Over the years, I have vacillated between thin crust and thick crust pizzas. I've always liked thin crusts as a kid, but changed my taste preference to thick crust over the years.
Grimaldi's is a purveyor of the thin crust variety and does a great job of it.
We had a large group (16+) of friends that just wanted to get together and hang out. The majority of my friends are thick crust lovers, so this was a departure from their normal preference. However, since I was paying for everything, there was nary a whine.
All in all, the pizza was very good, and it even managed to convince the naysayers in our group. The service was excellent, and the atmosphere here at the Scottsdale Quarter by Kierland Commons are vibrant and modern.
The only complaint from everyone was the choice of venue's parking. We originally tried to make reservations for the old town scottsdale location, but it was booked up 2 weeks in advance. Unfortunately, this location has dreadful parking. I hope that in the future when additional parking garages are erected, that the perpetual congestion can be relieved.
Parking here isn't so bad in the middle of the day during the week day as I often stop by this area. However, the weekends are simply atrocious.
Otherwise, the restaurant itself was exemplary.