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| - Finally!! After weeks of trying to eat here, I was able to grab a table for three on a Tuesday night, after only about a half hour wait. The previous two attempts had an estimated wait of 2 hours. The space is small, the place is popular, and they don't take reservations.
I came with two lovely ladies for Tuesday's date night, which started off grumpy because of rush hour traffic, a rain storm catching me sans umbrella, and difficulty/stress finding parking. But the experience at Grampa's made it all worth it.
The inside was cozy, with attention to details that add to its romance, like the yellowed books and fresh flowers at the window sills. As a party of three, we added a second pizza to the date night special, which includes a bottle of red or white, 1 app, 1 pizza, and 1 dessert to share for $40. Strangely the special didn't seem to be listed on their website or anywhere else; we heard through word of mouth, showed up, and it turned out to be true.
These are not your average pizzas. The bacon was meaty and smoky. The flavors contrasting, with bitter, floral, sweet, tart, savory, and the different textures of creamy and crispy. We chose the white that night, which turned out to be a new Sauvignon Blanc I hadn't tried, and paired perfectly with our meal. We didn't have room for the ginger cake at the end, but we devoured it anyway, along with the surprise macarons at the end.
Despite all it took to get here, this place was definitely worth the attempts. The servers are knowledgeable and you don't feel rushed (which is probably why the wait tends to be long). Cheers to you if you can can grab a table, and bad luck if it takes you multiple tries like me, but in the end it was a pursuit worth making.
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