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The menu is always filled with fun surprises (a Taco Bell-inspired pizza, for example, or a "horseshoe of the week" inspired by the gloppy sandwich of Springfield, Illinois) as well as excellent poutine, salads, and sandwiches, none more macho than the Nashville Hot Chicken. The menu still includes slow-smoked brisket and delectable pulled pork, but Salamone now features harder-to-find East Coast Italian-American fare such as a steak pizzaiola sub stuffed with fall-apart tender chuck roast, as well as a pork roast sandwich with marsala gravy and sauteed greens. Dishes are infused with Portuguese and Italian flavors, including cacoila (slow-cooked pulled pork), a Portuguese steak sandwich, and a weekend brunch of batter-fried chicken and waffles drizzled with both maple syrup and peppery piri piri sauce. 1002 W. Main St., Speedway, 317-757-3250, bigwoodsrestaurants.com $$ Brozinni Pizzeria PIZZA Owner James Cross grew up in New York, and everything on the menu is named after an iconic NYC location, from the Madison Square Garden sandwich (meatballs, mozzarella, and marinara) to the Hell's Kitchen calzone (Frank's hot sauce, chicken, mozzarella, and bacon). [Extracted from the article]