I discovered Sammy Joe's about five years ago when I was the VA Clinic, which is right next door and stopped to try the place. Went back about 25 times since then, I think they have the best pizza around, it's thin crust so don't go expecting thick or deep dish pizza. The lady that owns the place used to own the Son Rise Cafe at Southern Trace, which many liked but she got an offer from Darryl's she couldn't refuse. So now all her energy is now working in this place.
The only negative for me is it's 11 miles up Buena Vista or longer but quicker via 301 just to get there each way (I'm near 466A and Buena Vista). If you live in the far north end, then it's great for you. Also the layout, the tables are tiny, the place is small, they do use wire racks to hold the pizza up in the air to give you a little more room on the table, but those always scare me. Afterwards if you head east on SR42 in a couple of miles you're on US441/27, so we usually we combine a trip there with a trip shopping on 441.
I haven't been to Sammy Joe's in about a year, I started trying Flipper's at Transverse Shopping Center next to Dicky's BBQ, much closer to me. They have what's called a MY PIE, it's an 11' pizza with a soft drink for like $8 at lunch, a really good deal. However I wasn't crazy about the pizza, it was kind of gooey. About a year ago we tried a regular 13" pizza but asked for thin crust and we really liked it. Now they have the two for 22 deal, a 13" pizza with 2 toppings, 2 soft drinks and 2 salads for $22, I believe anytime of the day. So we've been going to Flippers on 44 at Traverse.
Sammy Joe's interior
Don't say you can't find it, it's in the Mulberry Shopping Center next to the VA Clinic and Mulberry Rec Center