February 22, 2005
Grimaldi's is no pizza patsy
One nice thing about the icy weather is that it keeps the line short at Grimaldi's next to the Brooklyn Bridge. We stopped by for lunch yesterday for a large pepperoni and garlic pie and were seated right away - though the place remained packed the entire time we were there. The placemat/menu lays out a bit of the pizzeria's history starting in 1933, though the drama builds in the early '90s: December 1991 - Mrs. Lancieri sells the Harlem restaurant and the trade name Patsy's to I.O.B. Realty, a New York based company. Restaurants begin buying the right to the name from I.O.B. Realty and additional Patsy's pizzerias start opening in Manhattan.
1995 - Lawyers for I.O.B. Realty and the Grimaldi's file lawsuits claiming superior rights to the Patsy's name and apply for trademarks.
October 1996 - The Grimaldi's change the name of their restaurant to Grimaldi's.
May 2004 - Grimaldi's is rated by Zagat survey No. 1 pizzeria 6th year in a row. Earlier: The Grimaldi's gotcha
February 22, 2005 11:12 AM in Foodology
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