Giovanni's Restaurant

10/16/09

Are you kidding me?

by dangrmous at Citysearch

I ordered a meatball sub for lunch and was amazed at what I got. An open-faced sub on supermarket bread with a thick, greasy, rubbery layer of melted cheese. What did I find underneath? Meatballs? Frankly, I have no idea what it was. Spongy gray discs of some kind of meat product. No meatballs. I took several out and ate them on their own, and they tasted like... nothing. The so-called salad was nothing but clearly old green leaf lettuce (it was browning) and five little pieces of purple cabbage. The only thing that was passable was the bottle of soda and maybe the sauce. Never again.

• Cons: the food

03/10/09

Big Disappointment

by 66stang at Citysearch

After reading the reviews I took a group to try Giovannis out. We were sorely disappointed. Service was slow. Food was marginal. We were looking for a new experience and what we learned was stick with what we know. Don't waste your money or time here.

04/26/08

Not bad, but nothing special

by Aestro at Citysearch

I ordered a three-meat pizza from Giovanni's for take-out after reading the rave reviews, but was somewhat let down. The pizza was certainly large, and the crust was thick, making for a filling meal, but the flavor was lacking. The beef and sausage were almost indistinguishable from one another, the sauce was non-existent, and the cheese was flavorless.

Overall, the pizza was edible, and didn't taste BAD, but it is not something I would recommend unless you have a large group of very hungry people.

• Pros: Free parking, Very filling
• Cons: Not open late, no delivery, mediocre food, slightly expensive