Grimaldis Pizza is coal-oven baked with a thin crust and is consistently excellent! We go there numerous times a month for their pizza and excellent house (full of quality veggies like oven-roasted red peppers) and Mediterranean salads. The quality of their meats is SO much better than most pizza joints. We also love their atmosphere with red checkered table clothes, a huge bar to sit at and a nicely lit and quiet side patio. Numerous beers on tap including the Italian beer Peroni, which is light and flavorful and our favorite.
I am knocking off one star for several reasons.... first the music, it is a bit jazzy and rat-pack like and absolutely gets on your nerves, especially if you are a repeat client which we are. We have probably been to Grimaldis at least 100 times, in Gilbert, Scottsdale and Chandler Arizona. Recently we went to the Las Vegas location and laughed when we went in and sure enough, the same annoying playlist. The other reason I am knocking off one star is that we wish there was another option other than pizza. Even one signature pasta dish, or a calamari or something other than pizza and salad. They do have a meatball appetizer which is great for the Atkins type like my husband, but we wish there was a slight menu expansion. And finally, my beloved pineapple. The pizza is amazing but adding pineapple as a topping option would make us and no doubt many other diners very happy to see.
Grimaldis Scottsdale is overall outstanding and consistent so highly recommend it. Cheers!