Gino's East Review

Same good food 40 yrs after our 1st visit. 90 degree day...no AC

Cool building, authentic deep pan pizza. Excellent beers.

I really enjoy their pizza, being a resident of Chicago I believe I have tasted every deep dish pizza imaginable and hands down they have the best deep dish in the city. I recommend all of my out of town family and friends to eat here whenever they are looking for Chicago style pizza

The pizza was fantastic! It takes a while to get your food, but worth the wait.

I came here in 1986 and have been craving the pizza ever since. It is bigger than I remember but the pizza is still the same mouth watering goodness that I remember. If you haven't come in yet, you should.

Always a must every time we visit our Chicago family. Love a proper Chicago deep dish and my sister nearly licked her pasta plate clean

Super nice deep dish pizza the best pizza place in town!! Highly recommended!!

The pizza is the best! Try the Blue Jalapeno pizza if like blue cheese, yum! Would give 5 stars if the service was faster and better.

This restaurant was recommended in various medias by various celebrities. So we follow their advices. We went there at 12.00 am . There was no queue. Good luck for us cause when we went out the queue was very long.

The deep crunch pizza is their specialty. So we tired two small plates which end up too much for our group of four. It may be because we eat too less. The pizza may take long time to cook. Be aware.

The foods are great . But the better impressions are on services. We would definitely recommend for anyone who visit Chicago to put this place on their starred lists.

Bleu cheese deep dish. Took forever...but totally worth it.

Deep Dish at it's best, but bring a white pencil to keep you in memory.

Always love coming here when I am in town. Great pizza!!!

One of the best option for trying Chicago style deep dish pizza. With best crust and marinara.

Awesome! We sat at the bar and were thrilled with the service and food. The bartender was so friendly and very personable. She was very happy to be there and customer oriented. You could just tell by her attitude. She loved Chicago and sharing some bomb pizza with patrons! Will recommend to other travelers for sure.

We had buffalo wings which were great and followed it up with a small deep dish Chicago Fire pizza which was more than enough for two. Check them out!

Awesome pizza and beers. Various sports on TV. Cool decor. Highly recommended!!!

While I was visiting Chicago last week I was staying next to Gino's and heard a lot about it from people in town.

I wish if they would have Halal Pizza or at least Kosher to give it a try.

Excellent pizza and beers in a fun location. Great service, excellent brews and Malort!

I have been a big fan of deep dish pizza since 1984 ! I love the sausage & spinach pie ! No body does Deep Dish Better .

Had easily the best mozzarella sticks ever, the deep dish was excellent, and a great atmosphere. Definitely coming back next time down here.

Nice people nice place sausage pizza was the best. Thanks to sealsforce for a great event

Gino's pizza is great for a first time trying Chicago-style pizza but I wouldn't say I tasted the best Chicago Pizza here

The pizza was alright, but not everything it was tooted to be. I had a thin crust pizza with hot sausage. The toppings were great, a little too much cheese for my liking though. My pie had peppers on it, which saved the day. What lost it for me was the crust. The crust wasn't very flavorful and tasted a bit too greasy. Perhaps I'm picky, but I like a light crust where you taste the bread not just the day used to cook it. Still searching for that famous Chicago pie...

Waited over 2 hours. The estimated wait was 30 minutes. Terrible service.

It is delicious, but it is a deep taste that is hard enough to eat if you eat a piece. I waited about an hour and the staff were all friendly.

Amazing! Food is phenomenal and service excellent. Classic Chicago!

Great place to get authentic Chicago deep dish pizza

Worst service I've had in a long time - maybe ever. Waiter (Humerto) was super slow, he didn't clear plates, he never checked back, and if we didn't flag him down I don't think we would have ever seen him. The beer sat on the bar so long, it was covered in condensation.

Good deep dish pizza, friendly staff. I prefer pizza with more cheese and a diner crust though.
The place is very cool (you can write on the walls)

The food was great, the service was great and the atmosphere was great!!

Amazing food. Great atmosphere. Wait was a little long but worth it

Had a blast! Took forever to get our pizza so plan for a 2 hour trip going here. Pizza was amazing and plenty of time to talk!

Our server, Jose was top notch!
We had a party of 14 and he was fantastic! Attentive, accurate, caring, funny, great with the kids and always there when needed!
Ask for Jose... He won't disappoint.

Food was excellent, beer was cold. Extremely hot and humid day in Chicago and the air conditioning wasn't working properly. Would have been 5 stars otherwise.

Fantastic pizza, killer atmosphere and very helpful and active waitresses

Classic pizza place. Nice ambiance. Consistently good.

A little old and kind of smelly but great service and food!

We were seated almost immediately, but then waited a good 20+ minutes just to place our order.
The deep dish pizza was okay, but not the best I have had. However, I would recommend the mozzarella sticks. They were crispy, seasoned, and served with a marinara.

You can also get takeout here.

Order wings from here, they were pretty good, along with the fries. Came here for the Chicago style pizza, they said it was over an hour wait. That's why they are getting 2 stars.

Though the wait is often hours, the sausage pizza has an entire sausage patty layer! The pizza crust is flavorless cardboard.

Excellent pizza work and come back 16 years later and it's still good pizza

2 hours to eat a pizza and found hair inside of a slice! This is unacceptable

Good pizza.
It is deep as f***

Way to expensive for a few pounds of grease logged think crust, barely any sauce, and previously frozen veggies. Not worth the 90 minute wait. I d give it zero stars but it s not an option. You re better off wasting money somewhere else rather than buying a Chicago style deep grease pizza

Best deep dish ever! Covid friendly, outdoor eating.

Been eating there since I was a young man. Glad to see the original location has reopened pizza even better than I remember..

Great atmosphere, had thin crust - tasted store bought; toppings fresh & good.

Great staff and an awesome atmosphere but the pizza isn't the same as when I was younger. The crust has changed. Chicago Police informed me that Lou Malnati's is a much better tasting pizza. We'll see...

From Nashville, a friend lives in Chicago and we of course wanted authentic Chicago pizza. This was definitely worth it. I will go back again.

Kids loved being able to write on the walls. Pizza was to die for!

They should have slices of pizza ready to eat..45 min to make..crazy!

Yum! My friend and I have a rivalry between Gino's East and Giordano's. He's Gino's, I'm Giordano's. On a recent trip to Chicago, we visited both places. While I'll never admit it to him, I'm a convert; the pizza is better at Gino's. Be prepared to wait for your order; a small pizza can take about an hour. But believe me, it's well worth the wait!

Loved the environment. Definitely a second trip is due soon.

as long as you are not in a rush, Chicago style pizza at its finest

My family's favorite deep dish pizza since the early 80's. If you like sausage, get your pizza patty-style.

The famous pizzeria thanks to the special pizza they invented. Pizza in a pan. Almost as thick as lasagna. It takes almost 45 minutes to get ready. There are also minute pizzas. Menu filled with meat, vegetables. There are appetizers but even the most hungry will not finish this huge pizza. In the afternoon, the air was blowing for hours, and prices were falling by almost half.
There is a special menu from which to choose the dishes, including drinking.
The restaurant is right next to the Marcus Neiman, the famous fashion store on Michigan Avenue.
All the interior walls of the restaurant are decorated with the names of everyone who was there. The waiters wait for an automatic order and give you Teapacks, so you can start.

Excellent service and food in a fabulous environment.

Food was great, but one small pizza for two people is enough. We ordered one each. A mistake. Wall of fame was worth looking at too...

Gino's East is my favorite deep dish pizza, followed by Uno/Duo, then Lou Malnati's then Girodano's, then Pequod's.

Try the sausage patty deep dish. Every bite is full is sausagey-goodness. It's the best

Good experience for a tourist. It's iconic with its writing all over the walls, chairs, etc. The pizza is great for a first time trying Chicago-style pizza but I wouldn't say it's the best in Chicago.
Good service, great location, decent pizza.

One of Chicago's best restaurants for deep dish pizza.

First time in Chicago and was told I have to try Gino's. They were not mistaken. I got the Veggie Chicago style pizza and it was amazing. Flakey crust, good amount of veggies and extremely filling. A small will definitely feed 2 people. Slices are very thick and expand in your stomach. Be warned, pizzas take 45min - 1 hour to bake and they warn you before you order.

Great customer service and the pizza was fantastic! Loads of toppings! A bit expensive but well worth it!

Not impressed. Felt like a chain restaurant. High prices, long waits, marginal pizza. Corn bread crust was as dense and dry as a rock. Would not recommend it.

Pizza was great. Only complaint it was kinda wet. Location was fabulous and so was the service. Don't forget to bring a marker to add your name to the wall.

Gino's East has got to be some of the best deep dish in Chicago. I can't recommend it enough.