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| - I've discovered that I am a FIEND for wood- or brick-fired oven pizza...just LOVE the thin, crispy, sometimes slighty charred crust that is created as a result of this process. And I have to credit my recent trip to Grimaldi's for this self revelation. Thank you!
We had a hankering for some pizza while on our trip to the Scottsdale/Phoenix area. Our aunt assured us that one of THE best places to nosh on some authentic, Brooklyn-based pizza was the original Grimaldi's location in DC Ranch (not the newer location).
Our hungry party of four arrived at Grimaldi's at 6:45pm on a lovely Saturday evening, and were informed it would be a half-hour wait, which to me was quite reasonable for a payday-weekend-Saturday night. After walking around DC Ranch for a bit to kill time, we got back and only had to wait about another 10 minutes (because we didn't want to sit at a high top table, which ended up being a bad call, but I'll get to that later), which was kinda torture because this place smells soooooo good and we were STARVING!
All told, the food was amazingly good with huge portions! Our small antipasto salad was great, as was our aunt/uncle's "small" mediterranean salad. The "small" pizza was delicious, as was the "small" calzone that Hubby and I split. I also enjoyed their passion fruit iced tea.
Two last things:
1. We got seated at a table in the back corner of the restaurant, which in itself wasn't bad, but it was right next to an exit door and very rude families with kids kept going in and out the damn door. Let's just say our aunt put a stop to that!
2. Our server Joe was excellent! Kept the drinks refilled and cleared the table in a very timely manner. He also commiserated with us having families with loud, uncontrolled kids being seated at the tables next to us. UGH!! That's where we should have taken that high-top table in the bar/adults only area at the front of the restaurant! Oh well, live and learn, right?!
I loved this place, and can't wait to go back and eat there when we visit our aunt/uncle again. :)
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