Georgio's

As a kid, one summer I worked for the Friendly's at Pennichuck Square in South Merrimack. The rest of the staff proudly proclaimed that they were the worst Friendly's on the Eastern Seaboard, and as you would expect out of the worst Friendly's on the Eastern Seaboard, their corporate office closed the store down.

The restaurant that took their physical location though, Giorgio's, is not likely to follow the same fate any time soon.

Georgio's is a semi-formal Italian bar and grill that for lunch provides food worth far more than its price. Pictured to the side is the Buffalo Chicken Salad, slices of Buffalo Chicken mixed with grated cheese and pepper, mixed greens, shaved onions and blue cheese dressing.

The wait staff was courteous, the food was fairly good, and the portion was average but met the task.


And like any true Italian restaurant, they opened up the meal with bread and olive oil, pictured to the left. They also added a pesto, which was a nice touch.

If there was any issue I could find, it was that the final price for the meal was $8.67 including tax, and I gave a $20 but the waitress didn't give me back the 33 cents, assuming it was part of the tip. It probably would have been, but it bugged me a little that she did assume that. Never the less, that wasn't enough to stop me from giving her a 20% tip (including the few cents she already took of course). The rest of the meal was worth it.

Georgio's also has a sister restaurant next to the Shaw's in Milford, it's the place that looks like an Olive Garden.

Meal: Buffalo Chicken Salad lunch special

Price: $7.95 pre-tax

Speed of Service: 25 minutes (sit down)

Time of Day: Noon, Weekday