[UPDATE: Patsy Grimaldi to take over the original Grimaldi Pizza location, to open in March 2012.]
According to a story by The Brooklyn Paper, Grimaldi’s pizza will be moving next door to 1 Front Street next week. 1 Front Street was built in 1869 as Brooklyn’s first safety deposit bank. The cast iron building currently houses a restaurant/bar on the ground level and a dance floor on the second level.
As The Brooklyn Paper noted, last year, the landlord of Grimaldi’s tried to evict them for falling behind on rent and city taxes. “Instead, a judge ordered her to accept late payments and keep Grimaldi’s open. Waxman’s son Mark, who handles the property, vowed to boot the beloved joint as soon as its lease expired on Nov. 30.”
Grimaldi’s will serve its final pie at its current location on Nov. 28, then open one day later open in 1 Front St. The 1 Front Street location is bigger and will no doubt still attract a lot of tourists. What do you think about the move?
(Photo by New York Big Apple Images)
For more info on current restaurants, go to grimaldisnyc.com and no1-frontstreet.com.
One Front Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201
(at Old Fulton Street in Fulton Ferry Landing)
That’s awesome! A marriage of a great building and a great restaurant. It’ll be a lot easier to point tourists to Grimaldi’s now too with a landmark building housing them. I’ll be there on opening day!
That’s awesome! A marriage of a great building and a great restaurant. It’ll be a lot easier to point tourists to Grimaldi’s now too with a landmark building housing them. I’ll be there on opening day!
That place has been the kiss of death and never understood why. Its a great room. Grimaldi’s is probably the only hope for success in there…
That place has been the kiss of death and never understood why. Its a great room. Grimaldi’s is probably the only hope for success in there…
Once you change the oven, the pie will never be the same.
does anyone know if they are bringing the old oven over??
Once you change the oven, the pie will never be the same.
does anyone know if they are bringing the old oven over??
It’s a better location than the current one, but will not be the same Grimaldi’s. I am told the oven will not be the same, but who knows, the pizza may improve. It’s not as good as it used to be 10 years ago.
It’s a better location than the current one, but will not be the same Grimaldi’s. I am told the oven will not be the same, but who knows, the pizza may improve. It’s not as good as it used to be 10 years ago.
According to pizzamarketplace.com, “One of the differences provided by the use of coal comes not from the coal smoke but by the intense heat a coal fire generates, said Keith Carpenter, president of Wood Stone. Coal provides about 13,000 BTUs of heat per pound, while wood provides about 6,500 BTUs per pound.” Coal ovens are illegal in NYC now, except for grandfathered locations.
According to pizzamarketplace.com, “One of the differences provided by the use of coal comes not from the coal smoke but by the intense heat a coal fire generates, said Keith Carpenter, president of Wood Stone. Coal provides about 13,000 BTUs of heat per pound, while wood provides about 6,500 BTUs per pound.” Coal ovens are illegal in NYC now, except for grandfathered locations.
I like/not love their Pizza. Glad they’re staying around. With the amount of business they do,if true,shame for not paying their rent and taxes on time.
By the way, if you want a decent tasteing frozen Pizza Costco sells one 3 for $10.00!
I like/not love their Pizza. Glad they’re staying around. With the amount of business they do,if true,shame for not paying their rent and taxes on time.
By the way, if you want a decent tasteing frozen Pizza Costco sells one 3 for $10.00!
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Maybe their over-rated pizza will taste better. The few times I was forced to eat there by tourist friends, I had soggy pizza. Soggy pizza is a crime. I have had regular gas oven pizzas that tasted way better (Di Fara). The coal oven is marketing hype.
Maybe their over-rated pizza will taste better. The few times I was forced to eat there by tourist friends, I had soggy pizza. Soggy pizza is a crime. I have had regular gas oven pizzas that tasted way better (Di Fara). The coal oven is marketing hype.
I’ve eaten there about 5-6 times. Sometimes good, sometimes so-so. Seems inconsistent to me.
I’ve eaten there about 5-6 times. Sometimes good, sometimes so-so. Seems inconsistent to me.
They are soggy! Bring back Patsy! Those pies were the best!
They are soggy! Bring back Patsy! Those pies were the best!
Coal oven is not hype at all. Go to Patsy’s in East Harlem (only coal guy that does slices) and taste that. Go to Totonnos’… isn’t that coal?
Grimaldi’s works fast, so doesn’t cook through.
Coal oven is not hype at all. Go to Patsy’s in East Harlem (only coal guy that does slices) and taste that. Go to Totonnos’… isn’t that coal?
Grimaldi’s works fast, so doesn’t cook through.
HOLY CANOLI! PATSY’S BACK. The new tenant will be none other than Patsy Grimaldi…
Best news ever!! Read it in the Post today.
HOLY CANOLI! PATSY’S BACK. The new tenant will be none other than Patsy Grimaldi…
Best news ever!! Read it in the Post today.
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