Giordano's Pizza

Giordano's Pizza: Chicago-style stuffed pizza since 1974

Giordano's is a Chicago-based pizzeria chain that has been serving stuffed deep-dish pizza since 1974. The company was founded by brothers Efren and Joseph Boglio, Italian immigrants who brought their mother's recipe to the city, known as "Italian Easter Pie," a double-crust preparation filled with cheese. The first location opened on Chicago's historic South Side.

Pizza styles and preparation

The menu is built around three main styles:

• Stuffed Deep Dish: pizza filled with a flaky, buttery double crust, layers of mozzarella and your chosen ingredients, topped with tomato sauce.
• Traditional Thin Crust: thin, flaky crust with tomato sauce, melted mozzarella and toppings, cut into Chicago-style squares.
• Tavern Style: very thin and crispy crust, baked to a golden finish and topped edge-to-edge with ingredients, also cut into squares.

The company describes its stuffed pizza as a product with layers of mozzarella and sauce, and offers the option to order online for delivery or pickup at its locations.

Ingredients and suppliers

Giordano's details the origin of some of its key ingredients:

• Wisconsin Mozzarella: produced specifically for the company by Wisconsin cheesemakers using milk from local farmers, aged and shredded daily at each location.
• Hand-Picked Tomatoes: grown in a specific area of Northern California, Mendocino County, and used to prepare fresh tomato sauce daily at each location.
• Midwest Flour: sourced from a single mill in Minnesota, unbleached and with a proprietary blend of North and South Dakota wheat.

Services: delivery, pickup, catering, and nationwide shipping

The company offers online ordering for home delivery or restaurant pickup. It has a catering service for events, with a request form for weddings, birthdays, holiday parties, and corporate events. It also offers nationwide shipping of frozen pizzas and has a rewards program called Club Gio, which includes promotions such as a $10 discount and a special lunch menu at $10.99, available until 3 PM at select locations.

Presence and coverage

Giordano's operates an extensive network of restaurants in the United States. Locations are spread across Illinois (Chicago and the metropolitan area, including downtown, Gold Coast, Hyde Park, Lakeview, Logan Square, Navy Pier, Naperville, Oak Park, Schaumburg, among others), Indiana (Fort Wayne, Indianapolis, and Schererville), Iowa (West Des Moines), Minnesota (Mall of America and Minneapolis/Richfield), Nevada (Las Vegas and Summerlin), Colorado (Denver), Washington D.C., and Florida (Kissimmee/Celebration, Lake Buena Vista, and Sand Lake/Universal Studios). The company also offers the ability to search all locations on its website.

Recognition and history

According to the company itself, its stuffed pizza has been rated the best in Chicago by outlets such as NBC, CBS Chicago, New York Times, Chicago Magazine, Chicago Tribune, Chicago Eater, Home & Garden Magazine, and Concierge Preferred. The brand states that millions of customers and hundreds of critics consider it the city's best stuffed pizza. In addition to pizza, the menu includes appetizers, fresh salads, pastas, and sandwiches.