Gigi's NY Style Pizza and Restaurant — Restaurant in Long Branch

GiGi’s New York Style Pizzeria & Restaurant is a great place to grab a quick meal or in our case, a leisurely meal for 10 people. My husband, son, and I, along with seven of my son’s friends (a fine group of Monmouth University students/alumni) were going to attend an Easter Vigil mass at St. Michael’s. My son suggested GiGi’s, and I’m glad he did.

I called ahead for a 6pm reservation, and Gerrero happily took care of it. When my group arrived, Brandon, our server, and Tommy, the owner, gave us a warm, friendly welcome!

GiGi’s has a very extensive menu: appetizers, soup & salad, pasta, entrees, pizza (thin crust, specialty round, gourmet, Brooklyn, Specialty Thin Squares, Stuffed, New Haven, Pan, Brazilian Style, Bar Pies), Italian Specialties (calzone, stuffed rolls, pinwheels), Semolina sandwiches, Cheesesteaks, Panini’s & Melts, Burgers & Hotdogs, Wraps, Club Sandwiches, Chubbzie Wubbzie’s, Dessert, AND Breakfast items! They also have a Kid’s Menu.

We ordered the following and eagerly awaited the arrival.

Gigi’s Salad (arugula, roasted peppers, fresh mozzarella, prosciutto, balsamic glaze) $17

Sunday Sauce (beef ribs, sweet sausage, meatball, grandma’s slow cooked gravy, fresh mozzarella ball, cavatelli) $26

Di Fara Style, a gourmet round pizza with D.O.P tomatoes, mozzarella, pecorino, EVOO & fresh basil, $21

Meat Lovers, a classic specialty round pizza (mozzarella, pepperoni, meatballs, sausage, ham, bacon) $23

Nicky’s Sausage Cup Vo-D-Ka Brooklyn Style Pizza, Thick & Crispy Specialty Squares (topped with imported cup & char sausage, fresh mozzarella, vodka sauce, mozzarella sticks, sesame crust) $27

Our choices were all delicious! The GiGi salad was fresh and tasty. The variety of pizzas gave us a great sampling of what the restaurant has to offer. Giovanni, my son, said his favorite was the Nicky’s Sausage Cup Vo-D-Ka. There was a lot there, but it all came together well. The Sunday Sauce was hearty, and the gravy was well balanced. I’m sure it’s a labor of love.

Brandon was friendly and attentive. I complimented Tommy on his comebacks to bad reviews. He’s funny and quite gracious!

Our group was well fed and very satisfied. Looking forward to trying other items on the menu and having some of our new favorites as well. Thank you to Tommy and his staff for setting the tone for a joyous...

I ordered the " cheese hot dog" which is supposed to have "Sonny's famous cheese sauce on it" and I'm sorry to say it looks like they took a piece of American cheese and only put it on half the roll 😂 no cheese sauce was involved. Mind you this hot dog and fries cost $7.50 plus I always tip but c'mon man, put some love into the food and I promise you'll gain long term local customers, all the other items were good but I also ordered a beef quesadilla, that's it. But for some reason they thought I wanted the beef quesadilla and also overcharged me for rice and beans I didnt want which I didn't like because I didn't tell them I wanted rice and beans, which it specifically says on the menu 😂 I liked the food overall but c'mon guys, it's not that hard to communicate, listen, or ask questions, bc I used to do this as well. I appreciate the effort but I'm sorry I probably won't be back soon,...

I’m not one to give a bad review but when something is terrible I have to review it. The pizza crust was really soggy and the peppers and onions looked like they been sitting on that pizza cooked all day. The peppers and onions had absolutely no taste to them and almost translucent. The garlic knots were drenched in oil so badly and just could not eat any of them at all. Might as well call them oil knots. I really don’t see why the high score for this place. Totally disgusting and can’t even eat it. Real pizza to me are places like Enzo’s, the Sauce, Olivia’s, and Fredericos if you want good pizza. Just wasted. $38. Way over priced and can’t even eat it. So disappointed.

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