Giovanni's Brooklyn Pizzeria

5203 Cortez Rd W, Bradenton - 34210
218 reviews
Pizza
(941) 242-2222

I got a white pizza with tomatoes here. It was pretty good ...better than Danny's on Manatee and better price. A large was 18 here- at Danny's a small was 19. The bottom of the pizza here was a tad bit too burnt in some places and the garlic was heavy but hey I enjoyed it. Plus when I walked in it seems that it may be family owned so showing them support would be awesome.

ewwww. One sad pizza sitting there with a crust so thin and fallen, it looked ancient. Ordered a medium and 30 minutes in the cold oven later, it still was not cooked at all. Never again.

Do not order mozzarella sticks. Not sure what they were but I've had better bought frozen from grocery store. Pizza, the Sicilian Supreme Pizza was undercooked and it had like 2 or 3 green peppers on it. Toppings were few and far between and even if they had put more topping on, the half baked thin crust that was pretty soggy wouldn't have held the weight of the toppings. Tasted like an undercooked generic boxed frozen Pizza that would dissapoint any pizza lover. I wouldn't order again. I'm really concerned about those mozzarella sticks, what the hell was that??? I'm trying to support small businesses but this place needs to step it up if they want to stay in business. The owner needs to work a couple night shifts to see what kind of food is going out the door. I personally won't order from here again. Oh, and not that I'd eat them anyway, the mozzarella sticks came without any marinara

Gotta say. I tried. I tried the pizza under new management. Awful. I tried to call and tell them that i got a burnt pizza and maybe i could speak to a manager about it.. nope. I got a response "I'll let them know"Pictures are worth 1000 words. I got a half burnt half raw Sicilian pizza, which we picked off the toppings and left the burnt and raw bits...I am a business owner myself and think i should always give a business a chance to fix the problem... maybe they were understaffed? Maybe they had equipment issues? I dont know. But when i called, all i was given as an explanation was ... "I'll let them know"Good luck. New management might want to retrain, or run things themselves for a bit until the staff gets on the same page.

Good staff. I got the biggest size pizza and the price was fair. My pizza was not as good as other Italian shops in my opinion but not bad. I did rush to order something so I didn't really look at the entire menu. I'm going to go back for something different. I feel this location is worth another experience

Ordered a jumbo calzone with pepperoni and the small antipasto salad for pick up. Told 15-20 minutes. Arrived and it was ready, Only one employee working, not very busy inside. Got home and it’s was a JUMBO DISAPPOINTMENT. . No pepperoni in the calzone, and I had to pick thru the salad to find decent lettuce to eat. Majority of it was wilted, and brown (almost rust colored) as you can see in picture. We tried to place a carry out order 2 weeks ago and didn’t place an order as they were up front about being short staffed and it would take 1.5 hours. I wouldn’t give any stars but won’t let me post without at least one. First and the last time ordering from here.

It's been awhile since I stopped in here for a slice of pizza, much preferring Danny's Pizza on Manatee Ave., but it's on my way home so I thought I'd give it a shot. I'm used to the grumpy owner who is always complaining about something, but I get to-go so it's just annoying but no reason not to get a slice. Today was different, grumpy owner seemed to be missing, the restaurant had no customers (approx. 2PM), and two workers in the kitchen, who looked busy doing something. While I was waiting I looked at the already made by-the-slice pie that I would be getting and it looked terrible- it really didn't look like a pizzeria pizza at all- no browned and bubbled up crispy crust, and a sheet of greasy looking cheese on top of what I assume would be sauce underneath. While waiting, an employee came from the kitchen and immediately started breaking down a cardboard box with a knife while I stood there, no "hello", no "I'll be right with you"- nothing. I turned around and left and will never go back.

We ordered Sicilian Supreme minus peppers. It was perfect! Generous amount of toppings and perfectly cooked crust. Exactly what we expected for Sicilian (thick) style. We opted for pickup because so many delivery services are having delays. Our pizza was ready and hot when we arrived. Delicious dinner for 2 with lots of pizza for the freezer too! Very satisfied Italo- Americans who love Sicilian pizza! No thin crust for us.

Walked into this place and it was a circus, The cook was in the bathroom for about 45 minutes we thought he died!!! And when he finally came out he was sweating all over the place. We never got our food. Raw meat was being cut in the same place they were making salad. I almost threw up. The owner should be ashamed of himself.

Ordered a large pizza and wings. Was told between 20-30 minutes, showed up 30 minutes exactly, was told oh we didn't even start your order. There was only one person in the restaurant eating at 7:15 on a friday night, should have been my first clue. No one else was coming in for pickup at this point, I waited another 12 minutes or so all while the staff seemed to be out of sorts. Bickering with each other about phone orders, another person came in to pick up a delivery order, turns out one of the staff canceled it according to the door dash guy. I finally got my food. It was absolutely horrible for $38! The parmesan garlic wings were rubbery and undercooked, they were submerged in what I can only describe as possibly Alfredo sauce, wife and I tried one bite and nearly lost it. The pizza was not hot anymore because it sat out while they finished the wings. The owner should not only be ashamed of this but also concerned in this day and age when businesses need all the support from us that this is the product and service you're people are providing! Save your time, energy, money and stomach and go elsewhere