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Giovanni Restaurant

Address
2420 Shattuck Ave Berkeley CA 94704
Phone
(510) 843-6678
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Total Reviews
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Toll Free
(800) 722-3727
Fax
(510) 665-7770

Business Hours

Status: Closed

Sunday
11:00am-10:00pm
Monday
11:00am-10:00pm
Tuesday
11:00am-10:00pm
Wednesday
11:00am-10:00pm
Thursday
11:00am-10:00pm
Friday
11:00am-10:00pm
Saturday
11:00am-10:00pm

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Payment Methods

  • Visa
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  • American Express
  • Discover
  • Diners Club

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Long-time Berkeley residents will remember Cafe Giovanni, the family-owned Italian restaurant, founded in 1961. Though it was sold in the 1980's, it was reclaimed by the original owner's family in 2010 and has returned to it's former glory as Giovanni Restaurant. Fans will be happy to return for the fresh, home-baked Focaccia bread, the buttery and tender Chicken Marsala, and the cozy and...

Italian restaurant established in Berkeley in 1961. We are serving homemade pasta, pizza and more...

italian restaurant Berkeley

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Editorial reviews from the web (1)

Long-standing pizza chain delivers doughy, savory-sauced pies from strip malls and locales far and wide.

In ShortWith locations across the country, this mostly carryout pizza purveyor started in Michigan in 1959, thanks to an injured shortstop from the Detroit Tigers farm team. Known for...

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Average Rating
100

Can't wait for it to open again. A Berkeley staple for good food, casual dining and a warm atmosphere. A perfect place for us "fifty somethings" that don't want all the glitz, glamour, noise and...

Average Rating
60

Last night we walked past Giovanni on our way to dinner and observed it closed. I just checked Yelp and read Lynnette F's 7/26 review stating that Giovanni had had a fire in April and has been...

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80

Just so Yelp knows, this restaurant had a fire and has been closed since April, with the exception of Anna S., the reviews after late April aren't valid. They won't allow those reviews to be...

Average Rating
60

I came here twice, once for a banquet dinner and once with friends. The food is great, and the service is pretty good. You can book a large table for large events. The pasta is good and the...

Average Rating
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Italian restaurant, serving pizza, pasta, and more traditional Italian dishes.

Fifty years ago, in 1961, a young Giovanni Schipani opened Mr. Pizza, a small sidewalk pizza café on Shattuck Avenue in Berkeley. To the surprise and delight of passersby, Giovanni tossed pizzas in the window in traditional authentic style.
As a result of his success with Mr. Pizza, he bought an available warehouse located on the next block. This new location would become Giovanni Restaurant,...

Giovanni is located at 2420 Shattuck Ave, Berkeley, CA. This location is in the Downtown Berkeley neighborhood.. Giovanni is open Mon, 11:05am-11pm; Tue, 11:05am-11pm; Wed, 11:05am-11pm; Thu, 11:05am-11pm; Fri, 11:05am-12am; Sat, 11:05am-12am; Sun, 11:05am-11pm and accepts American Express, Diners Club, Discover, Mastercard and Visa.

Giovannis Caffe can be found at Shattuck Ave 2420. The following is offered: Fast Food. The entry is present with us since Sep 9, 2010 and was last updated on Nov 14, 2013. In Berkeley there are 28 other Fast Food. An overview can be found here.

Little Caesars Pizza can be found at N Grand River Ave 2902. The following is offered: Carry Out & Take Out. The entry is present with us since Sep 9, 2010 and was last updated on Nov 14, 2013. In Lansing there are 23 other Carry Out & Take Out. An overview can be found here.

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The Extras: Little Caesar's offers gift certificates in $5 denominations. To order, call (800) 722-3727. Visa and MasterCard are accepted for gift certificate purchases.

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