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| - My boyfriend and I stopped by Grimaldi's at the end of a long workday that left both of us unwilling to cook dinner. I had eaten at a location in Chandler before but that was for a rehearsal dinner so I'm not sure if I had a typical Grimaldi's experience.
We entered the restaurant and were immediately greeted and seated at a two top by the window. The menu is printed on the placemat and there are plates already placed before you are seated. I don't mind the placemat menus so much but then why the plates? You just have to move them to read the menu and on a two top there isn't a ton of room to begin with. Additionally, there are a LOT of tables packed into that dining room, but that really didn't bother us until we got up to leave. Walking out was like traveling through an obstacle course.
After we sat, we checked out the menu and the waiter came to take our drink order. He came back with our drinks quickly and explained the three different pizza options available. I ordered the white with sausage and my boyfriend had the classic with pepperoni. Once our pizzas arrived (we didn't wait long), we again had to deal with table space issues. We each ordered a personal size pie, I think it was 12". Our plates were stacked in the middle of the table so we could read the menu, so the server placed our pies in front of us. At this point the plates were just table decoration. There is no way we could have used them and put our pizzas to the side. Not really a major issue but not as smooth as it could have been.
Once we got settled in with the table, we dove in to the pizzas. I immediately noticed that the crust towards the center of my pizza was very soft and not crispy at all. I'm not sure if that was a cooking time issue or a sauce/olive oil issue. The pizza was still quite tasty, but would have been even more enjoyable with a crispier crust. Cheese and meat quality were great and I really liked the smoky flavor that the coal oven gives the pizza. I would characterize it as good but not great pizza.
My boyfriend's pizza was closer to great. From the crust to the sauce to the pepperoni, this pie was spot on. Everything was very flavorful, especially the sauce. The cheese wasn't too heavy and the boyfriend thinks it may have been fresh mozz. His pizza was definitely the better of the two.
The waiter came back during our meal to ask about drink refills and was prompt with the bill as we finished. We took home two slices of white and I'll be glad to have it for lunch tomorrow! The environment at Grimaldi's is definitely family friendly and good for groups, so I wouldn't suggest it if you are looking for something intimate or quiet. A beer, soda, two pizzas and tip totaled 39 bucks. We felt that was a decent price for dinner.
We enjoyed Grimaldi's and would recommend it to friends!
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