Totally unique and unexpected treats await you!
Just across a two-lane blacktop from our subdivision is a
most unremarkable strip center. It runs maybe half a block past a convenience
store with a couple of generic gas pumps.
At one end is the immediately successful family donut shop,
famous for jalapeño kolaches. Next in line – and dominating the strip – is Koala
Kare, our grandson’s after-school venue. Then comes a mani-pedi salon, Vinny’s
Pizza, and a dental office. It all ends against the neighborhood’s jogging
path.
Not until two days ago, when my daughter-in-law was stuck at
work and I had to run pick up the boys, did I discover Vinny’s. At first I was simply
grateful they were there - just walk a few steps from the daycare and order pizza.
Quality doesn’t matter in a feeding emergency.
But…surprise! The pizza was outstanding. The sauce tasted
homemade, the cheese was real, and the crust? OMG. Not that artery-clogging
deep-dish pan variety. Not the cracker-textured thin crust. And not just the
traditional stuff, either. It was the lightest, fluffiest bread ever.
My point is this: don’t shy away from unlikely places in
favor of the chains. Yes, I know it’s nice to order online and know exactly
what you’re getting. No surprises. But every now and then, why not be
surprised? Where else but at some highly individualized Mom&Pop will you
find specialty subs called “Just Don’t Give A Ham” or “Bacon the Law” or, for
heaven’s sake, “Vinny’s Knuckle Sandwich?”
You want an all-meat pizza? Check out the “4-Getta-Bout-It:”
pepperoni, Italian sausage, Bacon, and ham. Got a weird kid that only wants a
plain cheese? Let him chomp on a small “Cheese Outa My League” with mozzarella,
provolone, parmesan, ricotta, and feta. You won’t find that at your average Pizza Hut.
So, all you stick-in-the-muds, get out there and explore.
Try that little place on the corner. You might find something wonderful that
exists nowhere else.
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