Giordano's

Staff was attentive. Had GF pizza. Crust was gross, obviously a frozen variety. Big mistake! Nausea, bloating, and joint pain tell me there was contamination. Don’t bother!

Safety Feature Ratings

• Food comes out flagged or marked gluten-free

Is there a gluten-free menu?

— Gluten-free items are marked on the main menu

How much of the menu is available gluten-free?

— Not Much/None

How would you rate the taste and quality of the gluten-free food you tried?

— Poor

Service was average. Wished I had a salad. Family loved regular and deep dish

Is there a gluten-free menu?

— No gluten-free information on the menu

How would you rate the taste and quality of the gluten-free food you tried?

— Poor

Staff did not seem knowledgeable about GF. I talked to the manager and he said that celiacs should not eat the GF pizza because it is prepared on the same work station as non-GF pizza. I got the salad which was alright.

How confident are you that this establishment takes safety precautions against cross-contact?

— Not at all

Is there a gluten-free menu?

— Gluten-free items are marked on the main menu

How much of the menu is available gluten-free?

— Not Much/None

How would you rate the taste and quality of the gluten-free food you tried?

— Below Average

This restaurant is not celiac safe. They do have GF options on the menu but the pasta is cooked in the same water as the regular. We were disappointed to learn that I couldn’t eat safely so we left.

Is there a gluten-free menu?

— Gluten-free items are marked on the main menu

Got a great gluten free pizza. Yeah, the gluten free is thin crust but frankly I was darn glad to be able to eat pizza. It was a good crust - not soggy, not too crispy, just nice and chewy.

Server education could perhaps be stepped up a bit. We were careful to keep my pizza away from the deep dish that the gluten eaters were having, but they box your leftovers for you. The deep dish was on a riser that he was going to slide over my gf pizza so I pulled my pizza out of crumbs way. He seemed a bit amused by that but knowing I had a night in a shared hotel room with friends and a 6 hour road trip to follow that made me make sure my food was safe.

No issues here for me, except trying to determine from the online menu what was actually GF. Because the others in the group were having deep dish, they advised pre-ordering but nothing online was marked for GF even though there is an icon in their legend.

How confident are you that this establishment takes safety precautions against cross-contact?

— Somewhat

How much of the menu is available gluten-free?

— Some

How would you rate the taste and quality of the gluten-free food you tried?

— Excellent

Walked 2 miles to get here & they DO NOT HAVE GLUTEN FREE DEEP DISH!

How much of the menu is available gluten-free?

— Not Much

They do NOT have GF DEEP DISH. Only GF pizza is small, thin crust. The staff did not think other locations had deep dish either. Lou Malnati’s does have GF deep dish at multiple locations nearby, if that’s what you’re searching for. :((( Update after eating the pizza: the crust was super burnt and looked like cardboard. Toppings slid right off. Gluten-eating individuals with me enjoyed their pizza but will chose Lou Malnati’s in the future for my sake, and the better service we experienced there!

Is there a gluten-free menu?

— Gluten-free items are marked on the main menu

How much of the menu is available gluten-free?

— Not Much

How would you rate the taste and quality of the gluten-free food you tried?

— Below Average

Other Characteristics

• Good for lunch

The staff was accommodating, and they had a thin crust gf option. The crust was delicious and not a thin crispy crust like you might expect. Celiac safe for me!

Celiac friendly?

Yes

They do have GF pizza and GF pasta but I was told neither were celiac safe. The pasta is cooked in same water as regular pasta. I had a feeling, coming to a big pizza place like this, that this would be the case so I’m not super disappointed but is still kind of a bummer. I hate when they label everything GF but it’s really not. Ended up getting the Greek salad

Celiac friendly?

No

Waited half an hour because they gmfirgit our reservation Run away

Celiac friendly?

Yes

I had the gluten free deep dish pizza and it was pretty delicious. I have Celiac and wasn’t sick afterwards. The menu listed what GF options they had.

Celiac friendly?

Yes

This is the best deep dish gluten free pizza I have ever had! They have gf marked on menu, and their gf crust is very good. My son (who is not gf) actually liked it. That says alot! I did not even mention I am celiac, and I didn't get a reaction.

Celiac friendly?

Yes

You get a lot of gluten free pizza for the price!

They say it’s gluten free and it’s NOT! DO NOT Even try. They used pie crust for mine, and now I’m dying in pain.

Celiac friendly?

No

Gluten free pasta and pizza what more can you ask for!! I ordered the bbq bacon chicken pizza and it was amazing!! The bbq sauce is a bit sweet so if you are looking for something more Italian tasting I would go with the regular sauce, but it is still delicious. Thin crust was suggested by the server but they do have deep dish gluten free as well. Everything is made fresh in house every order so our pizza took 45 minutes but well worth the wait!! So yummy!!

Celiac friendly?

Yes

They menu has items labeled GF and it lists a GF thin crust. Though not listed on the menu they have a GF pan crust as well, which I had. The pizza taste was fine, but the crust was so tough that I could barely cut it. Not sure if that is typical or if my pizza was over cooked.

No gluten free deep dish but normal pizza. I had the pasta and it was yummy but I found normal pasta in my gluten free penne. Obviously not separate cooking facilities.

Celiac friendly?

No

This was the best pizza I have had in a long time! Very awesome to have a deep dish pizza. Not sure if there was cross contamination because I am not overly sensitive. However even if I was I would risk getting sick because the pizza was worth it.

Celiac friendly?

Yes

5 star GF deep dish cheese was super yummy! Sauce had a robust fresh flavor. I called ahead before traveling to Chicago to verify they offered deep dish and also called while in town. I learned several at this location were unaware they offered deep dish gf until I told them. Those who I encountered to be unaware, had to verify with their manager. The lack of knowledge and several telling me they didn't offer it I rate a 1 star.

GLUTEN. FREE. DEEP DISH. Does anything else need to be said? It wasn't quite as thick as the regular deep dish crust, but it was still so so so yummy to someone who hasn't had deep dish pizza in 10 years. Also have 2 kinds of gf beers. Will definitely be coming back!

Pretty good right away but like most gf pizza its not as good later. I asked for everything on my pizza and only got sausage that was sad for spending $25.

It's nice that they are making an effort to provide GF deep dish pizza, but they have some work to do. I should say I do not have celiac, only an allergy to wheat so GF gives me those options.

I called ahead and was told i could get GF small pizza in either thin crust or deep dish. The server said it was only available in thin crust. I had to correct him. he had no real understanding of their GF options and if I had not been assertive I would have had to get a small thin crust and then pay over $2 for each topping.

As it turns out I should have just had thin crust. Their GF deep dish crust was way overdone around the edges to the point of being almost too hard to bite through. And the bottom was basically uncooked. This could be because the sauce was more like tomato soup than pizza sauce. They should have baked the crust at least partially before adding ingredients.

It WAS edible... just not enjoyable. I offered my leftovers to a homeless man and I'm hoping he enjoyed it more than I did.

Still... 2 stars for making the effort.

Celiac friendly?

No

The GF pizza here was really good! I am not celiac, but definitely gluten intolerant and I had no issues. I imagine there could be some cross contamination issues at a place like this but the GF pizza crust is really good! It's thin but has a really nice flavor and the veggie topping were cooked in a very flavorful way before being put on the pizza which added to the great taste! The salad was also really good! My non GF husband had the stuffed pizza and it looked amazing. Hopefully one day someone can make a GF stuffed pizza!

Don't eat here if you ate celiac! They have no idea what is in other toppings and sauce. The manager was useless too. Only dough is gluten free and prepared with all the other dough. We walked out!

Did not eat here as the have a huge cross contamination issue. Staff not familiar with gluten free. Had to go to three different people to find out how pizza prepared:(

Excellent pizza and service!

Worst Gluten-free pizza I have had in years, I felt like I was back in the the beginning of my diagnosis again and gf pizza was new... The waitress was not knowledgeable about gluten and after waiting almost an hour for the pizza it was not edible, I would not subject my dog to this pizza although I did ask my dad (not gf) to try it and he had the same opinion. The waitress asked how everything was and we let her know it was an awful pizza and she responded with " that stinks you didnt like your pizza, I'll get you your check" $35 - for a pizza that was not edible. Highly recommend somewhere else.

How confident are you that this establishment takes safety precautions against cross-contact?

— Not at all

How much of the menu is available gluten-free?

— Not Much/None

How would you rate the taste and quality of the gluten-free food you tried?

— Poor

I went here with work friends because I had read a previous review saying they would cook gf pasta separately. They told me they do not do that and couldn’t because all pasta is made in the same water. As a true celiac that wouldn’t work for me, so my entire party had to leave so I could eat. Not gluten friendly - unless you want a plain salad.

Is there a gluten-free menu?

— No gluten-free information on the menu

Had the gluten free Penne Alfredo with chicken and broccoli. Was great, pasta cooked perfectly. I asked before I ordered and was assured pasta would be cooked in clean water as some places cook the gluten free noodles in the same water as regular pasta.

How confident are you that this establishment takes safety precautions against cross-contact?

— Somewhat

Is there a gluten-free menu?

— Gluten-free items are marked on the main menu

How much of the menu is available gluten-free?

— Some

How would you rate the taste and quality of the gluten-free food you tried?

— Excellent

Got a gluten free pizza was pretty good although they didn’t have deep dish

How confident are you that this establishment takes safety precautions against cross-contact?

— Somewhat

Is there a gluten-free menu?

— Gluten-free items are marked on the main menu

How much of the menu is available gluten-free?

— Not Much

How would you rate the taste and quality of the gluten-free food you tried?

— Good

Menu stated GF pasta was available as well as GF 10 inch crust. My daughter and I shared the Greek Salad and a GF Pizza. Both were good. Crust was super thin and crispy. Sauce was yummy. Lots of cheese. Salads come in 3 sizes. The middle size was perfect for two people to share with a pizza.

How confident are you that this establishment takes safety precautions against cross-contact?

— Somewhat

Is there a gluten-free menu?

— Gluten-free items are marked on the main menu

How much of the menu is available gluten-free?

— Some

How would you rate the taste and quality of the gluten-free food you tried?

— Good