Gio's is a family owned business, everything is made from scratch! We use freshest produce we can find, we use only olive oil to cook and dress with(no blended, soybean, corn or vegetable oils), and …
The Italian Wedding Soup is truly divine. The Meatballs (2) are home and genuine and the Chicken Milanese is always a wonderful treat.
A family-owned, local restaurant that never fails!
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Sean J
Local Expert • 163 contributions
Loved
• 12/06/25
• DoorDash order
Always a spectacular, healthy meal.
The Italian Wedding Soup is truly a gem; delicious broth, pastina, fresh vegetables and meat. The meatballs are most definitely homemade; generous in size, in a light plum tomato sauce. The chicken Milanese is my go-to; it's always a wonderful treat.
Fantastic, local restaurant that delivers authentic food that you can taste is genuinely made by hand.
You can't go wrong with Gio's.
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Sean J
Local Expert • 163 contributions
Loved
• 11/10/24
• DoorDash order
The Chicken Milanese was excellent, albeit I cannot eat leafy vegetables or uncooked vegatables. See the attached photos, the protein was substantial, well-cooked and delicious. I do take concern with a raw lemon placed on a piece of cooked chicken. Pastina (Grandmas Penicillin) was a bizarre experience. I don't believe that the menu states any cheese product is included or added, but as you'll see from the photos; some type of cheese was added. There never was in my past orders for this soup. Thus, it sits in my garbage and down the disposal.
I always prefer local restaurants for, what is a treat for me, but there shouldn't be these radical changes and variations. This is why chain restaurants stay in business: Consistency....
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Sean J
Local Expert • 163 contributions
Loved
• 13/07/24
• DoorDash order
I like to keep my business local, and fresh, homemade pizza for a treat once are the heart and soul of Gio's.
Amazing chicken tenders; not smothered in a mountain of greasy, cheap breading but an astoundingly crisp, light coating that isn't greasy. While I am not a fan of sauces, Gio's Combo has a wide variety of homemade sauces to accompany them.
The pizza is, as always, a wonderful treat. Fresh dough, NY-quality sauce, dough and cheese. Thin, crisp, but not burned with a perfect blend of a light coating of cheese and their amazing sauce.
Wonderful addition to NEPA!!
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Sean J
Local Expert • 163 contributions
Loved
• 20/05/24
• DoorDash order
Gio's is perfectly described as: Perfect. If you want a true, artesian crafted, homemmade, non-greasy NY Pizza, there simply is no where else to go in NEPA but Gio's. From the thin caramelized, crispy crust, high-quality cheese with drops of ricotta, the well balanced, hand crafted tomato sauce to the dynamic light use of fresh toppings; I honestly cannot imagine ever finding a comparable pie as if I were in Southern Brooklyn. Words cannot describe what a gem Gio's is. And the class they show with the fresh leaves of oregano puts them in a class of their own in NEPA. No "Old Forge"-style slop here.
I tried the Chicken Milanese for the first time. A perfectly breaded (meaning it's not caked-on the white chicken breast), not greasy, a light and delicate arugula topping, lemon wedge and more fresh oregano leaves; it's a fanastic, hearty, healthy dish. My only issue would be having the option for olive oil and garlic topping for my pasta side instead of a tomato-based sauce, but I'm sure if you dine in they could accommodate this. But even the pasta side; a nice fresh fussili pasta in a delicate and delicious tomato sauce with a delicate topping of melted gran padano.
Gio's is a class act that is a beautiful addition to the NEPA community and truly needs to be savored and enjoyed; this is not some typical NEPA pizza shop that leaves a plate of grease after a slice; this is an institution that clearly shows that love and detail goes into every single dish they serve.
If I could give them 6 stars, I would!
