Grimaldi's Pizza, Step By Step

Inspired by a Slice visit to Grimaldi's that tantalized us too much, Gothamist decided to head over the Brooklyn Bridge on a fine Friday afternoon (a while ago, yes) and wait along Old Fulton Street ourselves. The Grimaldi's menu (via Slice) gives more details about its history and name (formerly Patsy Grimaldi's, but still the same delicious coal brick oven pizza), so Gothamist decided to concentrate simply on the beauty of what it takes to make a Grimaldi's Pizzeria pizza.

First, you must toss the dough and spread it on the pizza peel.

Then fresh mozarella is placed on the dough, followed by whatever toppings you might choose (we picked mushrooms, sausage, and olives).

Then tomato sauce is drizzled over the toppings.

With fresh basil and a drizzle of olive oil (which was too quick for us to capture) that tops off the pizza, the pie is ready for the coal brick oven. And then you get a fabulous pie (like the one at top) to eat - Gothamist personally had four slices of pizza and we needed to walk back to Manhattan over the bridge to get out of the coma.

Grimaldi's Pizzeria is at 19 Old Fulton Street in Brooklyn, underneath the Brooklyn Bridge...and it was also featured on an episode of Law & Order.

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By Jen Chung in Food on August 18, 2004 11:34 AM

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Harry of Schnack

Patsy has come out of retirement to open Gramaldis at Aviator Sports. It's part of the Brooklyn Food Hall of Fame they are opening. (Schnack and the Brooklyn Ice Cream Factory will be there too.)

They fired up the oven w/ pizza for the 1st time today and I had a few slices from a few of the pies. The taste was great even through they didn't have a coal oven. The oven they had gets to 800 degrees and it was enough to make a great pie..

Tristan Pascarelli

Goggle Gropups might be usefull for it.

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M

i love when people slam some of these places, always amusing.

the most recent promotion of John's I saw was David Steingarten saying that it was currently his "best slice in the city"... but what does he know (not that I need him to confirm that most of these quintessential joints serve up tasty pies)?

I think jaded NYers just rip these places because they are landmarks and end up beeing tourist destinations. boo-hoo, it's not a NY secret.

tien

what i mean is that those other places are not great.

alizinha

I really did not need to be seeing this at 10:22am. Torture. Pure torture.

maven

Must be really small pizza places that don't have many customers... let's talk about the large pizzas with many customers, therefore popular. The real deals: pizza hut, papa john's (some of you are referring to john's), and domino's pizza. What's the best, I think john's. I think they are mostly good, ok with BBQ Chicken and Bacon.

For real New Yorker's, pizza hut has a new yorker pizza. That's big pizza. The Fiesta Taco Pizza and Buffalo Chicken Pizza are tasty, bother with those pizzas.

ok, Domino's... the Ultimate Deep Dish with Ham and Cheddar Cheese is worth a delivery.

Get the door, it's better pizza with better twisted crust.

UES

pizza?

grimaldis - pretty good, only worth the trip cross the bridge on a sunny day

johns - mostly blah, but ok w/sausage

patsys - dont bother

nicks - 94 & 2nd - order of family style mussels (red sauce) and /or calimari with a large pie (extra garlic) - best damn thing on a pizza rack

no contest...

j.

Tien:

What do you mean?

Kurt

Grimaldi's also has outlets in Phoenix & Scottsdale, AZ... If that helps. Plan your retirement accordingly.

M

well it's settled, Grimaldi's for dinner... one perk of working in DUMBO

tien

john's?!? lombardi's?!? arturo's?!? not to be inflammatory, but what the hell are you guys talking about?!

j.

Having been to Grimaldi's in the past, and then having eaten there twice this summer, I regretfully have to say . . . it's gone a bit downhill.

Before one of my excursions there this summer, I went to Arturo's a day or two before. And, sadly, Grimaldi's wasn't much different from Arturo's. In the past (and while I do like Arturo's), there was a clear difference.

Lombardi's remains my favorite. I haven't been to John's in ages, though.

Joel

Lombardi's has the best pizza. Pepperoni and mushroom pie w/ extra garlic there is heaven. Plus they serve good tasting, cheap house wine. Grimaldi's, Arturo's amd John's are all a step behind in taste.

Hoyt Pollard

Olives? Worst topping ever. And never put more than two toppings on a pizza. Not only does it make the pie too hard to handle, it usually pushes it into the $20 range.