I have loved Garcia's pizza for many years, eating it as student at IL State, class of 80. The location then was next to Watterson Towers. The place was classy, clean, good sized and had little slices of heaven, great pizza with a unique taste, which I had with cold apple cider. The place was busy, one would wait in a line of 5-10 students. I always recommended the restaurant to out of town friends and they always thanked me for the suggestion. Once when I visited after graduation, I was shocked to see that the location had closed. How could a busy restaurant, serving such a great product, close?
Yesterday, I drove to the last remaining location to revisit my past. WHAT THE HECK! I visited the shabby location at noon and the dinning area was almost empty. The "pizza" was tasteless and the sausage on my slice of sausage pizza were so tiny I almost couldn't see them. I had driven many miles for nothing- for an illusion.
What the heck happened? Did I care more about the pizza than the owners? At least they can't take my memory from me. I will remember the flying tomato brothers in my dreams, youthful, and kindly proving a great alternative to the horror that was dorm food in the 70's.