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| - After a terrific Yelp event at a Grimaldi's nowhere near where I live, I thought it was time to visit the one in Boca Park, close to home. It's been open for a long time, but it was new for me.
I had sampled their private label red wine, Mille Gradi, at the event. It's a red, which I don't drink. But I loved it so much that I was looking forward to ordering it. That is, until I saw the price. I don't usually get wine that's $10 a glass (how un-Yelpy of me, I know), but threw all resolve to the wind and treated myself. Some of the wines are reasonably priced, but more aren't. Case in point: Sangria straight out of a bottle is $11. I think not. At most other places it's cheaper than all other wines, even when homemade. I've just looked at their menu online and find that the wine prices listed are completely outdated, some as much as $3 a glass less than what you're charged at the restaurant. This is all too common, and really pisses me off. If I had checked it out before we went, I'd have been a bit riled. I don't like sticker shock. I don't think it's deliberate, just laziness, or they don't want to pay someone to update it.
I appreciate a pizza place whose decor is more like a nice restaurant than a pizza take-out. It's pretty, warm, big but cozy, with great lighting and atmosphere. We shared a small Mediterranean salad, and that size was actually pretty big, more than enough for the two of us to have a substantial portion. I forgot to ask for the dressing on the side, and was happy that the salad wasn't drowning in it - it had just the right amount, though some people might have to ask for more.
We got a large pizza, with green pepper, baby spinach, and sliced Roma tomatoes. Spinach, what spinach?? You can buy a bag of baby spinach for $2 bucks and wallpaper at least 10 pizzas with it. On our pizza, no slice had more than one leaf, a few of those were burned beyond recognition, and too many had none at all. I'm not one to shut up and eat, so I brought it to the attention of the waitress. The manager came over, too, and they offered to remake the whole pizza. To their credit, and our surprise, they didn't take the first pizza and throw it out, but asked us if we wanted to take it home, along with the leftover new pizza.
I did enjoy the final pizza, though the (red) sauce is a bit light. I prefer chunky tomatoes and a heavier sauce. But I did like the crust, because it was crisp and not salty.
The service was excellent, and the manager, David, was extremely friendly and chatty, which we like. Maybe it was his NY accent, though he's from upstate, but not too far upstate :)
I wish that Grimaldi's wasn't so pricey, because it will impact future visits. We'll definitely return, but not as often as we might like.
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