Gusto - Kalamazoo

Small dish razable Italian restaurant in Texas Township. The wine list was impressive, ordered Barbara and a rose from La Spinetta. The food was phenomenal; began with a caprese salad that had a creamy mozzarella cheese. The star of the night was the Saturday special Bistecca; a 2.2 pound perfectly prepared medium rare Porter House Steak (lightly divided by up to 4) with rosemary ham and risotto. Finish the night with delicious Canolli and Italian chocolate pudding with French press coffee. The dining room contained an intimate and modern decor. Have a new visit.

Food was expensive, but delicious. There were no pasta dishes for an Italian place. However, the salmon court was unbelievable, and most dishes were at least quite good. Cocktails were pretty good. The staff was excellent. You get small portions for a high price, but the taste will be great. I had no bad court. Enjoy!

Very well trained staff. One of the most amazing meals we ever had. The chef offers a well-designed and creative menu. Beautiful place for a delicious meal with family or friends. The atmosphere is open and intimate.

Gusto and Bold never disappoint. Great food, drinks and atmosphere. Beautiful small bar area for a glass of wine (or 3) and dessert. The staff is always about par and you often see the owner around and check for customers. Very well managed farms

Friendly staff, nice decor, and excellent food! What more could you want?! Staff: We were warmly greeted at the door by the host, who asked if we had reservations. We did not, however arrived early enough that we had been taken to a seat immediately. Our server arrived shortly after and did NOT make the crucial mistake of asking if we wanted drinks right away, but did offer the drink menu and some water which arrived with lemon. The manager also stopped by the table a couple of times and was very friendly. Our server that delivered the food was also extremely personable and knowledgeable of the menu as we had a couple of rounds of food. The server explained it really well and left us without questions. Decor: If you had to been to the previous restaurant that was in this location you would be hard-pressed to find any wisp of the old place. Gusto is adorned with vertical Subway tiles, white and blue. speaking of blue, the majority of the decor is in some shade of blue. Very cozy and hip at the same time. Food: Gusto is all about sharing your food. The menu mentions small plates however the smallest plate that we received was still plenty of food for the two of us. We got risotto/speck balls and add tomato and burrata cheese salad to start. The risotto balls were tasty, and cooked well. It's kind of hard to mess up tomato and cheese, it tasted fine. Being a Friday, it was Bistec Friday. We normally limit our meat intake, however, decided to get the porterhouse and rosemary potatoes. The steak was cooked perfectly and arrived sliced next to the bone. Potatoes were cooked well, but did not have very much of a rosemary flavor. Because this is a BOLD property, we were secretly hoping that the dessert menu would have the wonderful budino. We were wonderfully surprised to see that it was on the menu! However, it was a chocolate version and left us wishing that the BOLD version was on the menu instead. We also got the tiramisu and it was excellent. Wrap-up: Gusto is a wonderful addition to the growing Texas corners scene in Kalamazoo County. Food is not inexpensive per say, however, it follows the tried-and-true BOLD formula of excellent staff, excellent food and drink, and pleasant decor. You should go here.