I still remember the first time someone told me about the lasagna at Cristino’s Coal Oven Pizza, and I laughed because who drives to a pizza place for lasagna?
Then I tasted it, and suddenly I understood why people plot their week around a visit to 1101 S Ft Harrison Ave, Clearwater, Florida 33756.
Cristino’s has quietly built a reputation that stretches far beyond its cozy dining room, and while the coal-oven pies deserve every bit of praise they get, it’s the lasagna that has people whispering, texting photos to friends, and coming back with entire families in tow…