Mazzio's Pizza Buffet - Camden, AR

I've mentioned in earlier posts that my love of pizza really kicked into high gear when I started working at Ken's Pizza in my hometown (Camden, AR) right after I graduated high school.  Of course, I had always loved pizza.  I remember as a little kid going to eat pizza at the Pizza Hut in Camden with my parents and uncle Raymond and aunt Jean.  I also remember my Aunt Onita takeing me and my cousin Rodney to Ken's Pizza for our birthdays.  It was very different back then.  I remember the Pizza Hut was very dark inside.  Had a large 360 degree (meaning all the way around, not temperature) fireplace in the middle.  Just a fun place to eat.  Ken's always had a jukebox with cranked up music...  I remember bugging my dad for quarters to play some tunes.

Well enough reminiscing for me.  I was in Camden a while back.  The Ken's is now a Mazzio's.  Different location, but same franchising place.  Even when I worked at Ken's, the franchise owner did Ken's and Mazzio's.  He had them in a few places in Arkansas, Texas and Oklahoma.  And maybe a couple in Louisiana.

Anyway, I had the opportunity to get a buffet at Mazzio's.

If I remember correctly, this place burned or had significant fire damage a few years ago.  But they rebuilt and it is reopened.

Here's some pic's of the buffet pizza.  Nothing special, but man do I love this pizza.  I always thought Ken's and Mazzio's had the best thin crust in the pizza chain business.  It is like a cracker.  I always like Pizza Hut's deep dish as the best chain thick pizza.

Of course no pizza buffet would be complete without a great salad bar.  I love starting out my pizza buffet meal with a great salad.  Today was no exception.