Gigi's Southern Table - State College

Did not realize their menu had changed, as the old menu is still online. Wanted to go for lunch, but not open until 4:00. Decided to go for dinner. Found it very expensive. Ordered “Tree Salad” and it came in pieces, so had to assemble it on the plate. Our waiter needs to learn that he didn’t need to remove our plates as we’re taking the last bite! It was very annoying. Won’t be back.

Absolutely don’t miss this complete gem! Food was delicious gorgeous presentation! Outdoor seating was pretty dog friendly. Our server was friendly, attentive knowledgeable. Very conveniently located near the Penn State campus. We’ll be back!

I used to go to Gigi’s at least once a month. I loved the fried chicken tenders and Caesar salad. Both are now removed from their menu. I tried the Rasta pasta, anchovy Caesar salad and chicken and waffles. There were so many ingredients in the Rasta pasta and it still tasted bland. The chicken and waffles had a weird gravy and spinach on it. I spent $90 on this these items and had to throw them out. I do understand that new chefs have new visions but this was not it.

Gigi's used to have the most delicious crab cakes in town. I've had them there dozens of times. But they changed the recipe and now I'll never return to what had been my favorite restaurant. My guests enjoyed their salmon and pork chop, but they're not writing this review.

We have dined here often and always had favorites. The new menu is a disaster. Crab cakes were terrible. Oysters were poorly breaded and on chewy boiled spinach and expensive for the paltry portion. The strawberry scone dessert was lots of dry scone and a little bit of ice cream. I doubt we'll be back to dine for a long while. We always had a good meal on previous visits and love the ambiance. Too bad the new menu is such a disaster.