Gino’s Pizza

SO and I went for a road trip! Rouses Point is short drive from St. Albans but long enough that I haven’t been here since I was little. After reading the reviews for the places to eat in town, we settle on Gino’s.
We arrive to a almost full parking lot. We head inside to place our order, a large pizza and a order of poutine. 30 minute wait. That is fine and we head out to continue our drive, 15 minutes down the road (it was beautiful!) and 15 back. Foods still not ready and we are told 10 more minutes. We get back in the car head back over the bridge and get drinks, head back to wait.
I take a spot outside with the maybe 10 folks chilling with a few dogs and some kids. It’s a nice picnic area, very clean and well cared for.
Our pizza and poutine comes out it looks delicious! Being so close to the border I had my fingers crossed for some authentic cheese curd poutine, I was a little disappointed that they used mozzarella shredded cheese. I have discovered that it’s really rare to come across real cheese curd poutine. The crust for the pizza was «meh» and the cheese wouldn’t stay on the crust. My boyfriend informed me this was because they use a «circular method» for applying cheese. They add a lot in the middle of the pie and then work outwards using less cheese and not work it up to the crust when the sauce isn’t. The cheese would stay on much better with even distribution up to the part of crust that has no sauce.
I got a black cherry creemee. I asked for it to have a vanilla/​black cherry swirl but that didn’t happen. Sadness. My boyfriend got a root beer float, nothing special about it. He said «It was a float.»
The cashier seemed slightly agitated and I wouldn’t have been surprised if I saw her roll her eyes, but she remained polite and was fairly formal. The girl at the creemee stand didn’t have any personality and was just meh. The boy that was cleaning the picnic tables didn’t speak much, but was nice when I was throwing out our plates and I asked if they had recycling inside for a bottle, he gladly brought that inside for me.

Great food, great service. The people working there are friendly and hard working. The buffalo chicken, meatball, and Philly cheese subs are all fantastic. So is their pizza. You can’t beat the price either.
They recently opened a second location in Plattsburgh on Rt 9 near exit 39.

A great staple of the community, Gino’s is a great place for pizza and ice cream!
Every time we head North we stop at Gino’s. Why? Butter pecan ice cream.
Prices are very reasonable for the quality of food and service you receive.

I want to love Gino’s, and for the most part I do, but it isn’t unconditional. The calzones are good, the rest of the food is fine. The dining area is small but it is clean and comfortable, and the people running the indoors area are fine and dandy.
Here is my gripe, and if you wanna call me a piss-​ant, well, fine.
WHY can they not make a soft serve sundae with flavored soft serve? Is there some creamie coalition or some creamie contract that they signed with the devil that prohibits the application of hot fudge to a peppermint flavored dish of soft serve ice cream? Is there something in the aforementioned artificially flavored ice cream that will turn me into a purple newt if I eat it WITH sundae toppings? Maybe I want to be a newt, did you think of that? Unlike the dudes that work indoors, the ice cream social ladies can sometimes be not too social. perhaps a little… cold? It is their business, so I guess they have to do what they have to do… and I’ll still go… but be warned, ice cream ladies… I might be a little frosty with my orders.
Funny review fail.

I have a friend who lives in Chazy and we get Gino’s whenever I visit. It’s INCREDIBLE. I’ve tried a couple different kinds and there’s no disappointing. Definitely the best place to go in the middle of nowhere that they call New York!

Go for the ice-​cream and be prepared for the line.

Best pizza in Rouses Point-​Champlain! Great prices too! I love their vegetarian pizza and have tried other toppings which was all delicious. Their homemade fries and onion rings are yummy! The baked ziti with meatballs w/​salad and garlic bread is a steal for $ 7 and really good! It’s even enough to feed two people as I can never eat more than half of it. I keep coming back to this place when I don’t feel like cooking, and it’s always busy which says a lot about how good their food is.
You can get a half-​foot subsandwich for only $ 3 or 1 foot for $ 5. And they also sell pizza slices for about $ 2.25. A good place to go for cheap food and actually enjoy it.
The place is very simple, no frills inside, and is more like a to-​go place. Nice outdoor patio if you prefer to eat outside. The guy that runs the place is real friendly.