The pizza is cooked in coal burning ovens to put a slight char on them so you get a thin crispy crust. Grimaldi’s mozzarella is handmade and they have an award winning pizza sauce as well. And a little interesting tidbit about Grimaldi’s is the water they use for their dough. It has been said that the secret to true New York-style pizza is the water. Grimaldi’s believes that too, going to great lengths to keep the integrity of the water used in the Brooklyn pizzeria by hiring a chemist to analyze and recreate the mineral content and exact composition of the water. A custom water system pumping “New York water” is installed in every Grimaldi’s Pizzeria to ensure that the dough tastes as authentically New York as possible. Now that is what I call “wanting to keep it original”. So now I really had to give this place a try.

I started off with the Mediterranean salad which reminded me of a chopped salad consisting of Romaine lettuce, cucumbers, tomatoes, Kalamata Olives, Feta cheese and red onion. It was tossed with a very nice, light tasting vinaigrette. I loved this salad, but be forewarned that the large is more than enough for two people.

Grimaldi’s pizza is kind of a design you own pizza. First you choose the type of sauce; tomato, white with garlic or pesto. From there you choose which toppings you want on the pizza. I chose the oven roasted sweet red peppers, onions, Italian sausage and mushrooms for my toppings and went with the tomato sauce. The pizza had a very crispy charred crust with a nice helping of very fresh ingredients. Personally, it had a little too much char for my taste which made it taste a little burnt on the edges of the crust (and I am one who likes to eat the crust). But everything else about this pizza was wonderful. I especially liked the taste of the red peppers and fresh mozzarella. And the sauce was to die for.

Overall my experience at Grimaldi’s was nice. I liked the atmosphere as it made me feel like I was actually in the small space of a true New York pizzeria. Not too small to be uncomfortable however.

Grimaldi’s also offers Calzones, a couple of Italian desserts and of course, New York cheesecake.

So the next time you are doing some serious shopping out at La Cantera be sure to stop in for some serious pizza at Grimaldi’s. You can also get a pizza to go.

They are open from 11:00 A M – 11:00 P M

210-690-4949

http://www.grimaldispizzeria.com/

Dough Pizzeria Napoletana - Pork Love Pizza

Total Grade: 80%
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Customer Service: 8
Food Quality: 9
Atmosphere: 8
Parking: 7
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Category: Italian Food, Pizzeria
Price Range: $$ ($10-$20 = Average)

In My Opinion:
Dough Pizzeria Napoletana in San Antonio, TX – Dough is a great place for authentic Italian gourmet pizza and yes their pizza dough is very tasty. With an authentic wood-burning oven imported directly from Italy, it simply brings out the best flavors from each of the ingredients of your pizza. Since finding out about Dough, I’ve been there several times now. Each time has been a great and tasty delight!

Although Dough is located in a shopping center parking has only been an issue once, but its not a far walk. If you go during prime lunch or dinner time, try to get there a bit early if you can. Seeing the popularity of their wonderful food only increase, you may have a short wait. The place is pretty small but they pack their food with a big punch! The service each time I’ve been thus far has been very friendly and attentive. Once you’re in, get ready for your taste buds to jump for joy!

Today’s adventure was with my friends from work and we ordered three pizzas! We had the Pork Love, Margarita, and an All Pepper Sensation (with onions, red and green bell peppers). My favorite is the Pork Love! Umm umm umm good! Perfectly crisp, yet chewy dough, with sensational variety of pork that is perfectly cooked. The pork was full of flavor, juicy, and tender on a pizza that has the right amount of tomato sauce and cheese. It can take a little bit longer than you may expect to get your pizza, but it’s worth the wait and people need to remember if its really busy there will be a lot of pizzas to cook in one wood-buring oven.

www.doughpizzeria.com

Dough Pizzeria Napoletana
6989 Blanco Rd.
San Antonio, TX 78216
Tel: (210) 979-6363

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