By Bob Sims — The Birmingham News
September 26, 2008, 6:14AM
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in the days before the pasta chains had a firm hold here, there were a number of old-school, home-owned Italian restaurants in town where you could go to enjoy a good Italian meal served in an unstudied, mid-century-Birmingham-Italian atmosphere. The lighting was dim, the spaghetti sauce pungent, the prices and portions reasonable, and the waitresses called you “Hon.”…
…Lovoy’s has been in business on Green Springs Highway for about 50 years, according to the menu on its Web site, and the ambiance and menu — including Italian pasta specialties, pizzas, seafood, steaks, and their “specialty of the house” appetizer, Baked Oysters Lovoy — remain intact.
