Good affordable food. Staff was very friendly and attentive. We sat on the front porch with a well shaded area. read more

Giovanni's - Fettuccine Alfredo & Shrimp Deluxe Pizza - Italian Near Me - Fairborn, Ohio

Never eaten here because whenever we've come they've somehow run out of pasta(?) Feels like this place is just taking up space downtown. Would love to see it replaced with something (like literally anything at all is better than walking in to be be seated and told they have nothing that their ads brought us in for). Waste of time, expectations, and gas. read more

Incredibly disappointing experience. Not entirely sure what's happened but this place has gone seriously downhill. I realize places are struggling with Covid but tonight's fiasco was indefensible We made a reservation and arrived to discover they had about 6 items on the menu. Your choice was spaghetti and meatballs or pizza. That's it. We should have been informed of this when we made the reservation; we would have come anyway but felt it was really deceptive not to tell people We ordered a pizza and waited an HOUR for it. Part of the reason was they brought our order to a different table. People who came in after we'd been waiting almost an hour got our order. I went up front to speak to the manager but since she was consumed with dealing with a customer xo planning that his wife had gotten sick from their salad, I thought it best to just go away Liked this place but I'll never be back read more

Enjoyed the neighborhood dining at an authentic mom and pop place. The staff was very friendly and the food was like something from a family kitchen. Try it. Good stuff read more

After driving by this place for years, I finally tried it for lunch yesterday with friends and learned that I've really been missing out! I had a side salad: the salad itself was nothing to write home about, lettuce, 2 tomatoes, 1 cucumber slice....BUT, if you love garlic, the house dressing is a must-try. It's so garlicky that the waitress gave us a warning ahead of time. I'm glad I tried this unique dressing, but I'll admit, it was even too garlicky for me (a garlic lover), so I only used a little. Following that, we had garlic cheese bread, which is just what the game implies. It was pretty good. Then, finally, the pizza. YUM. I shared a large veggie pizza, and it was fabulous. Lightly crisp crust, piled with toppings, perfectly done. I'll post a pic. I'll definitely be back! read more

Giovanni's - Vegetable Pizza 3/15/19 Delicious! - Italian Near Me - Fairborn, Ohio

Great Italian restaurant in downtown Fairborn. Food was excellent as was the service and restaurant atmosphere. Very fairly priced given service time and high quality of the food. read more

I decided to take my best friend out for lunch on her birthday. We decided to try Giovanni's since we have only had their pizza, which we didn't care fo, but wanted to give them another try. The menu we received was very limited. I had the spaghetti and meatballs and she had the stuffed shells. The meatballs tasted like they were frozen and not freshly made. Not good. The sauce tasted like a cheap jarred sauce. The stuffed shells were only filled with cheese, no meat. We were very disappointed. The service was good. Nothing against our server. We will not return. read more

We've had food from here a couple times and haven't been disappointed. I prefer dining in because it is served fresh rather than delivery, obviously. They currently just have 8 tables for dining in due to social distancing, however. When we entered today, the hostess was apologetic because all the tables were taken and it would be a bit of a wait but it was only about 15 minutes before we were seated so, no big deal to us. The waitress was great and briefed us on the menu and what was currently available due to Covid impact. I highly recommend the House garlic dressing with the salad. It has A LOT of garlic, so if that's not your thing, don't get it. The pizza was delicious. It has cornmeal at the bottom and doesn't flop. We also got the fettuccine Alfredo with chicken, onions and peas. You can tell the sauce is made in-house because it doesn't have that weird artificial flavoring. They also have tasty desserts but we were too full to have any today. We recommend this place especially if you support small businesses. read more

Giovanni's - Medium pizza. Half ricotta and other half ricotta and bacon - Italian Near Me - Fairborn, Ohio

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Pizza is so greasy I can squeeze the grease out of the pieces. The sausage is completely different then their normal and when we called to ask if they changed their sausage we were told "for a very short time today yes we got a different kind in and have had many complaints about it but now we are back to the normal" Well shouldn't that be told when you place your order? A simple "we have a different sausage that isn't as good as our normal and have already had complaints about it so if you really like our normal sausage you might not want to get sausage right now" we just spent $33 on a pizza that is not good at all. She didn't even offer to remake it. read more

Giovanni's - This is how greasy the pizza is and you can see the sausage is in little chunks when usually it's ground up like hamburger meat. - Italian Near Me - Fairborn, Ohio

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Great pie. The feel and look take you back 50 years which is cool. The pizza is classic thin crust Italian. Despite what the menu says there is nothing special about the Italian bread served with all meals. Great family story though. The pizza is the story. Get the pizza. read more

Giovanni's - Casual small town spot great for family and friends. - Italian Near Me - Fairborn, Ohio

asked for a box to take pizza home, waitress said they only give boxes for carry out, I asked how much a box cost so I could buy one. no answer, hope the box was worth losing my business over. BYE read more

We went late dinner time on a Saturday, and did not have to wait too long. There was a bar for drinks if the weight got long enough. I ordered the Mediterranean veggie pizza. It was good, but I will try a different pizza the next time around. I like the thin crust concept. We were in the red room of the restaurant - red checked plastic tablecloths, and a red roof. read more

Recently ... my 4 most recent visits for at the littlest 2 jumbo pizzas have been rather bland... and dry! Not enough sauce! I had to complain last week to the person taking my order! I don't wish to buy a pizza with no sauce otherwise I would go elsewhere.. they don't have the same pizza makers as they once did; this WILL definitely hurt their business! Looks like they need to re hire the old pizza makers back! read more

Giovanni's - Italian Near Me - Fairborn, Ohio

We have been here many times and it's usually good. While it wasn't bad, just had a bad experience. I'm in a wheelchair and went to the bathroom. When I turned the knob, the door opened and someone was in the restroom. I apologized and waited. When she came out, I apologized again. She turned to look at me and scowled before walking into the kitchen. I didn't think anything of it. Then hubby tells server that the pizza crust wasn't done enough. She goes to tell her manager. Same lady. She rolls her eyes. THEN when we go to leave, a guy is trying to ring me up but he's not sure if the server has put it in yet. The manager yells just do it again. Hubby comes out and tries to give her a compliment and she doesn't even acknowledge him. Just sits there, on the clock, on her phone. Very disappointed. She had long blonde hair, pulled back. Not very friendly for a manager. read more

OK...almost to much to read here...this was the "place to go" for lunch when I worked at WPAFB years ago...food and drink what I expected... Having said that I was disappointed in several respects...first the size of the personal pizza seemed particularly small compared to what I remembered. The salad was OK. Second the size of the draft beer seemed small for the price (limited selection as well) and lastly I had a coupon that apparently was good but I could not use. I was not given the opportunity to order anything other what was on the lunch menu. The coupon did not specifically say I could not use on the lunch menu. I would be interested to hear from the management staff. Please call 937-272-6494. read more

I love their pizza!!!! It is THE best!!!! My favorite restaurant, by far!!! Do NOT order by Grubhub. Giovanni's no longer accepts them. (6/28/20) Only wish, at least during this COVID pandemic and Fairborn construction, they delivered!! read more

Good pizza don't get anything else here. Pasta needs work. The pizza is best on the menu.

So we tried Giovannis for the first time this evening. We have heard about this restaurant for many years and finally decided to try something new. The restaurant is very nice, small, neighborhood feel. Not pretentious or over stated. We waited a few minutes to be seated, but they were pretty busy so not overly long wait. Our waitress came over after a few minutes for our drink order, I specifically requested a Diet Coke, she did not mention they serve Pepsi products and brought Diet Pepsi instead of Coke, although not my favorite... eh, ok. We placed our order for Lasagna and Fettuccine Alfredo with mushrooms and chicken. Our waitress did advise of the 25 minute cook time for the lasagna, no problem. Ordered salad with garlic/house dressing and provolone cheese (my husband asked for his to go as he didn't want a salad tonight). The salad came out with a basket of crackers. The garlic dressing was terrible, there was no flavor other that GARLIC, really strong garlic. I ate some of it but left over half. The waitress brought my husband a refill for his drink. Our dinner came out and was piping hot. The chicken on the Alfredo appeared to be canned chicken breast that had been possibly browned in a pan. The fettuccine was very good, the sauce was delicious. My husband said his lasagna was delicious, a little on the salty side but still very rich and good. One big draw back is the meal did not come with garlic bread. We asked for bread and the waitress brought out cold white bread in a basket with some butter pats. Not what we expected. We then waited about 10-15 minutes after we were done eating for our bill. The waitress finally came by and we asked for our bill and she said "Oh your done"... if she had been more attentive she would have known that. All in all we will probably give them another chance now that we know what not to expect. The pasta was very good and worth the trip, just be aware that you have to order garlic bread separately and do NOT get the garlic dressing for your salad! read more

The service and resturant sucked. Salad bar was a mess out of everything and dirty. Had to wait for them to wash a fork to eat. No spaghetti, pizza picked over. The waitress seemed to care less we were even there. I won't be back. read more

I came for the first time for lunch - had the pizza and salad special and it was great! Really the only knock down in rating is a weird setup to wait for a table and pay, and outdated (some ripped) furniture, but I'm sure that adds to the charm if you're a local. As for the pizza, the personal was good. Right sized, crispy thin crust. I had mushrooms and banana peppers and it was delicious. The house salad was really good too, mix of tomatoes and cucumbers. If you like garlic and can handle a lot of it get the house dressing and keep extra for dipping pizza! read more

Had dinner there Friday night, it has been awhile! Yum!!!! The service was Great. There are so many restaurants just not what they used to be prior to Covid, so many excuses and I'm sure many are valid but this restaurant you can tell the people that work there are invested. we celebrated our anniversary prior to the Friday night football game. It was busy but you were catered to with top notch service, drink, food. read more

Update March 2021: the lattice has been cleaned and maybe painted. The urinal has been fixed. This place has to be a cash cow. They need to put some of that cash into flooring and fixtures. Love the pizza. read more

One of my favorite pizzas in the Dayton area. It's what an old school Italian joint should feel, smell and taste like. Love this place. Always get the vidalia sausage onion in the summer months. read more

Went on a weeknight. Service was great. Food was better than average. Pizza was good.

Love their pizza, but their creamy garlic dressing is the best. Everyone in the party has to get it though as it is strong!!

I felt very comfortable here during COVID, plenty of distancing between parties. The food was delicious Italian classics and our waitress, Carol, was very kind and attentive. I'm from out of town, but will definitely come back if I'm in the area again! read more

I've always had good food when I've eaten there and the staff is very friendly. We ordered two large pizzas for five and it was delicious and plenty for everyone. Everyone left full and satisfied. read more

Sad! Had a reserved group lunch (40 people). There definitely room for large parties. Unfortunately this place is way, way understaffed to support more than 10 people at once. They did well with what they had but would not recommend this location for any large gatherings. Food came out in batches with no regard to order placement. Ie pizzas ordered first came out after a number of later pizza were served. After 70 minutes no food and event was over. At least the bread and butter wasn't too bad. read more

Love this place!!!! Their house dressing is amazing. Staff is super friendly and prices are great. The pizza was a traditional New York style crust. I will be going back! read more

I really believe that this place could have been better if they had been operating on their full menu. when we went they only had pizza and salad. Neither of them were horrible, however I do feel as though the other things on the menu would have been really good. The homemade Caesar dressing was fantastic though. the servers were also the most wonderful. I just wish they would have had the full menu the night we went. read more

Apparently this place is a staple here in Fairborn, so the hubs and I had to try it. The pizza was so so, because I tend to compare our pizza places back home in California. We ordered the deluxe pizza (take out) and you can just tell the meat and veggies were fresh. The crust was nice and thin just the way I like it (almost like a cracker lol) The restaurant was a decent size and the tables were long and accommodating. I will add that I didn't care for the older lady that was ringing us up though. Instead of physically handing my credit card back, like most people do, she effortlessly slid the card on the table, not even close enough to grab. I don't believe that I should have had to reach that far to get my card back. To me it's like sliding money on the counter or throwing loose change and it's kind of rude to not place something in someone's hand. After all, that is the courteous thing to do. Overall, it's not the best but its definitely not the worse. I will most likely come back because it's so close. read more

Giovanni's - Deluxe pizza - Italian Near Me - Fairborn, Ohio

First time visitor. We came 30 minutes before close and there was some hesitation to seat my party; but alas they did. Ordered their pizza and side salads with house dressing; it was amazing. The sauce is a little sweeter, but goes well with the crust. Try dipping it in the crust. Will definitely be back!! read more

Pizza was very very good!!! We ordered a pepperoni and sausage pizza with extra sauce and cheese. The pizza was super cheesy!!!! Giovanni's is a great place to eat. read more

Giovanni's is an restaurant that has been a Fairborn tradition for decades. They are known for their pizza, which is very good, and they also offer Italian entrees which are somewhat different from the average fare, such as cavatelli and gnocci. The house salad dressing is of the creamy garlic variety, and it's very good. Bread also comes with your entree, but you may not be asked if you want more after you finish the first basket. Three of us went in on a Wednesday. The place wasn't especially busy. There was enough room for us at the bar to sit and order drinks. The bartender seemed more interested in hanging with the regulars he knew than deliver all 3 of our drinks at the same time. He had to go to the kitchen to bring us waters and a lime wedge, which came eventually after he was reminded that we hadn't received everything we had ordered. Tips for enjoying your visit to Giovanni's: 1. If there are more than two of you (like for example, three), don't expect for the three of you to get your cocktails at The same time. The bartender has more interest in serving the regulars than folks who come in for the occasional visit. 2. If you order an appetizer, order that first and say that you have not decided on your entrees yet and ask to hold onto a menu. Otherwise, your appetizer may arrive at some random interval after you are served your salad. 3. Be courteous to the server, because she is obviously not having a good day. The food here is pretty decent, and the garlicky salad and pizza is some of the best in town, but there are definitely better places where the staff will be more attentive. read more

Historic, excellent, one of the areas best Pizza joints. My Grandparents used to treat us to pizza from here and when I am in the area, I go in! read more

Giovanni's is our family's favorite for Italian. It also where I usually take out-of-town guests...need to reconsider that lately. The food is always delicious, but the place looks dirty. Especially the ladies restrooms (the facets are nasty!!!). The table cloths are torn. Come on.....you are making some money. Please reinvest in this Fairborn establishment. Don't let it fade away by not keeping it clean and up-to-date. read more

This place is fantastic. Family owned and delicious. We did takeout pizzas and they were delicious. Always a favorite!

Great place with the best Spumante ice cream , pastas and pizza. Very good salads also !

Always great food and love the atmosphere inside! Definitely a favorite. Just wish they had space for a drive thru.

You can't go wrong everything is so amazing from the homemade Thousand island to the pastas and pizzas