Pajano's Memories Over the Years

 

 

"My first memory of Pajano's was in 1979. I bought pizza for some
of my high school friends. It was at my grandparent's cottage on
12th Avenue. Good times, good party, and good pizza"

-RB Johnson, Mayor of Indian Rocks Beach

 

"I remember Pajano's and the friendly greeting I always got from Nick
I also remember the $2 steak sandwich. I was upset when the price
went up to $2.25, but I kept going because it tastes great."

-Pete Lopez, owner of Nekton Surf Shop

 

"When we moved to IRB in 1978, we went looking for some good
Italian food. One of the first places we tried was Pajano's. While
we were there, we noticed some customers bringing in beer with them.
Nick said it was okay. He had tried but couldn't get a license
to sell beer because he was too close to another place already selling
beer. I started attending commission meeting because of that night,
which led to a 30 year career in Indian Rocks politics. Nick and his
family are some of the nicest people I have ever met and I was happy
to help him eventually obtain that license. I only wish he delivered
to the The Villages, where we live now."

-Bob DiNicola, Former Mayor of Indian Rocks Beach

 

"I moved to Indian Rocks in 1973 and discovered Pajano's immediately.
We ate there when he was in the Red Lion building. We became close
friends with Nick and Monica. I went to both his daughters' weddings.
And to this day, I still fix his air conditioners."

-Steve Miller, Indian Rocks Heating and Cooling

 

"When I was a youngster, Pajano's was located in the Red Lion building.
Nick had a small place with only two tables and a soda machine.
You ordered through a cut out in the wall and could get an order
of fries and a grape soda for 50 cents. My mother, Nicki, worked
there for many years."

-Dean Scharmen, Public Works Director Indian Rocks Beach

 

"In the mid 70's, before I lived in IRB, I was working on a condo
project at 10th ave. I went to Pajano's for lunch and was surprised
the pizza was so good. I asked if they had someone in the kitchen
from Brooklyn making their great pizza. Nick said "Don't insult
me like that. I am from Chicago, we know how to make the best pizza."
After that, my crew and I ate lunch there everyday for the next eight
months. Nick and I became life-long friends"

-Jim Palamara, contractor and previous City Commissioner