Giovanni's Old World New York Pizzeria

WHAT is happening, Yelpers? How can anyone not rave about this pizza?? What am I not seeing? This pizza is absolutely incredible! My son would say, "this pizza is...

I generally enjoy the SLP Giovanni's. It's definitely better than the East Sacramento location, which you can check out in my earlier review. They have a great menu, and the Da Bronx Bomber is a must-try!

I visited Giovanni's for the first time on Super Bowl Sunday, and I was surprised to find the restaurant completely empty! The service was excellent and very accommodating. My...

I don't know how this place is not rated five stars!!!!! Just based on the pizza alone, I mean, WOW!!! It's a mystery as to why this whole plaza is not packed. I got half pesto pizza, half festa di italia. I know the prices are a bit higher, but I think the quality of the ingredients is just through the roof! On the pesto pizza, you get slices of tomato, and those slices were delicious. You know how store bought tomatoes can just seem like vessels of red water? These guys had actual flavor! Oh my goodness, and the olive oil... Personally, I kind of love the dependable emptiness of the space. I enjoy eating with my friends and feeling like we have some space to ourselves.

We dined in on a Monday around 545pm, ordered a salad and medium pizza. It took about 15-20 minutes for the pizza to be ready, and they brought the salad to us. Everything was tasty! Only downside was they could only find one fork to give us, so we just ate the salad with our fingers.