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After a few recent Detroit-style pizza reviews by Dave Portnoy, I had to find a good spot in OC. Drove more than 20 miles and Gibroni’s totally scratched the itch - really awesome pizza.
Near perfect Detroit style pizza. As good, if not better than the real stuff in MI. I got the plain pizza + pepperonis and ordered it “well done”, which is a modification you can and should make. I worried there wouldn’t be enough pepperonis on the pizza since they have one of those on the menu, but I thought they gave me an adequate amount. I drove the pizza down to the beach and luckily it didn’t lose any of its crunch in the 5-10 min commute. Gibroni’s pizza at the SC beach is pretty much heaven. I highly recommend this place.
Detroit style pizza at its best. Traveling all the way from the north OC to snatch up this tasty pizza is so worth it. What is better than a great tasting pizza? Well, a great tasting GLUTEN FREE pizza. My gosh they nailed that recipe down! Doesn't taste like cardboard like those other pizza joints. Staff is very friendly and attentive. Pizza takes longer than your traditional pizza but they are pretty fast here. A few beers on tap. Nice little patio area to eat your pizza on the spot. Highly recommend this place. All pics are gluten free items.
I hope the manager this place sees this review. You sir need to have an all hands on deck meeting with your employees before they destroy your business. I arrived at about 7:30 PM on a weeknight. I tried to order some food and I was informed that, they were all out of dough for pizzas and all out of pasta they could only bake salads. Are you kidding me? Then there is the matter of trying to get a drink at your table or at the bar one girl came over to our table asked how we were doing , and they just turned and walked away without asking us what we wanted to order to drink she never returned. There were the kitchen employees who were out in the parking lot smoking dope. This place is an absolute train wreck. Redeeming factor was a nice friendly crowd.
Reached out to the business on Instagram and they confirmed that they welcome dogs! We had a party of 4 and snagged a table in less than 10 minutes. We ordered beverages from JDs and then pizza from Gibroni's. It was a bit cool while we waited; there is a breeze through the seating area so you may want a sweater. All the pizza were amazing and the dough was cooked to perfection. No burning or undercooked areas. Service was great and we will definitely be back again.