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Pizza night in Grimes: where to order, with addresses.

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Where can I order pizza in Grimes?

Grimes has four pizza places: Northern Lights, Papa Johns, Godfather's, and Orlondo's, plus pizza on the sit-down menu at Destination Grille. Here is what each one posts.

Northern Lights Pizza

250 SE Destination Dr, Suite 200, (515) 446-2986. A Des Moines-area chain with nine stores. The menu is built on its hand-tossed TastyCrust, with crust flavors like asiago, sesame, Cajun, garlic butter, and Parmesan, plus garlic butter breadsticks, cavatelli, and thin, deep dish, gluten-free, and cauliflower crusts. It delivers in Grimes; order online or in its app.

Mon to Thu4 to 10 p.m.
Fri and Sat11 a.m. to 11 p.m.
Sun11 a.m. to 10 p.m.

Tip: no weekday lunch here, since doors open at 4 p.m. Monday to Thursday. Its specials page lists two medium pizzas for $11.99 each at its traditional stores and notes that online deals vary by location, so check the Deals tab when you order.

Papa Johns

825 NE Gateway Dr, Suite 104, (515) 263-0508. Delivery and carryout, and the late-night pick in town.

Delivery10 a.m. to midnight (1 a.m. Fri, Sat)
Carryout10 a.m. to 11:45 p.m. (12:45 a.m. Fri, Sat)

Godfather's Pizza

200 SE Gateway Dr, Suite 111, (515) 986-2228. A company-owned store, per Godfather's own site. We could not find posted hours for the Grimes store, so call ahead.

Orlondo's Pizza

1601 NE 12th St, Suite 140, (515) 537-2533. A newer name on the Chamber directory, in the same building as The Outside Scoop. Its Chamber listing promises thin-crust pizzas, Italian sandwiches, cavatelli, and its salad dressings. Its website still showed an under-construction page when we checked in October, so call to confirm hours before you go.

Sit-down with pizza on the menu

Where can I sit down for pizza in Grimes?

Destination Grille (2491 E 1st St, 515-355-1153) is the sit-down option. Pizza shares a menu with steak, seafood, burgers, and pasta, and the restaurant says the menu is extensively gluten-free with zero gluten in its fryers. Hours are 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday to Saturday and 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday, and it takes reservations by phone or OpenTable. A good call when the table cannot agree on pizza alone.

Which one

Which Grimes pizza place should I pick?

Quick answers

Grimes pizza: FAQ

Where can I get pizza in Grimes, Iowa?

Northern Lights Pizza (250 SE Destination Dr), Papa Johns (825 NE Gateway Dr), Godfather's Pizza (200 SE Gateway Dr) and Orlondo's Pizza (1601 NE 12th St) all make pizza in Grimes. Destination Grille also serves pizza on a full sit-down menu.

Does Northern Lights Pizza deliver in Grimes?

Yes. The Grimes store at 250 SE Destination Dr delivers and takes online orders. It opens at 4 p.m. Monday to Thursday and at 11 a.m. Friday to Sunday.

What pizza place in Grimes is open latest?

Papa Johns at 825 NE Gateway Dr lists delivery until midnight Sunday to Thursday and until 1 a.m. Friday and Saturday.

Is there gluten-free pizza in Grimes?

Yes. Northern Lights offers a gluten-free crust, and Destination Grille says its menu is extensively gluten-free, with no gluten in its fryers.

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Sources: Northern Lights Pizza Grimes page, menu and specials; Papa Johns Grimes store page; Godfather's store list; the Grimes Chamber restaurant directory (Godfather's, Orlondo's); orlondospizza.com; destinationgrille.com. Hours as posted by each business; confirm before you go. Checked October 2026.
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