User:Repmich/sandbox

History
Bankruptcy

After filing for bankruptcy, four restaurants closed as the result of the legal battles that took place. 

Menu
To celebrate their 40th birthday, Giordano's removed half of their menu items including cheesecake, avocado salad, and zucchini fritters. Giordano's also introduced 20 oz soda bottles instead of soda cans for the customers. Also included in the new menu are "made without gluten" items such as pasta and a pizza crust, which is only available in the 12" small thin crust. These items are classified as "made without gluten" because they may be free of gluten ingredients, but none of these items are made in a gluten free environment. Appetizers include things such as wings, mozzarella sticks, calamari, toasted beef ravioli.

Locations
Giordano's set an opening date for the Indianapolis location. The official opening date was February 3, 2015. This is the first Indiana location for Giordano's. Today there are a total of about 40+ stores in the Chicagoland area, and more located else where. There are three locations which are franchisee, located in Florida. They plan to open new locations in Minneapolis, Carmel, Andersonville, Navy Pier, Vernon Hills and Matteson. 

Special Offerings
Pie In The Sky

Giordano’s offers a special called “Pie in the Sky”. This is only offered on the 103rd floor of the Willis Tower for your party of eight or more. You can enjoy a beautiful view of the city of Chicago while indulging in the famous Chicago style pizza. There are only certain times which you can make reservations for your party which is 8:30 pm and during the warmer months, 10:30 pm. The only problem that customers come to is if they would like a cold beer. Giordano's has not received their off-premises liquor license, but it will e available very soon. 

Derrick Rose

After the big menu change, Derrick Rose, from the Chicago Bulls bought a stake in the company. He was featured in many advertisements and Giordano's also created a pizza just for him. The pizza was called the "DRose Special" which was a thin crust pizza with sausage and roasted red peppers. It wasn't long before Giordano's started removing the ads for Derrick Rose because a month or so after he bought part of the company, he got hurt and was out for the rest of the season. That basketball season was supposed to be his comeback, but he ended up back on the bench, hurt. 

Chicago Bears

For the 2014 NFL season, Giordano's included "C"'s on the stuffed pizzas to promote the Chicago Bears. The "C" would be on top of the sauce and filled in with cheese. 

Chicago's Best Pizza
Giordano's was voted "Chicago's Best Pizza" by NBC, CBS Chicago, New York Times, Chicago Tribune, Chicago Magazine, Chicago Eater and Home & Garden Magazine.