Coal-fired brick ovens aren’t common in Corpus Christi, which makes Grimaldi’s approach to New York-style pizza stand out immediately.
The restaurant operates at 5488 S Padre Island Drive inside La Palmera mall, making hand-tossed dough in-house daily and cooking pizzas in coal-fired brick ovens that create distinctive char.
Grimaldi’s launched as part of a larger pizzeria chain with roots in classic New York pizza tradition, bringing coal-fired cooking methods and hand-tossed dough preparation to Texas locations.
What Makes Grimaldi’s Special
The coal-fired brick oven creates temperatures and char patterns that standard ovens can’t replicate, giving pizzas that distinctive leopard spotting…