Friends of mine know that I'm a staunch supporter of thin crust, New York-style pizza but I'm also open minded and won't just dismiss other styles of pizza. So when a friend suggested a deep dish Chicago pie, I agreed and we came to Giordano's. It's interested that they have lunch service because our pie took over 40 minutes, which is about what the estimate. Maybe they can do individual pizzas faster, but we got a small for the three of us and it took awhile. It was also plenty of food! We started with some delicious Wisconsin cheese curds and bruschetta while we waited for the pizza. The latter had lots of delicious tomatoes but the cheese was just so-so. The curds were outstanding! The pizza wasn't bad. A small has six slices and I could only eat one, but my buddies each had two. It wasn't bad, although the dough had a sweet taste as did the sauce. Ours had sausage, onion and green pepper on it and it was definitely tasty, but I prefer a more cracker-like crust. Service was very prompt, friendly and borderline flirty! In all fairness, pizza is pretty awesome no matter how you make it and this was fine. I still prefer thin crust, but I don't think the deep dish is awful. read more

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Marco was our server. We ordered cheese curds to start because chicago style deep dish takes 45 mins or so. No quick eats here. We ordered the chicago full of meat pie. Figured if were going deep why not get the meats to make the indulgence go over Marco was so nice and attentive on a fairly busy friday night he even gave my husband the remote to change certain channels The pizza reminded me more of a lasagna bc you have to eat it with a knife and fork. It wasnt as dense. For some reason i was expecting a. More dense pie. The meat was on the pie but not as stuffed as i thought it would be read more

Giordano's - Pizza Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Was visiting Chicago and wanted to show my family deep dish pizza. Was not disappointed! This particular Giordano's was a little off the beaten tourist path and was a nice cozy corner on a rainy day. Pizza was perfect and service great! read more

Do you like cheesy deep dish pizza? Then go to Giordano's. We ordered our pizza 45 minutes ahead as is customary while we were at Sears Tower (which by the way, is within walking distance). Once we arrived we were promptly seated at our table and were able to order the rest of our items (some items, like the Italian beef, don't need to be ordered so far in advance). Of all the deep dish giants we tried in Chicago, Giordano's excels the most in terms of cheese. The rest of the pizza is good too, of course. One slice of the "small" is a lot of food; eat two slices and that would be good for lunch! Other goodies: - Their lunch special is a great deal. It comes with a personal-sized deep dish pizza, garlic & parmesan fries and ranch. - Italian beef comes with the dipping sauce, and optionally is topped with cheese. My friend got the sandwich with a side salad. - Soda here has unlimited refills, although it is not self-serve (ask the waiter). We really enjoyed our experience here and I only wish Giordano's was available on the West Coast! read more

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Pizza was just okay, nothing spectacular. We opted for the thin crust instead of the deep dish (deep dish takes 45 minutes to bake), the dough was a bit raw/chewy. Will NOT return, ever! read more

Giordano's - Pizza Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

i FINALLY came to check our their deep dish pizza..and it was just Alright. Nothing special about it. Took about 40 minutes to prepare and bake. Alot of cheese that was good! The crust was undesirable. Sangria was good. read more

Giordano's - Small pizza. 6 slices. Hugeeee slices. I only could eat 1.5 ):) - Pizza Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

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There are many Giordano around the city. This one close to Sears tower so if there around lunch good option if have time. My wait on a not busy day as overcast skies meant tower was empty was 45 minutes once ordered. Pizza was good as personal/individual was plenty big to fill me up. Only have Lou milnati to compare and think this was better but then ate in restaurant while other I did as takeout and ate 15 minutes later. Service was good as got plenty of Pepsi refills. Group next to me. Interior looks like Pizza Hut minus the pac man game but then come for the pizza no leather seating or white table clothes. read more

Giordano's - Individual pie - Pizza Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Yum! Finally got to try the deep dish pizza. It was good, but wayyyyyy too much! Didn't help that we got some fettuccine Alfredo to have as the pizza takes 45 min to get. Both pizza and the alreado was delicious! We first went to the location that was take out only, so they gave us a 20% coupon off once we got to the dine in, so that was nice! Would definitely recommend! read more

Giordano's - Fettuccine Alfredo with broccoli and chicken - Pizza Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

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So I needed to decide wether I was a deep dish pizza or tavern style pizza man, we just came out of Willis Tower, it was accross the street, so we went in. We got seated immediately, not too busy. The restaurant is old, but I was there for pizza, so all good. The waiter warned is that deep dish took about 45 minutes, but no rush. We ordered a Cesar Salad and fried calamari for apps. Both were good, the salad is big, enough to share for 3 people and the calamari was good too. Now the pizza was huge, we ordered a small deep dish and small tavern style, both were huge. They were good, but I definitely tavern style man. read more

I ordered takeout-the veggie pizza. I was hangry, so I forgot to take a pic BEFORE digging in. My pizza was so delicious, that I carried it to work the next day so I could store it in the office fridge and finish it off throughout the week. No judging-I'm traveling and have no fridge in my hotel room. The crust is light and buttery. The veggies are tender but not soggy. I taste a lot of broccoli, which is fine with me because I love broccoli. The pizza is bursting with flavor, and because I carried for a mile on my way to work, I can attest to the fact that it weighs at least five pounds-even after one piece was...well...demolished. I'm a satisfied customer. read more

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

When we first entered, no one was around to seat us so we waited a bit but then thought we were perhaps at the wrong spot in the restaurant so we went to the pickup desk and asked. They said, we were supppsed to wait by the door. When we pointed out that no one was there, a woman walked back there from the pickup desk. But the manager said he would seat us. Waited a while for a server and when he came, it was clear he didn't want to be our server. We placed our order and he pretty much never came back. Pizza took an incredibly long time to come out, which would have been fine if we were told it takes a while. Another server at a different table gave their customers a good run down. Would have been nice to have gotten that. An older gentleman came and checked in on us. We saw our original sever walking around so I'm not sure what happened there. The older gentleman was quite kind and gave us what attention he could. Pizza was OK. Nothing I couldn't get on the east coast. I had hoped, because of the hype, to find deep dish in Chicago that would be great, but this wasn't it. Subpar service overall and subpar food. If the pizza were amazing, the wait time would have made sense. Space is nice, felt like what I remember going out for pizza was like as a kid. Wouldn't recommend the place but wouldn't fault you if you just needed a place to eat. read more

Came here with family during are stop between trains on our way to California. The restaurant is nicely decorated with images of famous things of the city of Chicago. Our server was a little slow but she was friendly and did her best to take care of us and she even ran after us to bring me something I forgot which really appreciated. The food was very good we started with the cheesy garlic bread which was delicious made with a lot of very good cheese it was a great starter. I got an individual deep dish pizza with pepperoni,sausage, onion, and green pepper. It was incredible. It was my first time having Chicago deep dish and I enjoyed every bite. It was magnificently cheesy and was satisfying on every level. Definitely enjoyed the meal and will return if we're ever back in the area. read more

pizza is just ok, nothing memorable. We got classic cheese deep dish one and the dough was quite raw (after 45 min wait). May be it was one off considering other decent reviews. I also got tomato soup which was also average. read more

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

We were here with 14 middle schoolers who had never had Chicago style pizza. Our server was FANTASTIC, I'm so sorry I don't remember their name. The kids were not sold on the style of pizza, but many at least tried it. The chaperones, however, loved it. The food came out quickly, the prices are as posted, and the quality is wonderful. The highlight, TBH, was the service. read more

There are 40+ Giordano's locations in the Chicago area, so make sure to stop by if you're visiting the city! I haven't had deep dish pizza in around 10 years so I was excited to try it again! We ordered the "Chicago Classic" deep dish pizza (pepperoni, mushrooms, green peppers, onions) and it was delicious. The ingredients were all very fresh (esp the mozzarella) and the pizza was not too heavy or greasy, which was not what I was expecting -- extra points for that! Only complaint is that the crust was a little dry. 2 slices were more than enough for me. The pizza took around 30 minutes to come out so keep that in mind. We also got the chopped salad, which was fresh and balanced the meal out. It was a little watery though :/ read more

Giordano's - Pizza Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

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Pizza was simply amazing but the wait was toooooo long lol.... A personal pizza was about $30 lol expensive but Good!

Amazing Chicago pizza! Loved the pie, service and ambiance! Highly recommend the Chicago Style Deep Dish! read more

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This pizza was very filling. I subbed out the mushroom for more sausage and it was really good with the Alfredo sauce base. I still am not 100% fan of the flaky crust style pizza but overall it wasn't bad. read more

Giordano's - Chicken sausage deluxe - Pizza Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

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I was looking to try Chicago deep dish pizza for the first time and found this place. The servers and hosts were very friendly and provided great service. The general atmosphere of the restaurant was pleasant. The menu looked great and we went with the 10 in deep dish pizza, half pepperoni, half just cheese. The Caesar salad was good but more croutons and less cheese would have made it a little better. I had the house salad and it was good, too. The pizza came out and the server asked if I'd like her to serve our first slices. I said sure. Then she asked me a question I didn't catch, so I said I was good. Then she proceeded to serve the slices with great dramatic effect, raising each slice up almost over her head to the show off the startling long cheese strings. (I realized later that she had asked if I was going to take a video or a photo.) I was clueless at the time and it's clear now that this service is part of the experience. And the server was doing it well. It looked cool and she was super nice. Then we dug in. The pizza was cooked perfectly and there sure was a lot of cheese. However, when a pizza features that much crust, the crust ought to be tasty. And this crust was completely flavorless. Texture was good but it lacked salt, olive oil, something. It wasn't tough, just didn't taste good. And I know we didn't order much in the way of toppings but it was a struggle to locate more than two pieces of pepperoni. A bummer because it did look good for sure. There were three of us and we didn't finish and didn't take it with us. A gentle suggestion: revisit the dough and rethink the gimmick of the dramatic serving of the pizza. The skyward slices splattered one of our party's shirts with red drops of sauce, not a huge deal but we're traveling, so she is down one wearable top. Also, after the first slice is served, the hot cheese really falls off the subsequent slices quickly when hoisted up. The slices then remaining on the tray didn't have much cheese left on them. It had all wound up off the crust and was just a mound of melted cheese on the serving tray. It made it so the remaining slices were difficult to eat. You'd have to take a piece of nearly naked crust and scoop some cheese back on from the puddle. But we didn't make the effort because it just wasn't tasty enough to make the effort. Not slamming this place with one or two stars, but I do hope that deep dish pizza tastes better elsewhere. read more

First time to eat deep dish pizza. It was very delicious. Made when I ordered it. So make sure you have 30 minutes and that is normal time. The staff is nice. The price is crazy high. read more

I was always told that this place is a classic to try for anyone going to Chicago, so I was quite excited (even if it is a chain). However, I was very much disappointed. The wait was very long since Giordano's is a very popular restaurant. Even though there were many locations throughout Downtown Chicago, all of them had a 50min wait time. After we were seated, the waiter took about 15min to finally reach our table and take our order. All deep-dish pizzas take about an hour to be prepared, so get ready to wait for a while. After we got our order, it did look amazing. But the taste was alright. The pizza dough wasn't cooked all the way through at some places, and the green peppers wasn't cooked AT ALL. I can understand that there was some crunch to it since a deep-dish is quite thick. But the green peppers tasted the same as if you cut up an uncooked green pepper from the grocery store. The dish is also heavy, so two slices are more than enough. Overall, if you want to try a Chicago deep-dish pizza, I highly recommend finding a proper local restaurant that's not a chain for your first time experience. read more

Giordano's - Deep-dish pizza with tomato sauce and green peppers - Pizza Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Am visiting from California and this is the worst salad ever had it seems to me that they just put all the leftovers from the veggies they have and thro them together I will never come back to this place ever read more

Giordano's - Pizza Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

We made reservations for Giordano's at 5:30pm on Saturday evening. We had reservations for Willis Tower at 7pm. I received a text that afternoon that I should call and pre-order our pizza as they take an hour to make. I called around 4:30pm and placed an order over the phone. We were seated promptly when we arrived at 5:30pm and received drinks and appetizers quickly, but at 6:30pm our pizza still had not arrived. I asked our server how much longer it would be as we had 7pm tickets to Willis Tower, and she said she would go check but never returned. At 6:45pm I finally went to speak to the manager and said we no longer have time so we just need to cancel. I don't know what happened here but this was very disappointing. None of the staff we spoke to were apologetic or offered any explanation. It's one thing for mistakes to be made, but another to not take responsibility for them. We will not be back. read more

We got there after the lunch rush on a Saturday, we got seated and then waited 5 minutes for our waitress to greet us. She came by and asked if we had ever been before, some of party had been. She then left without taking our drink order and was gone for 10 more minutes. We had to wave her down to get her to come back over. Appetizers came out and were fine, our drinks were correct but we had to wave her down again for refills. Pizza came out fine but we had not finished eating when another server came with our bill and boxed our food - we were still eating! As we are paying our bill, trying to finish the food on our plates and bus boy came by and grabbed all of our plates out from under us. Food was good, service was horrible. read more

Great service and clean, only problem is the pizza is awful try any other deep dish other than here

Went here with a new friend I met on the Train while I was waiting for my next train . It's very Close to The Amtrak Train station . The Deep Dish Pizza was excellent. Hope to visit again soon . The staff was very friendly too . Thanks so much . Rock on with twenty billion garlic deep dish pizza naan socks on read more

Stopped in while on a work trip for deep dish. I love deep dish, so was excited to get some in its home city. Giordanos was the closest place to my hotel, so I walked over. The atmosphere is very much like a chain restaurant. Doesn't feel authentic at all. Pretty outdated. Not exactly clean, as several tables abandoned with food still sitting out. I sat at the bar in the back. Service was fine, nothing special, but nothing to complain about. I ordered breadsticks and a personal deep dish. Both were good, but again tasted like something you would get from UNO, not really authentic. Overall, it got the job done, but I've had better deep dish at spots in New York to be honest (see Emmett's in West Village). Might be worth looking at other spots if in the mood for deep dish that are a bit more old school with fresher ingredients. read more

First time trying a true Deep dish pizza. It was pretty good, but I can't say that it's better than a NY pizza. It was a lot of cheese and I don't like too much cheese on my pizza. I was told to get the meat lovers deep dish next time. The service here was good and friendly. read more

Giordano's - I believe this is their Special deep dish. - Pizza Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

I had never had a deep dish pizza as amazing as this. I was full and wanted to keep eating. Too bad i live so far away. If i'm ever in the area, this place will see me again. read more

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Traveling from East Coast, this is not really pizza, but it's fantastic! Really like that they include red pepper and parmesan packets with take out. Just go and enjoy! read more

Giordano's - Pizza Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Giordano is a restaurant that serves classic Italian dishes, salads, sandwiches, and pizzas--more importantly deep dish pizzas, cheat #1. After all it is what we came here for--when in Chicago do as the Chicagoians do. We walked inside and someone brought us to our table right away. We were informed that their was roughly a 45 minute wait for deep dish pizzas, 30 minutes for thin crust pizza, and 10 minutes for everything else. Needless to say we ordered right away and went with plain classic cheese deep dish pizza. In the meantime I used the ladies room, which was small but clean. I get back to my seat and we chat about what we wanted to do next. Luckily, the deep dish pizza came out roughly 10 minutes sooner then the estimate time as it was not crowded in the restaurant. I used my knife and fork to eat my deep dish--I presume that's how it's done as it was massive. The flavoring was lovely and deep dish overall was good. However, I felt like I was cheating on thin crust pizzas lol. It was a great experience. "Having hope is everything!" -unknown read more

Giordano's - Pizza Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

So, I moved here four years ago from a tiny little town in Minnesota. Recently my Son and his friend came here to visit, and we went to Giordano's after going to The Sears tower. The waiter was amazing. The food was amazing. The manager came out knowing the boys were from out of town. She personally came out n served them their pizza. They ordered a deep dish pepperoni pizza and Caesar salad. I ordered a thin crust personal pepperoni pizza and also a Caesar salad. The beer came in tall glasses. They checked on us just enough but not too much. They were friendly and happy to serve us. My son and his friend had such a great time! This was honestly one of the best days I spent with my Son. The food was amazing and the servers went out of their way to make sure we had a great experience. We will defiantly be coming here again! read more

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I've been to the Navy Pier location before with some friends a few years ago and loved it. I went again recently to the Jackson Blvd location and remembered what my favorite pizza tastes like. I'm a guy who normally gets extra sauce and cheese on thick crust pizzas at normal pizza places, so a place like Giordano's is perfect for people with similar interests. We got the "Meat and More Meat" pizza and it is simply my favorite pizza I've ever had. The sauce and meats were so good, the cheese was FLOWING out when we cut into the pizza, and the crust was perfectly baked. We also got one of the shareable Caesar salads and it was delicious (which says a lot coming from a guy who prefers to not eat salad). We forgot to take a picture until we were almost already done haha, but there was shaved parmesan and croutons on top of the salad. We will definitely be back during our next Chicago trip! read more

Nice location with no wait unlike some of the other locations. The lunch pronto menu is perfect for people who want pizza and a salad but don't want to wait 45 minutes for a full size pizza to cook (also it's under $10). read more

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Was so excited to have Chicago pizza until I tried this pizza. It was served cold to start. Flavor wasn't memorable. Pizza overall was terrible. Bright spot was service was good. read more

This was our favorite Chicago pizza while we were in town. Full of flavor, toppings, and sauce, we left extremely satisfied with the experience. The service was also amazing! read more

Ehhhhhh I only like certain kinds of Chicago style pizza crust and Giordano's is not one of them. Don't get me wrong, this is all based on PERSONAL preference. I like the flakey crispy crust. Giordano's crust is okay, it's crispy and holds up very well for the toppings and stays that way throughout the meal. Their toppings are great, fresh tasting and they top everything off with their sauce which is good. Not great but good. I DO however recommend you stopping on by to try it because you won't regret it, I just like Pequods crust more. Pro Tip: this is one of the only places locations they have where you can make RSVPs for large parties. read more

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Always come here whenever I come to Chicago! I personally love deep dish pizzas and I found this place pretty solid. The first time I was in Chicago a few years back, I got to try it with some friends. It was good!!! Crust is crunchy and pie crust like. This time I came to Chicago and got to try the pizzas again. We ordered the special and it took about 30-35 mins to come out. We got a side chopped salad and cheesy garlic bread. Overall the food is good and a stable! Would def come back!! read more

Giordano's - Deep dish pizza - the special - Pizza Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Disclaimer: if I had to choose I would choose thin crust (NY style) over deep dish (Chicago style). With that in mind, I do enjoy deep dish pizza from time to time. I have had a lot deep dish and Giodanos does not disappoint. I would def come back. Food: 4.5/5: We ordered the medium deep dish classic (on one half) and pepperoni, sausage, onion, and green pepper on the other side. Great balance between topping, sauce, and cheese. Other places often have too much cheese or too much sauce. The ranch/garlic and Cajun dry wings were really good (the buffalo and bbq were meh). Food would be 5/5 but they serve Pepsi products, not Coke. Service: 5/5: David did a great job being attentive to our table, but not overbearing. For the most part, he gave good recommendations. Ambiance: 4/5: typical Chicago pizza joint. Nothing fancy, but why would you want fancy pizza. Price: 4/5: reasonable Note: be sure to order ASAP because it takes 45 minutes for the pizza pie to be baked. read more

Giordano's - Pizza Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

The first waiter was too aggressive, he expected us to scan the menu he brought over in two minutes. His behavior was unacceptable. He banged the glasses of water on the table! He was not even aware of the menu! When I asked for extra Mozzarella as it was mentioned in the menu he insulted me pretending he did not understand the word Mozzarella because I have European accent and not American. He ruined our appetite!!!!The good thing is that he left and took over another waitress who was really nice. I do not recommend the place!!! read more

Giordano's - Deep Dish - Pizza Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

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