"When a moon hits your eye like a big pizza pie, that's amore". Hmmz, I wonder if it's still amore Deano if I went along with the build your own individual sized pie? Well that gamble is certainly worth a roll of the dice.
What was not a gamble is the experience overall at Giordano's. I do like the fact there is the actual restaurant towards the back of the Bazaar vs. the more casual setting towards the front. Depending on the time of year and weather at the time at least you have options. Safe to say since it was in the triple digits at the time of my outing I went with the restaurant experience and that suited me just fine as the table I picked had a bird's eye view of Bellagio in all its glory. So what a backdrop that was (too bad the window cover was on or I'd have surely snapped a picture to do the description justice).
I went about 4pm during the week and it was still relatively busy, but nothing too crazy. In this outing I decided on the individual stuffed deep dish which comes in 4 slices and is just the perfect portion size for one person to indulge in. Just be prepared that it can take up to 45 minutes to put together. The waitress made that very clear and as I said even in the tip I left you know what you're getting yourself into so don't hold that negatively against Giordano's as it's not their fault. Personally I'd rather have them take their time so I don't feast on uncooked pizza. That'll leave your insides with a jackpot you surely don't want to cash out on!
Ingredient wise, the pizza overall is a lot different compared to some of the deep dish pies I have had locally here in California. The crust actually was very light and flaky which really elevated things to a different height. I was not expecting that as I thought carb overload with all the crust, but it really leaves you feeling full yet not bloated if that makes sense? The one low point was the lack of cheese pull (more of entertainment value) with getting the individual size. I mean yeah it is what is I suppose, but if it was just me eating it why would I get a bigger size just to have that experience? I gladly traded that in for what is really important: taste. All the veggies and meat choices tasted fresh and nowhere near canned so that at least speaks for itself. What also set this pizza apart (which I know sounds weird) was the tomato sauce. The last variation of this I had came out tasting really watery, but their sauce is hearty and it lets the ingredients speak for themselves. All in all just a well prepared meal!
I am so happy after about three Las Vegas visits under my belt having to pass this up that I finally got to have the Giordano experience. I urge you in the event a craving for pizza in Vegas comes about skip the "secrets" of the Cosmo or the Sbarro's of the Monte Carlo's and come here for a real treat. Your taste buds will gladly double down!