It’s a pizza place with an Italian name, staffed by Indians and Afghans, and the TV on the wall\u00a0is always tuned to a Polish version of MTV. I’ve never actually seen a Pol in the restaurant, maybe its the only channel they can get? It’s confusing to me but a nice escape from the DFAC.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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