text: Grimaldis Not For EveryonennI almost gave Grimaldis stars because it seemed to be fairly popular and busy but when I mentally compared their pizza which I thought was good to the many other pizza restaurant options it did not hold up well so I knocked them down to stars I have ordered pizza at dozens of restaurants including most of the major chains over the years and I have also made hundreds of pizza at home from scratchnnTo me only a few factors determine the quality of a pizza For the most part onions are onions peppers are peppers olives are olives mushrooms are mushrooms most toppings are pretty much going to taste the same wherever you get your pizza nnWhat sets pizza apart for me are crust sauce pepperoni and sausage Grimaldis crust was descent On the plus side it was only burnt a tiny bit near the edges but it was mushy and gooey at the center Many brick oven pizzerias are cavalier about burning their crusts ignorant to the fact that a burnt crust ruins the taste I always send a burnt pizza back for one that is cooked properlynnAs I watched the pizzas being made they seemed to put very little sauce on their pies but it seems to spread out as the pizza cooks Still my pizza seemed dry in need of more sauce at the edges and the sauce itself lacked any zesty flavor it was fairly bland Grimaldis has options other than the tomato sauce that I ordered but I cannot comment on thosennGrimaldis pepperoni was good not great On a positive note they do not slice it paper thin like virtually every other pizzeria in town it was a nice thick slice like pepperoni should be I am reminded of a pizzeria I went to once in Philly their pepperoni was so delicious I asked what type it was and where they got it They ended up selling me one pound stick which I brought back to Phoenix I was better than any pepperoni that I have sourced locally Grimaldis sausage was also just okay my main complaint is that they like most pizzerias do not offer a hot sausage option I want sausage to be more than just another topping I want to taste it nnAt one time I thought Streets of New York made was best pizza restaurant in town but that was nearly years ago and in my opinion their quality has come down significantly over the years My current favorite though not strictly a pizzeria is Red White Brew Though I never order pizza when I dine in I order their pizza often as take out Grimaldis popularity puzzles me