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| - We took advantage of a coupon in a local circular and got both pizza and chicken, their two primary offerings.
The large pizza was indeed large. Maybe half again the size of a large Pizza Hut box.
Pizza is a rather subjective topic.
I like enough sauce on the top that it enhances the flavor and moistness of the product.
Mr Gionino does not, apparently.
It tasted good, but when your product is basically dough and sauce, scrimping on the flavor/moistness half just doesn't cut it!
It was double-cheese and pepperoni only, and the pepperoni was scattered accross the expanse of the pizza in a Scroogelike manner. Bite, bite, bite,... pepperoni!
One felt like "winning" a bite of pepperoni had similar odds to winning with a scratch off lottery ticket.
That didn't help.
The double cheese was indiscernable on the pizza, but not on the bill.
The chicken on the other hand is quite flavorful as are the "jo-jo" potatoes, (coated deep-fried wedges.) Both actually had herbs and seasonings in the batter, not just salt and pepper.
The cole slaw was good but way overdressed.
One had to let it "drip-out" on one's fork for several moments before risking a bite in order to avoid wearing it.
Cole slaw made ahead, needs to be shaken with salt and put in a colander in a sink for a while to weep out the excess moisture, and then squeezed by hand to remove some more, somebody is skipping steps.
If you're feeding a boat load of teenagers, few or none of which are yours, the pizza is fine, 'cause there's a lot there, and they should be able to keep it down.
Otherwise, I'd drive just past Summit Mall on Ghent Rd. to Leonardo's where they offer great pizza (although their large is about 2/3 the size of Gionino's), and awful chicken. Get the pizza at Leonardo's and get the chicken at Gionino's.
Both shops could learn something from their competitors.
Pizza- 2 stars.
Chicken- 4 stars.
Average -3 stars.
Take out only, no dine in.
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