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NICK’S PIZZARIA & WINGS Nick’s Pizzaria & Wings is a neighborhood establishment that combines food and drink that exudes all the homey charm that one might expectopenness and a fun, family-friendly atmosphere. “We believe in offering good service, in extending hospitality and being friendly to everyone who walks through our door,” said Owner Jimbo Sparks, who purchased the popular Plant City eatery in April 2012. Sparks’ 30-years experience as a restaurant consultant inspired him to then own his own restaurant. Sparks says he and the team at Nick’s pride themselves in offering quality customer service and delicious made-to-order food at affordable prices. The portions are hearty and the food is truly characteristically New Yorkstyle hand-tossed thin pizza: Thick crust and wide pliable slices that can be folded. As customers pull a slice away from the pie, the mozzarella cheese pulls, tantalizing the taste buds. “Everything here is homemade because we want to serve excellent meals,” said Sparks. “We make a pizza like you would make it at home, with plenty of toppings, even to the edges. We make our dough fresh every day, we use fresh chicken versus frozen, and we shop locally for produce at the farmers’ markets.” PAGE
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Nick’s is unveiling a new specialty pizza unlike anything else in Plant City: Breakfast Pizza, consisting of bacon, ham, and sausage over fluffy eggs and cheese. Sparks is confident customers will enjoy this new menu item. Everyone who has sampled the breakfast pizza loves it. The menu includes nine appetizers, with everything from Ms. Terry’s Poppers, Cream Cheese or Cheddar Cheese filled Jalapenos lightly fried and served with homemade ranch, for $5.99 and Garlic Knots for $3.99. Sparks shared with FOCUS that the restaurant has unveiled new onion rings, they’re no longer using frozen onion rings, opting for better quality in fresh, hand-battered onion rings. Nick’s prides itself on offering fresh, never frozen jumbo chicken wings. Customers can choose from 8, 12, 20, or 30 and up bone-in wings with 16 different housemade sauces. Whether you’re stopping in for a quick lunch for one or feeding a crowd, Nick’s wings are considered among the best- the restaurant was voted the 2020 FOCUS Magazine Readers’ Choice Award winner for Best Chicken Wings. Nick’s Pizzaria and Wings offers a daily lunch special, often announced via their Facebook page with the restaurant’s iconic Joke of the Day. The lunch special is typically under $10. Additionally, Nick’s offers a Monday night special of All You