Amici Pizza (Wesley Chapel)

"In the area for an appointment, I wish I could of dined in, but I limit time. Order two pizzas to go. Simply amazing, perfect amount of cheese and sauce! I wish I could have ordered a whole pie. I will definitely be back! -Richard at SteadFast Roofing"

"After recently moving from NJ I knew it would a struggle to find good NY/NJ style pizza in this area. I did discover Santoro's in downtown Tampa which is great, but that is far. After reading the reviews about Amici it seemed like it might be the best shot for good pizza. I am thankful to say it is excellent and truly reminds me of back home. The slice is thin and crisp, the sauce is a little sweeter than I am used to, but still tastes good and it could use a tad more cheese. Otherwise, it is a perfect slice and I most certainly will be back."

"Italian food is much more than pasta on a plate. Or pizza on a platter. The recipes are typically time-tested over generations of family. Variety IS the spice of life and IS an integral part of Italian cuisine. With that said, part of the intrigue of eating Italian is exploring the wide variety it presents. Northern Italian versus Southern Italian. Deep dish versus thin crust. You get my drift. Fab One and I were on the going-home side of a wonderful Sunday drive. We started thinking about dinner. Go home and cook, OR??? That's the moment us Foodies love. Finding an excuse to getting online and doing some visual food sampling. Digitally, we travel into Mexico, the Mediterranean, Italy and more. We ultimately set our baggage at the door of one place we desire to explore further. To step through the door is to begin a journey of tempting tastes. We hope... That's when we settled on Amici. The reviews were good. They painted a virtual picture of what we were looking for. WE were in the mood for Italian food. I must admit we've driven Highway 54, or Wesley Chapel Blvd as it's called, for many years. And I can never remember having noticed Amici. Maybe I spotted the building, but it never registered there's a potential Italian hideaway hidden there. No matter. As soon as we walked in, we were happily greeted by several of the crew. Taking a seat, Nick came over and introduced himself. Nick is a really likeable young man. His manner exudes kindness and caring. He started his employ at Amici's doing the dishes. A hard, hot job. But he's in the right place now, making customers feel welcome and giving them a great reason to return. I wish him well in his endeavors. We already knew we wanted to get a pizza, so our menu moments were brief. We ordered The Works Pizza - Large 16 inch. A side salad filled the void in our tummies and the void in time until Nick placed OUR pizza on the bent-wire pizza platform. The first food impression was solidly excellent. Fab One and I both leaned in, and over that pie. Don't you love leaning in like that? Breathing in, to catch the bubbling aromas rising up in those little plumes of steam? This pizza was an Italian Masterpiece. LOTS of ingredients covering the crusty acreage. My favorite was the mushrooms. They were not overcooked shriveled up and burnt fungi. They were still moist, succulent and packed with taste. WE were absolutely raving about this flat food phenomenon! We raved to Nick. And to the couple next to us. And we asked Nick to send word back to the kitchen as well. Kudos! A thoroughly enjoyable meal, with superb service. AND, on the way home, seeing that little brown pizza box on the backseat brought happy thoughts to mind. LEFTOVERS! We all know leftover pizza is KING! Tell them Beth and John suggested this place."

"Born and raised in NYC and this is some of the best pizza I've ever had. Good amount of cheese, not too oily, great undercarriage with a good crisp to it. It's not floppy and it's light but not too light and also great tasting tangy sauce."

"The last time I was at Amici’s was when they were in their previous location. I had been a couple of times and it was always good! We tried it again tonight! Their garlic bread was amazing! Once we got our meals, that wasn’t the case. I ordered the carbonara. The menu says bacon, peas, ham, and eggs. When I got the dish, there was nothing creamy about it. It looked like it had curdled milk or feta cheese. It was loaded with green olives. I know some recipes call for olives, but that’s all you could taste. There were no peas like the menu said. My husband got the spaghetti and meatballs. I really wanted to like it but there was no effort put into the sauce. The sauce was only tomatoes! No other flavoring. It tasted as though a can of tomato sauce was poured into a pot and served. The dish comes with 2 meatballs. I could not finish the meatball. Our whole family tried it and we could not believe how unpleasant the taste was. Regardless, the portions of both pasta dishes was definitely hearty! They are not skimpy on how much food you get! My son got the Philly cheese steak and like with the other dishes, there was no effort put into putting food out with flavor. Or food that tastes good. The hostess was lovely and friendly! Our server was not pleasant. They didn’t smile 1 time. They would only answer in 1 word answers and just came across as though they don’t enjoy a customer service job. The place is really nice! One of the nicer pizza places I’ve been to! It still looks new and everything looked clean. I hope the owners/managers sit and try the food to see if there are any changes they can make to improve what they have!"