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With its beginnings in Statesville 56 years ago and its headquarters now in Hickory, Village Inn Pizza Parlor has 13 locations and a food truck in the western Piedmont. “Home of the great pizza buffet” is their claim to fame and they serve up just about any kind of pizza your tastebuds desire. They even have cauliflower crust pizza for those with gluten-free diets. Their name inside a bright yellow shield is a signal that you have arrived at a spot that reigns supreme for many of our readers.

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“The quality and taste of their pizza is just as amazing now as it was the first time I ate there 40 years ago.”

—Amy Wilhelm, Harmony, a member of EnergyUnited