Giordano’s

I am from Ohio and have heard great things about Giordanos! We decided to check it out. It was fantastic. Definitely lived up to my expectations!

My first exposure to Chicago deep dish pizza. Simply delicious. The service was fast, friendly and my glass was always full. Go here you won’t regret it. Just remember, good things take time.

We only had time to try 2 deep dish places, and this one was recommended second most often. It was good! Stuffed full of cheese, cheese, cheese, meat, veggies, did i mention there was cheese? I like lots of cheese, i was in heaven! Very filling here, a little pricer than Lou’s, but being second most recommended, it was the second place winner in our 2 places. While it was really good, Lous just stand out. The service here isn’t too bad.

Ordered the stuffed chicken sausage special…$ 37 bucks for a pizza that was horrible! I have never had this kind of experience at any other location… my pizza was dry and looked like an afterthought. Never Again!!! The reason why you visit a chain restaurant is because you expect consistency… apparently this location didn’t get the memo

They have really good deep dish pizza and Italian beef sandwiches! Their chicken sandwiches are very tasty too, along with their lasagna and their turkey club sandwich. If you’re going to stop over for lunch with a few people, you really need to get there early because they don’t take reservations. And they do get busy during the lunch hours! The interior is nice, but nothing to write home about, it’s just simply decorated with red and white tablecloths and dim lighting and some decorative pictures on the walls. Their prices are pretty reasonable for a downtown restaurant. Am attaching a link to their webpage:

This place is amazing. Within walking distance from Willis Tower.
We were hesitant to go to this place because it was packed on a Sunday. Wait time was 45mins on a cold, windy evening of Chicago. After 10 minutes, we were seated (yeah!). Our server, Lorie, was AMAZING! She was very attentive and very accommodating. She had a very pleasant and cheerful vibe. The atmosphere here was great. Food wise, we didn’t try their pizza because we didn’t have time to wait for an hour for the pizza as we had a train catch but the food hat we ordered were tasty. We’ll be trying the pizza when we come back!

I was prepared for the wait, but I must say I had my hopes high to be «blown away» by Chicago deep dish pizza… It didn’t happen. Seemed to me it was more like eating lasagna than pizza. The shell was crisp and not really doughy enough for me to enjoy. Service seemed adequate, but distracted, perhaps it was because there were only two of us and he had bigger tables to worry about… I’m sure the 45 min ticket times (understood) probably make for an awkward serving experience on their end.
The restaurant was large and seemed efficient, I just can’t wrap my head around the hype.
We had some garlic rolls or knots that were tasty, be sure to order them to hold you over while waiting on your pie.

As a New Jerseyan coming to Chicago for the first time, deep dish pizza was a must-​do. After being extremely touristy and visiting Willis Tower’s anticlimactic Skydeck, we had high hopes for Giodorno’s.
The 30-​minute wait was pretty bearable, as you can order drinks at the bar (the hosts will even come by and call your name if you’re waiting there). After being seated, our waitress was pretty bland (as Unilocalers have noted) and didn’t seem to care much.
We ordered the Toasted Ravioli as an app, which was extremely disappointing. It’s pretty much flavorless beef stuffed chewy pasta; however, their marinara sauce gave me something to hope for.
When the pizza came, I was pretty excited. We ordered a half plain and a half Chicago classic. The plain was super disappointing and lacked any flavor. It was super cheesy, with marinara sauce spilling off the sides, and squirting left and right when trying to cut through the crust.
The crust. What. A. Disappointment. I’ve heard that deep-​dish crusts are supposed to be buttery and flaky — as if you’re eating a heaving croissant loaded with cheese and tomatoes. No, this crust was both hard and gooey. The bottom layer was impossible to cut through as the top layer tasted as if it wasn’t cooked thoroughly.
If this is the best pizza Chicago has to offer, I’d hate to try the others.

Came here for a weekday lunch while visiting Chicago. They have pretty decent $ 10 lunch specials that come with an appetizer, entrée, and drink which was well worth it for the price. Service was pretty good, and we didn’t have to wait at all to get seated.
I ended up ordering the garlic fries and pepperoni personal sized deep dish pizza. Both plates were yummy and I would come back.

You call this the famous «stuffed» pizza? You’ve got to be kidding me. Stuffed pizza is my favorite kind of pizza in the world, and Giordano’s happens to be my favorite place to get it. We were entertaining out-​of-​town guests, one of whom had never been to Chicago, so I absolutely insisted that we all go to Giordano’s for dinner. I really talked up the huge stuffed cheese pizza, explaining how many people can’t manage to eat more than one slice because it’s so substantial. Maybe it was my fault because I’ve never eaten at this specific Giordano’s location, but I don’t think it’s a stretch to assume chain restaurants are about the same.
Anyway, imagine my disappointment when we dined here and the pizza just. Was. Not. Up to par. We ordered a size medium and size large stuffed cheese (one with fresh garlic and one with sausage). I reassured everyone that it would be plenty and we would all be stuffed (hey, it’s not called «stuffed» for a reason, right?). Wrong. I should have been clued in to the fact that we might not be receiving the same huge stuffed pizza I’ve come to expect and enjoy from Giordano’s when we were not informed of a 40 – 45 minute wait time like usual. The pizzas definitely came to our table in less than that time (prob more like 30 minutes).
My disclaimer is that it was NOT bad pizza by any means. It tasted great, was hot, fresh, and the fresh garlic was fantastic. If I were from out of town and were trying stuffed pizza for the first time, I’m sure I would be impressed and satisfied. I’m sure that’s how it is for the many tourists who choose to dine at this location. However, knowing the standard that has been set by other Giordano’s locations (like Westchester, the one in the ‘burbs closest to where I live), I’m not at all impressed. My girlfriend usually pulls off gobs of cheese because she thinks Giordano’s stuffed is too excessive, but she ate every last string of cheese on her two pieces of pizza. As a true stuffed pizza fan, I was disappointed.
That being said, the service was great. Our waitress was very friendly, and easily accommodated splitting the check even though we were a group, which I very much appreciated.

Not deep dish but stuffed pizza! Absolutely a mouthful of yummy goodness. NYC still has some of the best pizza places but Giordano’s would be NYC worthy. They cooked the interior content so well and the cheese is just phenomenal. The outside always wasn’t burnt and the marinara sauce very zestful. We got the Special and there wasn’t that much sausage in it, lots of cheese though, add more meat! And we also got the parmesan cheese fries and that was good too!
Service was a little hectic, wait was about 45 minutes, the line was out the door, but you can order your pizza first while you’re waiting so when you are seated, they can put in your pizza order first. I am not from Chicago so this could be more of a touristy thing since its right across the street from the Willis Tower but a good experience nonetheless.

I went on a Saturday afternoon, for a table of 2 — the wait was about 45 mins. We decided to wait since the line seemed to be moving fast. It is a very spacious and clean place. While waiting for your table, you can place your pizza order in the back so it’ll come faster when you’re finally seated.
We ordered the «The Special» stuffed pizza. For two people, we ordered the small (which comes with 6 slices), but it was way too much! The portions are very generous — indeed «stuffed». Our pizza was stuffed with sausage, peppers, onions. It was so cheesy and tasty! You can pull the cheese for miles! I didn’t really like the crust though, it tasted stale to me — not sure why since everything else about the pizza was fresh!
I definitely want to return to this place when I’m more hungry so I can eat more. Also, the Willis Tower was right across the street too! Very convenient for tourists.

Chicago = deep dish, yeah? There’s no way I’m getting myself a thin pie while I’m over here.
Giordano’s has deep dish pizza in its purest form. No fancy cornmeal crust or gluten free something-​or-​rathers here — just pizzas with tons of toppings, sauce, and cheese. It’s not the fanciest thing in the world, but it’ll fill you up after two slices of their smallest pie.

I have never been to Chicago and the first thing i wanted to eat was a Chicago
deep dish pizza. My friend brought me here and we ordered to go because the wait time was too long. this was the most delicious pizza i have ever tasted. We ordered a vegetarian pizza which was very delicious. if you want a tasty great pizza this is definitely the place to go.

Hype, all hype. Long wait time to get in, long wait time to receive the pizza. Honestly, I do not understand why people rave about this establishment. The sauce… way to runny so the entire thing just flops about and makes a huge mess. And then when you do the blasphemous thing to pizza (eg. use a fork and knife), the thing just spurts everywhere. It was like the pizza was sloppily made and without care by a five year old. Sorry, that’s unfair to five year old pizza making geniuses. Sloppily made and without care by an untrained homeless animal. Better.
Also, the service was unattentive and the waiters were like zombies. Mostly made of Eastern Bloc servers, they were very cold and annoyed. Why. Your tip and job rests on your service. Lose the bad attitude, be more attentive to water (s), drinks, napkins, and would a smile or an «Enjoy» kill you?
Did I mention the amount of sauce is just absurd? It’s like they opened up a Costco sized can or THREE of tomato sauce and dumped it onto the pie. What are you hiding Giordanos? The lack of cheese, ingredients, or toppings? By the time the food arrived, you are so starved you cannot force down more than a few bites and then the bloaty feel after consumption is not appreciated. The crust was burnt on a few areas and stupidly hot… it’s just torture.
SIDE NOTE: The pizza is ACTUALLY much better cold when the sauce gets a chance to congeal and solidify. That is the only avenue to eat this… kinda like Silician pizza! But when I sit down for more than 1hr and 30minutes, I’m not going to refrigerate the food and eat it the next day… I’m eating it then and there. Maybe it was just this location but I mean how different can the recipe be from place to place? No-​go.

Got take out here. My mistake. Don’t get Chicago deep dish and take it out. The cheese gets kinda hard and the fillings just don’t taste as good. But I still rocking ate the whole thing like a champ. After a long night in the office, nothing like a Classic deep dish with buttery flakey crust to put yourself in a comma for the night.

My friend was visiting from out of town and wanted deep dish pizza after going to the Sears Tower. I recommended going to Giordano’s since it’s so conveniently close by. We ordered a medium super veggie deep dish pizza. I was a bit skeptical because I usually like meat in my pizza, but it was really good! The veggies included: mushrooms, green peppers, onions, broccoli, spinach, artichokes and black olives. Even though we arrived late and didn’t finish eating until after closing time, the staff didn’t rush us and let us finish our food. I thought that was very kind of them. If you’re at the Sears Tower and craving deep dish, you should come to Giordano’s for some good pizza.

No trip to Chicago is complete without some sort of deep dish pizza, and I was torn between choosing Lou Malnati’s versus Giordano’s.
After visiting Willis’ Tower, we noticed there was a $ 5 off on the back of our ticket. Being the Asian that loves a good deal, I made my decision, and was sold on going to Giordano’s for lunch.
The hour long lines to get into Willis’ Tower built up our appetite for some pie, but we ended up ordering a small, which had 6 slices. We ordered ½ super veggie and ½ special. The wait for the pizza was 45 minutes, which was expected. We decided not to order appetizers and opted for wine because we wanted to save our appetite for the real deal… so glad we did!
What a pie! I have never seen a pie so deep and cheesy. I loved how the server was engaging, taking pictures for us, and made our dining experience very memorable.
I’ve had deep dish in California, but it’s no where close to what I experience at Giordano’s.

Great place to experience your first Chicago deep dish!
/​/​LOCATION /​/​Conveniently located across from the Sears.ahem.Willis Tower. You can visit the Sky Deck then make your way down for some deep dish for the true Chicago experience.
/​/​SERVICE /​/​Good, but be warned, because it is deep dish and takes a long time to cook, be prepared to wait ~40 min for your pizza.
/​/​FOOD /​/​
+ Chicago classic deep dish with pepperoni: The sauce was very heavy and very flavorful. The crust was stuffed which was an added bonus.
After try both, I definitely enjoyed Giordanos more than Lou Malnatis!

Giordano’s ou la meilleure deep dish pizza de Chicago (rien à voir avec Lou Malnalti’s).
Il y a plusieurs adresses à Chicago mais celle-​ci est la meilleure en ce qui concerne la décoration. Beaucoup plus authentique !
La deep dish ressemble à notre quiche française et non à une version grasse de la pizza. Je vous conseille de privilégier la «sausage» et non la chicago classic qui a moins de saveur. Les poivrons sont croquants et on sent bien la viande. La grande quantité de mozzarella n’est pas écoeurante du tout.
Au niveau de la quantité, une pizza pour deux suffit pour 4 personnes. Sinon demandez une boîte à emporter, les employés seront ravies de vous l’apporter.
Pensez à vous abonner à leur newsletter pour avoir un cheesy garlic bread ou un tomate bruschetta offert sur présentation du mail envoyé !! Pour avoir essayé les deux, le pain aux fromages était très très bon et est comparable à de petites pizza. Le brushetta est bon aussi, très frais.

Giordano’s was first on my list for Chicago deep dish and boy am I glad I didn’t go to any of the others prior.
Let me start by saying, I am very particular about my pizza, so I didn’t go expecting to be blown away. You can’t go wrong with pizza, but not all pizza is created equally. I prefer saucy over cheesy, so if you’re the same way, this is your spot
We arrived a little before opening, but there was no line whatsoever. The doors open promptly at 11am and we were seated instantly. We chose a window seat in order to people watch during the wait.
My girlfriend and I ordered the Chicago classic (and added sausage). In addition, we shared a small Caesar salad and sipped on the summer edition Sam Adams (which was delicious might I add).
It took right around 30 minutes for the pizza to arrive. The server allowed for us to snap a few pictures and even took some of us before serving our slices.
After my first bite, I knew I’d made the right decision. Giordano’s is my first love as far as Chicago deep dish is concerned. By no means am I embellishing, it’s truly THAT good. I’ll be ordering one to Texas in the near future.

Rápida al atención las entradas muy buenas las pizzas bueno pero no lo mejor de Chicago pero en general recomendable

Excellente Chicago classic pizza c’est une institution. La décoration du restaurant est très typique avec ses cadres années 50 au mur et ses banquettes en simili cuir. Le serveurs très pro. Une pizza small pour 2 personnes est très bien servie on a du mal â terminer.