Graham’s Pizza

Very good! The service was tremendous.Deep dish pizza with pepperoni and sausage: Excellent! The crust was very good for a deep dish...not sure if that's due to butter or olive oil or what. Deep dish pizza crusts are typically dry. It might be a tad shallow for a deep dish pizza.Pepperoni pinwheels: Excellent! These are wheels of dough wrapped around pepperoni and cheese. Dip them in the provided pizza sauce and they're delightful.Cinnamon sugar balls: I don't recommend these. There wasn't enough cinnamon and sugar sprinkled on them. They were kind of plain. The vanilla icing was too runny.

So this is about Grahams on Pendleton Pike. So before I tell you about my fav pizza place let me talk about something that seems missing from so many restaurants. The place is a family owned business and from what I can tell this makes a difference. It makes a difference in the quality of service. And it makes a difference to me as a customer when people go out of their way to be friendly and welcoming. My wife and I have always felt like family when we go to this place. And that alone might be enough to keep me coming back. But what about the food?What we order when we want pizza is a side order....of bread sticks. I am not one who has ever had luck making bread. But someone in this family figured it out. The breadsticks alone are so worthy of a visit - or revisit. I love these breadsticks...and I can honestly say - they are the best you can get. I challenge any pizza place in Indy to invite me to try their offering. I am confident - it will fall short. Don't skip this important start to your dinner order. PIzza? Close by - Dominos...Papa Johns...Little Caesars....? How many times are you going to be willing to try something that is at best...so so. Personally we order a medium deep dish grahams special. That means you get lots of ingredients, a killer crust, and lots of gooey melted cheese. And they have a sauce in the middle that doesn't disappoint. Granted - not everytime do I have the hunger to put away a deep dish. So we choose the regular crust Grahams special. Never disappointed...it's just a killer pizza. I will come back and add pics on my next date night. But here is a thought to consider. When I have ordered in the past from Papa Johns...I have noted it being 30 bucks or more. You hear about specials and the like...think you are gonna get a good deal - but all I ever get is a mediocre pizza...almost cool to the touch and over 30 bucks. When I eat at Grahams - I get a hot pizza...2 drinks, breadsticks and a deep dish pizza for around 30 bucks. Price makes a difference to me. But price and quality makes an even bigger difference. Family. Graham's family...to my family.

Going out to eat is a disappointment. We went to Grahams Pizza in Oaklandon Thursday night. We stood at the "Please Wait to Be Seated" sign for 5 minutes then waved at the people in the kitchen. We stood another 5 minutes before finally deciding to take a seat. We continued to sit for another 10 minutes observing that anyone picking up Carry Out orders being served right away. I chose to go to the front register and ask if anyone was working the dining area. We waited another 5 minutes. My husband went up to flag down someone again. Very disappointing! We used to eat here when it was owned by the parents of the present owners. We will not be coming back.

Wow this pizza is super fresh! It was so delicious. Definitely on the top 3 list of best pizza joints in Indy! I'll definitely be back!

Having heard that this location changed hands from Gramboli's Pizza to Graham's Pizza, I decided to stop by today and try things out. As I understand it, Graham's Pizza is under new ownership but remains "in the family." You can still see signs of the Gramboli's connection through some interior decor that remains on the walls. However, it would also seem that the interior has been spruced up a bit with some color changes, cleaning, modest layout changes, and some televisions on the wall to give the restaurant a more relaxed feeling. As I noted in my previous review, there's a curb cut about half the way down in this strip center. However, the curb was modest enough that I was easily able to jump it. There's a 2-sided glass doorway entry. As you enter, there's a pick-up window to the left and a dining room to the right with a back dining room further back. There's an area for a buffet, though I saw no indication they actually have a buffet. It's worth noting that the menu has been pared down quite a bit. Gramboli's, at least at this location, had a fairly broad menu while Graham's Pizza primarily sticks to the Italian theme with pizza, subs, calzones, pastas, and some salad options. I do appreciate that they offer a small pizza option that worked out well for a single diner. They do also serve beer and wine and they do have some local brews available. They have a chalkboard up in the restaurant that lists their available beers. Things were a little confusing at first. There's still a sign on the wall that says "Please wait to be seated" and it also instructs to wear masks. However, after a few minutes it was clear that it was a seat yourself arrangement. The mask mandate appeared to simply be an out of date sign still on the wall. My server was perfectly friendly once I did get to a table. The layout is pretty good for wheelchairs. Chairs can be moved from tables, though they are somewhat heavy. I ended up going a bit hog wild today by ordering an appetizer (Okay. Okay. That's not really hog wild. It is for me.). I ordered an order of six breadsticks with cheese sauce - they have other types of sauces, though they are $.50. I will confess I prefer marinara sauce, but opted to not purchase it. I also ordered a small pepperoni thin-crust pizza. They also have what they call "Indiana-style deep dish" and also hand-tossed. Of course, I also ordered my usual unsweetened iced tea. My bill came in at about $16+ without tip. That's more than I usually spend for a late lunch, but it'll be my only meal for the day. I was very pleased that the breadsticks came out warm and toasty. They didn't have a strong flavor to them, however, the warmth still made them quite good. They weren't quite as solid once they cooled off. I really enjoyed the pizza. The pepperoni distribution was solid and the crust quite nice for a thin-and-crispy pizza. I was able to eat the whole thing - I have a feeling this says more about me than the pizza. I did get my always desired refill and actually got offered another one for the road (which I declined). I really enjoyed this meal. The service was friendly. The atmosphere is welcoming. The food was good and the prices are fair. Graham's has retained everything we loved about Gramboli's while also making some improvements. Graham's also offers a rewards club available by offering an e-mail. They link it to your credit card and you get $3 off for every $50 spent. I'm definitely a fan and there's no doubt I'll be back.

One of the best pizzas that I've had. I've been to Italy and NYC. Highly recommend this pizza to anyone that loves italian food.

In my top 3 favorite pizza places!! This place has been here my whole life and hasn't changed a bit other than the name. The breadsticks are just as delicious as the pizza! They also have great salads, the servers are always so sweet and it's very down to earth and hometown vibe. I definitely recommend trying my favorite pizza is their BLT pizza on the hand tossed with their homemade ranch as the sauce. If you don't eat meat just replace the bacon with feta !!

I've lived in this area for over 15 years. I am not sure why I haven't tried this pizza place (or it's predecessor Grambolis). I finally got a carry out deep dish and it was fantastic. You pay deep dish prices, but the pizza is *chef's kiss.* I'll definitely go back and get more.

Thank you good food delivery is good as well . Love to go back and take friends shopping

Ordered pick up, it was missing food and the pizza wasn't deep dish as ordered. They offered to make another pizza and get the missing food at no cost keep the other pizza. They called me back stating to bring in the other pizza and then they would remake it. I asked for the money back (our other food would get cold and they asked us to bring it all in to put in their warmer with other peoples orders after we had part of it already) and I'd give them their food. "Manager" put the "owner" on the phone who told me it was just food so doesn't know why we were asking for money back after the manager had been rude and telling me the favor she was doing for me and most of our food would be cold. They did say they would refund the money at over $100...we shall see. Hung up on me and I never raised my voice or said anything rude. Disappointed with this place these days. Not the same :-(