Giordano's, the Chicago-style deep-dish pizzeria, has quietly shut down its only Columbus restaurant on Polaris Parkway, ending a nine-year run in the busy mall-area strip. The closure leaves Columbus without a single Giordano's storefront.
As reported by The Columbus Dispatch, the shutdown was confirmed through the chain’s website and a phone call to the restaurant. The outlet notes that the Polaris Parkway location had been operating for nine years and that its June 10 report marked the first public confirmation of the Columbus closure.
According to Giordano's, Columbus is no longer listed among the brand's active markets, indicating the company has removed the city from its online roster. That move lines up with the Dispatch report that the Polaris site is no longer taking orders.
Where It Was
The Polaris restaurant sat at 2137 Polaris Parkway, just north of Polaris Fashion Place in the mall-area retail corridor. Property materials from Polaris Centers list Giordano's among past dining tenants at that address, underscoring the location's long association with the shopping district.
Chain Moves: Openings and Closures
Giordano's has had a mixed year. A Beavercreek location closed abruptly in February, according to WHIO-TV coverage of that shutdown. At the same time, the parent brand has continued to grow elsewhere, announcing a Washington, D.C., opening in late May in a company release shared on GlobeNewswire.
What This Means
The company has not posted a local statement explaining the Polaris shutdown on its national pages, and with the Columbus entry removed, the city is now without a Giordano's storefront. Industry trackers say 2026 remains a turbulent year for chain restaurants, with hundreds of closures and a shifting national footprint for major brands.
