We approached Gios to buy pizza from for our high school concession stand and they were so friendly and easy to work with. We ordered our pizzas and they were deliciously hot and ready when we arrived for our pick up. The slices and nice and big too! Not only did the pizza travel and dish up well, we had so many happy customers. We sold out of pizza slices and called to see if they could pizza the next night for us too. 7-8 pizzas and we sold out again! Not a slice went to waste. They really went and above beyond and we look forward to working with them more over the course of our season. read more

Gio's Pizza - Pizza Near Me - Anthem, Arizona

This is not going to be a pretty review. It is a whole lot more fun to write glowing tales of great experiences, but I am sadly disappointed by Gio's Pizza. One 12" Supreme ordered on-site to go. I ordered and took a seat along the wall to wait and immediately noticed the place was filthy. The corridor to the back door looked like a badly run day care. Half eaten plates of cold food and McDonald's bags were everywhere. Children were playing in a tray of pizza dough like it was modeling clay. Disgusting, but okay, let that one go. Pizza came and I hit the road home. Opening the box, the first thing I noticed were the large par-cooked wedges of colored peppers on top of the pie. Large wedges are great in antipasto, but not so great on my pie. And I love green peppers in a supreme pizza, but properly portioned and fully cooked. Hmmm? Interesting, I thought. Open my mind and give it a try. The next thing I noticed was that Gio's had failed to cut the pie. Hmmm, again. Never seen that before in a take-out pizza. Maybe that's just how they do it. I did not ask for it to be cut. Lift the pie out of the box onto my cutting board. The bottom of the box was soaking wet. Not greasy wet, water wet. Can't explain the physics of this one, but my disappointment was mounting and the product becoming increasingly suspect. These folks advertise "New York style crispy thin crust". Definitely not. Good crust, but nowhere near thin and crispy. Gotta give Gio's five stars on their pizza sauce. As good as it gets. Tossing the par cooked peppers, the pie was excellent for what it was with one picky exception. Their ham is portioned into small cubes, rather than a traditional thin slice. Looked like something from a Spam ad on TV. Well hey, I love Spam and am probably being too picky. Gio's? Not now, not again, not for me. read more

Gio's has good pizza. They even have good pasta. The storefront is basic but it is all about the pizza

Ordered pizza and wings from there yesterday. Definitely not what it used to be. The new owners are using shitty cheese and that's definitely not the same crust or sauce. Seriously listen to other reviews. Subpar pizza, and burnt wings. won't be back. Do yourself a favor and get some Ray's. I didn't even bother eating the majority of it, I threw it out. read more

New owners, please bring back the old recipes. You had a good thing going. All the changes have been making it worse. We keep giving you a second try, but it's going the wrong direction. Nice people, but the new crust is bad. read more

Walked in to one guy there, no menu's had to scan a QR code. My friend and I showed up thinking they had slices of pizza ready, they had nothing out. We sat around waiting for our pizza's. Come to find out the oven wasn't on. He hasn't even started cooking or preparing the pizza's. Never told us a thing. We waited around for 2hrs for our pizza to be ready. When we got home they over cooked the pizza, it was poorly made, and they didn't even cut the pizza properly. Was not good pizza! Very disappointed, will never go back. read more

I wasn't a fan of their Sicilian style pizza but their NY style pizza is perfection! You get top quality ingredients here mostly from Italy and when you taste their food you'll know what I'm talking about. I like my pizza simple so we ordered the 16" NY Style half pepperoni half cheese and I couldn't stop eating. My BF and I ended up eating the whole pie. read more

Gio's Pizza - What a beauty...16" of NY style goodness!! - Pizza Near Me - Anthem, Arizona

This is a totally different neighborhood pizza place. We use to go once a week but now I'm sad to say we won't be back. The price and the service are just not worth the cost. read more

Walked in on a Friday night and couldn't order a slice of pizza. They just didn't have any made and didn't plan on it for some unknown reason. Pretty disappointing for a NY style pizza place. read more

I ordered 9 garlic Parmesan chicken wings. They were terrible! Not cooked! Anthem had several places with great wings! I'll.never order again! read more

I had the Bianca Neve, which had fresh mozzarella, ricotta, & garlic. I bought a slice for $3.75 which was well worth it! It's so rich and they put so much cheese on it for the money! It is easily the best white pizza I've had in Arizona. If you're ever in Anthem, then you have to try this place! read more

Gio's Pizza - The beauties on display. - Pizza Near Me - Anthem, Arizona

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Ordered for delivery: large cheese, large meatball, large pepperoni, 2 dozen wings, pizza knots. Cheese and meatball pizza was good. Pepperoni was off not good. Pizza knots soggy and undercooked and wings also came undercooked. Both required additional cook time in the oven. read more

Ordered a cheese pizza and cheesecake. Cheesecake was good but the crust of the cheese pizza was burned black. This place is too expensive for this. Won't be going back. read more

Gio's Pizza - Burnt cheese pizza. This place is too expensive to end up with this. Won't be trying it again. - Pizza Near Me - Anthem, Arizona

Substandard pizza despite all the hype. I could have gotten a frozen pizza at the grocery store and been equally satisfied.

You want a great pizza. Come here. You want great Italian food, come here. You want great customer service, come here. If you don't come here, you might be missing one or all of the above! Just a little tip, if you get a supreme pizza, they give a ton of toppings, so if you don't want that, just ask them to go light on it and they can do that - very generous! read more

Gio's Pizza - Pizza! - Pizza Near Me - Anthem, Arizona

Just spent $43 on one large, one small pizza. Not worth a nickel. If anyone remembers the original Gio's then you know how good and big the slices were. One slice would fill a whole dinner plate; now you can fit 3 slices on one paper plate. If you're reading a review, make sure you check the date. Any review over 2-3 years is probably for the original Gio's. I can't believe he let them put his name on this pizza. Cheese and crackers. The cheese is such poor quality, it doesn't even melt right. Anyone from the east coast knows exactly what I mean. The crack of the crust and the strings of melted mozzarella. If you think their pizza is good now, you've never had real pizza. I hope for their sake they listen and take this review to heart. read more

Pizza might have been good but it arrived stone cold. Delivery person was supposed to text or call at arrival and that did not happen. Very disappointed. read more

Really great pizza and customer service. We got a supreme and all the ingredients were fresh and full of flavor, crust was perfect! Staff was very polite and friendly. Will be going back again soon! read more

What happened? This used to be great, now it's not. New owners need to ask the previous owners to help out. This was go-to pizza, now it's avoid completely. read more

If you are looking for some NY style pizza this is the place! You can order a slice or a whole pie. You gotta fold the slices! They are big just like you walked into a pizzeria in NYC. Everything we had was delicious! read more

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I've been excited to try this place for awhile now and it did not disappoint! I really wanted to get a few different slices but we went at 3 so all the slices were gone so we each got a 12" pizza. My husband got the neapolitana pizza with extra cheese and I got the Bianca neve, I love a pizza with a bunch of ricotta and the Bianca did not disappoint. The neapolitona was also great, the extra cheese was not needed but the sauce was delicious. We will be going back read more

Gio's Pizza - Bianca neve, yumm - Pizza Near Me - Anthem, Arizona

Very nice people working there and the owner is a nice a guy. Gave away a pizza that got cancelled instead of letting it go to waste, also the food is amazing for the price and well worth it. read more

Good pizza, a little pricey but if Portnoy visited, probably a low-mid 7. Pizza has great crust, good undercarriage, not too oily.

This use to be one of our favorite places. Had one about two weeks ago and noticed some changes. Tonight though... taste like school pizza is the new theme. Burnt on the bottom and the sauce is like strait out of a can...no flavor! Crust is chewy. The old recipes are better. NEVER coming back after tonight. It's unfortunate because the people are so nice. read more

I'm so bummed! The new owners had actually made some improvements. Couldn't have been happier with the food. Which I didn't think was possible after the previous owners sold. Then suddenly everything changed. My recent order was like from a totally different restaurant. Their amazing dough is gone. Instead I got rubbery, chewy wet dough. Cold and slimy. Had to throw it away. I've been sick all day. Please go back to the old recipes. Nothing was better! read more

I ordered a pizza & salad. They told me 1/2 hr.My husband went to pick up and they had forgotten to make it. We had to reorder it. Not that great. Not sure we will return. read more

I remember the first bite I had of the bianca neve pizza, it changed my life. It was merely 7 years ago this delicious work of art graced my presence. Fast forward to today since moving back, we have tried it twice. The first time it was burnt and second time it tasted like cheap Costco pizza. I will not be be coming back. read more

This place changed ownership last year and unfortunately has go down hill, the original owners were from NY and I used to eat pizza at there NY location and it was fantastic, they opened up here and it was just as good until they sold it, I've tried a few times been disappointed each time, tonight I have it one more try with a Calzone and was sorly disappointed, undercooked no flavor weak dough, I see some of the reviews of recent and have to laugh, I guess people leaving reviews now are clueless what good pizza is and obviously not from the east coast, Gios was a great spot, unfortunately it's no longer,plus the restaurant looks dingy and unappealing. Never again.. Sorry to see this business fail like it is, we're done as customers... read more

This place is ridiculous. I had food from here once a year or two ago, it was absolutely amazing. Wanted to try it again about 2-3 months ago and it was awful. I saw a bunch of other reviews mentioning new owners, so I gave it a try again a month after that. Now just tried it again today... not impressed. And really, it's not even bad, if they were selling these as $20-25 pizzas rather than $35, it'd probably be fine. Just a lot of weird problems with consistency/quality control. But, being a curious person, I decided to actually go pick up my order in person rather than using an app this last time. I walk up the the storefront: Red flag 1: One guy who looks like he must be manager/owner is sitting out on the patio talking about baseball or something on his phone while the three people inside are scrambling. Red flag 2: I get inside and the lady running the kitchen/oven *is chewing gum*. While she's making pizzas. Smacking it around in her mouth while talking to both customers and coworkers. Red flag 3: anything any customer or other employee asked about was "yeah, we got that," or "it's in the oven." Okkkk... so like 5 minutes? 10? 20? Even the lady cooking didn't really seem to be sure, which would explain pizza I received. Whole operation just seemed like chaos and that some things had to be perfect while other places it was on to cut corners. Kind of reminded me of the Gordon Ramsey "Amy's Bakery" episode. read more

DO NOT EAT HERE - HEAR ME OUT. This is a horrible business and it takes a lot out of me to say this as I want nothing more than to help small businesses succeed,. I personally worked here and it was a nuthouse - I saw how the place operated and you would be disgusted. Gloves are rarely worn, people are chewing gum while cooking pizza, food containers are never flipped and cleaned every day - they just clean them whenever they feel like it, food preparation is dirty and food touches each other (chicken touching fresh produce, sauces all mixed up, etc.) I have been a resident of Anthem since 2003 and saw how well Gio's old owners used to uphold the place and the new ownership has destroyed all of his hard work. Recipes are no where close to what they used to be (the owner changes everything on a whim almost every day, experimenting with recipes and not knowing how they will turn out). The turnover here in the time I was working there was high... I worked with many people that worked really hard and then got fired with the only explanation of "my labor is too high, this is what is best for me" but yet the owners would keep previous felons on probation on their team and people that would be lazy/dirty. I worked for them part time for a few months and eventually quit because of how gross and mismanaged the place was. Something that I was doing to make some extra side cash, turned into a headache and the owners were the most unprofessional people I have ever met. Lastly, without getting into too many details, there was a drug problem at this place and it seemed that they only wanted to keep employees that fit the mold of being cool with the daily use. I personally showed up to work one day and one of the owners was nodding on and off while cooking pizza to a point where he almost passed out and had to be sent home by his father (who came in because the place was going downhill). Overall, this business does not encompass the values of an Anthem business. I give them until the end of the year (if that) and they will be out of business and hopefully we can get a good pizza shop back in there. read more

Lasagna needs major improvement. Noodles not cooked and the taste was not good. Improve or the business will close!

Came in just passing through with my family today, we grabbed their last 3 slices of pizza and they threw in an extra piece of their white pizza for free. My family is from Sicily so I LOVE the feel of good authentic Italian food and these are good authentic Italian people. This pizza is incredible! I'm a huge fan of white pizza already and their white pizza with the garlic and the ricotta was just out of this world. I can't wait to stop in next time I'm passing through, thanks guys read more

Well, the owner is from Queens it seems as we bantered a bit back and forth about pizza in NY in the early 80's. It was about 8pm on a weekday and the pizza case was a bit thin, but they had cheese slices available. Those two slices were pretty good, foldable, but lacking that orange grease and oregano flecks that are standard in NY. Still, for Arizona, this is probably a top 10 place for NY pizza. Cannoli - Made to order, but they used way too much cream and the shell fell apart after one bite. Filling was also grainy, not a great version. Minus another star for no chicken parm or pasta dishes, so this is mainly a local Anthem pizza place, not worth a special drive from other areas in the valley. read more

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As a New Yorker, I was pleasantly surprised! Not only was the pizza and Sicilian beyond delicious. The crust was crunchy and scrumptious all by itself. The staff were friendly and helpful. I would highly recommend this place!! read more

Well today I was let down by the numerous reviews and 4+ rating. Unfortunately this place fell short on my Yelp expectations. We planned accordingly and even stopped by earlier today for a take out menu. Note there is no eat in dining all take out or second service delivery. Meaning they do not delivery so you would need to find someone that delivers from here. I called and placed our order. One large pizza meat lovers with extra cheese and mushrooms with half the pie in anchovies. Than an eggplant parmigiana with a side spaghetti this is what I shared with my Mother in law. Not much eggplant and heaps of spaghetti with a not so special red sauce. Lastly a large antipasto with dressing on the side. This was just over done with too much marinated vegetables,canned sliced black olives the provolone was good quality just sliced too thin like for a sandwich not a salad thrown on here with pepperoni that looked colorless and prosciutto again sliced too thin to separate from this mess. I literally threw the antipasto in the trash. Came with garlic rolls took one look and threw them in the trash. So at this point why even get a three star? They were redeemed by the cannoli. Plenty of filling had two cherries and powdered sugar the cannoli was special. Now my order came with a part of the box the mozzarella cheese on the pizza came from. Grande is the best and very expensive. Therefore it is the staff that puts this together that made this a train wreck. You use the best ingredients you just need to put the meals together better. Everything came to over $70 a it got thrown out after we were done. I can imagine they are great for a plain cheese pizza at lunch time. That would be it for me if I ever went back. That and the cannoli! read more

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Best Pizza I've Ever Had In My Life!!! My girlfriend brought home an extra large cheese pizza. This pizza was Huge, 100% Authentic New York style, and the best pizza I've ever had in my life. Perfect amount of sauce and cheese. The dough was perfect, not too thin or thick, it didn't fall apart when you held a slice in your hand. And the crust was BOMB!!! It was soft and chewy. By far my favorite pizza. Their meat lovers is really good too! read more

Gio's Pizza - Pizza Near Me - Anthem, Arizona

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Oh-OH-Spaghetti Rolls! (like garlic knots, spaghetti and pizza had a baby) ($4.95) Oh my... Stuffed pizzas... big enough to feed godzilla packed with goodness ($4.95) Drum Roll.......................... The above were all great .....but both of us enjoyed the white pizza slice the most! The Bianco Neve was unlike any white pizza I ever had before due to the really magical smooth wonderful ricotta cheese on it kissed with olive oil and the right amount of garlic and mozzarella. I did add a little salt, pepper and a few pepper flakes to it to suit me and it was really special. The Low Downs- The plain slice of pizza was just ok and nothing special. Not bad but nothing special and seemed very average against everything else we tried. This place is very small and already a HIT and ALREADY VERY POPULAR! At the time of my visit they only had 5 tables (they do have room to add more) so many people weren't able to get a table. They don't have real silverware and you have to dine with plastic silverware. Normally that isn't a big deal but it's difficult to eat the the stuffed pizza with plastic silverware. Prices are low and portions are off the charts! (we took a bunch home) Destination Pizza across the street from the Anthem Outlet Mall! Absolutely worth a Fork! read more

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Attempted to eat here twice. Back to back days. The restaurant never opened, no sign in the door no nothing. Google showed they were open. However they never showed up.. read more

Ok I always try to support local businesses but you need to stay away from this place tried numerous times when the reheat the slice pizza is it way over done and the bottom is completely burnt then tried a regular small pie still way over done and over priced 15.00 for a small cheese pie seriously go to Rays cheaper and a lot better quality. read more

We tried Gino's again and the pizza got a lot better. We will be coming back. It's starting to taste like it did with the original owner.