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Carbone's

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Address: 1126 E. Lovejoy St.
Getting there: Metro Bus 1 or 19
Hours: Sun-Thu 11AM-11PM, Fri Sat 11AM-midnight
Website: carbonespizza.com (opens in a new tab)

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