Birthday nostalgia
My friends surprised me last night with a birthday party at Incredible Pizza in Warr Acres. I hadn’t been to a place like that in years.
It made me nostalgic for Crystal’s. Those who’ve lived in the metro area for a while might remember Crystal’s. There was one on the south side and another at Northwest Expressway and Rockwell. Both have been gone for years.
Crystal’s had a lot in common with Incredible Pizza and Chuck E. Cheese’s. It was a pizza buffet with an arcade and skee ball. But what always made Crystal’s stand out above the others for me was the decor. The whole place had a victorian theme. It was like being on the boardwalk at Coney Island in the 1930s.
The pizza was wonderful. I am a pepperoni guy, but I will always remember the Canadian bacon because the slices were huge and covered a whole large piece of pizza.
Growing up on the northwest side of town, Crystal’s was a regular destination for birthday parties, church lock-ins and as a reward from my parents for good behavior or grades.
Incredible Pizza was wonderful, and I’m sure there are a whole new generation of children who are building memories there like I did at Crystal’s. I think places like that give a city character. I’m 28 now, and I’ve forgotten a lot of the restaurants and businesses I visited as a child. But I’ll never forget Crystal’s.
Bryan Dean
Staff Writer
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