WATERFORD — Foodie Friday is at family restaurant Crown Pizza in Waterford this week.   When you walk into Crown Pizza, the smell of homemade Greek dishes and a family atmosphere greets every customer.   The menu is filled with favorites using made from scratch family recipes from decades ago. Taso Vitsas owns the Waterford hot spot […]

Waterford — Crown Pizza, in the spotlight last fall when a ball cap with the restaurant’s logo appeared on national television during the World Series, has managed a complete transformation of both its dining area and kitchen over the past few months.   The renovations have doubled the size of the Greek-style, family-owned pizza restaurant. The 3,000-square-foot eatery enjoyed a […]

When Taso Vistas, owner of Crown Pizza in Waterford, Connecticut, gave a logoed cap to his most famous customer, he had no idea it would end up on national television. But a brief shot of the cap during Game 4 sent orders soaring for Vistas’ pizzeria, as Fox61.com reported recently.   Vistas has been friends with Cleveland […]

Television viewers watching Game 4 of the World Series Saturday might have caught a glimpse of a baseball cap emblazoned with “Crown Pizza of Waterford” on it in the Cleveland Indians dugout.   Taso Vistas, the owner of Crown Pizza, is longtime friends with Rajai Davis, an outfielder for the Indians, according to FOX 61.   […]

Lunchtime at Crown Pizza in Waterford is like a baseball game at the bottom of the ninth with bases loaded. It’s a culinary World Series, of sorts.   One of staff’s favorite customers is actually playing in the World Series.   “That’s Rajai Davis’ pizza. It gets him to the World Series. It’s the pizza […]

Waterford — Taso Vitsas has been a fan of Rajai Davis since meeting him as a baseball player trying out for the University of Connecticut at Avery Point team.   And Davis, now a key member of the Cleveland Indians team that is one game away from winning the World Series, has been a fan of the […]

WATERFORD, CT – A hat for Crown Pizza was seen by millions during game four of the World Series on Saturday night, Fox 61 reported.   The hat was spotted in the Cleveland Indians dugout behind ALCS MVP Andrew Miller during the FOX Sports broadcast of the game, according to Fox 61. Owner Taso Vitas was able to get […]

CHICAGO — Wrigley Field is 915 miles by car from Waterford, Connecticut. So why was there a Crown Pizza hat in the Cleveland Indians dugout during game 4 of the World Series Saturday night?   Taso Vitsas, the owner of the pizza restaurant, has the right connections, apparently.   Vitsas is friends with Rajai Davis who plays for […]