<p><strong>The restaurant group, headed by CEO Joey Ciolli, and his team are in a major expansion mode in Nevada and many other states. The company currently operates over 20 restaurants in Nevada, Arizona, Texas, New York, and Florida. With recent openings in Las Vegas and Fort Myers, Grimaldi&rsquo;s Pizzerias&rsquo; expansion plan for 2011 includes Dallas, West Palm Beach, and various other sites TBA.</strong></p>
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<p>The highly anticipated Grimaldi&rsquo;s Pizzeria, at Rainbow and the 215, is now serving award-winning, hand-tossed, coal-fired brick oven pizzas and calzones, fresh salads and delicious desserts.&nbsp; This location is the fourth for the ever expanding restaurant brand.</p>
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<p>In the world of pizza, Grimaldi&rsquo;s is an institution that has garnered more awards than any other pizzeria in the country with more celebrity sightings than most 5-star restaurants.&nbsp; Using only the freshest ingredients, a &ldquo;secret recipe&rdquo; pizza sauce, handmade mozzarella cheese and dough, Grimaldi&rsquo;s serves traditional pizza (as it began in Naples, Italy) in an upscale yet casual, family oriented pizzeria.</p>
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<p>Designed and built by hand, the coal-fired oven at Grimaldi&rsquo;s Pizzeria delivers a unique flavor and consistency that is just not possible from wood or gas ovens.&nbsp; Weighing in at 25 tons and heated by 100 pounds of coal per day, the oven heats up to 1,200 degrees.&nbsp; The intense heat of the oven evenly bakes the pies to create Grimaldi&rsquo;s famous crispy and smoky thin crust that Zagat has voted best pizza year after year.</p>
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<p>It has been said that the secret to true New York-style pizza is the water.&nbsp; Grimaldi&rsquo;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 to ensure the dough tastes the same in Las Vegas.</p>
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<p>Grimaldi&rsquo;s Pizzeria wholly owns and operates locations Nevada, Arizona, Texas and Florida. Locations in Reno, Summerlin, and Henderson have been a favorite to Nevada natives, the last few years.</p>
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<p>Located at 7155 S Rainbow Blvd, Grimaldi&rsquo;s Pizzeria is currently open for dinner only and will extend its hours later this month. Grimaldi&rsquo;s offers guests a selection of beers as well as an extensive list of wines (by the glass and bottle) to complement their freshly prepared salads, hand tossed pizzas and calzones and famous desserts.&nbsp; For more information on Grimaldi&rsquo;s Pizzeria visit <a href="http://www.grimaldispizzeria.com/">www.grimaldispizzeria.com</a>.&nbsp;</p>
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<p>Media Contact:</p>
<p>Brittany Maroney</p>
<p><a href="mailto:bmaroney@grimaldispizzeria.com">bmaroney@grimaldispizzeria.com</a></p>
<p>480-947-7100</p>
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