Wednesday, October 3, 2007
Dallas to get its own branch of famed New York pizzeria Grimaldi’s
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The Brooklyn original, beloved by many a pizza fan.
DALLAS — A world-famous pizza is coming to town: Grimaldi's, a small chain whose roots go back to the very beginnings of New York pizza, will open a branch at West Village in mid-November.
If you're talking pizza, it doesn't get much bigger than Grimaldi's, hailed by many to be the best in New York (and therefore, the world). It has an elaborate history dating to 1933, when Patsy Lancieri opened Patsy’s Pizzeria in Harlem. After he died, the name Patsy’s was sold and his nephew Patsy Grimaldi subsequently opened Grimaldi’s. Grimaldi’s is now owned by the Ciolli family, with three branches in New York (Brooklyn, Hoboken, and Long Island), and a recent flurry of outposts in Las Vegas and Phoenix.
The Dallas branch is going into the new West Village extension, where an oven has already been lovingly assembled, brick by brick, one that will fire coal, just as they do in New York -- and locally at Coal Vines. But where Coal Vines is more of a pizza-slash-wine-bar with a wider menu, Grimaldi’s will be all about the pizza.
"We have a very simple menu," says spokesman David Fieramosca. "Three sizes of pizza, calzone, three salads, an antipasto plate, and desserts – cheesecake, tiramisu, and cannoli. And there you have it."
This tight focus on pizza puts it in a league similar to Olivella’s in Snider Plaza and, closer to home, Campania, which is right around the corner at West Village. However, Campania’s pizza is more straight-from-Italy versus the New York personality of Grimaldi’s, which will have classic checkered tablecloths and - yay - a full bar.
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Scott Anonymous
Nice!
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kirk Anonymous
Are they going to accept cash only, like they do in Brooklyn? Or will they charge 2% for credit card use, like they do in Hoboken?
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DC Anonymous
It's all about the fecal content of the water I've heard.
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bobdon000 Anonymous
A city with more great pizzerias is a better place!
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Chad Jones Verified
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Teresa Gubbins Staff
is this guy claiming to actually be at grimaldi's? it looks like he just superimposed himself on top of a photo of grimaldi's. i mean, it might as well be pizza hut in the background there. notice the guys outside the place are all wearing short-sleeved shirts - and this guy's wearing like a woolly sweater or something. the lighting's all off, too. i think he was at a pizza inn in milwaukee
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Chris Curotolo Staff
I was standing in the shade.
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Collin Gouldin Verified
and of course the shade makes the temperature drop 30 degrees, so he needed the fleece.
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Rawlins Gilliland Verified
Actually, there's a back story here. This guy pictured was indeed there. But when this photo was made by concerned witnesses, he had just walked in and realized that his college sweetheart was now married to a Grimaldi and drives a Ferrari while he was still trying to get the back-ordered part for his '94 Sentra. His brave attempt to hide his tears after he re-pledged his love and she asked him to leave had onlookers dabbing their eyes also. To make matters worse, he forgot to order and lost his place in line. He ate alone at Arby's. Sad.
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Collin Gouldin Verified
"I'm so hungry i could eat at Arby's"
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Teresa Gubbins Staff
i once saw the guy in this photo devour a pizza, and let me tell you, i have never in my life witnessed anyone dispatch a pizza with more dedication and - even more chillingly - quiet precision. one minute there was an entire pizza there, and the next minute: gone. it was like watching a lion fell a gazelle. the pizza never saw it coming. he may be smiling in this photo but don't stand in between him and a pizza.
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Michael Davis Verified
I hope they bring real cannolis! I'm as interested in that as the pizza.
There are no real cannolis in this town. I once even asked Jimmy (of the Jimmy's on Bryan) where's the closest to get a real cannoli. His answer: Brooklyn.
Let me know when they open TG. I want a half dozen of these on your budget, Pegasus now being flush with cash and all...
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