Gramboli's Pizza

Outstanding deep dish pizza. Love it!

This pizza is amazing!  Perfect fluffy deep-delicious crust.  soulful flavor and not too fry and not too soggy.  Might just be the best in Indy.  ; )

Great staff.  Awesome staff actually.

Feta, Sausage, Peppers, Tomato, Garlic.  That's the ticket.

Looking for seriously great deep-dish pizza?  This place is the real deal.  What started out as a good looking photograph in a Groupon solicitation has resulted in a true eastside favorite for us.  We bought the deal knowing nothing about Gramboli's, or even where it was.  It only took the photo of a beautiful slice of true deep-dish pizza to sell us on it.

To be honest, the place isn't much to look at.  A small dining room, clad in dark wood paneling, and a counter area with a window into the kitchen (where the magic happens).  We ordered what we had seen in the photo, a large deep-dish Gramboli's Special, with sausage, pepperoni, green pepper, mushroom, and substituted banana peppers for the onion.  We also got breadsticks and salads, because we like to eat healthy.  The breadsticks are good--chewy and full of flavor.  The tomato sauce served alongside is rich, thick, and boldly tomatoey, more pizza sauce than marinara.  The salads are a good size, with tomatoes and cukes, croutons and a sprinkle of cheddar.  But enough about that stuff.  Let's get on to...

The pie.  Holy God.  It was everything the photo promised, and more.  This pizza could stand up to some of the better Chicago joints.  The crust is thick and crisp where it should be.  The toppings are generous, including the cheese.  The sauce returns to show us what it can really do.  A large gets you ten slices, I think, and they're still good sized wedges, and the price is really reasonable considering the amount of food you're getting (and probably taking home).  If you like deep-dish pizza, if this isn't the best you've had in Indy, I'll be surprised.  You'll find it hard to stop eating, I promise.  And you'll still  dream about it later.  

Since we took that chance on an unknown eatery, we have made a habit of returning Gramboli's.  It's worth the drive.  Chances are, you'll be served by an owner, or your pizza will be made by an owner, or both.  Everyone we've encountered has been helpful, super friendly, and extremely efficient, even considering the time it takes to fully bake a deep-dish pizza.  These people take their pizza seriously, and you should too.