Gothamist: Grimaldi's Pizza, Step By Step

Harry of Schnack

Tue, 28 Nov 2006 16:45:47 -0500

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

Tue, 31 Aug 2004 17:03:07 -0500

Goggle Gropups might be usefull for it. http://groups.google.com/ ....... Tristan Pascarelli (xcozanom)

M

Thu, 19 Aug 2004 13:29:51 -0500

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

Thu, 19 Aug 2004 12:46:46 -0500

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

alizinha

Thu, 19 Aug 2004 10:31:42 -0500

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

maven

Thu, 19 Aug 2004 01:39:31 -0500

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

Wed, 18 Aug 2004 23:35:55 -0500

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.

Wed, 18 Aug 2004 19:42:06 -0500

Tien: What do you mean?

Kurt

Wed, 18 Aug 2004 18:24:05 -0500

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

M

Wed, 18 Aug 2004 18:10:32 -0500

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

tien

Wed, 18 Aug 2004 17:51:16 -0500

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

j.

Wed, 18 Aug 2004 17:03:11 -0500

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

Wed, 18 Aug 2004 16:58:58 -0500

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

Wed, 18 Aug 2004 13:19:06 -0500

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.

natis

Wed, 18 Aug 2004 13:15:17 -0500

I still prefer John's of Bleeker.

Laren

Wed, 18 Aug 2004 12:59:59 -0500

Droool . . .

neil

Wed, 18 Aug 2004 12:52:16 -0500

thanks alot, now I have to find a decent place to get some pizza for lunch in the village

evamn

Wed, 18 Aug 2004 12:46:43 -0500

mmmn pizza. I can't think of nothin else.

Ron

Wed, 18 Aug 2004 12:45:40 -0500

Hellfire, Adam, it's even worse for those of us not in NYC! dat's torture, my friend!

Adam

Wed, 18 Aug 2004 12:05:16 -0500

Just kidding. Nice post. You're still a sucka, though: It's noon and I'm hella hungry and you're torturin' me with those photos!?

Adam

Wed, 18 Aug 2004 11:55:28 -0500

You lookin' for a turf war, Chung? Bitin' our style like that. Best step off, sucka.