Bruno's pizza - great local pizza.

Bruno's Pizza and Pasta
1400 S. Vine St. (original location)
Tyler, TX 75701

15770 FM 2493 (Old Jacksonville)
Tyler (Gresham), TX 75703

http://www.brunospizzatyler.com/index.htm



Bruno's is a home grown little pizza restaurant that has two locations in town. One inside the loop off of Vine street and one a little further out south on Old Jacksonville. I have a fondness for the Old Location because you can tell it is a mom and pop operation that has been successful.

The spread: Bruno's offers your standard pizzas ranging from choose your own topping to multi topping fare. They also offer some pasta dishes and sandwiches. I have tried their pizza several times, one or two of the pasta offerings and multiple types of sandwiches.

The verdict: Bruno's does pizza very well. Their dough is made in house and never frozen. They have a typical conveyer belt pizza oven. I think they do a great job of choosing quality cheese and building their pizza pies, although their combination pizza is overloaded with ingredients and tends to fall apart rather than hold together when eaten. I also really enjoy their sandwiches as they make all their sandwich bread in house and you can taste the difference. My favorite is the meatball and cheese sandwich. Their pastas are a little lack-luster and I would not recommend them. The only problem for me is that they don't deliver and neither location is really close to my house, so I don't eat there as often as I would if I lived closer.

Edible Tyler Roses 4 out of 5. I would say tied for best pizza in town (with BJ's).