Patsy Grimaldi’s Pizzeria

Very sad to enter that this location will CLOSE at the end of business Sunday April 6, 2014. They did not renew their lease as stated on a large door sign and other signs inside. Grimaldi’s at this location was great as we often dined here over the years. Glad we stopped for a late lunch on Saturday April 5. 2014. :(:(:(

They are closing this location which is no loss. The service is horrible. I like grimaldis but this one sucks. Try the one at santan mall. Doesn’t matter I suppose since this one closes in 2 days.

Sad to say this place is closing… I hope the other locations are just as good.

OK pizza, OK service.

Grimaldis has great pizza! We love the authentic flavors of the crust and sauce. My son and I can split the large mo problem. The crust is thin and crispy… Not thick. If you are looking for fresh tasting pizza you need to try it out. Cost is a little more than average but worth it because of quality.
Also the wait staff rocks. They took care of us and we never had an empty glass. They were very friendly and we were greeted many times walking in and leaving.
If you can sit on the patio. Even better. Its a great environment!

Pizza and calzones are pretty good here. Not much else on their menu though except salads.
Service is pretty hit or miss, sometimes it is basically nonexistant.
They have a nice patio overlooking a small lake, but it is often closed when the weather is nice for parties that are hours away. Sometimes they just aren’t even offering service on the balcony as they are slow.
I have never seen this location be busy. It is usually very quiet for lunch and dinner.
Too expensive in my opinion for the small menu and generally poor service.

Quattro Formaggio pizza! No tomato sauce though, which was a bit of a surprise. The cheese pizza was a little bland today. Overall, moving down on our pizza list. We’ll go back to Ziegler’s NYPD Pizza next time.
The most redeeming quality of Grimaldi’s is a well prepared dough/​crust. Nice restaurant for sit down, and service is always very good.

I’ve been hearing about Grimaldi’s for a long time but never went as it was out of the way. But since there is one in Chandler, finally got the opportunity to go.
Pizza is great — the combination of fresh dough, fresh ingredients and their brick oven make for a very tasty pie. Reminds me of my brother-​in-​laws pies in his FL restaurant. Also enjoyed the large antipasto but found that to be a bit disappointing compared to platters at other restaurants that have a few more meats and a much more generous portion (especially for a large).
Was also surprised to find out they ONLY had pizza as your main course option. Cannoli was great! Service was good — friendly and attentive.
Why 3 stars? I’m not a pepperoni and cheese pizza person. I like lots of veggies and several meats. Well by the time you add ingredients to your pie, it doubles the cost of the pizza! And as noted, the antipasto was no value either. Overall the place is WAY too expensive for a pizza joint. That and the fact that you cannot get any other Italian main course dish make it merely a pizza joint to me. I may treat myself on occasion but there are better pies at better prices elsewhere.

Best pizza in America try any Grimaldi’s. read the reviews. Don’t need to say much. This place is the least busiest of all the Grimaldi’s In all the world! Love this place!

First visit here. Heard good things about it, and had a chance to try a slice someone brought home once. We were coming back from a movie, it was late, and we had a craving for pizza. We made a good choice.
We arrived about 15 min before closing. Almost nobody in the place. The bartender (there is a bar by the entrance) greeted us and gave us menus. We ordered pepperoni and mushroom take-​out. She put in the orders and then brought us some water while we waited. I could see them hand-​tossing our pizza, and within about 15 – 20 minutes (I would guess… I wasn’t timing them) we had our piping-​hot pizza! Took it home and served it up!
It was a simple pizza, but it was very good. The sauce, the cheese, and the toppings were reasonably generous (could have been a bit more, but it was good). They do NY-​style crust, so it’s fairly thin.
I definitely can see coming back here!

We came here twice on our trip to AZ. The first time here we got a small Cesar salad and a large pepperoni and garlic pizza. The salad was awesome! The lettuce was crisp as could be and they don’t soak it with dressing. Just a light coating. Very crisp and fresh tasting! The pizza on the other hand was lacking a little bit. The pepperonis were not as well done as the past and the crust was even a tad gummy towards the middle. Even the tomato sauce tasted a little different than what I had remembered. The meal was still good but not amazing like usual.
Fast forward to lunch today…
Some Grimaldis locations have lunch specials. If you are near one that does, please come and eat here asap. They have killer deals. Both my wife and I got their lunch special. It came with a personal (6 inch) pizza or personal calzone, a Cesar salad and a drink for $ 8.49. My wife ordered a pepperoni and garlic pizza and I went with a meatball calzone as my entrée. We also ordered an extra personal pepperoni pizza which was $ 3.99 I believe. Here is how the food stacked up…
Meatball calzone– We have a winner! I have never ordered a calzone from Grimaldis mainly because the pizza is always so good. I went off track today and decided to try one out. It was awesome! They stuff this thing with mozzarella, meatballs and ricotta. They serve it with sauce on the side. I will not hesitate to get this again. The crust was nicely charred but still really chewy. The meatballs were moist and delicious and the cheese blend was creamy and sinful! I really enjoyed this thing!
Pizzas– The pizzas were awesome too. Since they are smaller, they cook them real quick. The pepperoni was better today and there were no soggy bits anywhere. The sauce still tasted a little different but it was still good. Grimaldis crust is my favorite. Coal fired ovens sure do put out good pizza!
Service is always excellent at this location plus its never crowded (At least when we have been). Its our favorite Grimaldis in AZ and we will definitely be back next time we are in town. Total for everything with tip was under $ 30.00. That my friends is a great lunch!

In a day where genuine heartfelt friendly customer service is getting harder to come by, it was so refreshing to walk into Grimaldi’s recently.
I was greeted by Bryan Hochrine, mgr, with a warm friendly smile as though I was a long time regular customer. Although it was my 1^st time in Grimaldi’s and I had just walked in for a drink to go, I was treated more like a good friend.
This is on my list of «to go to» places. If I lived closer, I would be a regular customer here and will be at the Grimaldi’s closer to my home anytime I want Pizza.
I will be sure to tell friends, relatives and contacts about my wonderful experience here!

Meh. That’s basically how I felt when we left.
We’ve passed by here a few times, and kept saying we were gonna try it. Finally got the urge for some new pizza (first mistake) and decided to go here (second mistake).
For starters, we got there early (maybe around 5:15?) and were some of the first to get seated in the dinning area, so where do they put us? Well, unbeknownst to me, dead center of the main thoroughfare from the hostess station to all other seats. I didn’t figure it out until our salads arrived, and didn’t want to be a pain asking to move, so we just sat there as EVER. SINGLE. PERSON. walked by (sometimes brushing us with crap)…it was just flat out annoying. Seriously. Start filling in from the back!
So, the salad was good (Caesar). The pizza? Not so much. We ordered a white pizza with onions, «pan roasted» red peppers, and chicken. I can say the pizza crust was decent. The onions and the red peppers were slimy and we both scrapped all of them off leaving a white pizza with chicken. They bragged on and on about their «brick oven pizza» but I was not impressed. Want a GOOD brick oven pizza? Go to Pizzeria Bianco. Want another good one on the east side? Liberty Market. Wanna be unimpressed? Grimaldi’s.
When we were done with our meal our waiter went MIA. Why is it when you have a crappy meal and you just wanna leave, the server disappears? I think it’s some wait-​staff secret to just piss you off even more.
So, will we ever go back? Nope.
Meh.

If you love thin crust pizza, you have to give Grimaldi’s a try. The crust is perfect, the toppings are fresh, and they use just the right amount of sauce. I’ve only eaten here once, and we sat at the bar, but the service was quite good. They have a limited selection of draft beer, with some local selections. The restaurant itself is clean, modern, and spacious. The only thing keeping me from giving 5 stars is the price. $ 25 for a pizza… get real! I don’t care how good it is that is crazy! I’ll probably be back though.

I came here a few weeks ago and am just now getting around to reviewing this place.
Let me first say that I just moved here and as a foodie I was in an absolute panic to find some new favorite spots (pathetic I know but my life revolves around food what can I say)
Neways came here on a Tuesday… SCORE! half off on wine by the bottle and by the glass.
Had the lunch special. Small Salad, Personal Pan Pepperoni Pizza. The pizza was delicious. I love love love thin crust pizza and it was perfect. If you’re a deep dish person you may want to go for the calzone although I didn’t try it so I can’t say if its good or not.
The best part was when the bill came it was only $ 25 for two people. That was two small salads and two personal pizzas and a glass of wine. Not back at all for lunch. I will definetly be a patron here again and again.

We live about a 30 second drive from Grimaldi’s, but I would still come here to eat great pizza even if it was a 30-​minute drive. Usually we get it to go, but the times we have eaten in the restaurant it has been a nice relaxing experience. They have a great wine selection and one night I commented on a wine I really liked and the waiter was happy to show me the bottle so I could look for it the next time I was at BevMo.
We usually start with the antipasti which is so good I keep saying I’m going to go back sometime and get the large antipasti order and just have that with a couple of glasses of wine.
Our standard order is the large pesto with sausage and mushrooms and the large calzone with meatballs. Those two items are so good we haven’t tried much of anything else. Yes, it’s a little pricey, but compared to what? The national chains? I read somewhere that Domino’s food costs per pizza are just over $ 2. I’d rather pay more for quality and fresh ingredients. Not just cheap pizza to soak up the beer in my belly.
And that pesto pizza warmed up in the oven the next morning with a fried egg on top is wonderful! I highly recommend trying that.

Awesome place! Our service was very nice, on top of taking care of us. The dough for the kids was a hit! The salad and anti pasti were wonderful, fresh, high quality. The pizza was perfect! Dough, sauce, cheese… each amazing! :)

We love Grimaldi’s, and get the same thing every time!
Pepperoni, Sausage, and Red Onions… Mmmmm
We used to live in SE Chandler, so this used to be the closest Grimald’s to us. And we used to frequent it quite often. My husband even signed up for an email sign-​up list or something, and with his birthday this location sent him a free large 1-​topping birthday pizza.
So… we made the trek again down to Chandler.
Love the pizza, as always. Weather was nice tonight, but due to my allergies we dined indoors. We did notice that they’ve expanded the patio area though here — much larger, so now you can have larger tables.
Yes, thin pizza which we love. But Grimaldi’s is all about the coal brick oven. So, unlike Napoletana-​style pizza’s… the crust has a bit of chewiness and crunch throughout. (Unliike Napoletana which can sometimes bit soggy in the middle.) Also few «blisters» in the crust, but not charred per se like Napoletana.
They use good quality ingredients. Love the mozzarella, and the pepperoni is pretty good.
Adequate wine list. And love the Lavazza coffee.
Yes, younger staff here. But everyone is friendly and the pizza’s awesome!

Amazing

It’s pizza, decent pizza NY style in a coal fired oven. Why must this always be a fancy, pricey meal outside of NY?
The pizza is thin, the crust has a bit of a crispness to it. The cheese is well melted and right at the edge where the fats start to separate from the cheese. The options for toppings is vast, and they are also a way to quickly make your pizza pricier than frois grois stuffed Kobe fillet. Keep this in mind, you may be better off ordering a speciality pie than adding garlic, ricotta and tomatoes to your standard pie unless you like to spend 20+ for a thin large pizza that can marginally feed 3.
As with any upscale pizza experience they offer a wide selection of marked up wines.
The service and atmosphere is decent with a small lake out back that also has a view of a main road.
I would like this place more if the prices were more in line with the product.