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| - This place does some real business, but even coming over on a Saturday night at about 6 during Spring Training, the wait was only about 25 minutes. I call that quite acceptable. The decor is what one might call "pizza place." It looks like a pizza place and it smells like a pizza place.
Pizza is just about all Grimaldi's does. The menu is pretty bare bones. They have a few blank pizzas (red sauce, garlic sauce, etc) and several toppings ranging from $2 to $4 a piece. There are no premade pizzas, so you have to design your own, and if you're wanting a behemoth 5 topping pizza, your bill will add up quickly. We had sausage, sweet peppers, and mushrooms, and it was an excellent combination. The sweet peppers are almost meaty in texture. The pizza is very lightly sauced and comes thin crust only.
They also have a few salads, served family style. We just had a small house salad between the two of us starving fatties, and it was a good portion, especially for only $5. Pretty standard stuff, but a nice way to start the meal nonetheless.
The service was very good the whole night. The waitress took ownership of the place, which I always like ("You've never been here before? Great. I have three basic types of pizza... I have all these toppings," etc). We had a really cool table right next to the kitchen so I got to see a lot of pizzas being made, and I have to say, people really friggin like pepperoni. Branch out and try something new!
The pizza was good, but the thin crust got soggy as it sat, and it didn't absolutely blow me away. That and the limited menu, which I didn't personally mind but I would warn people about, knock it down a star. But I'd still recommend the place.
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