By Gary Meyer, TME

Caveman Cavey’s Pizza began serving this community before many residents here were born.

Back in 1991, John Cavey was running his family pizza restaurant in Wasco when a food salesman told him, “Hey, they need a pizza place up there in Frazier Park.”

When Cavey came up to take a look, he and his wife, Anna, fell in love with our little mountain town.

The existing pizza business on Mt. Pinos Way, however, was in serious trouble.

As Cavey describes it today with a laugh, “Let me put it this way—then, you were more likely to get marijuana…(please see below to view full stories and photographs)

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John Cavey (center) with his daughter, Elizabeth Abshire, and his son-in-law, Aaron. Elizabeth and Aaron have geared up to carry the family-operated Caveman Cavey’s Pizza into the future.

Above: (l-r) Madison Glover and Abigail Abshire prepare fresh ingredients for the day. They are preparing the mushrooms, bell peppers, onions, tomatoes, zucchinis, potatoes, chicken wings (and much more) to make the magic recipes at Cavey’s Pizza.

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