Gusto Grilled Organics2008-02-05 04:06:00
Gusto Grilled Organics Gusto Grilled Organics, no affiliation to Gusto Gusto (the Italian restaurant), is the first certified organic and certified green restaurant in New York. I am way excited! Unfortunately, the food is only mediocre but I'm looking forward to this trend growing and I really appreciate this first step that Gusto Grilled Organics is taking.Starting with the basket of bread, I was unimpressed. They were dry. We ordered the Tenderloin Pizza and the meat was over-cooked and under-seasoned. The dough (we chose whole wheat) was dry, crisp, and more like a cracker, with no flavor. Same goes for the crust on the Napolitana but I did like the flavor of the mozzarella, provolone, sauce, garlic, and parsley. We also ordered a side of average grilled vegetables and a Beef Empanada. The Empanada had a nice flavorful filling but the dough was a bit dry. Our waiter recommended the apple pie so we gave it a shot. It was a regular slice of Apple Pie but it was served with a very go