Giovanni's Pizza

12/25/2025

Merry Christmas!

06/14/2024

Pizza history. Giovanni's opened in 1958 and was part of the first wave of pizzerias in the USA. First in Fullerton for Fine Italian Food to Go. Scroll down and watch the clip!

A B.C. senior has achieved internet fame thanks to a video recorded at CBC's Vancouver studios more than 65 years ago. In the video, she shares a recipe for "pizza pie."

05/29/2024

R.I.P. Giovanni’s in Fullerton. I was alerted today. Trying to get a final confirmation, but it appears to have permanently closed. It was a great run! 1958-2024. Post your memories and commiserations here. 😢

EDIT: If anyone local can get some photos of the current state of the front doors/windows of the business and share them here, I would be most grateful!

03/03/2023

Neat!

A section of the I-5 freeway in Fullerton will be named Tommy Lasorda Memorial Highway, as Lasorda lived in Fullerton for a period of time before the Dodgers moved in 1958.

09/11/2021

What goes around, comes around. Round like a pizza or a tortilla. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/10/dining/tortilla-pizza.html

03/12/2021

Thanks to Kurt Muller for sharing this relic, found just recently in his Fullerton family's home! Did anyone else save theirs?

01/08/2021

Tommy was a family friend from St. Mary’s and a vocal fan of Giovanni’s. He gave Fullerton a good name. RIP kind Sir.

Hall of Fame manager Tommy Lasorda has died at the age of 93 after suffering a sudden cardiopulmonary arrest at his home Thursday night.

09/11/2020

The Fullerton Observer and Giovanni's
https://docs.cityoffullerton.com/weblink/1/edoc/638703/1999,%2002-15.pdf

09/07/2020

NY style on an original Giovanni’s tray

05/20/2020

From the US Patent Office 1973. Who remembers the Tortizza?