A cheap pizza lunch, Greek food fests — and where to find one really strange margarita
Grimaldi’s has a single-slice pizza deal
Hey, Bud! Why don’t more pizza places sell pizza by the slice?
—Diner at the next table on $10 chicken Parmesan day at Vickery Blvd. Cafe
It’s not common, except at the buffets or line-service pizza-and-pasta cafes like Nizza Pizza or Picchi Pacchi.
But this month there’s a new option.
Brooklyn-born and now-Arizona-based Grimaldi’s Pizzeria is offering a large pizza slice with a salad and drink for $9.99 at lunch.
It’s at 5276 Monahans Ave., Fort Worth, and 1401 William D. Tate Avenue, Grapevine,
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Greek food festival in Euless returns
Hey, Bud! When is the Fort Worth Greek Festival this year?
—Ready for chocolate baklava
First up is the big Mid-Cities festival Oct. 13-15 in Euless.
It’ll serve $14 pastitsio or moussaka plates along with Greek chicken, lamb, pork skewers, gyros or feta fries.
It’s at 303 Cullum Drive. That’s a half-mile south of that new Bojangles; midcitiesgreekfest.info.
Next up is the Dallas festival Nov. 3-5, along with a Romanian festival the same weekend in Colleyville. Then comes the Fort Worth Greek Festival Nov. 10-12 at St. Demetrios, 2020 N.W. 21st St.
Yes, El Chico has a MrPiBB margarita
Hey, Bud! I saw that margarita photo you posted. Was that real?
—Reader at facebook.com/diningguy
I have not personally investigated this.
But according to a news release, some El Chicos now feature a frozen margarita with cinnamon whiskey and — yes — MrPiBB.
This story was originally published October 5, 2023 at 5:30 AM.
