First, I am from Chicago and visited the Superior St. location many times. I lived just up the road a piece from a Gino's in Rolling Meadows. I moved to Phoenix in 2002 and have become pretty good at making my own deep dish pizza since my fave Gino's wasn't around. Not to mention the location back home took a sharp downturn in quality, so we stopped going when visiting the family and that location eventually shut down.
Competing with nostalgia is almost impossible, and I feared that when Gino's came to Phoenix that would be it's fate.
So, we went with some friends this past weekend and I was certainly hopeful. Our server was Taylor and she was very attentive during the long wait. Finally, the pies arrived. And...they were good! Is it the same that I remember from 20 years ago? No, but this isn't 20 years ago.
I'd go back to Gino's and if you go, just be sure to order the sausage puck!! :)