Giovanni's pizza — Restaurant in Lawrenceville

A disappointing experience dominated by bland food.

I ordered three items off the menu: Cheesy Bread, Mozzarella Sticks and the Chicken Tender Plate.

The Cheesy Bread was easily the best of the three and the only one worth the money. Quality mozzarella cheese, fresh garlic, crispy bread and flavorful garlic butter.

The Mozzarella sticks were downright bad. I’m sure some amount of the cheese in them is mozzarella but it’s definitely a mix and it’s of incredibly low quality. These were no better than store brand mozzarella sticks you can make at home. They were very bland with the main flavor being the powdered Parmesan sprinkled on top.

The Chicken Tender Plate was a mixed bag. The fries were, again, very bland despite having a visible (alleged) seasoning on them. I literally licked the seasoning off one of them and it tasted like nothing. The cook on them was fine, a bit on the soft side of the crispy spectrum.

The chicken tenders themselves were very high quality. They are actually full tenders as opposed to the glorified chicken nuggets you will often get and they are, as advertised, hand breaded. Unfortunately, they were also disappointingly flavorless.

If you’re happy slathering your tendies in sauce then these are a fine choice. The portion size was good with four larger tenders and a couple smaller ones and plenty of fries (just be sure to save some sauce for them). If you desire a tender that stands on its own without the need for condiments however, you will...

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