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| - I like Oregano's. I mean, I really like Oregano's. Rare is the occasion that I will not go there for pizza when the urge hits. The problem, it seems, is that everyone likes Oregano's. That usually means terribly long stretches spent in the Boom Boom Room trying to ease the suffering with glass after glass of Sierra Nevada. Yes, poor baby. It usually works. But on a recent occasion when my parents were visiting from out of town, the 120-minute wait time about 8:30 on a Wednesday night was too much to bear.
I've gotten stuck in this trap before. Read the review of Bada Boom Pasta Room to find out what happened the last time I didn't want to wait for a table and went searching for something faster. But wait at Oregano's we were not going to do. So, with heavy hearts and empty stomachs (as the clich might go), up the street we went to Patsy Grimaldi's.
Seating was immediate, albeit cramped. The server was polite, pleasant and attentive. They even had Sierra Nevada, though I refrained and instead drove down about a half dozen Diet Cokes. We talked and took in the comforting environment before loading up on tasty pizza. While Oregano's may not be damned, count me in as a Patsy Grimaldi's fan.
Free street parking is available nearby at the downtown Scottsdale location we were at that night. Galleries and kitschy shops provide entertainment if you're not out too late. And, of course, there are plenty of bars to belly up to after the food fun.
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