Grimaldi’s Coal Brick-Oven Pizza

Great tasting food and sweet service from Kimberly! We had the caprese salad but the tomatoes were not ripe enough. Basil was super crisp and fresh though. Large pizza with pepperoni and mushroom was plenty and tasty!

I’ve seen how packed the place gets on a Friday night but have only been during their less busy time. Staff is very friendly and actually seem genuine, the menu is simple, and pizza is great. Love the décor and big open window at the bar and watching others’ kids get a kick out of watching them make the pizza. The only downside (and not a big deal) is they don’t have ranch dressing… I’m a ranch fiend but it’s probably on purpose for those of us who ranch their pizza. Pizza is still delicious without it.

Thank you Costco for the gift cards. I LOVE Grimaldis. Great location for a restaurant. Not exactly my favorite layout for a restaurant, but when you taste the pizza you will not care. They have a bar that goes to outside and a patio which is nice. The servers have all always been really friendly. The service is always fast. They don’t rather have a lot of choices for food here for people that may not like pizza, but as long as you do you are good to go. I usually will choose deep dish or Neapolitan pizza as my choices for go to pizza, but if you are feeling like NY style pizza it’s either here or NYPD across the street. To me those are the best NY Style pizza places in AZ. Grimaldis pizza really the best for this style. Every bite is so flavorful and addicting. It makes it difficult to stop eating it. It is a little pricey, but is completely worth it. I will continue to go back time and time again.

Eh, pizza was pretty bland. Sauce had no taste, disappointed was really looking forward to NY pizza.
Probably won’t come back.

I love it. Gets me real happy to be honest. I like pizza so I like it here. It can get real rowdy in there though. If you’re from Chicago and love pizza, go ahead and by a house near this place.
Get the pesto pizza if you have any good taste at all and you will be pushing up on the table all night.
It can get a little pricey after all the toppings but it’s worth it

Great food! Customer service was outstanding. Danika was fabulous. She stayed patient when we took forever to make up our minds. The product was worth the money and the value of the food was amazing as well.

Will, Mgr, tried hard accommodate 15 of us; the hostesses persisted in not following his directions to seat us. It was 1 hr and 15 min before we were seated. The waitress was excellent. The free cheesecakes were delicious.

There pizza was great. The price point is good for the quality of the pizza.
Quality pizza 4stars.
Megan was our server and she made quite a few mistakes. There was plastic in our sauce (we did get that dish completely refunded without complaining to have the cost of the dish removed) and she had to be reminded to bring us several things. It certainly was not her day. She also tried to flirt with us several times to get more tips. Nice try.
Service 2 stars
I asked for extra olive oil to put on my pizza. They had extra containers on the side. I was very disappointed at the quality of the olive oil. It was probably the cheapest you can find. It was almost like oily water. They had good Parmesan on the side.
Additional service 2 star
The lighting of the place was good after it turned dark. It became difficult to see my pizza. For some reason they don’t have almost any lights where we sat. It was pretty close to the entrance.
Ambience and lighting 2stars
My advice: I didn’t feel it was worth to eat at the place. Everything was pretty bad except the pizza. I ordered a margarita.
If I ever go back I’ll order a pizza to bring home.

Love love love Grimaldis pizzas ! I always have the personal pizza (tomato and cheese) with fresh basil.
The personal pizza is $ 9 and the topping you add are $ 2 or $ 4. Yes the pizza I have looks like very basic but the thin crust is so good and for me nothing more is needed. I also tried the red house wine ($ 5 the glass). It was not one of the best I had but for the price it was good.

If we want to eat pizza, we always go to Grimaldi’s Pizzeria. Honestly, their pizzas are the best you can get in the Phoenix area (at least to my opinion).
The crust is just phenomenal, I could just eat it by itself! It is a thin crust, so thick crust lovers out there, I’m not sure if this is your spot!
They have a nice selection of wine and beer, no hard liquor though (Not an issue for me…). Their house wine is actually quite good (for $ 5.)
The reason why I am not giving 5 starts is because of the service as well as the prices. The price of the pizzas can get high pretty fast, as each toppings is at least $ 2. The Personal Pizza is at $ 9 (which is just cheese and tomato sauce). I have never had an excellent service at Grimaldi’s, especially when I am sitting at the bar.
To be honest, as long as they keep serving me that pizza, I do not really care about the rest!

Never coming back. Came here one day when we were roaming around the mall and they told us they didn’t serve pizza until 5pm, but that they’d write our names down and to come back in 40 mins. We did. They acted like they had never seen us before and said «oh we can take your name down, it’s a 30 minute wait.»
No, no thanks. I’ve had better pizza and service…

If you want a great pizza this place is the best! Love everything about them. The salads are good too. Make sure to sign up for the birthday club, you’ll get a free pizza for your birthday month each year! We look forward to it!

Got there early, about 5:15, and checked in. Immediate seating outside in the patio which is a lovely place to sit. It’s a bit sunny but give it about an hour and the sun goes down and it’s just awesome.
Beers on tap are pretty good although the selection is a bit minimal, but I’m a beer snob. The small sized Caesar salad is perfect for two people. We have had the large size and end up bringing half of it home.
We had a large sized pepperoni and ricotta cheese pizza which, as always, was excellent.
Out server was a bit brisk but she has lots of tables and kept us happy and checked in on us with a smile. The hostesses were great too.

Not our best visit today.
Out of the bottled beer we prefer and the restaurant needs a good deep cleaning. We sat at the bar on the patio and the outdoor TV was dirty and the vents are black. Used the restroom and was disgusted.
Pizza and service was good.

My favorite pizza is the marguerite. So most of this review is geared toward that. The crust was good. The service was Good. The salad was great. The pizza sauce ruined the entire pizza. It tasted like pasta sauce. Those who know this pizza know the sauce needs to be full of tomatoes and herbs. The sauce was gross. And no fresh tomatoes were on it.

First let me say that I’ve been eating at this location since it opened. We have always had good service and great food.
It was an 80 something degree day and the mall and the place was busy. We were told it was a 10 – 15 minute wait upon checking in. Waiting outside in the direct sun was a bit warm based on how we were dressed. We moved in side as space permitted. 15 minutes pass then 20. I’m noticing everyone being seated now has arrived after us.
We approach the hostess and our name is not on their list. The hostess takes our name again and she adds it back on the list. So logic would dictate that we should be next after already waiting 20 plus minutes. Nope she continues to seat all the other parties that arrived after us.
So now I’m officially pissed off. After seating every other party she finally calls our party after 30 minutes and I tell my party were leaving. We walk out but I go back inside and let the manager know what transpired. He’s very gracious and offers to seat us. He acknowledges the hostess should have sat us asap. While I appreciate that I’m not spending my money any longer at this place and let him know that.
Your poorly trained hostess cost you a customer. And I will pass the word along to anyone else That will listen.

First, let me say we’ve been eating at Grimaldi’s for years. I’ve avoided writing a review the past few times we’ve been even though it’s been marginal because I figured «everyone has a bad night.»
Well, our experience this afternoon was so awful, that I can’t refrain from writing this review. The hostesses are so snotty that we’ve commented about it the past several times.
Where to begin? We arrived at 3 pm thinking we would have an early dinner before the ovens close for cleaning between 3:30 and 5:00 pm (per the hostess when I called). Upon arriving, the hostesses were not just unfriendly but downright rude. I said we needed a table for 5 and she was visibly irritated. Her words «oh my god, there are just so many big parties coming in at once.» First of all, it’s not my problem that several «big» parties came in around the time we did. Also, is 5 people really a «big» party? Having 5 people always seems problematic at this particular Grimaldis which is why we’ve tried on several occasions to make a reservation up to a week in advance and have been told every time that they are full for reservations.
After a less than warm reception, the wait was as predicted and we were seated. The waitress was friendly and our drink orders taken. Once food orders were taken, salad plates were brought to our table. Mine came with a long thick black hair on it (I’m blonde). I told our waitress at which time it was replaced without any comment or apology.
Our pizza was great, but as is usual at Grimaldis. It was brought out by someone who was not our server. We would have liked to order another beer, as ours were empty, but we didn’t see our server until we were just finishing our pizza. She did ask us at that time if we’d like desert and another beer, but by that time we were done with our pizza and beer and cheesecake… no thanks. We waited for 15 minutes for the slice of cheesecake which was good.
On our way out the door we passed the hostess station where 4 employees were gathered talking and laughing and not one of the even looked up or said anything to us.
I have to say that overall, the food is good, but the service is hit or miss, and the hostesses are just snotty and unfriendly. We eat here at least 2 – 3 times a month and our bill is always over $ 100, so this is not a cheep dinner and the service used to be friendlier.
I’m wondering if the manager has any clue how people are greeted and treated by these young ladies. They are the fist and last impression the customer has when dining at Grimaldis. Maybe management doesn’t think it matters because the restaurant is always packed, but in the future we will either drive to the Scottsdale Grimaldis or look for a different pizza place we can call our favorite. y

Solid pizza place. It’s a wood fire pizza. Very simple and fresh. It takes awhile to get a seat if you go on a Friday or Saturday night. The good news is that you can put your name and number down. They will text you when your table is ready. This way, you can go shop around the mall.

Take me to new york and ill show you good pizza, or just enioy warm winters at this gilbert location. Erron the bartender nailed great service. Smart, helpful, and not to bad on the eyes. Excellent recommendation of the «Don». Lovely atmosphere.
Keep up the good work, you’re crushing it!

Very good service!
Great pizza!
Taking whole family next time! Reminds me of new york!