TLDR: Surprisingly good pizza for takeout from a gas station, and even a nice place to sit down and eat, both inside and outside. Giovanni's serves a thin-crust pizza, with a very good balance of crust to sauce to cheese. Really like the thinly sliced pepperoni and the quality of the cheese. Style-wise, this isn't quite like NY-style pizza, as that kind is easily 'folded' when a slice is picked up. At Giovanni's the crust is a bit too crisp and stiff to do that. However, it's a darned good slice, and I'd rate it higher than Sabino's across the street. Tacos/burritos are available all day, pizza requires a 20-minute wait as they're baked to order. Call ahead before you show up and grab a table - there's 4-5 indoor tables and a similar number of outdoor tables under a shaded patio. Nice selection of brews on tap, too. I agree with one earlier reviewer re: their phone service, which needs polishing. They interrupted the order mid-stream a couple times and didn't provide a total bill at the end. Someone needs some call coaching! Otherwise, definitely a place worth grabbing a bite. Will update review once I try their Tex-Mex fare. This place scores a 4 out of 5 on the 'CTJ Scale', as noted below. 5 out of 5 stars: Come-to-Jesus good. Would be OK passing away after finishing a plate here. 4 out of 5 stars: Come-to-Mary good. Would be OK having a nosh here with Mother Mary. 3 out of 5 stars: Come-to-Joseph good. Would be OK having a beer here with Jesus' Dad. 2 out of 5 stars: Come-to-the-Apostles good. Meh. Wouldn't have my last supper here. 1 out of 5 stars: Come-to-Nobody good. I wouldn't have my penultimate supper here, either. read more

Giovanni’s Pizza & Pasta - Large pepperoni - very good! - Pizza Near Me - Leander, Texas

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The reviews were decent so I decided to give this place a try. I ordered a supreme pizza and a chicken bowl. The presentation of the food was perfect. First the pizza was a bit salty in taste and had more peppers and onions than meat (the menu says comes with Canadian bacon,pepperoni, and sausage but I only got pepperoni and sausage. I had to pick the peppers and onions off). It was my first visit so I had no reason to make adjustments as I didn't know they would be needed. The bowl had the best reviews but it was lacking. It's a bowl of over cooked rice with over cooked chicken, corn salsa, and cheese. The salsa was perfect, wish I had a little more. Overall the place has potential and the service is better than most in the area. I probably won't return seeing that the prices are a bit much when I can get better pizza for less. read more

Giovanni’s Pizza & Pasta - Supreme Pizza - Pizza Near Me - Leander, Texas

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Burrito bowl was good, a little heavy on the green peppers. Mexican rice and pinto beans spot on. They can use some service planning while making more money and helping hungry traveler: 1) Add a sign so customers know where to order. 2) Cook pasta in advance and nuke it when ordered. 3) Pizza: Have cheese and pepperoni ready to go. It's what most people want. read more

I ordered a large one half Hawaiian and half pepperoni with mushrooms. It was good. Tastes similar to the ones they serve at the Alamo Drafthouse. Crust was flavorful and firm, definitely not thin crust, but not fluffy. Peperonni thickness was thin. I ordered it with extra cheese, cheese was warm, soft, very tasty and satisfying, not too gooey and not too greasy. Sauce was salty and not too sweet or with weird flavors/afterflavors, just plain good pizza sauce. I do not know which style is it but didn't seem like a New York Style Pizza that has to be eaten like a taco, these slices were normal sized. It's decent. I'm glad I tried it, sometimes I get cravings for the Alamo Drafthouse pizzas so this will suffice for the next one. Cons: I ordered over the phone. Their service over the phone is not good. They didn't provide the total at the end of the call and just ended the call with an awkward "ok". Something like "we'll see you here in 15 minutes" would have worked. They also interrupted the process of taking the order to ask for name and phone number and then made me repeat the whole order. Need someone to coach then on call flows. read more

Giovanni’s Pizza & Pasta - Large. Half Hawaiian, Half Pepperoni with mushrooms. Extra cheese. - Pizza Near Me - Leander, Texas

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The crust is 100% inedible. The website describes crispy pizza and I was excited to try it. The first pizza I got was undercooked inside and the crust was VERY chewy. I called and they happily made me a second pizza and the person I talked to was very nice. The second pizza was not under cooked but again no crisp, and all chew. The outer crust was absolutely inedible. Not crispy, just shoe leather. I would have liked to talk to the owner when I came in the second time but he was insistent that he was too busy to talk to me both over the phone and in person. Oh well. I don't believe that they eat the pizza they serve here. I don't see how you could serve it after you eat it. read more

This place has been great for tacos and the pizza is good if you order there but if you call in a pizza order it is messed up every single time. We have ordered from them many times because they are in our neighborhood and our son is a pizza addict. This will be the last time though because we have yet to have an order go well. The topping get messed up all the time and pizzas are almost never done when they say they will be. This order seemed like a simple one, large cheese pizza, that's it. It was actually done on time and that was shocking but it's completely burned, our son won't touch it. My husband and I both tried a bite and it's not complete inedible but it's not real good either. That was the last chance for us read more

Giovanni’s Pizza & Pasta - Burned Classic Cheese Pizza - Pizza Near Me - Leander, Texas

2 stars for their online order system. I put in an order at 5:50pm. They sent a text saying it would take a bit of time...after 30 min I drove there to check on my oder only to find that they closed up at 6pm and waited 45 min to tell me and cancel the order. read more

Best pizza I have found in the greater Austin area. It's greasy, it's cheesy, and it's coming to ya from a gas station. Buckle up and find out. read more

Twice now I have called in to-go pizza orders. Both times I showed up and they had not even started to make them. Why tell me it will be ready in 20mins and it hasn't even been started 30mins later? Guess I will be ordering from elsewhere going forward. read more

Giovannis is amazing. Super nice and delicious! They also own and run the Chevron w/ inside food truck. Don't use them. The inside food truck people are rude and don't care to make you happy. Giovannis is awesome. read more

Just tried their breakfast tacos and they're fantastic. Just the right size to eat without making a mess. Their sauces are especially good and take the tacos to a different level. read more

I ordered a cheese pizza and a meat lover's for dinner. Neither had any sauce at all and were completely soaked in grease! I had to use half of a roll of paper towels to soak the grease before biting into a very tough pizza. I would have been better off getting DiGiorno! Totally disgusting! I will definitely not be ordering again. read more

Giovanni’s Pizza & Pasta - a pizza in a box - Pizza Near Me - Leander, Texas

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One of the employees (whom is my friend) told me they did not have water for the employees to drink, and to drink sink water. Edit: Just talked to my friend, and apologizes for spreading misinformation. However at the time he was working, there was no container of water. I strongly advise reading the following (especially the end part): https://www.avvo.com/legal-guides/ugc/osha-workplace-hydration-guidelines On a side note, please do not harass or send negative comments to the owner, as it has been resolved. read more

Phenomenal. Great flavors, ladies were very nice and fresh food! Can't ask for more! Definitely will be coming back here and happy I found a great lunch spot in my commute. Highly recommend! They also have options!!!! Check them out! Thanks! read more

We went by to try it. You don't know what to expect with a restaurant in a c store. It was pretty good. We tried the fettuccine Alfredo and and shrimp scampi. Both were tasty and plenty for a second meal. We did take out and the containers were very hot. We plan to go back. read more

Got a bacon egg and cheese breakfast taco this morning. I wanted the green salsa for the taco but she said it had to go on the taco. Couldn't be on the side because it takes "2 days to make the green salsa" weird.. but ok. I get home to eat and the bacon is literally the worst I've ever had. It was completely chewy like gum. Not even edible. Barf. The eggs were over cooked too. I will say the green salsa was good but dang can't even get it on the side. read more

This little market and cafe is just outside of my neighborhood. One night I decided to order a pizza from them. I didn't want any cheese just veggies... they did a fantastic job! Crust was thin, crispy and gluten free. It was quick and delicious! Oh, and the market has a wonderful wine selection and plenty of chilled options!! Nice staff too! Always friendly. read more

The pizza is great, thin crust and not those thick hard frozen ones. We ordered a large pepperoni with onions and bell pepper. The people are really nice and friendly. My only suggestion is that I should have order double veggies as the onion and bell peppers were very thin cut and more would have been better. No matter as the quality was excellent! Thanks Giovanni's. Will go back and try the pasta, as it looked delicious! read more

I love too support local businesses . Didn't realize this was a gas station restaurant. Never again.

We really like this little place. The pizzas and pastas are delicious. I feel kind of meh about the breakfast tacos/tacos in general, but their texmex bowls are super good! The prices are a little high, but it's convenient! We've been back multiple times and haven't ever had issues with our orders! read more

I love their pizza it is absolutely amazing. Their hours state they are open till 9:00pm, but when my call was answered at 8:01pm I was told they stop taking orders at 8:00pm. I was told they do this in order to clean, but that is when you tell the public you close at 8:00pm. If he wasn't busy turning off his ovens he could of answered the phone right away when it was ringing at 8:00pm. Again amazing food and normally really good service but if this is standard practice they need to change their hours to reflect this. read more

We Grabbed two pizzas last night we got the margarita and the pepperoni they were delicious really good flavor great texture on the crust and they're ready in 15 minutes flat, super convenient close to Summerlyn neighborhood read more

This place is so good! The prices are so reasonable for what you get! A great place if your going on a scroll around the neighborhood.

Best Pizza ever. Ohhh & the breakfast tacos are fantastic also! We haven't had the rest of the food because there's simply no reason to! read more

Been going there at least once a week, have had pizza which was really good but my main favorite is the breakfast Tacos, they beat any other local breakfast tacos by a mile (always fresh and tasty). Amy is normally there when I come in and is always smiling and happy to serve you. I just wish the owner would increase the breakfast menu to include omelettes and toast :) read more

I went here after seeing recommendations from Nextdoor. We ordered a pizza and while the cheese and toppings seemed fresh and were tasty, the crust was very chewy for some odd reason. I won't go back for pizza but the place was very clean and has an outdoor patio so we will go and try the Mexican food, which is what the other customers were ordering - looked pretty good. read more

Weve eaten her several times and the food has always been delicious and fresh. Just because it's in a gas station it's not gas station food

Food is pretty good but recently the past few times my order seems to be messed up. I ordered burgers online a couple times and they've come with no toppings that I asked for. Last time the pizza was over cooked and the cheese was burnt. I'd like to give it another try but it was better when they first opened. read more

So disappointed. The sign outside said Italian restaurant. I should have known better, after all, it is in a gas station! I usually get a meat ball sub from Subway for a friend of mine that eats very small portions and never eats the bread. She does like garlic bread however and thought I'd get her the perfect combo from an "Italian" restaurant. First of all, they weren't prepared or overly pleased to sell just meatballs. They asked how many, I said 3 so they settled on charging me for 2 tacos $4. I also ordered 2 pieces of garlic bread, they didn't seem pleased about that either. First they made just 1 and then made 3 by mistake. There was quite a fuss about it so I offered to just buy the third one but they kept it. They were $2.99 per slice. I also ordered a Greek salad for myself, $4.25. Now, here's how the food came out. The meatballs were dry, no sauce. The garlic bread was sourdough sandwich slices spread with what tasted like butter flavored oil with a hint of garlic. They were tough and dry. The Greek salad was supposed to have tomatoes, it didn't. It was supposed to have Greek dressing, there was no dressing on it. My friend wouldn't eat it. I'll never go back. I noticed they also have several craft beers on tap. Out of curiosity I asked what they charge. They said $6 or $6.50. why would anyone spend that much to have a beer in a gas station? lol read more

Honestly, I probably would've given them 3 stars had the teenager at the cash register not took my payment, scratched his body and then decide to grab my pizza with his hands. If you can't understand why that is wrong and nasty on so many levels, you need not be in the food industry. The saving grace was that the manager quickly offered to make a fresh pizza for me. The pizza was mediocre and the crust was rock hard. Save your money, your immune system and your time. read more

Pizza was excellent if you like a thin, flavorful crust. Toppings were fresh and plentiful. We tried a Margarita pizza and Supreme. Both were the best we've had in the area. Also shared a Greek salad and it was just as good - wonderful homemade dressing. Owner was very nice and making sure we were happy. Food was served quickly. Very happy and excited to have this new business in Leander and can't wait to go back. read more

this is not giovannis pizza!!!!! the owner stole giovanni's pizzas name from the original location in south austin there is only one giovannis pizza & this is not it !!! read more

shout out to the ladys in the back of the kitchen, always on their feet. the food is soo good from the tacos, pizzas, pastas, and salad all the way to the salsa rlly taste like home cooked meals. recommended !! read more