If you're like me, you love deep dish pizza, and if you do, you definitely are going to appreciate Giordano's. I haven't had other deep dish pizza during my visits to Chicago because this place always hits it out of the park for me every time. The only thing that's not great about deep dish pizza is that is takes a long time to cook. Our server told us that the pizza would take about 30 minutes...in reality it took over 45 minutes. The restaurant was swamped we when came in, so I'm sure everyone's food took a little longer than expected. No worries though, I work in the restaurant industry, so I know how it is. As we waited for pizza, we snacked on salad and garlic fries. The fries were so tasty that we ended up ordering another serving before our main meal came out. We picked the small deep dish special, which has sausage, mushrooms, green peppers and onions. I had two pizzas and was absolutely stuffed with cheesy pizza goodness. A small serving size is plenty for 3 people. Come and chow down, just be mindful that you're not going to be in and out in an hour. read more

Giordano's - Goose Island Green Line - Pizza Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Disappointing. Terrible service. The staff seems completely lost. There is no real management oversight. Still staid around hoping that the food would stand for itself. More disappointment. Calamari was over fried. Pizza was cold. The sauce was nothing to write home about. Certainly can get better sauce out of a jar at any grocery store. Will never come back and certainly will not recommend. read more

I've tried this place before and so when My sister and I visited Chicago again from New Orleans I knew I had to bring her here. We were starving right after the airport on a Friday night around 8pm and decided to just walk in. We were seated immediately. Our waitress was really nice, we ordered the fries as an appetizer and already knew we were going to get the small supreme deep dish . Our appetizer came out rather quickly and the pizza came out within 30 minutes. It was amazing! It had about about 6-7 slices . It was so flavorful and so filling! . I managed to eat about 2 slices and we decided to take the rest to go. The manager, i believe came up to us and asked us how everything was, super super nice. I would def come back to this location. From the food to the service everything was superb! Definitely not your normal pizza! Too bad we don't have one in Nola! read more

A staple establishment for Chicago style pizza in the Chicago area. From prior visits, our favorite was Lou Magnatis, but we figured we would try out other well known Chicago pizza establishments to give it a try. Unfortunately this location seems to have encountered staffing issues recently - there are only 2 waiters handling the entire dining area. When we arrived we noted numerous seats available, however, patrons were told to wait to be seated as the waiters were over stressed. Luckily we were able to put in our pizza orders approximately 30 minutes before seating - without that option it would have been a couple hour lunch. After a minor altercation between the hostess and waiter about seating people, we were brought to our table. After being seated, it was approximately 10 minutes before being greeted by the waitress. She was friendly but you could tell she was exhausted handling so many tables. We ordered all drinks and food at once to try to make it easier on her. Over the course of the meal we were able to get 1-2 refills which was already impressive considering she was covering most of the dining room. For appetizers we ordered the calamari, wings, and Parmesan garlic fries. Calamari was definitely the favorite. We also ordered a large bowl of salad which was above average - dressing was a bit heavy. For the pizza, we opted for the classic pizza with sausage , green peppers, and tomato sauce. Overall, the pizza was very good, however, we felt it was a bit heavy on the cheese versus tomato sauce. The mozzarella cheese is very good. We ordered a large deep dish, which easily fed 6 people. We were surprised to see parties of 2 around us ordering large deep dish pizzas, unless you are planning to take a large amount home I would recommend against that. Overall, the food was not bad, but the service level definitely impacted the overall experience. Until they staff up the restaurant properly, would recommend you visit another location or other establishments. Lou Magnatis takes our vote on this one. read more

See all

Ordered delivery to our hotel. Arrived in time. Delivery person was not the friendliest but he was efficient. Pizza was hot when it arrived. They sent utensils, plates and napkins. Small deep dish was rather sizeable. Two of us ate and had leftovers. It was cheesy, gooey, melty wonderfulness. There was a good amount of sausage without it overwhelming the taste. Excellent pizza. Also ordered the side salad. It was so large, we saved it for lunch the next day. My only complaint is that I wish pizza was served by the slice. A 6-slice small was too much for 2 of us. It did not reheat well the next day. read more

This place was hoppin! I mean..when in Chicago, ya gotta try deep dish pizza! My boyfriend and I are from NY so it was definitely a different experience dos us. The pepperoni deep dish was tasty but I'll always love me a NY slice! read more

Giordano's - Pepperoni deep dish - Pizza Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Poor service. Our water glasses never got refilled the whole time we were there. We had to tried several times to make eye contact with someone to bring us silverwares/napkins. Food wasn't good either. We ordered Fried Calamari and the deep dish pizza. The calamari was smelly, like it was on the verge of going bad. The deep dish pizza was very disappointing. Cheesy just to be cheesy. No flavor at all. I remembered it was better that this. If you want to try Chicago style deep dish pizza, try to find the original Giordano...don't go to the one on close to the Museum Campus. read more

Arrived on saturday at 11 pm and they turned us down. They said they were closed. The restaurant was clearly still open and the online store hours say they close at 12. read more

Got up 3 times to ask about my deep dish pizza and the garlic cheese bread after an hour. The lady with short curly hair about 5'5 height which was my server telling me to wait another 30 minutes because they still haven't put the pizza in the oven. People that came in way later than I did, got their deep dish pizza except for me. This place is racist and highly asian hate. The cook even had mug face when I got up to ask. Customer service horrible no server refilled my water or even bother to look to check. The pizza finally came. It did not come with pineapple when I asked to add. Server even repeated the order. Clearly these people are messing with me. This African American guy passed by. Told him it did not have pineapple on the pizza. He mimicked my voice and said "oh pineapples, it's in my pocket, I'll take it out from my pocket, Pineapple!" What kind of service is this? And what kind of superviser trained him. Talked to the supervisor and did nothing and of course he would be on his employee side no matter what the circumstances were. Here's a nice picture of them both. To bad I didn't get a picture of my server as well. read more

Giordano's - This is the person in the red racist, Asian hate. Same with this serperviser. Not surprised if all the employee are all the same as well. - Pizza Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

You can never go wrong with some good Chicago pizza! I love Giordano's and always have a good experience there. This specific location was cute inside, cool lighting, and an overall good atmosphere. I was seated right away and my waitress was so kind! She was always checking in on us and she was truly great! We ordered a gluten free pizza with pepperoni and black olives. First of all, the gluten free pizza is a GREAT portion size! It is definitely more than a personal size. There were two of us and we still had leftovers (we did have a salad as an appetizer- but still, the pizza is big enough for 2). The pizza was good and the cheese is always the best part! I love how even the gluten free gives a nice cheese pull when picking up a slice. We also ordered the chopped salad as an appetizer. (This salad is not gluten free. There are tiny bites of noodles, so I had to carefully pick those out. However, that was my call to order and I knew they would be in there.) Overall, I recommend Giordano's! read more

See all

Absolutely delicious food. The pizza was amazing. The calamari starter was great. The fried lemon slices were surprisingly delicious. The waiter was really helpful and gave us great service. The atmosphere was fun and inviting perfect for an afternoon lunch. Highly recommend. read more

Giordano's - Pizza Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Pizza! Pizza! Pizza! This place is delicious! It has the deepest pizzas- these things are huuuge. Deep, like Lower Wacker, with ingredients piled higher than the Chicago skyline. It's like a casserole. I understand that it takes quite some time for these pizzas to be made, so you might wanna call ahead if you're in a hurry. The pizza was fantastic- salty sausage blended in well with all that cheese. Maximum cheesiness overload can be obtained with this place- the melty, gooey mozzarella stretches out arm's length from the pizza to mouth. This is some phenomenal pizza. The small pizza is enough to amply feed two people, with leftovers. That's huge. They also serve up beers and salads. This place is a Chicago institution! It's a local chain with a few locations across the Windy City- certainly worth checking out for the Chicago pizza scene. The service was friendly and swift. My drink never went empty. The place was clean, and it had all kinds of cool stuff hanging on the walls. I'd certainly return! read more

Excellent. It was so good we went here twice on our vacation. Preorder your pizza as soon as you get there. It's 45 min to bake the deep dish. Totally worth it! read more

Giordano's - Calamari and cheese sticks. So good. - Pizza Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

See all

I've never had Chicago deep dish before and this was a great introductory place! Great service and no wait. read more

Giordano's - Pizza Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Went to the one on South Michigan on a Monday and it was packed but luckily we got a high top table spot in the bar area. Coming from NY we had to try the classic deep dish style. We both enjoyed it's definitely a sweeter and buttery crust than what we are used to but we liked trying something new. I would recommend going but looks like you should call ahead if you want to sit in the dining area. read more

The very best think to eat in the city other than a Chicago dog. Well run establishment.

Realized it's a chain so already I was feeling a little nervous about the quality of food. Came in with a large party during a conference so I know it can be tough to service. I was also aware that the deep dish pizzas would take a while but the group and I were willing to wait. However, everything else that wasn't deep dish also took 40 minutes. I ordered a salad as a starter and didn't get it until about 30-40 minutes. "It's ok" I thought, looking forward to the rest of the meal. I also ordered wings which were actually pretty good. I finally got my pizza and was utterly disappointed. It was burned and the crust was inedible, it lacked cheese which really surprised me because that's the whole point of a deep dish! To add more to the disappointment, I asked one of the runners for blue cheese, because I had asked for some but they brought ranch instead, and he 'jokingly' said "I deserve a tip after that because I'm not even a waiter." He said that more than once to the rest of the group. I'm not from Chicago, but next time I am I will avoid this and all Giordano's. read more

Was excited to bring my wife and son here. The service was less than desirable. Was told that we would be brought waters. We finally got them after the appetizers were brought to the table and I asked a fourth time for water. Pizza was ok for the wrong one that we were brought. I was gonna say something to the server but it had already been ten minutes since the pizza was dropped off and I didn't want the dinner experience to last multiple hours. read more

They say it's a 45 minute wait for deep dish, but it's worth it. After waiting the time and trying the pizza-- it is. Giordano's deep dish pizza is something like I've never had before. The crispy, buttery crust was a mix between pie crust and pizza crust. The filling was plentiful- fresh gooey cheese, pepperoni, onions, peppers, topped with tomato sauce. A small was more than enough for us, with each person only eating one large cut slice. We also split a salad before the pizza- something I would recommend since the pizza does take a while to cook. Don't go if you don't have the time to wait for the real thing- we saw table after table with half eaten "thin crust" pizza, sitting there abandoned. No one left a slice of deep dish behind. read more

Giordano's is a Chicago must! Always great tasting and worth the wait. We had another famous Chicago style pizza the day before and Giordano's was definitely our favorite. read more

Giordano's - Pizza Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

The best deep dish pizza hands down! Looking to get one shipped. I hope it tastes just as good read more

Giordano's - Pizza Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Everyone talks about eating at Giordano's to experience the Chicago deep dish so of course my bf and I had to try it before our short trip ended. We were unaware that deep dish takes 35-45 minutes to bake. We were fine with it but for those who aren't familiar with deep dish, it's good to know so you can adjust your schedules if need be. We ordered a small special deep dish and it came out hot, cheesy and all around super delicious. Good size too, we each had 2 slices and still were able to bring home 2 slices for later. The average experience would have to be due to the very lackluster service we received. After the host sat us down, we waited nearly 10 minutes with no water and no one coming to ask us what we wanted to order. We had to flag down the host again and after he took our order, he pointed at our waitress and said she will be taking care of us. After another 10 minutes with no waitress even coming by to acknowledge us, we had to get the host AGAIN to take our beer order. Literally, all our waitress did was drop off the pizza, that was it. We got another waiter near the end he was much much friendlier but overall, did not enjoy the curt and almost nonexistent service we were provided. read more

Giordano's - The special - Pizza Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

MmmmMMMmm Havent been to chicago in a while, and even though i am a huge fan of Paxtis over here in the Bay Area its nice to get some old Giordanos when you hit up Chi Town. This location was fairly large and was fast and friendly. This is a little more decked out compared to the older branches and its awesome. Pizzza sooo goood. gobble gobble, yum yum eat eat read more

Flew in from New Orleans, La and I was told this is the place to go. Service was AMAZING! Sat at the bar and Shaun was my bartender. He was super nice and explained the menu to me. He also made some amazing drinks and gave me a lot of recommendations for other places around the city. As far as the pizza goes, I'll probably never eat pizza anywhere else again! And to think I only had a personal sized pizza. IT WAS THE BEST PIZZA EVER!!! Make sure you ask for Shaun at the bar!! read more

See all

Ordered a deep dish with pepperoni, peppers, and onions plus a salad. The pizza was cooked well and had the cheese pull factor. Overall I thought the crust was a little thick and not crispy enough. The salad was very fresh and the house dressing was good. Would visit more often if the parking and price was better. read more

If you want Chicago deep pizza, go elsewhere. We ordered a sausage &spinach deep dish pizza. The pizza tasted great, but I had very little sausage, especially for such a high price. When this was brought to management's attention, he explained that the company has made changes limiting the amount of meat per pizza and MUCH LESS than in the past. Apparently, in favor of PROFITS and not customer's experience. read more

So yummy!!! We ordered the appetizer sampler and shared a large deep dish pizza amongst 6 people. It was more than enough food! We even brought home almost half the pizza!!! It does take 45 to make the deep dish so don't except to be in and out but it's so worth it! My only reason for taking away a star is that the large restroom in the ladies room was out of order and locked. This restroom also happened to have the changing table in it so it made it very difficult having two babies with me. read more

This spot was pretty nice (low key, clean, quiet) on a thursday night. We were the only two at the bar and were served by Ricky. He took our orders quickly and warned that my order would take a good amount of time (deep dish of course) I received my meal and enjoyed it. I ate half of my small pizza and he complimented me on my task. Very likable waiter. Overall the experience was fine. I enjoyed my meal, service and the atmosphere as well. I'm not a huge fan of deep dish but every time I'm in Chicago I have to have it at least once, hence this visit. I wouldn't hesitate to return to this spot next time I'm back for a visit. read more

Giordano's.... for once you disappointed me. Maybe it's this location in particular, but I've never had a worst deep dish than here. And that's saying something. I ordered a small BBQ Chicken Deep Dish. Looked alright. Dug in. Ew. The BBQ sauce was literally the saltiest thing I have ever eaten in my life. SERIOUSLY?! My mouth felt like a desert after eating that sauce. The crust was also floury/ not flaky. Come on guys.... The ratio of chicken was paltry. I felt like I had to perform surgery on my slice to find those slivers of chicken. :( I've always touted that Giordano's is the best place for deep dish. I'll have to qualify my statement next time I make a recommendation. read more

I have been a few times and it is just always terrible. Let me say Giordano's is not bad, just this specific location. I went with my family yesterday and we got a medium pizza and pasta. We came in at 7:00 P.M. (Even) and sat, Ordered when our drinks came around.. about 8:47 P.M (when you are hungry you keep at the clock) they bring us the pepperoni medium and watery undercooked pasta. It was so depressing. We really tried to eat it because we were so hungry after a day of exploring Chicago, and going on Campus tours .. but, the pizza and especially the pasta was just too terrible. ALSO - The place was half empty read more

Giordano's - disgusting - Pizza Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Every time we come to Chicago, we always stop at Giordano's and like other reviews, this time I must admit I was rather disappointed. Although this is the first time that I have eaten at this location, the other three spots (N Rush St , W Van Buren St and a new one in Schaumburg) that I have been to have always been consistent, but this one was not like the others. We always pre-order our food, so we do not have to wait 45-minutes to one-hour for our pizza. This time we ordered about 40 minutes ahead, by the time we arrived, we waited about 30 more minutes, which is unacceptable, seeing that they said they put it in the oven right after we called it in. I ordered sangria, which is a very common drink, although it was good, it was 90% ice and 10% drink. As someone who bartended for seven years, I would never serve this to a customer. I said something, so our server brought a new one, which was much better. The interior and patio on the sidewalk of this place was nice, the people at the front door were friendly as well as other staff members that I encountered. While trying to find this place, we asked a local. After telling her we were going to Giordano's, she said to go to Lou Malnati's Pizzeria instead. After visiting this Giordano's, I will take her advice next time. [Review #317] (Seventieth Seventh Review of 2015) read more

3 minutes ago We had enjoyed the deep dish pizza from this Giordanos since we moved to the neighborhood. We thought it was a great deal when they offered a $25 gift certificate when you buy $100 of gift cards. Great deal until we went to redeem and the unique code had magically already been used. Treated us like we were trying to defraud them. Caution - they will not honor their deals! Manager's helpful comment "call corporate" and shove a number in our faces. We are never coming back. read more

By far the best deep dish pizza in Chicago, if you are anywhere near here you need to go

So this is what all the hype is about.. It was ok but I quickly realized I am not a big fan.. Lots of cheese and bread. Not crispy and a little on the dry side. However, you must try while in Chicago as this is one of their specialties!!For me I got it to go so I had to-wait 45 mins for it to cook and then drive back to my hotel so that could be part of the reason. so maybe next time I will give a second try at a restaurant! the greek salad and dressinf I did like a lot! read more

Giordano's - Giordano's deep dish individual pizza - Pizza Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

This is WAY late! I visited four months ago in March on my first trip to Chicago. A local friend of mine recommended this spot and said if I'm going to try authentic Chicago deep dish - start here. Luckily, I came before the massive rush and was promptly greeted by the bartender. I want to say her name is Brittany??? (Sorry if this is incorrect!) She was a super petite badass with short blonde hair. And let me say: She made the entire experience worthwhile. She wasn't just attentive, but even with a full bar she made everyone feel she was giving them special treatment. On top of that, no joke, some guy came in off the street and tried to steal a woman's purse! She immediately hopped up, grabbed the purse, shamed him then called the police. The cherry on top is the pizza was sooooo good. I'm a New York slice kinda gal, but this was amazing. Perfectly cooked, piping hot and full of flavor. I can't wait to visit this spot again in the near future - and hopefully my girl is still there! read more

Call ahead of time pizza takes 40 min! The pizza was good, the crust was buttery, and it was packed with "stuff". I wish there was some note on the menu telling you that the pizza took 40+ mins to make. We also got the fried calamari which was okay. I think because the pizza took so long that I got full from the calamari and so I only ate 2 slices before throwing in the towel. read more

In my personal opinion, Giordano's trumps over Lou Malnati's in a deep dish pizza. We got the small deep dish pizza. That alone has 6 gigantic slices of deep dish pizza. The thickness of the pizza was like a mountain. Layers full of good tasting pizza. The crust was even delicious. Light crisp on the outside and soft on the inside. Overall the pizza was amazing. Very tomato-ey and very cheesy. FYI: They make them fresh. Once you place an order, you will have to wait. read more

See all

Deep dish was divine as always. What made the experience? It was a fabulous MNF pre-game experience, but it was Lisa the manager that made the experience. I thought she was the hostess, but she was schlepping drinks, clearing dishes, delivering pizzas, all while wearing reindeer antlers and spreading Christmas cheer. Lisa is a dynamo! I was floored when I found out she was the manager. Great location, great environment, great food, great service and a great servant leader. So impressed. read more

Giordano's - The bar - Pizza Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

See all

In Chicago for a meeting so I had to try a deep dish pizza. I went to what I was told was a good place. I can say the pizza was very good. The only issue I had was it was just a little underdone. I really liked the crust and the flavor. Please make sure you are ready to wait as it takes 45 minutes to cook and it needed five more. It was worth it and I would return. Had a large family salad to share and it was very good. read more

I was told by multiple people that this was the place to go for Chicago pizza. I ordered cheese curds and a create your own pizza and thought it all was delicious. The bartender was very sweet - but needed some help as lunch was busy! I'm personally more of a thin crust fan but knew I needed to try a deep dish since I was here. Lots of yummy cheese! I got the smallest pizza option but couldn't finish! When in Chicago...make the stop. read more

See all