Oklahoma probably isn't the first place that comes to mind when you think of Italian food. When people think of top-tier pasta and red sauce joints, heavyweights like New York City (Manhattan's Little Italy, anyone?), Boston, or even San Diego usually steal the spotlight.

But little do most folks know, a tiny town in the Sooner State is serving up some of the best Italian food this side of the Atlantic. We're talking about Krebs, Oklahoma, home to the kind of hearty, old-school Italian fare that could make a New Yorker do a double take.