Gino’s Pizzeria and Restaurant — Restaurant in New York

Used to go this place 14 years ago when lived in that neighborhood ..The reason not only their high quality standard but there was a Colombian girl Monica .a big very sweet immigrant . with time passes I started going to church with her ..but then the destiny over turn the pages of that current. chapter and everything didn't go by the reader but the author .. After so many years visiting Marshalls with a friend his daughters call. and asked for a pizza .He also from Long Island. Manhasset asked me do I know a best pizza place around here .the first thing after so many years came was this place and Monica ..I said let's go it used to be few blocks from here may be still there with same people and quality ..5 minutes ride and the ex Taj Mahal was still there after those cruel centuries .Hoping to see Queen Monica with graceful personality and grey hair hanging on shoulder with a can I entered. . Everything was same except new faces and prices .. .Order a slice and a large pie .. Umm y .the quality of cheese and ingredients was as superb as way back in Monica times ( Remember it's not about Monica Lewinsky and Clinton time ) .. this pizza is a little expensive but the cheese quality is so good that after having , hands , car room never smell bad but aroma of baked dough and cheese lures you eat more .and if your stomach obay your brain like a puppy husband. ,you never get a heart burn after even loading the double tgje the weight yours cardiologist recommend to keep your trunk sexy like Genesis. GV 80 ...Guys hope you all will be in the holy hands of God almighty ..stay blessed .this is a pizza you Will find in Heaven with 72 beautiful girls on the first lunch date on the other...

The 5th star is because they had a customer restroom. After frantically going up & down Broadway, from store-eatery-cafe-pizzeria to store-eatery-cafe-pizzeria, what a literal & figurative relief to finally find some satisfactory customer service. (I mean really, you'll take my money but won't give me access to the bathroom?)

I was so grateful that I decided to break my intermittent fast early, forgo the banana & PBJs I'd packed in my bag, and order two slices--one regular, one Sicilian [Correction Update: My receipt shows it was actually a Grandma slice.]

Honestly, the regular slice is ok. Not bad, but not outstanding either. My toughest inner critic would give it a 6.9 on scale of 1 to 10. If you're hungry, Gino's regular slice is enjoyable and gets the job done, but it isn't the level of pizza I'd go out my way to get. Now their Grandma slice is a different story!

My toughest inner critic gives their Grandma slice a solid 8.9 and I went back to counter and ordered two more slices--both Grandmas. The sauce has good flavor (to me sauce lowkey makes or breaks a pizza) and it was a nice buttery bite throughout. The crust was surprisingly exceptional--soft yet slightly chewy. It's rare when crust is just as good if not better than rest of pizza. With Gino's Grandma slice, the crust is a joy, not an afterthought that you eat because you're starving.

I will be returning to Gino's in the future. Probably for a...

I placed an order for what I THOUGHT was penne a la vodka. It’s true, I should have asked “what do you mean” when the guy asked what kind of pasta I wanted with that… but maybe he could have asked what I meant when I replied, “it’s usually with Penne, no?”

Anyway, I received pasta primavera, which, let’s pretend that WAS what I wanted. It was disgusting. The vegetables were soggy and overcooked. I ordered it with “extra sauce” which at Gino’s is interpreted to mean “tomatoy water” I ordered meatballs with it and, instead of putting the meatballs in their OWN CONTAINER, so they could serve you more pasta, they were shoved in together with the sad veggies.

Let’s talk meatballs. These were the worst meatballs I’ve ever eaten. It tasted like they took chopmeat right out of the package, rolled it into a ball, and cooked it. No discernible seasoning whatsoever. I honestly felt like I was eating dog food.

Now, all of that is insulting enough before you are charged THIRTY DOLLARS for such a travesty of a meal.

Additionally want to note, over a month ago I tried their spinach artichoke pie and after 2 slices I was in such gastric distress I couldn’t go to sleep until 3 am.

And so, outside of the occasional emergency slice of pizza when nothing else is open, I don’t think I’ll be ordering anything else from their “extended menu” again. I suggest you do the same, or skip them...