from living in the Pearl-- we just switched to our new favorite spot! gratzi

The food is excellent, the staff was friendly, helpful and interested in us. Their goal was to please so no matter what we asked..."can I have this but that way" or "can I have this without that" was met with a "sure, no problem". The foccascia bread was just delicious, I went back the next day and bought 2 baskets of the bread and served it to guests with eggplant hummus..they loved it!! This place is a keeper!!

Bella Gioia is indeed a "beautiful joy." The restaurant is beautifully decorated in a very authentic Italian style. The kitchen is open and extremely clean. The entire cooking staff and management are Italians. One of the chefs is a surgeon ( a real surgeon not figurative). The brick oven is traditional Italian. The flour is imported from Naples. The cirio is imported from Italy to California and then shipped to Portland, Oregon. The real joy is that EVERYTHING in the establishment is imported from Italy (except for maybe a broom or the toilet paper). The owners went to a lot of trouble and expense to bring Italy (genuine) to Portland, Oregon. The best part is I didn't have to spend over $1,000 to fly to Italy to enjoy REAL Italian cuisine. For those of you who want quiet- go to the library or a bad restaurant that nobody eats at. For European customer service- 5 star all the way. The waiter was polite and attentive and there was minimal wait time for the Mona Lisa of mangia. For those of you who do not give Bella Gioia a five star rating, go ahead and be content with ramen and ketchup like you get at these fugazi Italian joints. Bella Gioia is THE REAL DEAL not Chef Boyardee.

I heard this place was good but was disappointed slow service my dinner was bland and parking was a nightmere