Giovanni’s New York Pizza

I have eaten their food at my child’s school functions and it wasn’t to bad. I recently went and tried to dine in and had one of the worst experiences ever. The place is disgusting, fruit flies everywhere, chairs are nasty and the tables are gross. Don’t take my word, stop in and check it out yourself.

Ordered the pizza to our Legoland hotel based on other folks reviews and the pizza was meh. It was just a plain pizza and the sauce was a little sweet for my taste and the crust was super crispy (which I like) but was almost a stale crispy. I would have given the pizza a pass but the greek salad that we ordered with it was awful. First, I ordered it with extra dressing and when I opened the box there was no dressing on the side. Maybe it comes pre-​dressed? Nope. No dressing at all. Okay, I guess I’ll try to eat the salad with no dressing. Problem number two, it came with rotten leaves of spinach sprinkled on top. I’m not talking just wilted a little and old but completely inedible. $ 30 for a large pizza and a rotten salad.

I’m not going to lie, I did not like the pizza. It was ok but I definitely won’t be going there for their pizza. Although, the reason I gave them 4 stars is because their wings are soooooooo good! I ordered a 10 piece mild wings and I swear I just loved them. And the service was good! They said 45 minutes to an hour for delivery and they made it in 30!

We went for lunch about 2pm. It was delicious. My mother and I shared a salad and we each ordered the 2 slice combo for $ 5.99.They have a tons of topping selections. It was great. We both ended up taking some food home. The pricing is great… for two of us to eat under $ 20 is rare. We will be back.

Attention Legoland Hotel guests! We ordered pizza, Greek salad, and garlic knots from here and they delivered to the hotel for us ($ 3 delivery fee for all this). We had a small brithday party for 2 boys and invited several guests to visit us here as we live locally. Pizza arrived right at the time we had requested it to be delivered and one pie is HUGE! The 30 inch pie is about the size of a small child and is delicious! The garlic knots weren’t bad and the Greek salad was good. Hotel guests around us were amazed by the size of the pizzas’ size and everyone asked where we had bought them. Giovanni’s was perfect for our small party in the hotel lobby and perfect for anyone staying at Legoland and close by hotels.

That was the worst pizza we have ever eaten. Ordered «the Works», with anchovies. The salty little fish were not salty, but very clearly little fishy fish. Hardly any cheese, flavorless sauce, and the peppers tasted like old frozen peppers. The meats were so thin they had no taste. There was no redeeming quality in this pizza at all. Have tried their food in the past, and not impressed then, thought we’d give it another chance… not impressed this time either. Don’t bother.

Great thin slices ala Pizzaland in Kearny.
Made me feel like I was back North, especially with the Yankees game on. I would go back in a heartbeat.

Excellent pizza, good service. Although I prefer Pasquale’s, Giovanni’s comes in at a close second place and I have no problem switching between either place for good NY style pizza

Decent pizza… good crust and sauce. Needed oregano but otherwise good pizza by my NY/​CT standard. Staff was friendly and fast.

Arrived right before closing on a Sunday night after a long flight from Wisconsin. The manager/​owner was super welcoming even gave us extra garlic rolls which my kids devoured. We had some of the best pizza ever and we are originally from Chicago so we have had a lot! The kids still talk about going to Florida just to get that pizza! Don’t let the odd location fool you.

I found a piece of NY heaven…
Recently relocated to this part of of the country and being a native NY’er (like born & raised) and seeking out that slice of home and have found it. I met Sal and I said to him, «I am desperate for that quintessential pizza; crust, a little on the thin side but not too thin. The edges need to be crispy but not over done. Toppings, gotta be out of the garden fresh and plenty of it!»
…and its’ gotta be big… the kind that you fold the end back and then fold the slice in you hand (NO KNIFE AND FORK).
«Let me make it for you. I know what you need»… and about 15 mins later, the pizza was delivered into my hot little hands. I open the box and there it was… the perfect NY Pizza. But did it taste good? With mouth-​watering anticipation, I pulled a slice from the box. The pizza folded just right and fit into my hand just like a glove. NO oily dripping down the side as sometimes happens. The flavors blended together as it should with stand outs such a mushroom or meatball as your tongue touches that part of the pizza in your mouth.
Ok, now some of you might think I am nuts, but if you have eaten pizza for as long as I have, 3+ decades, you get to know some things…
And to know NY Pizza, you have to experience NY pizza, many places and from all over NY, but mostly downstate.
As it turns out, Sal lived not too far from me when he was in LI, NY, and I have to say, they know pizza and they done good. They’ll make it your way. Try it, you’ll like it!
B~
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I’ve only had 1 decent tasting pizza from this place. I’ve been to New York, and this pizza is no where close!

This place was ok I guess we had the white pizza and it wasn’t anything special. The atmosphere reminded me of a pizza shop I spent a lot if time in as a child. All that said I would probably come back for more pizza maybe a different kind would be better

Nothing fancy about this restaurant but the staff were friendly and the pizza was pretty good.

The restaurant owner claims it’s New York style pizza but I disagree 100%! Although it wasn’t the worst pizza I’ve had, it’s pretty darn close to it!

They have good pizza and excellent buffalo wings. The owner is really nice and they also deliver. I would recommend this over any run of the mill pizza joint.