Lady Gaga’s parents, Joe and Cynthia Germanotta, opened the doors to their new, family-style Italian restaurant in Manhattan’s Upper West Side. The restaurant “Joanne Trattoria” is named after Gaga’s aunt, her father’s late sister, whom the singer credits with inspiring her to become an artist. What’s the reviews for Joanne Trattoria? Here’s Steve Cuozzo for the NYPost with his review, “You’ll gag on the food at Gaga’s“:
“Forget the Edge of Glory — on opening night, “Lady Gaga restaurant” Joanne on West 68th Street was close to the edge of collapse. You don’t expect a brand-new eatery to be running on all cylinders. But Joanne, owned by the pop superstar’s parents, last night was running mainly on acrid-smelling burnt vinegar wafting intermittently through the raucous dining room.”