text: GET THE LARGE PEPPERONI MUSHROOM WITH DOUBLE MOZZARELLA you will want leftovers nnTucked in between Kona Grill and Gordon Bierch is the pizzeria that made the Brooklyn Bridge famous and now you can experience EXCELLENT NY pizza here on the West Coast without waiting in a long ass line with tons of tourists on Old Fulton Street Just park in the strip mall and head towards the fountain and you will find one of the greatest pizzerias in Summerlin the other one is Roccos by Costco I am born raised NY and my taste buds have been in training all my life I know Great PizzannThis thin crust is cracker crisp and will stay perfectly horizontal even without folding Here is what separates the Grimaldi style from others n They place fresh HANDMADE mozzarella slices not shredded on the crust FIRSTn Sauce is drizzled on top after the toppings white pizza does not even have saucen Oven temperature is HOTTER than hell which can soar up to degrees This coal oven brick pizza gives the crust that distinct charred flavor and crispiness Look under the crust and you will see the color that is different n Pepperoni are little tiny salty slices which crisp up a bit SOOO GOOODn When you have been in the pizza business this long you know that there are key factors that people connotate with excellent pizza New York style NY water sauce cheese oven temperature etc Grimaldi recreates the NY style of water by recreating the exact mineral content of Brooklyn water to make sure the dough is just like NYnnThe coal brick oven is a goldmine and permit nightmare in NYC It was not possible to install a coal brick oven in Manhattan where Grimaldi originally wanted to open his pizzeria so he opened up in Brooklyn coal ovens had to be grandfathered in from the building Under the bridge on Old Fulton Street is famous but now with the latest lease controversy there is the new location around the corner from the original Back in Lombardi opened a brick oven pizza in SOHO and you can also wait in line to compare In March Julianas will be opening up in NY as another Grimaldi spin off