Shanina S.
Yelp
Grigg Street Pizza has been on my radar for a while now since I've seen it in Connecticut's Magazine as one of the top pizza places in the state, Dave Portnoy gave the pizza a 8.6 and the Cheesesteak Sandwich a 9.6, and it was on the Triple D show on the Food Network. Additionally, I've seen that many Yelpers were giving this a place a five star rating so I definitely had to check it out. Grigg Street Pizza is located on a one way street across from a bookstore and coffee shop. Grigg Street Pizza is located in a subterranean basement space and serves Sourdough Pizza and freshly homemade Sourdough sandwiches.
Upon arrival my daughter and I were greeted by the staff and felt very welcomed. I came here with a mission and I already knew what I wanted to order. You first put your order in, pay, and take a seat. I ordered a pizza with half Pepperoni and there is only a one size pizza which is a sixteen inch starting at 22.00. I also ordered the Cheesesteak because I had to know what this Cheesesteak was about since it was getting high ratings which cost 22.00. The whole order came up to almost fifty dollars. They also give away free beer on Friday's and Saturday's. You can help yourself as there is a cooler right next to the door you enter into the establishment. We took are seats and the Cheesesteak came out in about five minutes. As I looked at the Cheesesteak, it didn't give that best Cheesesteak vibe. My daughter and I took a bite and we both definitely agreed it was lacking flavor and substance. The Sourdough bread was delicious, soft, and you could tell it was homemade but the cheesesteak missed the mark for me. The Cheesesteak wasn't dry but just lacking flavor. The pizza came out in about twenty minutes and it had a nice undercarriage and crispy. The Pepperoni was not layered evenly as there were stacks of Pepperoni layered on top of each other but, the Pepperoni that was layered evenly curled up. That's a great sign to me as the Pepperoni is crispy has a bacon taste, texture, and consistency. The pizza was okay. The sauce was lacking flavor and the Pepperoni gave me the taste of Elliot's Pizza Pepperoni. The crust was crispy but had no wow factor about it.
All in all, although the food wasn't a wow factor to me, the staff were very pleasant and even met the customers at the door. They definitely get a four star for customer service and satisfaction.