Recently, we were traveling through Astor and had heard how great the food was at Sparky's Place. The sign outside boasted to serve the, "Best Pizza in Florida!" I ordered 2 items: A small cheese pizza, and a steak & cheese hoagie with mushrooms and...onions.
The hoagie came out first. The first think that I noticed was the size of the sandwich. There was a minimal amount of meat and toppings. Many places stuff their steak & cheese sandwich, but Sparky's chose to go in the other direction. And even worse, the meat and toppings were rock hard. Someone had left things way too long on the grill, and the sandwich was not edible. I brought all of this to our server's attention, and she did apologize. However, the damage had been done.
Next, I was served the cheese pizza. It had a nice amount of sauce and cheese. However, 2 slices were completely bare. No sauce or cheese, just the crust. I decided to eat what I could. Overall, the taste of the pizza was average at best. The sauce has little flavor, and i could not taste any seasonings such as oregano or basil. I have had frozen pizza from the grocery st6re that tasted better that this pizza tasted.
I's like to assume they were just having a bad day. However, I would not order either of these menu items again. The atmosphere and service were nice, but the overall experience was dramatically lessened by the poor food.More