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Country Pizza Inn 

E-mail: order@countrypizzainn.com

It's about yearn. I had a yearning for Pizza, I had cooked the whole weekend, I made a huge Pork Loin Roast and Linguine, and still had 4 pounds of leftovers, nothing light.

There was nothing left in me, that wanted leftovers. My friend said she felt the same way and lets do simple, lets go get a Pizza.  I like pizza right out of the oven. The thirty minute ride on home delivery is not my style. That starts the "cardboardization" of the pizza whereas it turns to cardboard.

Voted Best Pizza in the city and a strong, very strong recommendation to try their food by my friend Al Jaconetta, we finally dropped in to Country Pizza Inn’s location on the service road for US 19 between East Bay and Ulmerton going southbound.  Basically from East Bay turn either right or left onto the southbound access road for US 19, and stay in the service lane. About a 1/2 mile look on the right. A quaint colonial style building.

Not the easiest place to find but once you get there, you'll want to go back. Moderately priced, excellent portions, each customer we saw leave had a takeout doggie bag with them, good service and a very clean nicely comfortable (elegant for pizza places ) environment. And right from their website they said it all and now I'll say it. 

Good places are easy to write about.  Most of the time you agree to merely reflect what they think of the job they do. Bad food places become political, you have to dig to find the problem, how far you go with comments and you give them a fair second shot. This place was easy as it had a good recommendation and it was as close to expectations, in fact exceeding them as you can be. 

"With nearly 30 years of success, they have developed a unique and proven casual dining concept. Their restaurants offer a casual dining atmosphere including a unique selection of pizzas, mouth-watering pastas, ribs, appetizers, meal-sized salads, entrees and desserts. The restaurant is perfect for couples, families, and groups of all ages". No argument here, I agree.

We ordered a medium sized pie with everything they put on to make this the "House Special. It comes as a cross between a flat edged pie and a Chicago deep dish. So it is deceiving, there is a lot there built in layers. Pepperoni, Ham, Italian sausage, Cotto salami, Mushroom, Green pepper, and Onion.  We barely finished it. Yes, I was quite full, but it was so good I just went for broke.  Best pie in a long time. 

Their philosophy is simple, they have a formula. Think like a customer, deliver outstanding food value, and quality. Our growth strategy is to build on steady, carefully managed expansion and a commitment to customer satisfaction.  They have four locations and as we try other meals we will bring them here for you to see.  It was real  easy to write about them.

Next we'll try their Italian Dishes. Here is their menu:
http://www.countrypizzainn.net/restaurant_menu.html

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