Goo's Cellar (lower section) has been my favorite restaurant for many years. I travel the country and this is one of my top 5 favorite places to eat Italian. The sauce is like mom's and their steaks are better than Ruth's Chris, Outback etc. Pizza and hoagies are also great.
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Brett N.
Always a good choice for Steak or any Italian dish, especially Lasagna. I travel all over and eat in many different types of restaurants. One thing is for certain; it is great to get away from any sort of chain restaurant and eat a freshly made entree. Goo's is a top notch authentic Italian restaurant!!!
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Jim U.
Home briefly for the holidays, my mom wanted me to treat her dinner. Her first choice, a very popular restaurant in Mt. Pleasant, was closed for a private event, so we ended up crossing the street and coming here. This didn't seem like a bad idea at the time since I remember seeing Goo's on the corner ever since I was a kid. Their longevity should be a testament to their quality food, right? Boy did we get this one wrong. Seating is set up in L-shape, so one can choose from booths all along the right wall or head left into an alcove area where there are 3 tables. We opted for one of the free booths, but the waitress came over with some other patrons and explained that they wanted to move from their booth to the one we chose, but we were welcome to their booth. We made the change and within a few minutes quickly found out why the other people moved. Apparently a family was seated behind that booth and their children couldn't restrain from slapping the table, kicking the seats, rocking, yelling out loud, etc. It was only worse that the parents or other family members actively encouraged this behavior. So we moved once again to that alcove area which was also an unfortunate choice given how cold it was there. Being next to the street and the main door, there could not have been any insulation because we noticed the drop in temperature. Service was very scattered. While we saw the waitress when we came in, I am not sure if we ever saw her again the rest of the night. Instead, we had a couple of guys from the bar coming by once in awhile and asking if we needed anything. They looked clearly put out and yet it did not seem like there were many people here at all. Very strange. The food was disastrous. I mean, I thought I chose the safest item on the menu, the lasagna. My mom opted instead for the wine marinated steak tips. These are fairly quick orders to prepare, but we ended up waiting more than a half hour to receive them. Inexplicably slow service. My lasagna was the worst I have ever had in my life, and it is so remarkable because all of the different mistakes they made in preparing it. If you tried to make a bad lasagna, it would not have been as bad this one was. It was served as a large narrow rectangle that was less one inch thick. The photo is attached; have you ever seen a lasagna this thin? It was a single layer. It was noticeably burnt on the edges. The texture of the pasta noodle varied considerably over its length. Near the edges it was sometimes rubbery, sometimes crispy, and inwards it was sometimes chewy and otherwise unremarkable. I am puzzled at how they created so many textures in one sample. The ricotta was a tough monolithic curd of cheese. The marinara sauce was only added after the lasagna was reheated and was not part of the original dish. The sauce itself was heavily flavored with inexpensive Parmesan cheese. Not enjoyable at all, and every mistake that could be made was made in preparing this dish. Awful. The marinated steak tips were considerably better by comparison (I sampled these), but even then, they were just passable. The meat was noticeably chewy (overcooked and under-marinated). The saving grace was that the drinks were cheap. Like two glasses of wine and a bottle of beer for $9 cheap. The ambience was nonexistent. I mean even discounting for the random loud family, there was nothing interesting about this place. No background music at all, so the restaurant was much louder than it needed to be. The walls were sparsely adorned with advertisements for American beers and nothing else. There was really nothing to fixate the eyes upon. A dreadful choice. Next time I am going to choose the restaurant. My mom might not like "fancy" places, but at least the food is always edible. Oh, one final warning, this place is CASH ONLY. Seriously avoid.
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Eileen M.
8 of us went to dinner we had drinks and appetizers while we waited for our dinner..there is a small but adequate salad bar....and we waited for our meal.......and we waited for our meals....might I say again we waited for our meals....I relize there were 8 of us..but after a hour and 20 minute wait .I asked the server where our dinners were..finally they arrived...I had the new York strip...I ordered medium...it was well done but none the less quite tasty. Others in our group have the veal ..which they all liked ..I think 45 bucks for a filet was way over priced for the portion size...over all the food was decent...but for only have 2 groups in the restaurant the wait was ridiculous. ...I have never seen such slow service ...after spending$ 350. On food and drinks ...the service really brought the evening down...when your spending that kind of money. ..I think they could give you a free refill on pop...they don't! !!!!..
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Greg J.
My wife and I thoroughly disagree. Goos is her favorite place to go and eat pizza when we are in PA. When you go to Goos you need to go to the basement which is where the real restaurant is found. You need to order either the pizza, the steak, or the the sausage pasta which is quite spicy and tasty. Yes they only take cash but that is not unusual for some restaurants that do not want to pay the Visa/Mastercard fee. There salad bar is small but decent enough. You get plenty of portions regardless of what you order.
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Address :445 Washington St
Mount Pleasant, PA, 15666
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Takes Reservations : Yes Delivery : Yes Take-out : Yes Accepts Credit Cards : Yes Bike Parking : No Good for Kids : Yes Good for Groups : Yes Attire : Casual Alcohol : Full Bar Outdoor Seating : No Wi-Fi : No Has TV : Yes Waiter Service : Yes
Michael T.
Goo's Cellar (lower section) has been my favorite restaurant for many years. I travel the country and this is one of my top 5 favorite places to eat Italian. The sauce is like mom's and their steaks are better than Ruth's Chris, Outback etc. Pizza and hoagies are also great.
(5)Brett N.
Always a good choice for Steak or any Italian dish, especially Lasagna. I travel all over and eat in many different types of restaurants. One thing is for certain; it is great to get away from any sort of chain restaurant and eat a freshly made entree. Goo's is a top notch authentic Italian restaurant!!!
(5)Jim U.
Home briefly for the holidays, my mom wanted me to treat her dinner. Her first choice, a very popular restaurant in Mt. Pleasant, was closed for a private event, so we ended up crossing the street and coming here. This didn't seem like a bad idea at the time since I remember seeing Goo's on the corner ever since I was a kid. Their longevity should be a testament to their quality food, right? Boy did we get this one wrong. Seating is set up in L-shape, so one can choose from booths all along the right wall or head left into an alcove area where there are 3 tables. We opted for one of the free booths, but the waitress came over with some other patrons and explained that they wanted to move from their booth to the one we chose, but we were welcome to their booth. We made the change and within a few minutes quickly found out why the other people moved. Apparently a family was seated behind that booth and their children couldn't restrain from slapping the table, kicking the seats, rocking, yelling out loud, etc. It was only worse that the parents or other family members actively encouraged this behavior. So we moved once again to that alcove area which was also an unfortunate choice given how cold it was there. Being next to the street and the main door, there could not have been any insulation because we noticed the drop in temperature. Service was very scattered. While we saw the waitress when we came in, I am not sure if we ever saw her again the rest of the night. Instead, we had a couple of guys from the bar coming by once in awhile and asking if we needed anything. They looked clearly put out and yet it did not seem like there were many people here at all. Very strange. The food was disastrous. I mean, I thought I chose the safest item on the menu, the lasagna. My mom opted instead for the wine marinated steak tips. These are fairly quick orders to prepare, but we ended up waiting more than a half hour to receive them. Inexplicably slow service. My lasagna was the worst I have ever had in my life, and it is so remarkable because all of the different mistakes they made in preparing it. If you tried to make a bad lasagna, it would not have been as bad this one was. It was served as a large narrow rectangle that was less one inch thick. The photo is attached; have you ever seen a lasagna this thin? It was a single layer. It was noticeably burnt on the edges. The texture of the pasta noodle varied considerably over its length. Near the edges it was sometimes rubbery, sometimes crispy, and inwards it was sometimes chewy and otherwise unremarkable. I am puzzled at how they created so many textures in one sample. The ricotta was a tough monolithic curd of cheese. The marinara sauce was only added after the lasagna was reheated and was not part of the original dish. The sauce itself was heavily flavored with inexpensive Parmesan cheese. Not enjoyable at all, and every mistake that could be made was made in preparing this dish. Awful. The marinated steak tips were considerably better by comparison (I sampled these), but even then, they were just passable. The meat was noticeably chewy (overcooked and under-marinated). The saving grace was that the drinks were cheap. Like two glasses of wine and a bottle of beer for $9 cheap. The ambience was nonexistent. I mean even discounting for the random loud family, there was nothing interesting about this place. No background music at all, so the restaurant was much louder than it needed to be. The walls were sparsely adorned with advertisements for American beers and nothing else. There was really nothing to fixate the eyes upon. A dreadful choice. Next time I am going to choose the restaurant. My mom might not like "fancy" places, but at least the food is always edible. Oh, one final warning, this place is CASH ONLY. Seriously avoid.
(1)Eileen M.
8 of us went to dinner we had drinks and appetizers while we waited for our dinner..there is a small but adequate salad bar....and we waited for our meal.......and we waited for our meals....might I say again we waited for our meals....I relize there were 8 of us..but after a hour and 20 minute wait .I asked the server where our dinners were..finally they arrived...I had the new York strip...I ordered medium...it was well done but none the less quite tasty. Others in our group have the veal ..which they all liked ..I think 45 bucks for a filet was way over priced for the portion size...over all the food was decent...but for only have 2 groups in the restaurant the wait was ridiculous. ...I have never seen such slow service ...after spending$ 350. On food and drinks ...the service really brought the evening down...when your spending that kind of money. ..I think they could give you a free refill on pop...they don't! !!!!..
(3)Greg J.
My wife and I thoroughly disagree. Goos is her favorite place to go and eat pizza when we are in PA. When you go to Goos you need to go to the basement which is where the real restaurant is found. You need to order either the pizza, the steak, or the the sausage pasta which is quite spicy and tasty. Yes they only take cash but that is not unusual for some restaurants that do not want to pay the Visa/Mastercard fee. There salad bar is small but decent enough. You get plenty of portions regardless of what you order.
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