Ordered a margherita pizza, and I have to admit it's one of best that I ever had. The mutz is fresh and plenty. The sauce is not too sweet.

I was looking forward to eating at Grimaldi's, the best known pizzeria in Hoboken. However my experience did not reach expectations. First the service was slow, unknowledgable of the menu, and slow. But that's not the reason I went there. I went for the pizza. If you are an Italian and looking for a good pizza place in Hoboken, do NOT go to Grimaldi's. If you are an American and want Italian style pizza then be my guest. I ordered a pizza with ricotta cheese and eggplant and the pizza did not contain any flavor. The ricotta was sparse and the eggplant wasn't fresh. The crust wasn't soft like a nice Neapolitan pizza. I've lived in North Jersey all my life and have spent months living in Italy and I was very disappointed in the quality of pizza I had at Grimaldi's despite its exceptional reputation. The menu is completely overpriced, asking for $3 for each additional topping on top of the $18 large plain pie. Anthony's coal fired pizza is better than this pizza, and that's saying a lot. read more

love love love simply more love for stone baked pizza. it was a very simple combination of ricotta cheese and mushroom with sweet red bell peppers. The crispy thin crust crumbles just right with every delicious bite. You can add some garlic salt, oregano, more more cheese and hot peppers to it if you'd like at the table. must try dessert! yummy cannoli. :) read more

Great option for those who want to try "Grimaldi's" pizza, but not wait in the ridiculous long line at the Brooklyn location. Pizza is...... good. It's tasty. it's not my favorite to be honest, but it's a good New York style pie. The white pizza is decent also. The decor is really plain and more modern than the Brooklyn one. We were able to get in and eat in a reasonable time, but the experience was lacking that old school italian feel that you get when you eat at the Brooklyn spot. read more

Pizza was very good but the service was mediocre. Our waiter did a fine job, but the hostess was a bit rude and, despite there being at least a dozen open tables on the second floor of the restaurant, made us wait 20 minutes for a table. If the pizza wasn't as good as it was, I would have given this place one star based on the less-than-cordial hostess. Go to the original location on Clinton Street. Host and Hostess are really pleasant and make you feel welcome. read more

Date night and pizza night in one? YES. We chose to sit outside, so I'm unsure what the space is like in there. The outdoor seating was lovely so the boyfriend and I got to watch all the babies and puppies go by. The waitress, perhaps on her first day?, didn't bring us menus or silverware and had to be reminded (twice) about them. The pizza was decidedly meh. While plentiful, the sauce lacked flavor and despite paying $4 for roasted peppers to be added, they were few and far between and also rather bland. I also grew up in the midwest, so I am used to a lot more cheese than what came out. However, that's just how New York pizza works, so no points deducted there. The crust was lovely, but that's pretty much about it. Honestly, I feel like I'm being too generous giving it three stars instead of two, but because the other pizza places in Hoboken aren't much better, this is still the best you can get while in town. read more

Sean and Bernadette, Thanks for your message. Here's the Wikipedia link to what a Caprese Salad is: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caprese_salad "A Caprese salad is a simple Italian salad, made of sliced fresh mozzarella, tomatoes and basil, seasoned with salt, and olive oil." On your menu, you call it "Mozzarella & Tomato Salad served w/ side of toast" - in Italian, that's a Caprese Salad (one of the most typical and basic and popular appetizers in Italy). I definitely ordered from Grimaldi's in Hoboken at 411 Washington Street for lunch, and it wasn't busy. I don't remember who helped us, and yes we brought it up. They offered to put the pizza back in the oven, but we had already waited a while and were hungry, AND the bottom was already severely burned/black, so we ate a slice and took the rest home. Nothing was offered for the "Mozzarella and Tomato Salad served w/ side of toast." Regardless, the mutz and tomato, even if it wasn't meant to be a Caprese salad, was sub-par in all the ways I described it in my original review. Thanks, Kyle In response to: "Kyle, We are sorry to hear this but are a little confused as we don't serve a caprese salad with basil or crustinis. If it weren't for the references to other Hoboken restaurants we would think this review was intended for a different restaurant entirely. We would appreciate if you could provide us more information so we can get to the root of the problem: what day were you there? For lunch or dinner? Did you bring it to the attention of the staff? Who was your server? All the best, Sean and Bernadette, Owners" read more

This pizza is expensive and not that good. The service was also not great. We ordered a large pizza with a lot of toppings but it wasn't anything special. We got a large pizza with sausage, pepperoni, broccoli and mushrooms. The toppings are charged separately which can add up. We came before the rush but watched all the tables before us get served before our pizza finally came out. Our server was unapologetic and I really don't have many good things to say about this place. read more

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If you understand the value of money, do not visit this restaurant. A medium pie with ham and spinach comes out to 30$. Pizza is decent quality but not the best in town, yet this place takes the cake for the most overpriced food in Hoboken. For visitors (as well as the owner of Grimaldi's), I beg you to visit Napoli's pizza. They offer a pie with the exact same toppings (and slightly larger) for 20$. read more

Service. We walked in around 8pm on a thursday. Place was mostly empty and we waited at the please wait here to be seated sign for a few minutes not knowing if anyone even knew we were there.... Waitress was friendly, but did not know what a scotch "neat" meant. We sat there for about 5 minutes before anyone even offered us a menu. Drinks. Glenlivet neat took over 5 minutes to get to us with nobody in the restaurant. Bar was full tho. Took 1 sip and my gf noticed pieces of old lemon pulp and other stuff floating around in my glass. Nasty. My girlfriend ordered a white Russian which took a long amount of time to get to us as well. Drink came without ice and at room temp. I Have never had a white Russian not chilled or served over ice before, but ok. Never the less.nasty. Waitress was accommodating when we asked for new drinks. Pizza : flavor was a bit bland, and pizza was soggy. I think I would have liked it if it was crispy. Theory, pizza came out super fast, 5 minutes after ordering. Usually a large pie made fresh takes at least 10-15 minutes. Maybe it wasn't fresh ? We do not plan returning. read more

Best pizza anywhere. Perfect thin crust. Real cheese. Suggest sausage roasted red peppers and onions. Eating in can be chaotic - typical Hoboken loud crowd. We call and in less than 15 minutes we pickup our pie and walk 1 block home. read more

Food great. Service is great, but it's an Italian restaurant.... Great Margherita pizza ...it's my fave!.......What's up with the country music. During the day? read more

Good classic Italian food. I would go back and recommend. Prices are reasonable and nice atmosphere.

For me, this pizza was ok. I've had better at Mozza in LA, Paulie G's in Brooklyn and Porta in Asbury, NJ. The dough was ok, the chew was ok, everything was just ok. I guess I expected better. read more

Came here because we heard the Gluten Free pizza was good. We weren't disappointed. The GF pie comes as a personal size at 10' We ordered 1 each and an antipasto. Antipasto and both pies were very good and very filling. We could have easily ordered only 1 pie and the antipasto. Only 4 stars because the waiter was a little slow with refills and I don't recall him asking if we needed anything else after we ordered. Nothing against him as he was still nice! read more

Grimaldis was my first authentic NYC style pizza. Coming from Michigan and being familiar with Chicago style and the rivalry, I was thoroughly impressed by the pie here. Grimaldis ingredients are brought in everyday. The dough is made every morning. Now, I believe that a crust makes or breaks a pizza. The stone oven makes the crust chewy but crispy. I couldn't believe how great it was. I get the vibe that the margherita is the go to style, and after trying it, I would definitely recommend it. If I'm ever in Hoboken again, I'll be sure to stop by again. read more

On what felt like the fist day of spring '16 I went to this restaurant with some friends we were seated immediately and tried their drinks the man-mosa is a mix of oj, blue moon, vodka and champagne but to be honest it tasted like a watered down orange flavored beer. I'll stick to just regular oj and champagne. The pizzas are made to order pick your pie size and the toppings range from 1 to 4 dollars. The salad was good but nothing special. The restaurant had a lot of traffic but not a long wait I definitely feel that their specialty is the pizza and they do it very well but don't expect much more than that. read more

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Couple of employees who works inside of restaurant did not wear the mask properly like putting on his neck. They are handling the food.. so they need to wear the mask properly!! read more

Below average pizza. Limited menu. Service is mediocre. Blah blah blah need enough characters to count as a review read more

Stopped in for a snack and wine. The eggplant parm app was very good but a touch too salty.

Fantastic. The pizza was fantastic. The waitress was nice and very helpful. The personal pizza was very filling. Topped it off with a little bottle of Prosecco. The live performer was good also. I had an amazing time and would go again. read more

Grimaldi's - Top your meal off with a little personal bottle of Prosecco. - Pizza Near Me - Hoboken, New Jersey

Threw a birthday party for my boyfriend for 25 people here. They were sooo accommodating and nice! The manager and staff were helpful, sweet and did not seem annoyed by us at all (we were getting pretty rowdy). And of course, the food was amazing as always! Eggplant pizza and buffalo chicken pizza were everybody's faves. Also, it turned out to be only like $30 per person including drinks, appetizers, pizzas and dessert. LOVE grimaldi's! read more

To compare Grimaldi's to other pizza places is just not applicable. The fired pizza is always amazing and of s different breed of flavor than a steel stove pizza. The quality of their ingredients is of an artisan style place and Grimaldi's takes their pizza serious. Make sure save some room for dessert, the Spumoni truffle is amazing! read more

What happened?? I haven't been here in 3 or 4 years. Quality of the pizza has DEFINITELY deteriorated. The crust was super dry. And actually had a slight "wet sponge" smell/ taste. The cheese buffalo mozzarella on the margarita pizza was rubbery - not as soft and creamy as it used to be. And the sauce...bitter...and barely any on their. Great service but.. What a shame. read more

This place never disappoints. Great wood oven pizza. The only downside is the veggie pie gets very watery in the middle. So by default, we go with plain cheese. Mozzarella sticks were also good. read more

It's the real deal. Excellent pizza, meatballs, marinara. Quality ingredients. Good service. Nice location--better than NYC as in more calm, less parking & traffic issues. Tables were clean but sticky (effects of excessive chlorine use perhaps). Needs new furniture. Definitely coming back. Thank you. read more

The best pizza we've had in a long time. Service was so friendly and welcoming and recommended a tasty Grimaldi's IPA! Highly recommend!

Medium pizza -mushrooms, ham and sliced tomatoes- 4 stars House salad: 4stars. It was simple, I liked the flavor but it was pretty standard, nothing special. Total: $32.90 read more

I loved this place (Washington St location). My friend and I went last Thursday night, both for the first time. We arrived on the earlier side and the place was empty but by the time we left every table was full (always a good sign). Our waiter was attentive and helpful. We both ordered a personal pizza/wine. I got the regular pizza + green peppers. It was soooo tasty and fresh. I had a slice leftover for lunch the next day too! Two words: jealous co-workers. The only con here is you can't go "topping-wild" if you're on a budget as they charge you something like $2-4 for each one (sad face). Despite this, I can't wait to go back. read more

We had the fried mozzarella cake and a medium pizza. The mozzarella cake was absolutely delicious, and also very filling. The medium pizza was just about okay. One thing to note is that the sizes here are huge. We were told that the medium will serve 2, but we could barely eat a slice each. I think the medium is more than what 2 people can manage. The pizza (with toppings) also came out to be very expensive. Average per person - $25 read more

Went here for the first time with my wife after lusting after this for a few weeks. We came in with really high expectations, we came out of there disappointed. Don't get me wrong, the pizza is good, but not outstanding. The sauce is a bit too watery and cheese is lacking and so are the toppings. Size is decent. We are amateur cooks and have made pizza, even our amateur pizzas are better than this. Besides the pizza, service was good, the servers are not in your face like others. Come on Grimaldi's, do better! read more

Food is five stars. Pizza is fantastic, always great. Only qualm and reason for three stars is in hopes that they rectify their Sunday night service. Hours online and on Yelp say they're open until 11. If someone calls at 9:50 to place an order for pickup there shouldn't be an issue. Grimaldi's shouldn't answer the phone, ask what you want, let you explain your order, then tell the customer the place is closed an hour and ten minutes before they're supposed to. Their explanation is that it's a Sunday. Unsatisfactory answer I'm afraid. Don't pick up the phone if you're not open. I'm sure the owners are still paying you to work until 11, I'd bet they'd want to make money from 10-11 when the worker says it's "closed". Thanks for clarifying Sean. Classic miscommunication. We'll remember Sunday hours from now on. read more

Good pizza and pasta. Just like the Brooklyn place. Great service. Nice crust. Great tartufo dessert!

Visiting from out of town and wanted some good pizza. We really enjoyed our dinner at this establishment. Service was great!!!!!

I can't believe I haven't written a review for this place yet. I order from here about once a week/once every two weeks-ish and I always get "The Don" pizza. The fried mozzarella cakes and caprese salad are also delicious. I've tried other pizza restaurants in Hoboken to try and switch things up or try something different, and each time I regretted it. Stick with what you know is good- Grimaldi's is it. read more

I loved their Margherita pie. I also ordered a Mudslide drink, but it was more of a Chocolate Martini. My friend got the Chocolate Mousse. It's nice inside, if you come on a Friday night there might be a little wait. read more

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Great place. Small but good food and very enjoyable. Full bar but mix drinks is not their forte. I would recommend as a great place for the fire cooked pizza. read more

Oven fresh 2 large pizzas. 5/5 on no oozing oil! Could use a little more flavor in their basic pizza. Pizza was also burnt on the backside. Not fond of tasting that. Maybe clean out the ash in their oven? Overall, it was good pizza. read more

Come here all the time. My boyfriend lives across the street. We feel at home here. Love the food and service. Best place in Hoboken. Marc, the bartender, makes us feel welcome every time. He makes a great Basil Tom Collins. read more

Grimaldi's - Pizza Near Me - Hoboken, New Jersey

Mark, one of the bartenders made one of the best drinks, old fashions, that I have ever had. Pizza was awesome, but the lady in front did not smile at all when we walked in. That was just rude service, but Mark made up for it. read more