VISALIA, Calif. (KFSN) — A slice of heaven awaits you at The Planing Mill, a cool spot on East Center Avenue in Visalia.<\/p>\n
Pie after pie, Tino Rodriguez keeps the unique combos coming.<\/p>\n
“One thing the Valley, the entire Valley was missing, especially Visalia, was a true hand-crafted artisan pizzeria,” says Managing Partner Tim Lewis.<\/p>\n
We got a look at the Thai Pie, with has a Pad Thai base, sauce, pesto, grilled chicken and serranos.<\/p>\n
Sweet and spicy sauce tops a pizza with peanuts.<\/p>\n
“The ‘3 Little Pigs’ is probably our favorite,” says customer Marta Rodriguez. “It’s our go-to pizza. We’ve introduced it to quite a few family members.”<\/p>\n
“It’s got bacon, Canadian bacon and sausage, and then this big pile of house onion straws,” Lewis said.<\/p>\n
The slices are heavy.<\/p>\n
“This is our Detroit-style pizza,” Lewis said. “Deep dish. The signature style of Detroit is this cheese crown around the outside.”<\/p>\n
Lewis said the cheese is local — from Lemoore.<\/p>\n
One night, Thai sauce was accidentally mixed into the wings, but now they’re a signature item.<\/p>\n
“The food is always great,” Rodriguez said.<\/p>\n
“I think everyone just loves the uniqueness of what we do,” Lewis said.<\/p>\n
Including something with a bite.<\/p>\n
Lewis showed us the Nashville wings, served with spicy pickle chips.<\/p>\n
The bar has plenty of beer to pour.<\/p>\n
“We have seven of our own in-house beers that we contract with local breweries,” Lewis said.<\/p>\n
Lewis has noticed the ultimate compliment.<\/p>\n
“We have seen suspiciously similar dishes at other pizzerias around the Valley,” he said.<\/p>\n
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