Avanti’s is out, Pizza Inn is … well, in
Posted by Billy Dennis in Food, Restaurants, UncategorizedI hadn’t been inside Pizza Inn on North Sterling (at the northernmost point of the strip mall at Forrest Hill Drive) for many years. Last time I was there, it gave off the aura of a business on the verge of closure. The food wasn’t very fresh, there were young people there just to hang out and the wait staff seemed surprised anyone wanted to actually order their food.
I went there today with Dad and his best friend Burnie to have their dinner buffet. I was apprehensive, but Dad says the place had gotten a lot better. The pizza was tasty and fresh. The goulash was spicy and the spaghetti was adequate, better than the slop now served at Avanti’s.
The buffet also included two choices of soup and a salad bar with plenty of fresh fixings.
The wait staff was friendly and moderately attentive (it took just a little too long to pay the bill; she got a nice tip anyway).
And the place was busy. Lots of working-class families choose to eat there. But it didn’t seem crowded at all.
I’m not saying it’s fine dining, by any means. But it’s a good place to take the kids or to have a filling dinner without a lot of fuss on your part.
The price: $6.49 per person, not including drink.
I’ll be back.
[tags]Pizza Inn,restaurants,pizza[/tags]
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