Giovanni Pastrami

Honolulu, Hawaii, United States

Giovanni Pastrami is a typical American-style restaurant that serves pizza and sandwiches. It is located in the Waikiki beach area of Honolulu, on the Hawaiian island of Oahu. The restaurant has a "sports bar" feel, but serves slightly higher quality food. Still, from the outside, we had higher expectations for this restaurant. The restaurant is nicely decorated and modern looking.

The menu had a large selection of pizza and sandwiches. The sandwiches did look very large, although we didn't try any during this visit. The restaurant also offered all-day breakfast.

During our visit, the service was quite slow. We went for dinner around 8:00pm (many people have late dinners in Waikiki). We ended up waiting approximately 30 minutes after ordering for our pizza to arrive.

I didn't notice an outdoor seating area at this restaurant. I also noticed that we were seated at one of a few tall tables with bar stools that weren't very comfortable to sit in.

Cost

This restaurant, like most in the Waikiki area, is a bit more expensive than average. A medium pre-configured pizza is $21.95. Most sandwiches are $12.95.

Dress

Very casual - shorts and a t-shirt are fine.

Items Ordered

Create Your Own Pizza

Medium pizza

Although this pizza looked fantastic, it really tasted just like a typical pizza. There wasn't anything special about it. The pepperoni had a nice little spice. Nobody in our group could taste the three cheeses - the cheese tasted just like mozzarella.