T J's Zesty Italian - Mount Airy

I don't even know how this place has a 4.5 star. it is a hole in the wall that desperately needs update and cleaning. the bad pipes literally turned green and the carpet comes up everywhere. the food was far below the average price was cheap, but this is bc the quality is so bad! even if they leave here, it's just cash. they have no sign that they are not going so far until it is time to pay, we never have money on us, but thank God, my man has something to do with him tonight. service was terrible our waitress looked like she was cooking and serving, so don't blame her that I think only super short staff or cheap. will not be back definitiw.

The food was not very good. The salad consisted of iceberg lettuce floating in salad dressing, bread was not very toasted, would not recommend this Italian restaurant!

Great local joint. Pizza is great and one of my favorites. Just a great family run business that will always get my business whenever possible.

Small place out of the way that you can’t even find when you Google “Italian restaurants near me“. They don’t put their lights on and evidently it’s a local only place that knows about it and it is connected to the AutoZone store. Had lasagna that was only $5.75 and at that point was very questionable. Probably because it only tasted like a $5.00 lasagna. My sister said it tasted like Chef Boyardee. Which it kinda did and it was just covered with mozzarella cheese. I would not recommend the place at all. Maybe their pizza is better.

I've been going to TJ's since I was a kid and I can't say enough good things about it. The stromboli has always been my favorite but the pizza is good too. It's an extremely cozy place where Junior and his staff always make you feel like family. The prices are also VERY reasonable. Just make sure to have cash because they don't take cards. I've been eating there for 30 years and will continue to do so.