Giovanni Pastrami

The sandwiches at Giovanni Pastrami are tasty, but we like the joint best for its upscale sports-bar atmosphere. With walls decorated with mosaic glass from Peru, wood-paneled walls, a well-stocked concrete bar and 17 plasma screens in heavy black frames, it feels like a fantasy bachelor pad. “During the UH football season, it was standing room .....read more.

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‘Upscale’ sports bar beating the odds
By Simplicio Paragas
Giovanni Pastrami now a favorite among diners, fans We know who Roy is.

We’ve heard of Nobu. We’re intimate with Ruth. And Denny is that guy who re-defined “grand slam.” But who is this Giovanni Pastrami?

I can tell you he’s not a pinkie-ring-wearing, Italian- Jewish Manhattanite who has decided to open a restaurant along the new multi-million-dollar Beach Walk project at Lewers Street. No, Giovanni Pastrami is a made-up name and an amalgamation of an Italian pizzeria, a New York deli and sports bar, all rolled into one single location.....read more.

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Upscale ‘sports bar’ opens on Lewers

Framed monitors, Peruvian tiles adorn new establishment

Will the real Giovanni Pastrami please stand up. Since opening last week as part of the multi-million dollar Beach Walk project on Lewers Street, this toney establishment has re-defined the stereotypical rowdy and loud, beer-guzzling and pupu-grinding image that’s often associated with a “sports bar.” ....read more.

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