villa tronco

Tyler’s Travels: A slice of pie, taste of pasta, and ping pong

The Tyler's Travels Team visits Villa Tronco to try the food of the oldest restaurant in South Carolina

COLUMBIA SC (WOLO) – In 1940, “Momma Tronco” brought the cities first pizzeria to the Capitol City, opening Villa Tronco in what was Columbia’s first full-time fire station.  During the war, Momma Tronco gave WWII draftees one last taste of Italian food as they got off the bus, ultimately  ending up at Fort Jackson for basic training. Over eight decades,…