Grimaldi’s is a pizza chain worth visiting. This is coming from a local restaurant and bar infatuated millennial. Recently the eatery made its way to Irving’s new Toyota Music Factory, giving us yet another reason to salivate over this space. Before my visit, I’d never eaten at Grimaldi’s before, so I was pleasantly surprised by their wine selection. It’s not massive, but they do have a few of my favorites including the popular red blend 19 Crimes and the sexy If You See Kay from Lazio, Italy. My pal Mo Barrow and I decided to go with the highly recommended cabernet, Educated Guess. The flavor is fairly robust, earthy and dry.…
The Second Slay at GAPCo
With their second location, Greenville Avenue Pizza Company has effectively snatched up the pizza cravings of the folks in East Dallas. Like their original location, the new GAPCo continues to slay with their infamous Pizza Slayers. Everything here is made fresh, from scratch daily. Get pesto wasted with the Pesto Sciutto, a welcoming marriage of prosciutto, roma tomatoes, arugula, fresh garlic, and sundried tomatoes. The pie is finished off with pizza crack and parmesan. Cheese lovers will find immediate harmony with the Five Cheese Pizza, a generous mix of stringy mozzarella, feta, parmesan, goat cheese, ricotta and oregano. Few pizza joints can deliver on more than just pie. There’s…
A Glimpse at Heritage Pizza and Taproom
Heritage Pizza and Taproom – 5 Stars $$ There are some that will argue, pizza is pizza. And to those foolish folks, you’ll need to shut their pie hole by stuffing a delicious slice of The Heritage in it. Located in Plano, Heritage Pizza isn’t just serving your standard pizza pies. You’ll be introduced to pies like The Cowboy, a fantastic mixture of buffalo sauce, boneless wings, bacon, blue cheese, sharp cheddar, celery and their Summer Camp Ranch. It’s basically hot wings in the form of a pizza. Who could ask for more? And even if you’re not one to typically ride the veggie train, the Sante Fe crowned with…
The Chelsea Corner Comeback
Chelsea Corner – 4 Stars It’s a Tuesday night, and the cocktail of choice is equal parts 20 to 30 somethings and empty nesters. Since their inception in 1974, this has been the shaken and not stirred make-up for Chelsea Corner. Recently reopened, Chelsea Corner is up to its old tricks, but this time around they’ve added an extra punch to the elixir. Having never visited Chelsea Corner during their first go round, I wasn’t sure what to expect of the longstanding establishment. Revitalized by Len Critcher, owner of Inwood Tavern, and his longtime friend and Dallas investor Chris Camillo, the two cut their teeth here during their college days…