It was not my family's pizza restaurant of choice growing up. I hadn't eaten there for years. A commenter on my last blog http://gcdailyworld.com/blogs/1159/entry... kept singing its praises, but how was I to know? Well there was only one way to find out. I had to try Pizza City again for myself. So with great discretion, I entered the restaurant.

Upon entering, I immediately noticed the cleanliness. There was not a speck on the floor, and every table was in perfect order. Next I noticed that the walls have sports memorabilia on them. Everything from our local high school teams to colleges and professional sports. My wife pointed out a nice little children's corner with some toys to help keep their attention.

After we chose our table, our waitress took our drink orders and brought out menus. After scanning our menus I decided to get the lasagna which comes with garlic bread and a side salad. My wife chose the buffet so it would be easier to find our daughter something to eat. I also ordered some mozzarella sticks as an appetizer.

My salad came out first and I was very impressed. It had the perfect mixture and amounts of lettuce, tomato, green bell pepper, onion, and cheese. My wife returned to the table with a salad for her from the salad bar. She remarked at how amazed she was that the salad bar could be so clean and look so fresh with that nice of a selection. Next, an unheard of six mozzarella sticks came out nice and hot with a cup of marinara on the side. At first, I was disappointed that the marinara was cold, but changed my mind when I realized how wonderful the hot cheese and cold tomato sauce could be.

A couple of minutes after I finished my salad and share of cheese sticks the lasagna arrived. Without even cutting into the large portion I could see the steam dancing above my plate. The garlic bread came out in two large slices. Approximately the size of what you would get anywhere else as an appetizer. My lasagna was delicious. It had the right amount of sauce and cheese between each layer of noodles. The top layer of cheese was so melty, I had to use a piece of garlic bread to help get it all on the fork.

Don't tell the manager, but I did have a couple of bites from my wife's pizza and garlic breadsticks. While the garlic breadsticks were good, I thought the pizza was just okay. I am sure it would be better if it was made to order. My daughter took a liking to the tater tot's that was on the buffet. I decided to try one and see why. Just right, like mom used to bake.

I was expecting one thing and found the other from my dinner at Pizza City. Give it a try again. It might be in the same building, but the food seems so new.

I was pleasantly surprised.