Grimaldi’s Pizzeria

This is the second time we have sat with Brian and enjoyed every minute! He was very busy with several parties yet made it a point to have people bring what we needed. When he did make it to the table he recognized us from before even though it had been a while. Love servers like this. I work in the business and know what it takes to make customers happy. This is defiantly a server to keep! Thanks for a great dinner!

Great pizza. Great service. The pizza is the best in all of Arizona. Great taste, not over salted or greasy. Very clean restaurant. Definitely would come back.

Love Grimaldi’s! Always great service and excellent food! Shared The Don, best meatballs!

Oh man, I love Grimaldis! Their pizza is incredible. I always get the white pizza with mushrooms and olives. This pizza does not need many toppings because the cheese and crust are both delicious. The cheese is slices of fresh mozzarella, which I love. The pizza is never soggy or burnt. The only negative about grimaldis is that the prices are a little high. It’s $ 22 for a plain pizza and toppings vary from $ 2 – 3 each. Good thing I don’t like a lot of toppings on my pizza! They also are always very busy so make sure you either plan ahead or go earlier in the day. Love this place!!!

Pizza is amazing here! Great service from staff also. Love going here for date nights with the wife!

Excellent experience, the pizza was very tasty and Meranda (my waitress) was awesome!
Be adventurous, create your own pizza with non-​standard pizza
of the ingredients were very good, fresh and flavorful. I ate too much of my entrée to try anything else, but their deserts (that they make themselves) and their coffee seemed real tasty
Check it out!

Love this location — it’s in an outdoor shopping area. So if there is a wait to be seated, you can stroll around the shops or stand by outdoor fireplaces. When I went here with my family this weekend, the restaurant estimated an hour wait, so we stood outside by the fireplaces. Grimaldi’s even offered to text us when our table was ready, so we were free to stroll around outside without fear of losing our table.
Love the pizza! So delicious. Great cheese and sauce. Even though I’m not usually a huge fan of thin crust, this pizza makes up for it in great taste. You pay for each topping, so we’ve always stuck to about one or two toppings. One large pizza feeds two people (with maybe one or two pieces to take home as leftovers). Just tried the pepperoni topping for the first time, loved it! They are little bite-​sized, thicker slices than your normal pepperoni. I usually get sliced roma tomatoes and sausage. yum!
Also love the experience of just being here. While you wait for your pizza you can sit and watch the chefs twirl the pizza dough. Charming décor of wine bottle light fixtures and checkered table clothes.
I’ve always had friendly servers the 4 or 5 times I’ve been here. Also I would recommend everyone to sign up for their email newsletters! You get a free large pizza on your birthday! SO worth it!

Compared to some of the incredible local pizzerias we have in Phoenix, Grimaldi’s doesn’t even come close to showing off the potential of what good pizza can truly be. But, at the same time, in terms of chain pizza, I’ve found that Grimaldi’s is one of the better options. I largely attribute this to their crust. Coal-​brick does indeed give their crust a great flavor that you won’t find at most places. Emphasizing this is very smart marketing on their part.
I’m not really a fan of «build your own» concepts and prefer places that have developed their own creations that you can experience by choice. Unfortunately, aside from a few rare exceptions, you’re pretty much on your own at Grimaldi’s. Be careful, because if you’re the type who likes to dump a lot of crap onto your pizzas, your bill will quickly add up. I’ve jokingly said that someone should order every topping and create an 86 dollar large pizza just to see how god-​awful it would truly be. Although I’ve found that keeping it simple with a basic pepperoni is all that’s necessary.
Service is okay, but I always seem to recollect the time when I went here with a co-​worker a few years ago. I asked the server what he would recommend for my pizza. He just looked at me like I asked him to recite all 44 U.S. presidents in chronological order. He had nothing! No suggestions and no guidance! He eventually shrugged and reluctantly stated, «The chicken is pretty good, I guess…» Seriously?
We had a terrible experience in Chandler, but that’s a different story for a different day.
I’ll gladly give them four stars under the category of «chain pizza» — so if that’s your thing, you should be very pleased what they have to offer.

Finding parking is a pain when you just want to get pickup but it was worth the long walk after I finally got a spot. Pizza was delicious, but even with extra cheese it had bald spots. I’ve noticed «gourmet» pizza places do this a lot. I dislike the trend. The sause was actually really good and I’m very picky about that. Cheese was top notch as well and the pepperoni was adorably small but well spread around the pizza.
⁹⁄₁₀ would pizza again.

Is this exactly what New York pizza is like? It’s sort of close, but not exactly. Apparently, the secret to true NY pizza is in the water. Being that it’s 2000 miles away, I don’t expect them to import that here. However, this is still pretty good pizza. Been here twice, with the last one being a birthday offer for a free large pizza. All you have to do is sign up for their email subscription!
Anyway, the first time I was there, I ordered the pesto pizza with spinach and spicy chicken sausage and a NY style cheesecake. Pizza was cooked evenly, crust had a nice crispness to it, and it wasn’t overly greased like you see with other pizza places. The spicy chicken sausage definitely had a nice kick to it! Cheesecake was pretty good too. Second time around, I had the regular pizza with sausage, peppers, and mushrooms. Again, this pizza was solid. Although you could tell it wasn’t truly from New York, it’s close enough that if I was in the mood for NY pizza, it would definitely do its job.
In most instances, I would give this place 4 stars, so why am I adding the 5^th? They messed up my order and actually made the same pie twice. Instead of throwing it out, they actually gave it to me for free. SCORE! Free pizza that would probably last me 2 or 3 meals! Service was outstanding both times. Servers were very friendly, attentive, and outgoing. Ambience was very New York-​ish too. Lots of pictures of NY on the walls with Frank Sinatra playing in the background.

Grimaldis is a nice pizza restaurant with amazing thin crust pizza. The pizza is thin, but not too thin where it’s crunchy. They also have a variety of salads most standard. It’s a very simple yet good menu. The New York cheesecake does not disappoint either. It’s so rich and creamy and not overly sweet just perfect. The waitress was great also and made us feel right at home. Only reason for the 4 stars is it’s very pricey. If you come here you will pay top dollar for these great pizzas. It’s a must try!

Good food, good atmosphere. I will be coming here again. 4 stars only because my friends pizza came out 10 minutes after mine did.
Lunch was a great deal.
$ 9.95 combo with salad and choice of pizza or calzone.
I will be back for more soon!

So came here for lunch and it hurts me to give this place one start. It was not that busy took forever to get our pizza. Came here with another couple they got their pizza and 15 minutes later ours comes out wrong size and Burnt. They said sorry for the wrong size and a large will be coming out shortly. Well another 10 minutes later the pizza comes out. By this time I am ready to go. The waitress brings out the bill and takes another 10 Minutes to come out. If the service like this continues I will not be back.

This was my third visit. The ovens weren’t on the first two. It happens every day after lunch. They come on just before dinner. So don’t come at 3 and expect a pizza. Everything else on the menu is available.
We shared a small Caesar salad. Large enough portion for two hungry people! We ordered the white pizza. It was very good but on the bland side. Nothing really fantastic about the flavor. I wouldn’t be back for that pizza.
I had a red Sangria. It was delicious. Had a wonderful flavor and a generous portion.
Come for the Sangria but maybe try a red sauced pizza if you do!

I have been the original Grimaldi’s under the Brooklyn Bridge & the location in NYC and I have to say… Eating at the Peoria location brings me back to my NY trips! Of course, without the heavy winter coat, shaking in the cold, and wind in my face while waiting for 45 mins for a table for two. I am here in AZ, in flipflops and enjoying the weather while waiting outside on the bench! :)
The service was great (no asking for refills). He checked on us a few times. I had the white pizza with chicken and bacon… YUM! I am still in love with the regular red sauce. Guess I need to go back soon!

5 stars for the service, Friendly over the phone when ordering. Nice service when I picked up dinner and decided to add salads.
1 star for the price. Paid $ 40 for one small pizza and two large salads. The salads are were $ 9.00 a piece and barely anything came along with the lettuce. Wont be doing that again. I can get a hardy loaded salad other places from $ 8 to $ 11 other places meat included and lots of goodies and flavor.
Husband is the only one who can eat pizza there since the rest of us is gluten free. He said the crust and toppings were excellent. The sauce was more of a thin flavorless marinara. That is just not his style of sauce. May be good for others. Great to experience. Wont be back. Still recommend giving it a trying.

Great pizza! We stopped by during the week. Decided on a meatball pizza and Mediterranean salad. Both were delicious! Great service! Will definitely be back!

After a long hot day at the ballpark, getting to the Peoria Grimaldi’s was a huge priority. 2 18″ large pizza’s and 2 salads were enough for 4 adults and an exhausted ballplayer.
We were told there was a 20 minute wait, but were actually seated faster. I really like any pizza with their spicy chicken sausage. And, we had 2 with Pepperoni and Spicy Chicken Sausage.
Our server was great and she stayed on top of much needed drink refills!

Ooo, ooo, ooo where to begin. I had gotten a gift card for Christmas and waited till now to order which was a grave mistake.
We got here at 4:30 PM and was notified that from 4 – 5 they stoke the coals and prepare the brick oven for more magic to happen. We sat down for some delicious refreshments and were greeted by Jake an amazing server. He was knowledgeable and very friendly. He made the service of this dinner memorable.
We ordered a 18″ cal zone with extra mozerlla, ricotta, spicy chicken sausage, extra basil, kalamata olives, and pepperoni. WOW was it the best damn pizza I have ever had and it was HUGE. The flavors were dead on and a party in your mouth .
The price is a little steep but for a amazing eat like this and service that Jake provided I will be back again and again.

A great pie
I’m originally from NY, and it’s always a challenge to find a great NY style Italian Pie. I have eaten lots of pies at Grimaldi’s original location under the Brooklyn Bridge, and I have to say this Grimaldi’s has equally great pies.
We arrived at 11:00 after watching a movie and we were seated within minutes. Our server took our drink order, and the drinks were delivered quickly. On this visit we kept it simple, a small pepperoni, double cheese pizza. The small pizza is enough for two people (16″). The pizzas are thin crust, crispy, and delicious.
We were filled from our pizza, but we couldn’t pass up desert. So we went with the «trio» for desert. You pick any three deserts off the menu. We tried the Tiramisu, Oreo cookie cheesecake, and Cannoli. My favorites was the cannoli. Grimaldi’s has great food, service, and staff, which always keepd me coming back.