I love Grimaldi's and I'm definitely a frequent flyer here whenever I crave for pizza. Fresh, extremely fresh pizza, made to order, and THIN crust. I'm a huge fan of thin crust pizza!! Also for less than $20 you get a quality pizza!
I read that they bake their pizza using brick ovens, but with a special kind of coal called "anthracite" which is a more premium coal because it has a high carbon content and few impurities.
& since they originated in NYC and wanted to bring the same flavor to other cities, they do not use our water system here in the LV valley- instead they use the NYC water pumping system installed in every location to bring that flavor here.
First I will say, that the service at this location was a little below what I'm used to, normally get my pizza lightly cooked on the crust, because they normally bring it out a a little charred. I requested it but still got the charred crust. :( If you like a little buttery crust, I recommend asking for it lightly cooked.
We order our pizza with basil (you can get it baked on top or after baking, so it's still "raw," with pepperoni, and with italian sausage. Extra toppings of course cost a little more.
I haven't tried their desserts yet, since this location is in the palazzo, Bouchon bakery is soo close. So I ran right over there. :P
4/5 stars- because of the service at this location. Otherwise 5 stars for the awesomeness of the pizza!