Post, the restaurant in 2003 "regularly wins best-pizza-in-New York surveys. Pizza, in fact, is all it serves, except for an antipasto for $10 (mozzarella, salami, roasted peppers and olives) and a few excellent desserts. You can get a small plain pizza for $12 and a large for $14. Most toppings are $2. Truth is, you don't go to Grimaldi's for the toppings, which were more than adequate. You go for the crust, which was incomparable on our visit: thin and crunchy, almost delicate in its lightness." Grimaldi's Pizzeria was one of the most acclaimed pizzerias in New York City. In March 2010, the Gothamist reported that in a visit to the Brooklyn pizzeria, Michelle Obama had "basically" said the pizza was superior to Chicago-style pizza. Zagat Survey rated Grimaldi's the No. 1 Pizzeria in New York in 2007. It was named one of the top 10 restaurants in New York by Let's Do New York City. Grimaldi's Pizzeria was chosen as one of the five best pizzerias in United States by the Food Network. Its pizza was featured on the television show The Best Of.... Separate chains There are two independently-operated Grimaldi's chains throughout the United States, each with legal rights to the name: The more well-known chain of Grimaldi’s Pizzeria restaurants, operated by Frank Ciolli and his family, includes the original Brooklyn Bridge location and also has locations in Alabama, Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Idaho, Kansas, Louisiana, Michigan, Nevada, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia. Two more locations, operated by former Patsy Grimaldi partner Sean McHugh, are located in Hoboken and Verona, New Jersey. A friend of the Ciolli family, Rob Tarzia, and a former employee of Grimaldis Pizzeria, in 2019 opened a Coal Fired Brick Oven Pizzeria in Middletown NJ, named Zoni’s Brooklyn Brick Pizzeria. In 1 year they came in 6th place for Best Pizza in New Jersey State by Jersey Pizza Joints. Pop culture The location was featured in an episode of Law and Order. See also Pizza in the United States List of pizza chains of the United States List of restaurants in New York City Food Wars (American TV series) References External links Official website (excluding all New Jersey locations) Official website for the New Jersey locations Review in Dallas Italian-American culture in New York City Restaurants in Brooklyn Pizzerias in New York City Pizza chains of the United States Restaurants established in 1990