Latest visit: Nov 2024
First visit: Dec 2022
And in what appears to be now an annual ritual, Old Boss and I once again met at Granelli's near the end of the year, though earlier than the prior two. He's 8 years older than me and has been threatening retirement for years (even executing the idea before backing out). I'm now the one talking retirement, and thinking next year may be it. But as it stands, we continue to work for the same software company. I'm forever grateful I've been able to close out my career here, and who knows how long it will go? We'll see if I can get another year out of it.
In any case, demonstrating zero creativity, I ordered the 11" thin crust pizza with hot sausage. Once again it was great, though the crust wasn't as crispy as I remembered. So that's something we'll need to call out if Mrs. RJG ever joins me here. Old Boss ordered a thicker crust pizza with a veggie topping. He ate half and took the rest home. We'd probably still be there yammering as I type this out, but he had an appointment to go to.
So I wandered over to my next post....
---12/27/23 update
We're back at Granelli's almost one year to the date. And yes, once again with Old Boss. We had much to catch up on since it's been a full year. We're both still at the same company even though he retired then unretired. I rarely get to eat pizza, so I wanted to revisit Granelli's. And despite my bold claims below, I stuck with an 11" thin crust pizza with "hot" sausage. Absolutely delicious. I need to come here on my own next time I'm crate digging in the area or bring Mrs. RJG along. I'm sure I'll try something else. Probably not...
---original 12/21/22 review
It was time to meet Old Boss again, a good friend going on 27 years now. Met him originally at the same place as Mrs. RJG and Rude Dante, though he didn't work for the same company, but rather one of the software vendors. Fortuitous meeting as he indeed hired me for my first job after marriage in 1997. And we've been close ever since. Today we work again for the same firm in our familiar roles. We cannot escape large software companies it would appear.
Old Boss suggested we try Granelli's Pizza, a Castle Rock legend going on 25+ years now. Despite being a resident of nearby Castle Pines, he'd never been. And neither had I, so it was a perfect choice. Sitting just outside the busiest part of downtown Castle Rock, Granelli's is a quaint full service restaurant with a hearty menu of pizzas and Italian specialties. They originally started on the south side of Chicago, and that's why their slogan is what it is. I was tempted to try a deep dish, but having just experienced a mediocre offering from Giordano's in Chicago, I stayed thin crust. With homemade rolled hot Italian sausage. Hey that's two pizza's in a row with that! The thin crust - square and corner cut - reminds me very much of my time working in Racine, Wisconsin (also in 1997 - while reporting to Old Boss in a consulting role - synchronicity overload!). In any case, it was delicious. Mrs. RJG would have approved. Thin crispy crust, plenty of cheese, good sauce, and great tasting sausage. Would like to try one of their Italian entrees at some point, or even a sandwich. Perhaps next year, as Castle Rock is a usual stop on my Denver crate digging runs. Looking forward to a revisit.
12/21/22 (new entry); 12/27/23; 11/1/24
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