Review Title: The New and Improved Palermo Pizza [ View All Reviews ]

Those who live in the San Tomas neighborhood of Campbell have seen a lot of changes in the owners of Palermo Pizza in the past few years. First there was Nico, a family guy who made a killer pizza with so many toppings you wondered how it cooked all the way through. Then there was the unpleasant Michael, who made cheap, blah pizzas and converted half the restaurant into a middle eastern bazar. And now, thank goodness, there's Harry, a congenial fellow who has completely transformed the place into a family-oriented neighborhood sports bar that serves some of the best pizza around.

Harry did a complete renovation of Palermo's and re-opened the place in November or December of 2009. It's clean, it's well-lit, and it has 2 big-screen TVs for watching whatever big game is on (football, hockey, whatever). The tiling on the floor makes the place a little noisier than I'd like, but it's a great place to grab a beer and watch a game over dinner. It's also a heck of a lot cleaner than Nico's place ever was.

And Palermo's pizza under Harry's direction is fantastic!!! Everything tastes incredibly fresh and it's all made from scratch in the restaurant. The cheese, in particular, is really good. I recommend ordering the "regular combo" - I'm totally addicted.

Give the new, improved Palermo's a try - either in-house or take-out. With this economy, we need to support our local businesses, and it's clear Harry needs some more patrons to keep the restaurant afloat. I hope he can keep the place open - it's part of a dying breed of great neighborhood eateries.