The team behind Gino's Bistro keeps stomachs and hearts full at two locations. Whether visiting in Federal Way or Maple Valley, visitors who enter the restaurant find a romantic atmosphere, a list of painstakingly crafted cocktails, and a menu of upscale Italian cuisine. Besides gourmet pizzas and pastas, Gino's menu features steak and seafood dishes such as paella or scampi fresco, and even the appetizer menu offers a few deviations from tradition, including a popular drunken goat cheese starter. Every other Wednesday, live performers fill Gino's dining rooms with music, their melodies weaving between servers carrying bianco pizza pies and plates of pear ravioli. Meanwhile, in the lounge, couples and groups of friends exchange laughter as they share small plates and sip some of Gino's signature cocktails, which inject a little style into even everyday hangouts or low-key marriage proposals.