Giordano's

Chicago is an amazing city and the pizza with the amazing service was worth the wait! Shot out to Jessika s for making it memorable!

Just went 9/24/2023.
Walked right in for a party of 2.
Ordered a small deep dish, calamari & house salad.
Food was good, I guess I just don't enjoy deep dish as much as the next guy.

Only reason its 4 is that the atmosphere was loud dark and crowded.
Diary intolerant people stay clear or find the nearest restroom

Everything I ever thought I knew about Chicago Pizza was false!! This was my first time visiting Chicago. I literally was there for half a day to catch my flight home because my trip was detoured. All of my friends on facebook told me 1) I needed to try Chicago pizza and 2) visit Giordanos.

This may be the most expensive pizza I have tried but it was worth EVERY PENNY. Worth the hype. One slice will fill you up. Give yourself ample time to enjoy the pizza. But let it cool down enough before diving in because that cheese will burn your tongue if you're impatient like I was.

We came here with a large group and ordered a number of pizzas! Everything was so good.

I think the establishment tried their best to accommodate the size of our group!

I can't wait to come back

Giordano's Chicago deep dish pizza has proved to me it is most delicious fresh and warm, especially eaten with loved ones on the shore of Lake Michigan, AND also delicious eaten cold for brunch the next day! Efficient phone service for takeout orders, inclusion of utensils, plates, and advice for curbside pick-up were very helpful for a restaurant in high demand!

Our waiter was so communicative and friendly. He answered any questions we had, and gave us his personal favorites to try. I highly recommend getting appitizers because the pizza will take a bit to come out fresh.

My review is biased because I recently had to become gluten and dairy free... so I couldn't eat much on the menu. However, they do offer gluten free versions of any of their pastas, though it'll have to be penne shaped.

I got the bolognese pasta gluten free. The gluten free pasta was honestly falling apart (which is sometimes expected for gluten free)... but still a bit disappointing! The bolognese sauce was yummy, but lacked some depth.

My friend got the Chicago classic deep dish pizza and said that the crust was very soft and flaky! The dish itself was flavorful too.

Please note that the wait can get incredibly long! We went on a Saturday night and waited 1 hour for the deep dish pizza!

Been to this one before. Didn't like it as much this time. Haven't a GREAT review a few years back.

This time, they screwed up our table when we got there. I had to ask them if they forgot about us. They said they paged us...they didn't. They didn't call my name either. I was sitting right there at the door.

The waitress was overly rushed. Then I noticed that she served other tables but not ours. With us, she kinda threw the pizza at us and left. Lol.

I ordered a mango margarita. It was okay. Nothing special. The mozzarella squares were okay. Slightly overcooked.

The whole thing was just okay today.

Not a typical Gio's experience.
If you

This review is based upon a modified version of the classic Chicago deep dish pizza. The person I was with doesn't eat pork, so I swapped sausage and pepperoni for meatballs. Therefore, it would be unfair to compare with Malnati's or Pequod's. The quality of the ingredients is superb-although I was not impressed with the meatballs. Not poor quality, just not up to my standards (coming from an Italian family who takes pride in our meatballs). The fried calamari was fantastic! One of the best I've ever had.
The waiter was top notch. Couldn't be happier with the service! If not for a table of cackling teenagers right next to us, the ambiance is very nice. A bit rustic in decor and pretty cool photos and kitsch all around.
Extra shout out to our waiter. He was stupendous!!
P.S. Avoid going for Chicago Deep Dish Pizza with someone who doesn't eat pork. It's simply not the same. Not fair to the pizza!!

I feel like I'm missing something. I do not want to be super judgmental because I realize most of these employees are teenagers but dang does the customer service lack here.

My husband and I have had deep dish in California so we were dying to try Giordano's because all the reviews made it sound like it was one of the best. We arrived and the place was packed outside! There was people everywhere and we took this as a good sign. There is a lunchboard sign outside that displays the menu.

My husband and I walked in and it was madness. There are literally no signs as to what to do/where to go. I wish the outside lunch board told you but you basically have to figure it out. There is a line for ordering and a line for seating, so confusing! We didn't know which to go to first. By chance my husband went to the correct line under a sign that said check-in. He checked-in and then was told to go order the pizza. We were told it would be a 40 minute wait. They told us the pizza should be ready by the time we were seated. I do not mind waiting, especially if the food is fire. It was my husband and I's first time in Chicago so we just walked around for a bit.

We got a text that our table was ready so we went back inside. My husband got in the check-in line which was huge; after 10 minutes he tells me the employee told him to go upstairs. We get upstairs and there's another line. A family is being helped/speaking to someone who is part of management. The hostess goes to the party behind us and asks them if they received a text that their table was ready to which they respond yes. I then say to her that we also received a text that our table was ready and she side-eyed us then ignored us. She then sat the group behind us. This is one of the things that really grinds my gears because she didn't even acknowledge us. We end up waiting longer and a different hostess takes us to a table near the outside patio but still on the inside.

The food was not that great. We got an appetizer- the Giordano's sampler. It was okay, I would say I only enjoyed the mozzarella triangles. The marinara sauce that came with it was cold but paired well with it. Everything else was okay. I also got a Cesar salad which in my opinion had too much dressing and ruined the taste a bit.

Pizza - we got a small deep dish: half jalapeño and pepperoni, the other half was chicken and jalapeño. When the pizza arrived at our table, it looked good. The pizza however was nowhere near hot. I am a huge sauce girl, the pizza sauce is in my opinion, the best part of the pizza. This pizza lacked sauce in my opinion. The chicken tasted like it came from a can, not sure if it did but definitely tasted like it. The crust on the pizza had the consistency of a pie crust which I thought was interesting. The crust also tasted like a pie crust. I thought it took away from the pizza. Overall, the pizza was a huge let down.

We notice some guy going through pictures that he took of parties through the glass window. We also saw the same guy taking different pictures of groups of people at all the tables throughout our meal. After our meal, we saw him take pictures of a couple directly in front of us. We never got our picture taken.