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    Giovanni's

    3.8 (306 reviews)
    ModerateItalian
    Closed 11:00 am - 2:00 pm, 4:00 PM - 10:00 PM
    Updated 2 months ago

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    What's the vibe?
    Moderate noise
    Casual
    Good for groups
    Good for kids

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    Fettuccini Alfredo Pasta
    Martina B.

    We uber eats delivery because we were lazy pieces today! Let me tell you I am BLOWN AWAY at how hot and delicious everything was. Fettuccini Alfredo and fettuccini pesto were massive and rich. We ended up mixing the two pastas which was even better than their stand alone. Can't wait to try more and eat in next time. Sorry for the photos! We were half way done when I remembered HAHA

    Nice Italian wine selection
    Gwen Z.

    This was my first time visiting the restaurant and I was very pleasantly surprised. The food was delicious. We have just returned from a trip to Italy and I was craving good Italian food. This definitely met my expectations. Very cozy restaurant with great service. Lots of choices from pizza, pasta, and a variety of other selections as well.

    Dinner Salad
    Faron B.

    I don't usually like to do reviews on delivery orders on yelp, but every now and then you get a place that their food is way incredible. I had to rave about this place because of that. I ordered Shrimp Alfredo and a pizza. I've never been there but I imagine the Ambiance there is amazing. This is a must go to place. So me a favor and try it if you want real Italian food.

    Spaghetti Carbonara
    Carolyn L.

    We go there on weekend once in a while. They're not very crowded on Sunday. We got seated immediately. I like their food that is not super salty like some other Italian restaurant. The pizza is loaded with toppings. Pasta portion is very big. My mom and I can't finish our dish. We get to take them home to enjoy the food the next day.

    Samantha W.

    I Love their food the chicken soup is clearly home made and the sandwiches are an amazing deal. They have spumonie that is a scoop of each, cherry , pistachio and chocolate. I will never feel the same about the mixed spumoni.

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    Xiaoxi M.

    One of the best Italian place in Portland Area!! Very authentic. It always has a line though

    Spaghetti with half mushroom sauce and half meat sauce.
    Mike M.

    I wheel in the front door the doors are hard to navigate you open one door you go uphill to the next door. Awkward. I have been here before there are always people waiting in line for to go orders for pizza. I wait a minute or two and I am seating. My seat next to the front door facing a wall. I asked if I could be seated at another place they said if you can sit in a booth if not this is all we have. I take the seat facing the wall. I asked to be seated in the back area I was told it was not open. Only a few minutes later they open the back area literally I was served water at that point my wine did not arrive nor my wait person. I ordered the spaghetti and wine. The wine Villa Pozzi Nero D'Avola. A red wine at first I smelled diesel fuel... just sitting in the glass. But it opened up as the meal progressed. Turned out to be a decent wine. It is from Southern Italy, Sicily. All respect to the wine makers and the choice from Giovanni's. The wait staff part of the family very knowledgeable about Italy they still have family in the heel of the boot. The spaghetti and sauce. I had ordered half mushroom and half meat sauce. I could not find the meat sauce. So I guess that there was an error on the delivery. The spaghetti itself lots of water in the base of the plate. Overall I would not order that again. The garlic toast. Is that toast or even bread? The decor some really nice pictures on the wall. The music drowned out by the noise. Most of the staff dressed run slightly worn black clothes. Never been my favorite but the customers all seem happy and even the dinners. The wait staff knows the menu. Will I ever go back... yes for the pizza.

    3/19/2024 - The cannoli was so amazing! Too bad the pizza was extremely burnt - so gross.
    Mikhail H.

    I don't crave pizza often which is likely because we really do not have great pizza options around. It is mostly a creation that is not horrible but just makes you long for really good pizza. My expectations are pretty low when I am craving it. I wanted an ok pizza delivered and when scrolling through the app for some food delivered I decided to give Giovanni's a go because the used the magic word 'cannoli' and that is something I cannot get at any other pizza place, to the best of my knowledge. I have to say that if I was going off the cannoli alone I would be reporting five stars because those were amazing!! Something I cannot forgive is burnt pizza... the smell alone. That is what was sent to me and for the amount of money the charge for pizza that pisses me off more. It also means I am not going to bother trying to go to your restaurant again. I ordered a margarita figuring I was in for a treat from a place I had been meaning to try for awhile and was excited until it arrived. It is even worse for delivery because I am not going to stiff my delivery person for the restaurant screwing up so now I have no dinner or have to pay to get something from somewhere else pushing out food etc... when at a place you can complain and send it back. I was genuinely shocked seeing a near BLACK pizza when I opened the box - like what did I do to piss of the cook because this is not just slightly overcooked but BURNT... I have included photos.

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    The food is always great. Leslie was our server and she is amazing. Such a sweet personality and made us laugh. Great experience!

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    5 months ago

    Great service. Tasty Food. The staff was awesome and food was ready in a timely fashion.

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    Nice atmosphere - helpful staff - giant portions. I had a nice dinner with my husband with plenty of leftovers!!

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    9 months ago

    Excellent food... great atmosphere. A little off the beaten path. Many locals were there

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    8 months ago

    Great Dinner all around! Pizza was exceptional! The place is worn, nothing much to look at, but the food is tasty.

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    9 months ago

    Our family loves Giovanni's. We've been customers for 20+ years. Giovanni's is our go too pizza take out.

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    The worst chicken Parm I have ever had. It was soggy and some how they made a chicken breast in to a a square about a foot long. Just gross

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    Ask the Community - Giovanni's

    What is the Beaverton Restaurant Week Special?

    Would I be able to make a reservation for dinner?

    Yes if there are 4 or more in your party

    Is this restaurant open for lunch?

    yes, of course

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    I posted a great review for them, based on ordering the exact same thing, on February of 2025. It…read morehad been a while since I ordered from them so apparently they changed how they do things... good to know not to order again. I am not a fan of reheated pasta and I cannot eat a vat of pasta in a sitting. I discovered I could order a kid size fettuccine alfredo. I always order a side of spinach and a meatball. I was disappointed in everything but flat out shocked at the meatball. The 'side' of spinach in the pasta. There were maybe 3 leaves of spinach and they charged me $1 per leaf. The pasta had almost no flavor. At least there was a side of parmesan because it added a little bit for flavor on the noodles but I did not bother eating much. I figured I would eat some of the bread. The side of garlic bread was cooked to complete hardness... I appreciate it toasted, but when my fillings are struggling because it's like biting down on a rock... that's not toasted, that's burnt. Which brings me to the meatball which was genuinely split completely open and the meat really looked terrible... like weirdly cooked. Since it was delivered, many would say that the delivery person literally opened the meatball but no... it was sealed by the restaurant and considering it's sitting on top of the pasta - it was 'placed' there intentionally. I cannot imagine someone in a kitchen that serves meals to patrons dumping it in there unless they were assuming that since it's a kid's meal, no one's gonna care. Stuff like that really does make me mad to where I don't think I'm going to order from this restaurant again. That does make me sad because this is the only place that really does Italian food and offers a lot of vegetables you can get with your meal but being charged $17 for a tiny box of food that looks like this. I added a photo in the photos if anyone wants to see the proof.

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