Gioia Eat - Hollywood

The order was cold and the pieces of garlic were too big...

I'm not sure how this place gets such good reviews. We came here on a Saturday night and the place was basically empty at around 8pm. That should have given a hint. But we wanted to try it out given the reviews. Ordered the eggplant, and calamari as appetizers. The eggplant was very mushy. We sent it back, as it was inedible. We ate the calamari because we were hungry. But it was very salty. Had a basic pizza with red onion. It was so small for the price. They rave about thier gluten free bread. So I purchased a loaf for $12.00. After spending $100 here. We left still hungry. I defrosted the bread the next day, and upon slicing it some of it fell apart. Then after toasting it slightly, it fell apart even more when I tried to make a sandwich. Spending $12 on a small loaf of bread that fell apart was quite disappointing. So I messsaged them and got the response of they will tell the manager and get back to me, and that their bread is not for sandwiches! When I responded that it does not make sense, they then blocked me from responding further. This place is a rip off, and NOT authentic Italian food. We should have known by the lack of patrons on a Saturday night. Spend you hard earned money elsewhere! Good reviews are probably paid for here.

Went midday. It was super quiet and has a beautiful view from windows. I am allergic to tomato and garlic but they had a Pesto Pizza and were allergy friendly. Super accommodating. It’s upscale so it’s expensive but reasonable for downtown Hollywood.

Best gluten free pizza I have ever had! Owner has family that is celiac so everything is amazing for people with food sensitivities. Best gluten free crust! I came back a second time while in town.

The best pizza I’ve had since moving to South Florida, period.