Bites Nearby: DiStefano's

In 1972, the year opened its doors, President Nixon visited China, Mark Spitz won gold medals, and Atari’s Pong became popular. Since then everything except DiStefano’s fantastic pizzas has changed.

Sticking closely to traditional recipes this little shop has made a name for itself. Authentic Italian foods that are hard to find, wines, cheeses and specialty deli items are all right here.

Looking for incredible prepared foods? Then this is for you. However, don’t look for a place to sit, it’s strictly to-go. There is a brisk lunch crowd, the parking lot spaces turn over quickly. People seem to know exactly what they want, although the choices are more than plentiful.

Salads, both chef and antipasto, look good. Large and small subs range from the “basic” Italian to salami and cheese, goose liver, steak or a dozen other choices.

Sheet pizza is available with 24-hour notice, but the smaller pizzas are made fresh daily and taste good at room temperature or heated up at home. Its one thing to say they have uncommon pizza, but its something else to experience it yourself. Focaccia base, or regular, red sauce with sausage or pepperoni, white sauce with garlic or mushrooms, white vegetable, sliced tomato, the dizzying list goes on.

However, there is more. Pepperoni rolls, pizza burgers, calzones, chicken cutlets, pasta, onion rings and even wings are displayed in clear glass cases. The soups steam in their containers and smell terrific. Once you take a look, you’ll be tempted not only for lunch but for dinner, too.

As you walk out, hands full of packages and pizza boxes, you might find yourself singing Don McLean's famous lyrics "bye-bye Miss American Pie," and hello authentic pizza pie.