Creating homemade sauces daily from the finest ingredients, Giovanni's Italian Restaurant & Pizzeria maintains locations in Orlando, Lake Mary, Daytona (under repair), Oviedo, and Winter Park, FL. Giovanni's Italian Restaurant & Pizzeria features full lunch and dinner menus, as well as a diverse deli and sandwich selection.
Giovanni's favorites include baked ziti sicilian, pasta alla giovanni, and paglia e fieno papalina. The latter dish offers a full serving of multihued pasta in a light tomato-based cream sauce, accompanied by ham, mushrooms, and peas. Giovanni's is also known for its ability to cater gatherings large and small, with affordable trays including chicken parmigiana and chicken marsala, as well as spaghetti, ziti, or linguini with a choice of meat or marinara sauce. The latter tray will comfortably feed 10-12 people and is priced reasonably under $60 when accompanied by salad and bread.
Giovanni's Winter Park, FL, patrons enjoy the fact that every pasta dish is accompanied by aromatic and fresh garlic bread. Ravioli giuseppe is stuffed with ricotta cheese and comes with a creamy meat sauce that incorporates fresh mushrooms. Chicken or shrimp can be added to the dish and sharing is welcome, with a small additional surcharge.
Giovanni's steak dinners on the dinner menu include the New York strip, Surf & Turf paired with garlic and oil sautéed shrimp, and the steak pizzaiola. This 14-ounce New York cut comes with a pasta side and is sautéed in an aromatic marinara sauce that includes white wine, mushrooms, olive oil, garlic, and onions. The Winter Park, FL, location also offers an antipasto salad with a diverse selection of old-country cheeses and meats arranged on a bed of fresh greens. The restaurant's popular house dressing is now for sale at the restaurant bottled.
Giovanni's Restaurant Winter Park 1915 Aloma Ave, Winter Park, FL (407) 673-8800