text: Used to be known as TriState Pizza but now FAMILIA PIZZERIA They have all of the usual Italian dishes of pastas hot and cold subs but seem to focus on their pies nnAs some of you may know I am from the outskirts of Philly and feel I know when a pizza shop makes good pie So when I go to a mom pop pizza shop the way I judge their pies is by tasting either a plain cheese or pepperoni pie nnFamilia Pizzeria makes a good North East Coast pie I had their large plain pie for including tax The ratio of cheesesauce was perfect To describe the sauce it was not chunky marinara style nor was it runny sauce from a can but it had the traditional herbs with good taste and texture Each slice was foldable and thin I would have given this place five stars had there been more grease on top of the pie and if the bottom of the crust was less brown a bit too crispy but this place certainly beats Metro Pizza Metro is good but not as authentic Perhaps the owners have lived in Vegas too long that they forget what pie should tastebe likennI called my order in for carryout My pie was ready when I got there with NO wait I added a two liter bottle of coke tax nnThe ambiance was what you would expect of a small pizza shop As you walk in there is a small display of pies available by the slice They did look a bit old but I got there at pmway after the lunch rush and a little too early for the dinner crowd It had about six tables which were clean and decorated with redwhite plaid table cloths At the register there was a white board with daily specials Today Wednesday one of the specials was Italian Wedding Soupthat is the only thing I can remember Of course there is a CocaCola refrigerator with two liter bottles oz bottles and bottles of Yoo Hoo Beside it there is a self serve CocaCola soda fountain The fountain is a big PLUS in my book because sometimes I like to mix sodas to get unique flavors For instance did you ever notice at SUBWAYS they always have self serve fountainswell try mixing half Minute Maid Lemonade with half Nestea Raspberry Iced TeaWOW it will be the bombest Arnold Palmer you will ever have Okay back to Famila Pizzeriait is in a strip mall on the far left Depending on what direction you are coming from on Durango it is kind of hard to see because it sits almost directly behind Bomas Bar Grill And when you do drive there the roadside sign does not say Familia Pizzeria OR TriState it just says PIZZA or maybe PIZZERIAnnHoursnMondayThursday ampmnFridaySaturday ampmnSunday ampmnnFamilia Pizzeria does do delivery so you do not have to do DiGiorno tonight