Giordano's is a chain of pizza restaurants located all over Chicago. Prior to visiting Chicago, I had checked out the top pizza places near our hotel. Giordano's was in the top three on citysearch. We were not disappointed.
Visiting this particular location in the middle of a Saturday afternoon, we were greeted by a 30-minute wait. However, during the wait, we were able to:
- Go to the bar and order our drinks.
- Order our pizzas (only) at the counter. Since the "Famous Deep Dish Stuffed Pizzas" take 35-45 minutes to cook, we'd be waiting anyway!
The interior of the split-level restaurant is casual and family-oriented. Not only did the restaurant offer their famous pizzas (their thin-crust pizza is supposed to be excellent too), but an array of pastas, sandwiches, appetizers, and salads as well.
Once we were seated, a waiter came to take the rest of our order (a friend ordered a sandwich), and then our individual stuffed pizzas ($4.95 each + 50 cents for each additional topping) came out with the sandwich a few minutes later. The individual stuffed pizzas are a great deal, especially in a group of different tastes; however, they are only available during lunch hours (11-3).
The individual pizzas looked too big to finish, but all three of us finished every bite of ours - they were that good! Each stuffed pizza is about an inch thick, with lots of gooey mozzarella cheese and whatever ingredients you specified inside. There is a thin coating of marinara on the top of the pizza, but the cheese is definitely the main ingredient. I ordered pineapple and Canadian bacon (which came sliced, not cubed - the way I like it). The pizza seemed to get better and better with every bite.
Overall, excellent pizza. I can't imagine there being any better pizza in Chicago. And, if you want to Mail Order one to try it out - you can do that on their website!