Gio's Cafe & Deli
Gio's Cafe & Deli
Breaded Italian Steak Panini
Italian Panini Sandwich (cold).
excellent char-grilled calamari & umami overload that is their baked clams.
added char-grilled tender calamari to today's capellini alle scoglie
Very well wrapped takeout! No spills and food is piping hot!
Chicken Parmigiana
Cannoli
Italian Panini Sandwich (cold).
Italian Panini Sandwich (cold)
Homemade Italian Giardinera
Meatballs side
Grilled Chicken Dinner / Mix Vegetables
Seafood pasta
bagels, menu
Eggplant Parmigiana
burritos and wraps, menu
Fried Calamari and Meatballs
French Fries - container was full but quite sad looking
Focaccia Italiana panini
Flute Limoncello Cannoli
Cheese ravioli
Fried Calamari
Nicole A.
Aug 11, 2024
The arancini is gigantic and so good. We have ordered their salads, which are fresh. We have had pastas in the marinara and vodka sauces. My son likes the Italian beef. The bread is fresh. Calamari is not chewy and fried perfectly. Service is super friendly. Highly recommend.
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Amanda D.
Sep 27, 2023
An amazing find!Decently authentic, quick and efficient service, cool vibes. There were 6 of us and they were not only able to accommodate a bigger table, but timing of appetizers and entrees was perfect.Lots on the menu to choose from. Tiramisu was the standout!
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Mayo M.
Aug 28, 2023
Gio's is absolutely fantastic. It's a family owned spot with fast friendly service - Italian deli by day and a BYOB cafe by night. There's really something for everyone here. We've been 3 times and already rank this high on our list of Chicago favorites. Here are some highlights.. the breaded steak and cold Italian sandwiches are absolutely perfect, love the vodka sauce rigatoni, meatballs are great, also really like the sausage and peppers. If you're looking for a casual midweek spot to grab a great meal anytime of day, this is it!
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Ariel M.
Aug 12, 2023
I got delivery so no internal pictures here but the food is awesome! Very authentic taste, I would definitely recommend. It was a big serving of pasta and it came steaming hot. The little limoncello flute was pretty cute
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Abhishek M.
Oct 16, 2022
Unfortunately, this was a 3 star meal for us. Granted we didn't dine in, and did take out , but our meal was meh at best. We ordered a couple of meatball sandwiches and a side of fries last night and they didn't even get the basics right. The meatballs were just thrown on to the bread with some sauce. There was no cheese and it wasn't baked. In addition it lacked seasoning, and we had to add salt. The fries were thick but probably should have been fried a bit longer to cook them more. We had got a meatball sub a couple of weeks ago from another popular spot that does fried steak sandwiches not too far from here and they totally hit the spot.
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Squish C.
Oct 7, 2022
I've only ever gotten this place for delivery, but it's been consistently good.The rigatoni with vodka is my go-to order. The sauce is very flavorful, and not spicy or peppery which is great. It takes a lot to impress me when it comes to pasta, but this is 100% the best rigatoni alla vodka i've ever had.The calamari is perfectly cooked and smells like it'll be too fishy (but it's not). Delicious dipping sauce too.The chicken parmesan was an 8/10 rating according to my dad. The chicken was juicy and perfectly cooked. The pasta and sauce was basic but it's hard to mess up something like that. I would highly recommend ordering this place and I'm sure it's even better in person!
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Pauline M.
Aug 9, 2024
Loved atmosphere, food. Great BYOB. Waitstaff was awesome. Friendly and made great suggestions.. love birthday celebration!!
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Linda D.
Aug 4, 2024
While visiting friends in Chicago they brought us to this cute Italian cafe for dinner. This is a cute checkered tablecloth eatery that provides food and non alcoholic beverages.. you take your own cocktails if desired. People had bottles of wine at most tables.. why not.. nothing goes better than wine with Italian food. They served us warm yummy bread to start. Then we opted for the calamari.. it was very good. They serve it with cocktail sauce, so I asked for marinara sauce.. the New England way. It was cooked perfectly and delicious. I ordered the cheese ravioli.. I loved it and the sauce it came with. Hubble ordered spaghetti with meat sauce (their take on bolognese sauce. He really enjoyed his dish. Miss Rita had the tortiglioni Cabo area which is her go to dish when she eats there and Brian had the seafood pasta .. and he ate the whole dish. Portions are big so bring your appitite. We will be back for sure on our 2025 trip.
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Bernadette E.
Jul 11, 2024
The stuffed artichoke was not stuffed but sat in a soupy mixture of water and bread crumbs. The leaves were void of any artichoke meat. The owner said the reason was that artichokes were out of season. Then don't serve them when out of season. I was looking forward to eating the heart after the rest being disappointing. But there was a worm in the heart. The server said that was a good thing because it meant that the artichoke was organic. The owner said and did nothing. Second visit, I know, shame on me. There were hairs in the salad and bread bowl. Owner said and did nothing again. I wouldn't recommend this restaurant.
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Dee S.
Jul 19, 2024
The staff all were sitting down and eating. The waitress came over gave us water and menus and sat down to eat. She got up, chatted on the phone and walked past 2 times as we sat menus at the end of the table waiting to have our order taken. We waited 5 more minutes until more people came in and finally just got up and left never acknowledging us or even looking up.
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