Gino’s Pizza

I was very disappointed with this place. I was very excited to eat at a place local South-​siders recommended. But my family and I were greatly let down.
First, after we got over the hot room with only a swamp cooler, the service was beyond horrible. Never got a hello but got a what do you want. When our food was brought out, it was thrown on the table with a «watch it, this is hot.» A side tip, don’t ask for crushed pepper, that will just make the lady even more mad.
The food was something else. After seeing everything was frozen and in cans, I was shocked by the price of the pizza. The crust was like cardboard and the sauce was nothing special. Honestly, little Caesar’s would have been better.
Save your money or go someplace else!

So over the phone the lady was a bit rude. But in person she is much nicer. As far as dining here you have to be ready for the swamp cooler there is no AC.
As far as the take out I would recommend calling ahead. Every pizza is made to order so it takes a bit. It’s thin crust so it’s not like 45 min but more like 20 min.
The pizza well is okay. As many times as I have been here and having grown up in South Phoenix still not a huge fan. But the family seems to stand by them so I suppose the pizza is adequate.
The reason for 3 stars is my experience over the phone, swamp cooler, and adequate pizza.

Gino’s pizza is a South –Siders MUST! I was raised in south Phoenix, this to me is comfort food. I love this place.

One of the best pizza places ever! Love the feel of the restaurant. Food is delicious and I kept going for seconds. This pizza beats all others. You need to try this place. I will be coming back.

this is one of those places that people grew up eating in south phoenix good or bad I definitely like a Ginos pizza every now and then and will make that drive or have someone coming my way pick me a couple up since im about 25 miles away. Price is as high as many but it is a tradition to many and once your hooked it a 2 pizza special time. Know Jack the owner for years and been eating this pizza for a long time now. Will be back again and again. Love it or hate ill be back for more ! Deluxe no bell pepper and a pepperoni /​shrimp and its on !..

This place is horrible! The pizza and wings were disgusting! We placed a large order for a party and everyone said how disgusting everything was and we threw it all in the trash. We were so embarrassed to have brought this horrific food! The pizza was below cafeteria/​frozen quality with bad crust and cheap ingredients. There was no flavor to the sauce. The wings were beyond disgusting consisting of about 80% fat. They were not edible. Unfortunately we had picked up 2 large pizzas and 3 orders of wings. It was very expensive for such low quality! Ugh! We know what good pizza and wings are and this is the bottom of barrel! For the record, these comments came from about 10 of our party guests. The kids would not even eat it!!!

We went in yesterday to celebrate my nieces birthday. Our family grew up eating Gino’s so we love the place. I’ll admit I hadn’t been there for a couple of years but the pizza is just as good now as it was then. I think the sauce is a little different but it was still good. We had the peperoni and sausage with green chili pizza. The men working last night were all very nice and friendly and provided excellent service to our group. We will definitely be back!
Note: If you are expecting to come here for gourmet pizza you will be disappointed! If you did not grow up eating Gino’s, chances are you will not enjoy it. For most people Gino’s is a taste of their childhood. You would never go to Taco Bell for authentic Mexican food so you should not come here looking for true New York style pizza. But, for our family it’s the best!

I’ve been coming from the northwest valley to eat at this pizza joint since I was a very young child… I’m now 26 and I still love this place. Great food and fun pin-​ball machines. Everyone should try this place once.

This is my second trip to Gino’s. First trip was absolutely fantastic. Ordered my pie, stopped over, picked it up, and had a great conversation with the dude working the counter.
Second trip?
Ordered online. Made a stop at Walgreens being that I was told by the site that it would be 25 minutes. Stopped in, no pizza ready. Instead, I was told they didn’t make it because I didn’t answer the call they made to me. I checked my phone right there, no missed calls. I was all «Alright, dude, no worries, cook me up a quick pepperoni, canadian bacon, and green olives» which he was happy to do. Told me it would be 10 — 15 minutes. 25 — 35 minutes later, pizza is done. Get it home, no canadian bacon. I even tipped those assholes thinking I screwed something up.
Go somewhere better. While waiting, I saw them opening giant cans of pre-​made pizza sauce. They may have been around for 40 years, but buying store-​bought pizza sauce for over priced pizza doesn’t make much sense.
Oh, and chop your olives up, you lazy twats. Like on the first pizza I had from you.

White Old lady at the register is very rude and sarcastic! All I wanted is to enjoy a good meal with my husband! Had to walk out of there and go somewhere…

I think this is the best local pizza in South Phoenix. got the thin crust and lots of toppings. The staff is awesome and i have never been disappointed in their Pizza. In fact Im going tonite to get some.

I complained recently that there were no local takeout pizza places nearby, to which several friends responded that I was nuts. «Have you tried Gino’s!!!» they asked… I promised that I would get there ASAP and finally did so tonight. I had my in-​laws over and we all agreed that it was generally very good. I don’t know that I’m a fan of the crust, but there’s not much of it and I am a fan of that. Plus, I was impressed to find tasty fresh red onions on our veggie pizza (weird that this simple ingredient is remarkable, but it was), and overall good toppings with slightly above average sauce. I vow to immediately stop ordering from the chain place around the corner unless I’m really desperate — all future business goes to Gino’s when I’m in the neighborhood and looking for takeout. And there’s also a decent little area for dining in, including arcade, but who knows when we’ll ever make the time to stay. Maybe if there’s ever a band on the stage?

Some really great places to eat in South Phoenix. This is not one of them. The pizza is terrible — somewhere between a two day old Tombstone left in the sun and a slice of toasted bread with ketchup and imitation cheese slopped on it. Also, no air conditioning in Phoenix in August. How is this not a health code violation? Oh yeah, the one they have posted is expired. For fun, step out the back door and watch the pimps slap their girls around. I agree with the other posters on one thing though. The owner has a pretty cool car.

made us sick. :(

That’s was some good pizza! Found myself a new pizza spot in south Phoenix. You can tell fresh ingredients very different from popular chains.

My First Love! Gino my love all I do is daydream about you out here in Charleston, SC! I flew out to Phoenix last month just to have you in my mouth! Only if you delivered to the east coast, say you’ll never change. I Love you! Your #1 Fan! =)

Gino’s Pizza is one of those places I have growing up as a kid. Living in the ghetto south Phoenix neighborhood in which it is located, my parents frequently ordered delivery from this place. Now that I am a grown up, I still love it. It is just as good as I remember. I take a drive down once a month from north Phoenix.
Now keep in mind. I am praising them for their namesake… PIZZA. Anything else … such as wings… is not so good.
Even so… I think Gino’s is one of those «Love it or hate it» things. My stepdad says it tastes like a tortilla with ketchup on it. I say, cardboard never tasted so good!

Simply the worst pizza in the valley.

Terrible! Ordered pepperoni pizza and wings ($ 25). Wings were fatty disgusting and soggy. Pizza was mediocre at best. I will never order from this place again. I have no idea how they are still in business.

«I guess nothing is ever as good as you remember it»
–Marge Simpson
Unfortunately, I tend to forget why Gino’s pizza is the most awful pizza place in Arizona.
About every four years I forget that they use the world’s worst watered down sauce, synthetic tasting, plastic-​like cheeses and toppings, and a crust that seems to only consist of equal portions of flour and water. That leads to forcing myself into a journey that reminds me that this place is a poor excuse for a pizza parlor.
It’s clear this place has a steady stream of customers, (the owner flaunts an ever changing sports car out front of the restaurant). How else could he afford to drive nice vehicles? That leads me to believe that there are like-​minded saps who make a residual journey every few years to find out why it’s been so long since there last visit.
On a positive nod to nostalgia, they still have the same arcade games I fed quarters to as a child. That tends to bring a lighter side to each visit.
It is very clear that this is the worst pizza (find out for yourself!), but at least you can always rely on the on that consistency.