La Mesa’s Gino & Gianni’s Pizzeria: Filling stomachs and hearts

Every single day since its October opening Gino Gianni s Pizzeria has sold out of dough Seeing people s reactions feedback chosen of the interactions I have daily that s kind of the best part honestly is seeing how happy they are reported owner Giovanni Georgees The new La Mesa pizzeria is a facet of the popular MammaMia Deli Region with a wooden wine-cellar-esque door connecting the two Despite a turbulent business sector and small business closures left and right Georgees opened the pizzeria less than months after opening the deli However he wasn t worried Pizza was perpetually the next step the next dream for Georgees Georgees says there are no nearby Sicilian delis and no New York-style pizza by the slice in San Diego in general and in La Mesa in particular I think there s inevitably a demand if there s a void in the sector or if there s something that people are going to want and need no matter how the realm is whether people are struggling or not Georgees announced We offer an insanely quality product and our price is very fair compared to San Diego Pizza and more await you at Gino Gianni s Photo by Calista Stocker Times of San Diego An individual slice with toppings will run you at Gino Gianni s though prices for -inch pies range from to The pizzeria also offers beer on tap wine salads pasta and garlic knots A Godfather mural is among the visuals Visually the new La Mesa pizzeria combines Baroque-era painted ceilings and stone walls with modern homages including a Godfather mural pizza chandeliers and lit-from-behind marble beneath the pizza display The inside visuals will grab your eyes Photo by Calista Stocker Times of San Diego I have a real passion for interior design Georgees reported Obviously I sought it to be visually attractive but more so I yearned to create an experience when you come here Just like when you re in Italy or even on the East Coast there s things like this almost on every corner But in San Diego I felt like there wasn t East County residents Brandon Berke and Brice Taylor were big fans of MammaMia Deli Sphere and had high hopes for Gino Gianni s Pizzeria Even just the pepperoni pizza is iconic is hands down really amazing Berke declared It s easy on the sauce generous with the toppings so it blends well The crust is really good too The two also commended the design of the space and Georgees commitment behind the counter I recommend Taylor stated I mean the owner s right there behind the counter doing his thing So yeah that shows a lot about a company Gino Gianni s pizzeria at present operates under relatively limited hours of a m to p m Monday through Saturday with plans to extend hours and the unit soon For now I can t really get away from the pizzeria because it ll take time to get there just like the deli But without a squad none of this is realizable Georgees stated Lately I ve been able to leave earlier and not stay here all day and my wife will come and kind of be my eyes Without her without my managers in place here it wouldn t be viable or I would have to just stay glued here That s also something I didn t want because I still want to be a present father he added That s the greater part pivotal to me The pizzeria is named after Georgees two sons just as he named MammaMia deli in honor of his late mother and his parents named their restaurant after him I want to name it in honor of my kids and because everything I do is for them Georgees added I want to leave a legacy and that s inevitably been super pivotal to me And you know they re like babies and they re gonna be able to grow up kind of like how I did One day hopefully they ll be running this