Giordano's

Parking? It's close to the loop, so don't expect free parking! However, Giordano's customers do get a discount. And if you're of the riding type, this location is a very short walk from the UIC-Halsted CTA Blue Line station, use the east ramp to exit. I thought this location had a bit more charm than a location within the Loop I had walked past, near Sears/Willis Tower (which you've got a view of from the front windows).

If it's just the two of you, a small deep dish pizza will do! It takes 45 minutes to make, so definitely order an appetizer to kill time, but it's so worth it!

I'm always a fan of Giordano's so I can't complain too much about the food. On this particular night this location had the task of serving our large party for one of my work events on a holiday (albeit a Hallmark Holiday) and they did an outstanding job accommodating us. The event planner at work booked this way in advance, but certainly they still had to deal with other business coming in that night placing heart shaped pizza orders.

Shortly after arriving they shuffled us off to their back room which for a large party is semi private. They already had salads waiting for us and within 20 minutes of our arriving started setting up our per-ordered deep dish and thin selections. The staff was very friendly and worked with us to place two additional pizza orders. One of the main wait staff servicing our group even included our large group in the complimentary cookie sundae being offered because of the holiday. Our guests loved it! The staff was even willing to work with us to box up leftovers (because I thought it would be a waste to leave leftover pizza behind).

Kudos to the staff of this location for being attentive to our large party for our work event. I'm sure we will be using you in the future for this event, 4 plus and counting.

My first deep dish Chicago pizza and it didn't let me down!  My, oh my, what a pizza pie!  I think our medium pizza weighed about 10 pounds.  The crust was thick but crusty like a delicious pie crust.