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    Gino's East - South Loop

    3.8 (915 reviews)
    ModeratePizza, Bars, Italian
    Closed 11:00 am - 10:00 pm
    Updated 2 months ago

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    Casual
    Moderate noise
    Happy hour specials
    Outdoor seating

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    Fernando C.

    What a treat to eat authentic deep dish pizza in Chicago. I want to give a shout out to Kelly our waiter for explaining everything and helping us order. It was absolutely fire

    Cindy G.

    So glad my daughter found this restaurant while we were visiting Chicago! It was very busy on a Friday night, even though we got there early that evening. Service was great. My daughter ordered the 9 inch deep crust, pizza and had a hard time finishing it on her own. One of the servers came to cut it and put one slice on our plates. Another server told us what makes their pizza unique is that the crust is made from cornbread. It was so delicious. I could've eaten the crust by itself. I will definitely be going back if I'm in Chicago again.

    Junsheng X.

    Can't leave Chicago without a trip to Gino's! Our server, Hannah was great! Pizzas take 20min-1 hour to make depending on what you order, but what comes out is super fresh deep dish that feels like the essence of Chicago cuisine Worth the wait and worth the trip! Deep dish can be very filling!

    Annette D.

    Nice location in the South Loop. Hot wings were not at all spicy but they were tasty. The deep dish pizza was good but very lean on the meat, which was a bit disappointing, but the sauce, cheese and crust were delicious.

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    Just A.

    I did not know how a pizza place could be this good. First thing. I enter. Smelled amazing. We sat down and the tables were sorta sticky . For appetizers we got the spinach mozzarella sticks. And I have to say , even if you hate spinach, it's amazinging. Then our pizza arrived and it looked amazing. It was delicious. I love it here.

    Medium Thin-Diavola
    Leslie C.

    I just wanted to say hi again and give a huge shout out to Julio! He's taken care of me several times and provides fabulous service. This is one of the best happy hours in town! Monday thru Thursday from 4-6pm. Discounts on select beers and a few $5 wines. I love the Pinot Noir. Also, 50% off thin crust pizzas! I love the Diavola thin crust. It's my standard order. It's perfect. I love the spicy pepperoni, truffle oil, and fresh basil. The crust is crispy and perfect. I want to applaud the consistently. Every time I come here, the food is perfect. The pizza is amazing every time. Everything is really good here. I love the mozzarella sticks. The desserts are great too! I also really love the Sangria. Everyone who works here is really kind. I feel treated really well. Come check out their holiday decor! It's beautiful!! It's so festive and I love the ambiance and good vibes here.

    Glenn G.

    It had been YEARS since my last visit to Chi-Raq, and it was starting to feel like it would be a violation of my Eighth Amendment protection against cruel and unusual punishment for me not to immediately enjoy the kind of awesome pies that are unique to Chicago. I took advantage of a recent trip elsewhere to stop off and get myself a Chicago deep-dish pizza fix. As I as now was going to be in the neighborhood, I decided it was high time for me to check out Gino's East and sample one of their legendary deep-dish pizzas. Tip: The name Gino's East refers to the fact that the first location opened by this micro-chain was due East of the original Gino's. Good things come to those who wait, and you'll be waiting up to forty-five minutes for one of Gino East's awesome deep-dish pies to bake. Don't fret though - you'll be SOOO glad you waited!! From Gino's obviously fresh and top quality ingredients, to the flakey, buttery corn bread crust, to their completely fabulous sauce, I knew after my very first bite that I'd revisit Gino's East each and every time I return to Chicago - it's simply that good! Gino's East has baking awesome deep-dish pies down to a science, and the best and the brightest aspect of their pies is the cornbread crust; it's got just the right amount of crunchiness without being hard, and the flavor profile completely compliments the sauce and the toppings to make each and every bite a symphony of flavor. If you haven't tried Gino's East yet, You're totally missing out; I suggest you right that egregious wrong at your first opportunity!

    Nathan M.

    I know some people put Geno's East down a little compared to those other pizza places in Chicago, but I don't know why. First, I do prefer their sauce over the place, for me it seems a little sweeter and more tomato forward. I also prefer the one giant piece of sausage over the entire pizza so each bite gets sausage. Is the other pizza place great too? Yes, but I just prefer Gino's over the other places.

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    Lisa H.

    Hands down one of the best deep dish pizza's I've had. I loved the Margherita style, and washed it down with a super refreshing Gino's lager, perfect after a day of walking around the city. I came here as a party of one today and the music and atmosphere, and Miguel my server, made it a great experience. Can't wait to come back.

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    Joni R.

    We decided on deep dish for our first meal in Chicago. We've tried all the chains before and came back here because we remember the crust being light and flaky. We arrived around 7 on a Friday night and were seated in about 10 minutes. We know deep dish pizzas take a long time, so we started with the harvest salad. It was delicious but wish it had romaine instead of iceberg. To kill our time waiting for the pizza, we also ordered a thin crust Diavola. It was really good. For deep dish, we got the Meaty Legend. It came out quicker than 45 minutes since they said they weren't that busy. Their signature crust had really good flavor but we would have liked it a little crunchier. The mixture of the meets was delicious. For dessert we got the deep dish brownie. It was light and fluffy like a cake and had good chocolate flavor. They have Pepsi so I had to get an adult beverage. The white sangria didn't seem like it had alcohol in it, but it hit me hard after a long day of travel. Julio was a very attentive server. There were games on the TVs. The bathrooms were really clean.

    Medium Deep-Supreme Crumble Sausage
    Esteban And Stephanie T.

    My first deep dish pizza! It was good. Shout out to Kelly, who was a friendly and patient server.

    sausage and pepperoni deep dish, the first slices were served to us by the server
    Janet T.

    Great Service & Delicious Deep Dish We had a great experience here--both the service and the food were excellent. We ordered the mozzarella sticks and a small 9" deep dish pizza with sausage and pepperoni. It was the perfect size meal for two, especially since we were really hungry--and it hit the spot! Our timing was a little early for dinner, but the place started to fill up as we were finishing, even on a weeknight. Fortunately, there was no wait when we arrived. We were staying at the hotel just across the street, so the location was super convenient. The bar atmosphere was nice and relaxed. However, I did miss the iconic Gino's East graffiti-covered walls--it's such a fun and memorable part of their usual vibe, and this location felt a bit more polished in comparison.

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    Victoria V.

    Food was amazing! First time trying Deep dish and loved it. Service was top, Miguel was so attentive! Great location and seating, nice and clean also. Only negative is it was HOT! I do not believe they have AC. And having pizza in a hot room is not the most comfy. They do have outdoor seating but its small. Apart from that. Highly recommend.

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    8 months ago

    Amazing vegan deep dish pizza! Miguel provided great service. Definitely a must-visit for Chicago.

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    4 months ago

    Hannah was very nice! Loved the service . Fast paced with the timing! Loved how happy Hannah was! 9/10 would eat here again!

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    4 months ago

    Pizza was great. We got the deep dish supreme. Joe was a very good and friendly server!

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    4 months ago

    Food was great service was amazing everything was clean, everyone was super nice. Overall great experience.

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    4 months ago

    Great food! Jose did really well taking care of the table. I appreciate you and look forward to coming back soon.

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    11 months ago

    Delicious deep dish, great flavors! Our waiter Julio was super friendly. Great place to hide out on a rainy Chicago night.

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    4 months ago

    If you want Chicago deep dish, this is where you need to go. Friendly service and excellent atmosphere, not to mention the food!

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    6 months ago

    Margarita Deep dish pizza is fantastic and service was very good! Really like this place!

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    7 months ago

    Hannah was great and very attentive to our table. Super service! The food was great and the atmosphere was perfect for a casual lunch.

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    8 months ago

    Deep pizza is always great. Hannah or waitress was so friendly. Great service great atmosphere.

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    9 months ago

    Gino's has the best Pizza in Chicago and Luis our bartender was awesome! I'll be back very soon.

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    Food was amazing! Our server Jose was quick and efficient. Nice ambience and good location

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    7 months ago

    Great food, great service from Miguel. We got the deep dish 12" with pepperoni. Highly recommend!

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    There are no slices. You can order a personal pan pizza for about $16. You can also go during lunch & get a lunch special that has a mini personal pan pizza, salad & drink that is perfect for 1 person for about the same price.

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    Wow. My go to for Italian in Chicago has been volare everytime I visit but I'm going to need to…read morestart working in il porcellino to my lineup. I came here for a business dinner with about 6 others. The only frustrating part of our experience was we made a reservation online weeks in advance and when we arrived we were told that they basically overbooked every night and when you reserve a seat you're just saying you're coming. So we showed up and were told we were going to wait an hour. It sounds like they are super busy, but there are better ways to ensure the restaurant is selling every available seat rather than offering basically fake reservations that don't mean anything when you get there. Someone in our group complained enough about it that they sat us and did honor the reservation which we appreciated - given that it was a business dinner though, I think it was awkward we had to do that. It just was a LOT of work to organize multiple out of towners getting together and to show up and potentially wait an hour would have been so inconvenient. They really should fix this problem. The reservation issue aside the experience was great. The service is just sort of meh I didn't feel like they were above or beyond and didn't note anything exceptional there. But the food..... the food is the main event for sure. Everything I tried I loved. I had just had Italian the day before so I didn't want anything that felt "too Italian" (lasagna, pasta, pizza, etc) so I got the braised short rib over polenta which was a nice change of pace. It was amazing. Some of the best polenta I've ever had. I am already looking forward to the next time I can go back! The food here is outstanding. If you are able to go, I would highly recommend it.

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    Alla Vita was great! Glad we went with 4 people because we got to try more dishes. They also have…read morean extensive wine selection. We started with three apps. The octopus surprised me because octopus can be hit or miss for me, but they did it really well! The table bread was also pretty good and cheesy. The Caesar was just fine. Nothing special but not bad (which is good coming from me since I'm not usually big on kale). Of course all of the pastas were yummy. The fusilloni was definitely my favorite from the noodle shape to the sausage and cheese. The ricotta dumplings were suuuuuper cheesy which I really liked (though I could see why others wouldn't) and had a melt in your mouth softness. The rigatoni was tasty, but kinda just tasted like a normal red sauce so would probably try something more interesting next time. We really enjoyed the chicken parm, too. Not as good as the pastas, but definitely tasty and the basil was a good touch. We finished with the guava cheesecake sundae. I really liked the little bits of cake, but the ice cream itself was a little lacking for me. Still a nice sweet treat to finish the meal!! We had the perfect amount of food overall for 4 people!

    Wanted to love this place soooo badly but we were a little disappointed. Ambiance and decor are…read moreamazing, it's so beautiful and lively inside but there was no AC and we were burningggg up. Had to use the menu to fan ourselves, other patrons were doing it as well. The fritto misto was ok, the breading tasted like it was old or had been sitting out. Not as crispy as we'd hope. To be honest felt like frozen calamari quality. The Alla Vita chopped was pretty standard, kinda reminded me of Olive Garden salad lol. The stars of the meal were the tagliatelle and cappelletti pasta. Both were super flavorful and pasta cooked well. The bone-in ribeye was a little on the sweeter side, definitely lacked a crust and salt. I'd pass on the steak IMO. Our biggest qualm was the timing of the dishes coming out. The pasta came out 30-35 minutes after the appetizer and salad which is fine, but the steak coming out 15 minutes after the pasta kinda ruined it. We'd love to eat the entrees (steak and pasta) together, and not finish our pasta first or let it go cold then eat steak alone.. ya know? We had ordered crispy potatoes but cancelled due to the wait. Ended the night with mango passion fruit sorbet with a prosecco float. Big mistake on the prosecco float haha it was so tarte and bitter, would def recommend trying the sorbet alone! Overall, glad we finally got to try this place. Focus more on the pastas and skip the steak. Very beautiful inside.

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