The best pizza in South Central Ohio. The wait staff is helpful and seeing if anything is needed to make your experience positive.

I'm going five stars with a score of 9.8 out of 10. I had lunch around 11:30 today and by the time I left and an hour later the place was slamming. There was one waitress and she was doing a great job keeping up and I had no issues. I ordered my usual pepperoni and sausage and the 10 inch small size with a side garden salad and both were delicious. The side salad would feed two people just an FYI. I ate half and left half. I ended up taking half of my pizza with me which I may have this evening for dinner or tomorrow for lunch. This is a thin crust pizza with an abundant amount of sauce on it, which I really like. The pepperoni cheese and sausage we represented completely across the pizza. The pricing is excellent and the restaurant, wow hometown and quaint has been there for over 60 years I believe, and I love how the walls are decorated with local history and of course, The Ohio State Buckeyes as well. I will definitely stop back in on my next trip through read more

Giovanni's Pizza - 10 inch pepperoni and sausage pizza. - Pizza Near Me - Chillicothe, Ohio

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One of the best Gio's around. They serve beer !! Great staff. They do not play around with the cheese ! I'm not complaining! Our cheese bread was sooo loaded and fresh. Love eating here everytime. Take out or eating in. read more

Giovanni's Pizza - Breadsticks with cheese - Pizza Near Me - Chillicothe, Ohio

Where do I begin?!? Fast! Friendly! Helpful with the door! Accurate! Reasonably priced! DELICIOUS! The layering of the cheese pepperoni then cheese on their yummy spiced sauce is AMAZING. My only very very very slight minor dislike was that I only got 1 sauce for 2 cheesey bread sticks(sad because it's sweet, savory,spicy and good) it wasn't enough,but it was delicious. We plowed through 1 16" 2 19" and 2 10" cheesey bread sticks. read more

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The best thing about my experience here was the lady who took my payment, she was very kind. The pizza and apple dessert both left a lot to be desired. The order was $55 and was ready fairly quickly, however that and the cashier were all that was good about it. The pizza was flavorless and limp except for the overwhelming flavor of feet from the provolone. I don't know who came up with the apple dessert but it's terrible and the texture made it worse. It had the texture of already chewed food. I don't want to sound rude but this was super disappointing. I'm here on business and the locals bragged about it being the best pizza in town, if that's true, I can't imagine what the other places serve. The pizza looked fantastic but had absolutely no taste. The sauce was little more than smashed tomatoes. The salads weren't bad. I cannot recommend this pizza place. I'm into good pizza and honestly would rather have one from Papa Johns or Domino's and they're my last resort. I hope the restaurant sees this review and makes some positive changes. I really wanted to like this pizza, I only wish it tasted as good as it looks. read more

Hadn't been to Gio's in Chillicothe in AGES! We ordered last night and it didn't disappoint. Still the best pizza in town. In addition to the pizza, my husband ordered pasta pizza...which for my money is essentially lasagna. I tasted it and it was quite yummy. We placed a carry out order because the din in g room is currently closed due to Covid-19. I'm happy to report that they are strictly following health and safety guidelines to keep customers and employees safe. We will be back! And it won't be so long between visits :) Incidentally, the prices are ridiculously reasonable. Our entire order (which consisted of an 18 inch pizza...which comes with a 10 inch one item pizza) and pasta pizza was less than $28!! What a bargain! We had pizza for several days, read more

It was good for what it was. My family liked. It I found the pizza to be limp and not very good. However my other family members loved it. The chocholate chip cookies where delicious and they did get my order correct. read more

Great Pizza and Lasagna I grew up in Chillicothe, and Giovanni's has been a favorite of my family for as long as I can remember. I recently moved back to Chillicothe after spending almost 30 years in another city. I introduced my husband to this hometown favorite today, and he loved it. I ordered the baked lasagna, accurately described on the menu as "a hearty meal of steaming lasagna noodles layered with Giovanni's meat sauce cheese, then covered with more met sauce and cheese and baked to golden perfection." It came with a small salad of lettuce and diced tomatoes. I was also given the choice of a roll or garlic bread. I chose garlic bread, and I definitely made the right choice! The garlic bread was a heated, unsliced sub bun covered in a rich garlic butter that could have been a meal in itself. To describe this bread as delicious is a disservice to the taste of the bread. It was whatever several notches of delicious is! My husband ordered a specialty pizza called The Slice of Spice. The menu describes it as "spicy sausage, spicy pepperoni and hot peppers topped with our special spice." From our seats at the bar we could see the pizza being made. When I saw how many banana peppers were piled onto it, I knew I would not even be trying this pizza, because spicy is not my thing. My husband, however, loved it. He dubbed Giovanni's his favorite pizza place in Chillicothe, and is already planning our next visit. We sat at the tiny bar near the kitchen, but there is also a dining room with plenty of seating. Like a lot of long-established Chillicothe restaurants, the first words that come to mind when trying to describe Giovanni's is "old school." Great food in an authentic, small-town establishment - a recipe for success. read more

Giovanni's Pizza - Baked lasagna and the most incredible garlic bread EVER! - Pizza Near Me - Chillicothe, Ohio

This pizza place consistently delivers excellent, well-made pizza. My personal go to is the pepperoni with onion. It's amazing cooked to perfection every time and they don't skimp on toppings. read more

Great pizza... very crunchy. Small dine-in section but lovely people. Do not deliver though soooo...

Our church goes here wendsday nights There open till ten which is great they give us refills food is quick read more

A regional favorite. Nothing fancy, but good food. Always very busy with carry out orders. Friends who moved out of state always make a pilgrimage there whenever they're home. read more

Ordered 10 pizzas for my son and his bride's wedding rehearsal. Great pizza. Reasonably priced. Was as ordered and came with 10 small pizzas. Staff was great to work with. Highly recommend. read more

Wowie was I disappointed. This is the absolute worst Giovanni's I've ever been to. We were passing through on our way to city of Columbus and decided to stop and get some Calzones. These calzones were flatter than my ex-girlfriends tits and as empty as her heart. Seriously though- no filling whatsoever. No sauce. A tiny bit of cheese. Maybe 3 mushroom pieces in each large calzone. Drier than a mummy's mouth too. Icing on the cake? THEY DIDNT EVEN CUT IT. Real bozo move right? Staff was super nice, just wish they could make a better calzone. Giovanni's ratings by calzone: 1. Judy's - Deering 2. Franklin Furnace 3. Coalgrove 4. Ironton 5. Ashland 6. Washington Courthouse 7. Aid 8. South point 9. Wheelersburg 10. Chillicothe :( No seriously these calzones sucked. read more

Pizza was awesome as usual, they have a new waitress who was absolutely excellent. Happy and attentive. We always got good service there though. She was just a cut above. read more

In town for a meeting and almost everyone ordered from this restaurant bc it is close & has a good variety. We had a large group order and everyone paid in cash to one person who went & picked up our order. I ordered an antipasto salad. It had 2 paper thin slices of tomato, 9 slices of pepperoni, but lots of cheese and banana pepper rings. I got mine without the mushrooms, green peppers & olives. It was $7.50 which I thought was kind of expensive for the size. It was pretty good and I got a little over 1/2 way thru the salad when I came upon the hard core. Not only was it the core, but it was either dirty or rusty, whichever it was, it never should have been in my salad and pretty much made me lose my appetite. The last time I was here for a meeting and we ordered from here, I ordered a coney dog and it was cold so I ordered a salad, figuring they couldn't mess that up! Guess I was wrong. Not sure if I want to give them another chance or not, but I've got several months til my next meeting so I'll have to think about it for awhile. read more

Giovanni's Pizza - Antipasto salad with no mushrooms, no green pepper, no olives. - Pizza Near Me - Chillicothe, Ohio

Definitely the best pizza in town! They are quick, professional, and the prices are good. If you love pizza, you have got to give this place a try! I haven't tried anything else on the menu except the pizza because I'm addicted to it. I imagine everything they do is done right. read more

We were passing through the area and read encouraging reviews online. We weren't disappointed. Service was fast and courteous for our group of nine. My sub was perfect - crispy and toasty with fresh ingredients. Everyone at the table was happy with their choices. They have vegan options as well. I recommended stopping in for a satisfying experience. read more

The 5-way Chili here is horrifying, and bears no resemblance to the real product you'd get from Skyline, Gold Star, or any other Cincy chili vendor. They do, however, make a pretty darn good thin-crust cheese pizza, and darn good garlic bread, but that fact that they'd advertise themselves as a Chili Parlor and fail at it badly means it evens out to two stars. read more

We placed a to go order over the phone. The woman who took our order was very helpful even telling me a better way to order salads that would save money. Pizzas were great! Honest to goodness good pizza. We had the pepperoni, plain and cheese bread. They were all crowd pleasers for our out of town guests. Order a chef salad.. Tasty and healthy-ish! read more

The best pizza in Chillicothe. I am happy to be back in town and this is one of the reasons why. 18" Pep, sausage, mush, onion. They throw in a free 10" for the kids as well. Sorry Cristy's and Jerry's. You are very good too. read more

I cannot comment how this place compares to other pizza restaurants in Chillicothe. However the sauce was very sweet. I personally did not enjoy how sweet the sauce was. If you like that kind of thing this place might be for you. It was very busy so the locals must really like it. I had a 50 minute wait. I also got cheese sticks which were very good. read more

Giovanni's Pizza - Pepperoni and green olive. - Pizza Near Me - Chillicothe, Ohio

This Giovanni's is absolutely brilliant! The za is amazing, personal to 18"... The bigger the better... Very reasonably priced and a great menu... I highly recommend starting off the meal with a garlic loaf, this thing is drenched in buttery garlic... As pizza joints in this and surrounding areas go, it's without argument, very high on the list of "must haves" and definitely a weekly craving that must be satisfied... read more

This is the best pizza in the greater Chillicompton area. In my experience, no two Giovanni's restaurants are the same and this one is a cut above the rest. read more

Our go to pizza joint in town. Great food! Fast service! Nice cozy family atmosphere. The only thing that would make it better is a nice Kraft beer selection. read more

I come here every time I visit Chillicothe. The pizza is great. I especially like the spicy pizza with the nickel style pepperoni. You can't go wrong here. read more

I don't normally leave reviews but feel compelled to warn others. First time pizza here for take out, the waitress was less than enthusiastic, was barely civil. Brought home greasy nasty pizza that made me ill all night, will NEVER come here again!!! read more

$38 order for a 12" pizza and two pasta pizzas only one item was made correct. We called about the pizza only because it was inedible their policy is to bring back the pizza and they would make another one... we explained that we lived 25 min away so we weren't willing to do that her solution was to hang up on us. We won't be ordering take out from here again. Poor customer service as well as quality and order accuracy. read more

This is our favorite pizza place. Love Monday night special. We eat here often. ( more than I want to admit to) Great neighborhood spot . They offer takeout and also outside seating. read more

pizza is far better than domino's or other takeouts, go there on Monday for the special

Greasy...Greasy....Greasy...if you are into subpar greasy pizza and fried food to the max and could care less about calories..cholesterol and freshness..this is definitely the place for you read more

Ordered 12" pizza. 1/2 Hawaiian and 1/2 mushrooms and green peppers. Toppings were plentiful and crust was soft. Enjoyed it more than the typical pizza chains. Although, there were a ton of flies buzzing around that was pretty annoying. Service was good, waitress was attentive. Atmosphere was ok. read more

Very small place. Not impressed with the pizza. Thin, tasteless, and expensive. Have tried it twice due to other reviews but will not be going back. read more

We had dinner on 07/14/2015 and it was the best pizza ever. The whole experience was a real treat- the service was great, food wonderful and atmosphere just amazing. We even had plenty to take home for lunch the next day. Had been 10 plus years since the last time we ate at Giovanni's and the quality as well as the friendly staff hasn't changed. read more

I went here for lunch yesterday with a few friends. We seated ourselves, and I got involved with something on my phone waiting for the waitress to show up. When she showed up, the people with me knew what they wanted, but I still had not decided so I told her I would need a minute. She looked at me and said "then put your da$* phone down and look at the menu". Shocked, I looked up and told her again that I needed a minute. She looked at my friend and said "that really burns me up". She went on to say "if you don't order right now I'm not serving you". I responded with "I'm not ordering anything now and want to speak with your manager". She smugly responded with "you're talking to her". I then said "I will never come back here again" and got up to leave and she looked at my friend and said "you know how to pick them" and walked off. I have never in my life had any waitress or waiter be that rude to me. I highly recommend to never dine in there or give them your business. The food is only decent and the staff is obviously terrible. read more