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You can bet that any restaurant with bacon marmalade pizza, soft pillowy crusts on Neapolitan-style pies, and a penchant for pastrami will have a dedicated following willing to make the Dripping Springs drive. Add in giant chocolate chip cookies and draft beer, and it’s practically a religion.

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