# Giordano's is coming **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 31, 2015, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giordanos-is-coming/711454 "2015-01-31T19:22:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![jnglmassiv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f07891/32.png) [@jnglmassiv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jnglmassiv)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2015, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giordanos-is-coming/711454/21 "2015-02-04T03:22:47Z")
> [@Tim\_R.Mortiss](#): > > As Shawn Spencer would say, I’ve heard it both ways. But I always say it with four full syllables. Jee-Or-Don-oes. Ya, I’d similarly say something like jeer-o-dahn-ohs. The -o- almost disappears into three syb jeerdahnos, though. I’m way up north and haven’t heard the dropped R. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2015, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giordanos-is-coming/711454/22 "2015-02-04T04:06:24Z")
> [@dropzone](#): > > You SW-Siders WOULD say it that way, wouldn’t you? It’s possible I’m not reporting it correctly (I’ll have to pay closer attention when I hear it next time), but, at the very least, the “r” is elided or very faint, almost imperceptible, in some people’s speech. For example, [here I don’t really here the “r”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WohsBbRcxd0) in the introduction. However, the next time he says it, there is a clear “r.” ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2015, 7:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giordanos-is-coming/711454/23 "2015-02-04T07:10:31Z")
I [found](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JA5pOoeUQTc) [some](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQLmmgjTOMg) [commercials](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-cTzg8DcrY) since asking. I’m really surprised it uses a full four syllables. I expected a diphthong, since that’s what happens in Italian Latin. ---
**Author:** ![JKellyMap](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jkellymap/32/15880_2.png) [@JKellyMap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKellyMap)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2015, 7:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giordanos-is-coming/711454/24 "2015-02-04T07:16:32Z")
> [@gigi](#): > > Can you feel my jealousy from there? 😉 I can still taste the stuffed pepperoni pizza from when I was there in the early 90s at U of C. I learned recently that you can order on-line but the real deal in person? YUMMO. I can feel it from here! – JKellyMap, U of C '92 ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2015, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giordanos-is-coming/711454/25 "2015-02-04T16:53:32Z")
> [@BigT](#): > > I [found](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JA5pOoeUQTc) [some](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQLmmgjTOMg) [commercials](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-cTzg8DcrY) since asking. I’m really surprised it uses a full four syllables. I expected a diphthong, since that’s what happens in Italian Latin. Sure, but in English, from my observation, it seems that “gi” gets pronounced as “jee,” rather than the “i” simply being a marker to soften the “g” sound. Like I hear “Giovanni” as Jee-oh-vah-nee and “Giada” as Jee-ah-duh, at least around here. ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2015, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giordanos-is-coming/711454/26 "2015-02-05T04:32:50Z")
> [@pulykamell](#): > > Sure, but in English, from my observation, it seems that “gi” gets pronounced as “jee,” rather than the “i” simply being a marker to soften the “g” sound. Like I hear “Giovanni” as Jee-oh-vah-nee and “Giada” as Jee-ah-duh, at least around here. I associate those things with being more English, since they are native American English speakers. I associate the restaurant with being more Italian. Even if everyone else called it gee-oh-vah-nees, I expected the Italian owner to say it in a more Italian sounding way. And I expected at least some snootiness about saying it “correctly.” ---
**Author:** ![Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tim_r.mortiss/32/142_2.png) [@Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tim_R.Mortiss)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2015, 7:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giordanos-is-coming/711454/27 "2015-02-05T07:32:15Z")
Italian, Latin, English… NONE of those have anything to do with how us Chicagoans talk! Meet me at the pizza joint over by dere and we’ll discuss it wit youse guys. ---
**Author:** ![Spud](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spud/32/347_2.png) [@Spud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spud)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2015, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giordanos-is-coming/711454/28 "2015-02-05T23:49:37Z")
Well, tonight was going to be the night. Everyone was excited. I decided to call and find out what the wait for a table was running and the phone was busy. After awhile I decided I’d order on-line and pick it up. Got my order entered and then it was searching for an available time for pick-up… and searching… and searching… and searching. I finally got through on the phone (while it was still searching) and found out that the wait for a table was currently 2.5 hours. I asked then if I could place a carry out order and she said they couldn’t because the kitchen was backed up over 2.5 hours as well. The gal I spoke to was very nice but obviously frazzled. I suppose I could have gotten there at 7… been seated at 9:30 and had my food around midnight or so. I finally closed the on-line order while it was still searching and will have to try again sometime in the near future. ---
**Author:** ![Spud](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spud/32/347_2.png) [@Spud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spud)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2015, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giordanos-is-coming/711454/29 "2015-02-06T15:02:21Z")
A friend was commenting on the wait time, and I did a little research. They have a location in Matteson, IL and according to Google Maps I can drive there in 2 hours and 43 minutes (I always beat the Google Maps time). So it looks like I could drive up there, pick up my pizza and be home in about the same amount of time as if I tried to go to the local one. ---
**Author:** ![Hampshire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hampshire/32/4887_2.png) [@Hampshire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hampshire)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2015, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giordanos-is-coming/711454/30 "2015-02-06T15:46:21Z")
I’ve been to the Giordano’s in Kissimmee Florida when we’re down there on vacation. Not a busy location, never had to wait for a table. ---
**Author:** ![BetsQ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/fbc32d/32.png) [@BetsQ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BetsQ)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2015, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giordanos-is-coming/711454/31 "2015-02-06T15:51:06Z")
I am drooling over here. I’d go for broccoli as my first choice, spinach second. Haven’t had Giordano’s in longer than I can remember. Definitely a full 4 syllables for the pronunciations. -BetsQ, U of C, AB '95 ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2015, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giordanos-is-coming/711454/32 "2015-02-06T16:06:34Z")
I’ve honestly thought about flying to Chicago, eating at Giordano’s in Hyde Park, and flying back. OK, maybe I would go to Pizzeria Uno also, and then fly back. U of C AM '93 ---
**Author:** ![DrCube](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a3d4f5/32.png) [@DrCube](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrCube)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2015, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giordanos-is-coming/711454/33 "2015-02-06T16:37:04Z")
Come on, Giordano’s! I _live_ in Illinois! Why are you going to expand to [Minnesota, Indiana, and freaking Florida](http://giordanos.com/our-locations/) before putting a restaurant in the St. Louis area?? Okay. Deep breath. We have a lot of great pizza here, Giordano’s will just have to remain a rare treat I get when I travel to Chicago. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2015, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giordanos-is-coming/711454/34 "2015-02-06T16:40:53Z")
> [@DrCube](#): > > Come on, Giordano’s! I _live_ in Illinois! Why are you going to expand to [Minnesota, Indiana, and freaking Florida](http://giordanos.com/our-locations/) before putting a restaurant in the St. Louis area?? > > Okay. Deep breath. We have a lot of great pizza here, Giordano’s will just have to remain a rare treat I get when I travel to Chicago. Hey, you guys have Pi Pizzeria. I haven’t been there yet, but I’ve had a few die-hard Chicagoans tell me that’s the best deep dish they’ve ever had (OK, not the same as stuffed, but still.) ---
**Author:** ![DrCube](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a3d4f5/32.png) [@DrCube](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrCube)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2015, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giordanos-is-coming/711454/35 "2015-02-06T16:51:18Z")
Pi is quite good. It’s been a few years since I ate there and maybe it’s time to go back. ---
**Author:** ![Spud](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spud/32/347_2.png) [@Spud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spud)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2015, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giordanos-is-coming/711454/36 "2015-02-17T01:07:02Z")
Tonight was the night! My wife was home today so put in a carry out order at about 1pm. The earliest it would be ready was 6:15-6:30 which was perfect. We ordered a large Original Chicago (Pepperoni, Onion, Green Pepper and Mushrooms), and an appetizer sampler. She went to pick it up and she said it was a madhouse. Still a 2.5 hour wait for a table. Good news was that the pizza was ready when promised. Some others there weren’t so lucky and a few orders were “misplaced” and the people were waiting another 2 hours for their pizza. It was very good and different enough from anything else we have around here. It was also very filling. Even my boys barely made it through two slices each. They are supposed to open a couple of other locations here so that should help eliminate the stress on this one store. We will definitely be back but we will likely wait some time until things calm down a bit. For now though it satisfied my craving. ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2015, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giordanos-is-coming/711454/37 "2015-02-17T22:36:00Z")
Awesome! We’ve been busy lately, but I need to remember to put an order in so I can pick it up on the way home. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giordanos-is-coming/711454.md?page=1)