11/14/08

Feels Like Home

by BrooklynBornFlatbush

I'm from Brooklyn, NY and I've been here in ABQ for about 1 year and I've been on a searsh to find a good pizza joint. When someone from Kirkland AFB turned me on to Giovanni's, I couldn't have been happier! Its great! Highly recommend.

• Pros: Good family environment

07/19/08

Best Pizza

by LisaOnIce

Simply put, this is the best place for real Italian food in Abq. Pizza is crispy, toppings are fresh, and the red sauce is fabulous.

• Pros: great food
• Cons: a little out of the way, depends on where you live

10/06/07

Best pizza anywhere

by baci88

Giovannis has the most STELLAR MARINARA -SO UNBELIEVABLE!!!! Beside my awsome spinach calzone!! Lasagne manicotti--- crazy TRUE ITALIAN!!!!! PIZZA----I can taste it now!! My REAL addiction!!! Service is like I'm family! My family has been here for 8 YRS. & we have to have our cheese pizza @ least twice a Wk.!!!! GIOVANNIS is truly ####11111111111!!!!!!

This laid-back neighborhood pizzeria serves the city's best New York style pies to a loyal families and a military crowd.

by Contributor

The Scene
With red Formica booths, signed movie Mafioso photos on the wall, and hard rock blaring from the kitchen radio, Giovanni's atmosphere is reminiscent of a Roller King snack bar circa 1984. Patrons are mostly neighborhood families and uniforms from the nearby Air Force base.

The Food
The requisite toppings are available, but Giovanni's specialty pizzas steal the show. The White Pie's three heaping layers of cheese are too much of a good thing, but Giovanni's Spinach Pie is nearly perfect, with a thick layer of bright, juicy (not soggy), flavorful spinach. Even spinach haters will succumb. The Pummarola pizza, with no cheese, extra garlicky tomato sauce, onions and spices, is killer--you'll never miss the cheese. And the jumbo calzones demonstrate truth in advertising.

02/06/06

Great NY style Pizza

by bellyxray

I've tried just about every pizza place out there in Albuquerque, searching for good pizza like the East Coast has. I've tried Giovanni's twice and the second time was MUCH better than the first. It was exactly what I was looking for. Foldable slices, that's mmm cheesy goodness.

01/26/06

This place rules

by ben_inglis

I've never been to New York, but my friend says it's just like a new york city pizza joint, well, all i can verify, is the place has THE BEST pizza in town.

• Pros: AWSOME pizza, quick service, great for lunch

11/18/04

Giovanni's Calzones

by tom durham

After careful study, I find the calzones at Giovanni's to be the best tasting New York style calzones in the city. They don't overdue the crust, and the cheeses are abundant and spread over the entire creation. The oil used truely gives it a New York flavor, and the portion size makes it two meals on most occasions. Just fantastic!

• Pros: Inexpensive, Good parking, Take phone orders
• Cons: , Drink prices high

08/08/03

Giovanni's Pizza

by dao

Giovanni's pizza is simply the most savory pizza's I have ever tasted. And everything about the restaurant is 'family'~~ All I can say is I enjoy all n menu and know what ever one order's will not be unhappy, but satisfied and wanting to come back!

• Pros: family run, friendly & happy, colorful
• Cons: cann't find flaws...

01/03/03

Pizza at It's Zenith

by raceone

NYC Pizza at its best. The quality of the food, the size of the pie, the character of the personnel, and the authentic ambience surpass those of the others. A true pizza experience.

• Pros: best pizza, best pizza, best pizza

11/12/02

STELLAR PIZZA

by thebing

THE CRUST IS REMARKABLE!! THE SAUCE IS MOUYH-WATERING!! AND THE CHEESE IS EXCEPTIONAL!! WHICH MAKES THE BEST PIZZA ANYWHERE!! WE CAN SEE WHY THEY ARE TOP 100 INDEPENDANTS IN THE NATION!!!!!!!!