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    Amoroso's Pizzeria

    4.0 (28 reviews)
    Closed 3:00 pm - 8:00 PM

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    This is what an olive tree looks like.
    Dan R.

    "We've got provisions and lots of beer The key word is survival on the new frontier" (Donald Fagan) There's a new player on the Avon restaurant scene. Open for just a few months, Amorosa's Pizzeria took over the location of the former tenant, Hot Heaven Pizza. The Amoroso's Yelp site seems to have taken over the old Hot Heaven listing, so obviously ignore most of the old reviews (one goes back to 2009). Amorosa's has nothing to do with Hot Heaven. It has new ownership, new decor, and a new menu. We visited them for lunch yesterday, and spent some time chatting with the new owner, Jonathan. He was so welcoming and friendly, it was no act, we are 1,000% positive he is always this nice. Jonathan tweaked the old Hot Heaven menu, added some pasta dishes, kicked up the sauces, and the result is a very sweet and welcoming restaurant with pizzas, sandwiches, entrees, and more. His design team did a nice job refurbishing the space, we noticed it immediately when the lobby greeted us with a wood map of Italy and an olive tree! Jonathan told us pizzas make up a big part of his Friday and Saturday business, and when you look at Amorosa's menu you can see why. How about a Tri Color Pizza with mozzarella cheese, basil pesto, vodka sauce, and marinara sauce? How about some unusual ingredients like stracciatella and gorgonzola cheeses, hot honey, nduja (spicy sausage), baked potatoes and more? Sandwiches, pastas, stuffed breads, wings, and salads round out their deep menu. Yesterday's lunch special was a reduced price on their sandwiches, so that's where I went. I chose a Grilled Salmon Sandwich ($11.00) with a nice pan seared salmon filer topped with roasted red peppers, arugula, and lemon basil aioli with a side of French fries. My bread choice was between a sub roll, wrap, house made focaccia, Italian roll and gluten free bread. I went with the focaccia, and it was excellent, as was the generous portion of moist and perfectly cooked salmon. I have to give a shout out to the French fries too, because they were great. My wife went into the pasta menu and chose an order of Baked Ziti Ala Siciliana ($18.50) with Ricotta Cheese, melted mozzarella cheese, homemade sauce and a pretty large house salad. She had a choice of four pastas and went with Penne. It was very good, and the portion was large enough that some of it came home with us. It was nice to see a salad included with the entree, that seems to be happening less and less out there. We very much enjoyed meeting Jonathan and his adorable daughter who set our table and brought our water glasses. Next time we visit it will be for pizza time, and frankly, we can't wait.

    Large Sicilian Sunset
    Austin G.

    In the worlds of Luna, Naples, E&D and Frank Pepe's, Amoroso's needs to be in the best pizza in the Avon/Farmington/WeHa conversation. This pizza (Sicilian Sunset) was the best pizza we've had in 2025. Can't wait to go back.

    Large Truffle Shuffle

    I grew up in the New Haven area and I'm here to say to not sleep on Amoroso's pizzas! The dough is so flavorful and has a nice chew to it. The truffle shuffle is a unique combination of flavors that leaves any truffle-lover wanting more. If you are like me and put truffle oil even on popcorn, this pie is for you.

    Latest pizza creation "Sweet Heat Roma"
    Mike M.

    Stopped by here on a whim and I'm so glad we did! Very fresh food. The focaccia bread was a nice starter and I reserved a few pieces to dip in the meatball sauce. They have a couple flavors of wings and we opted for the "house" sauce which was such a unique flavor. I usually get a traditional buffalo but I went out on a limb and was pleasantly surprised. We saw about 20 pizzas go out the door while we were there so we just had to try one! The owner told us about his latest creation which he let his customers on Facebook name and it was out of this world! The people next to us saw ours and ordered one for themselves. Do not sleep on this place. It's a very charming restaurant and the staff are amazing. There are some negative reviews on Yelp recently but believe me when I tell you they will do their very best to make your experience a pleasant one. They have beer and wine available or you can byob and there's a liquor store attached to the building.

    Toasted ravioli

    Amoroso has the most thoughtful, original specialty pies. The Sweet and Smokey had generous dollops of fig and the balance of sweet and savory was excellent. The truffle shuffle was also delish. I am a frequent toasted ravioli eater and these were all excellent. Nice, full and crispy. We keep ordering different things to try and haven't been disappointed in salad or pasta either. The service is also thoughtful as a new business, engaging customers to really understand what they're looking for. Give it a try if you haven't already.

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    Amoroso's is great, big fan of their pizza and truffle fries! Small local business that I always look forward offering from!

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    Horrible quality. I' could not believe it when I opened the box. Under cooked, skimpy. Looked like an undercooked frozen pizza.

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