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Friday nights with G.Faz Pizza

Welcome back to another Spot- ers that might not have experienced
light Series with Sarah! it yet.
The series where the writer gets On Friday, September 13th, I
to know the city more personally, stopped by G.Faz Pizza. You might
while the readers get to know the drive past it on a Friday and not even
writer better in the process. notice, but it deserves its spotlight
In August 2013, I met one of my moment.
best friends, Amanda, during band I parked my car in the back of the
week with the Michigan Marching lot and walked to the front where the
Band. us, the other was somewhere close. G.Faz Pizza truck was parked. There
We were both incoming freshmen As the bliss of college parties were three other people waiting
in the piccolo section and I noticed quickly wore off, Amanda and I en- when I arrived, so I waited for my
she was a tall individual. I have been joyed staying in more frequently for turn to order.
tall my entire life (standing at 5’9) so movie nights. There is nothing like The menu was printed on a
when I saw someone taller than me curling up on the couch with some wooden-framed chalkboard side- G.Faz Super Z Pizza
(she is 5’10), I immediately wanted comfy blankets, some tasty food to walk sign near the window where order and was given a ticket number.
to be friends with her. eat, and a good movie to watch. you order. Next to the window were I ordered the Super Z (pizza with
During band week, for one of our Since graduating college in 2017, two jars and a survey question of the old world pepperoni, cherrywood
designated lunch breaks, I asked if Amanda and I have continued our day, where customers could leave a ham, green peppers, red onions, and
she wanted to have lunch with me. movie nights tradition. Typically, our tip in whichever jar with the answer mushrooms), cheese styx, and four
She accepted my invitation, we had movie nights wouldn't be complete they preferred. Tonight’s ranches. (Yes, four. I love ranch.)
lunch together that day, and simply without pizza and wine. question/the two jars were labeled: Two more people showed up after
never stopped hanging out after that. We recently had a movie night in dogs vs cats. I placed my order, and the delicious
We became inseparable and expe- September and I offered to bring the If you were wondering, I like cats, smell of pizza filled the air as I
rienced all of college together: late- pizza, while she brought the wine. but prefer dogs. But I thought the waited for my number to be called. It
night band practices, studying for I remembered reading Courtney survey jars were a cute idea to not only took about 20 minutes until my
classes, Saturday football games, Conover’s article a few years back only get tips, but to interact with the order was ready and I was on my
bowl game trips, parties, everything. about G.Faz Pizza, so I decided to customers.
People joked that if you saw one of give it a try and review it for my read- Shortly after arriving, I placed my See Spotlight, page 13

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