stjoenews.net | Eats: In Greek or Italian, Lino's means "tasty"

Why You Like It: Its the best in town! The crust is thin, the way we like it. There is plenty of cheese, hamburger, pepperoni, black olives, green peppers and red onions. A little of everything you could want. The service is good. Lino is always friendly.

Mary Ann Peck,

St. Joseph

Lino’s Original Pizza & Pasta is a restaurant survivor in St. Joseph — standing the test of time and construction at East Hills Mall for 15 years. In February, the popular eatery added Lino’s to the name and scaled down in size after moving to the new food court. But they continue to serve pretty much the same fare as they always have: large thin crust pizzas (14 inch, 16 inch and 20 inch, by the slice or the whole), thick Sicilian square pizza, pastas and soups, along with Greek salads and Gyros. Why Greek? Lino says he got the recipes from a guy from Greece and thought it would be a good addition to the menu, and it has been.

Overall, the food is served fast, but it’s not a typical fast-food franchise. Owner Rosario “Lino” Ingargiola is a native of Italy, and his uncle founded the Original Pizza & Pasta chain. Once a week, he cooks up an Italian speciality such as pesto carinese — a pesto sauce with fresh tomatoes, garlic and fresh basil over pasta. He also offers gourmet-type signature pizzas including a white pizza, tomato garlic and eggplant. If you like meat, watch for the Italian Stallion pizza, coming soon.

Lino’s Original Pizza & Pasta is open regular mall hours, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Saturday, noon to 5 p.m. Sunday.

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patricksherer August 19, 2009 at 7:08 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Lino not only makes fantastic food! He is a fantastic guy!He always goes out of his way to say hi to as many customers as he can!My kids love going to Linos too!( I have 4) It's always their first choice and sometimes the only reason we go to the mall!Mall management should feel privileged to have a person of Linos character and dedication to this area! All businesses should model themselves after his work ethic and loyalty to his customers!

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RJW August 21, 2009 at 8:48 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Great place. Even the "kids" Lino hires are professional.

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graphicphotobug August 22, 2009 at 5:12 p.m. (Suggest removal)

just letting everyone know that galen higdon is having a retirement party tonight fop, 6:30. bradley's refused to print anything about it, aren't they awesome? so, i am posting it on every article they have online!
thanks!

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