My boyfriend and I came here for lunch on a Saturday. We were seated right away by the window and was given their house made bread. I don't know how they made this, but there must be some crack or something in the bread because we must've had three more baskets of it and it's nothing you've ever had before especially at a pizza and pasta style place like this. The owner came over to us and explained that the dough he used for the bread is the same he use for the pizza! It was nice of him to come over and introduce himself and tell us about how the restaurant came to be. We ordered a Caesar salad and escarole and bean soup for starters both were good. We ordered two personal pies, one was the nonna and one was the penne vodka. Both were very good however they do serve brick oven pizza, which we wish we got to try, but will be back again for their brick oven pizza! Lastly, we had dessert and espressos which we devoured and we had the pistachio cheesecake! Normally, my boyfriend doesn't like cheesecake but this time he decided to give it a go and loved it! Definitely will be coming back, especially for that bread! read more

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Consistently good food, great service and reasonable prices. I have also had them cater several office parties for me, and everyone raves over the food. It does get crowded but it is always worth the wait. Amici's never disappoints. During the nice weather they have outdoor seating which is enjoyable. read more

Excellent food, service and atmosphere ! Owner Rosario is a gentleman. Will definitely be going back !

We went at 5 pm on a Saturday and the place was busy. The ravioli (5) were served on a large flat plate and the sauce was a plain marinara and bland. The bread on the table, I would guess was pizza dough, and had a course salt seasoning. My husband had chicken franchise over angel hair pasta with a lemon butter sauce and he also said his dinner was not well seasoned. The service was good, the owner came around to greet all patrons and was very funny and interesting. Amici's is a BYOB and prices reasonable. read more

Located on the main avenue in town with street parking and a few spots in back. What started off as a very good pizzeria has now turned into a fully functioning (BYOB) Italian restaurant with tables outside in good weather. The food is very good although it is more expensive than its competition nearby. Large menu with many options including some very interesting Signature pizzas ( personal & large) such as the: --Palermitana 12" pizza made with San Marzano Tomato Sauce, Onion,Spicy Sopressata, Ricotta & Honey or the --Norm's Big Sexy 12" pizza made with Sausage, Broccoli Rabe, Homemade Mozzarella & Parmigiana Dishes like the Penne Loren: chunks of chicken breast sauteed in a wine & butter sauce over penne pasta with broccoli & sun-dried tomatoes is one of my favorites and a big portion, or the --Bucatini Amatriciana which is a thick spaghetti with a classic fresh plum tomato red sauce , onions & pancetta topped with romano cheese & basil..another favorite of mine. Of course save room for some of the Italian desserts offered although they are not made in-house. read more

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The ambiance, the food and of course the friendly service win us over. We will definitely return.

I want to start off by saying for a Tuesday night this place was rocking! Rosario came out to greet this table of 4 co workers who had never been here before now . What a ball of energy he is and so friendly and entertaining! I always order the meatballs if it's on the menu and they are truly the best I've had . I learned they are made fresh every other day so I will be back to get more and the sauce is like Nonna makes it ! No wonder this place was packed in. BYOB so go as soon as you can and sit outside while the weather still permits because it can get loud inside read more

We've been ordering from Amici's Restaurant for quite some time, but unfortunately the quality of the food has been on a steady decline while the prices continue to increase -- and the two simply no longer match. Yesterday, we placed a delivery order totaling over $80. One of the meals was specifically for a guest who cannot have dairy or cheese. We clearly ordered a plain buffalo wrap with no blue cheese, along with French fries. When the order arrived, the wrap had blue cheese inside it and, instead of fries, came with a salad. We called the restaurant to explain the issue, but the person who answered the phone seemed unable to understand what was wrong with the order. After several attempts to explain the problem, she finally said she would get the manager, Rosario. What happened next was completely unacceptable. As soon as Rosario got on the phone, he accused me of threatening him, saying, "So you're going to come down and kick my a**," even though those words were never said by me. He then added, "You know where I am," which only escalated the situation further. Upset by the accusations and the way the situation was being handled, I went to Amici's with the incorrect wrap to address the issue in person. When Rosario approached, he made gestures as though he wanted to jump across the counter at me, and the interaction quickly became heated. Rosario then retreated toward the back kitchen area, and when I went around back to continue the conversation, I was met by several employees who threatened to call the police. I left the store, only to be met outside by local police officers, who thankfully worked to de-escalate the situation. professionally. At the end of the day, this all started because a simple food order was made incorrectly -- including ignoring an important dietary restriction. Instead of correcting the mistake and handling the complaint professionally, the situation spiraled into an unnecessary confrontation. Between the declining food quality, rising prices, repeated order issues, and now this experience with management, we will not be returning. read more

Our "go to" for solid Italian. Four and a half is more accurate rating. The restaurant itself is popular so it's usually noisy, crowded and not comfortable for a dinner out. However, the food is quite good, reasonably priced and worth it, so we usually opt for delivery which is prompt, accurate and delicious. Chick parm, eggplant parm, pasta with sausage and broccoli-rabe, lasagna are favorites. Prepared well and packaged in tins which we prefer to plastic. Portions are more than ample and main dishes include a side salad and decent bread which is appreciated. All in all great eatery to have nearby. read more

We love the food and the owner, Rosario, is very friendly. The quantity of food lets you know you will have leftovers. My nephew says the Sunday Gravy tastes just like his Nonna used to make. The pizza is also amazing and the service is great. We come back here all the time. The only downside is that they don't take reservations even for large parties. read more

Great food and service. BYOB . Focaccia bread is delicious. Pizza is crispy. Street parking can sometimes be sparse on weekends.

Really enjoyed the chicken saltimboca, the pizza is solid and the entrees came with a salad. The bread they give the table is amazing. The owner came by and spoke with us. I will definitely be back ! read more

Eh. The pizza was a disappointment. The cavatelli was overcooked and mushy. I had the chicken ceaser salad which was good. They should cut the chicken smaller though. I also had a side of broccoli which was good. The food was delivered fast though. read more

This place is a perfect example of that feeling when the food is SO good you can't stop eating it & later feel like a lard. Absolutely delicious food. I ordered the Chicken Boscaiola & it was fantastic. The sauce was amazing and the vegetables were very good as well. We started with the calamari & it was very well portioned for 3 people and was crispy and delicious! My parents also enjoyed their meals very much. It's obvious we will all be returning to this place. The lemon blueberry cheesecake was a great way to end the meal along with a nice cappuccino. The staff is very attentive and really friendly and insightful when ordering. The whole atmosphere is really great and just a bunch of smiling and happy customers. Job well done Amici's! We will see you soon! read more

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Love their eggplant parmigiana with vodka sauce. We love it all quick delivery and always right

Amazing establishment! My wife and I are excited to be moving soon and being closer to this place. We've been here twice and both times the experience was amazing. Amazing l, tasty food with generous portions for the price. Great service, the atmosphere is lively but not chaotic. The owner walks around and personally checks in on you, which is something my parents did when they owned a restaurant. It gives a very nice feeling to know the owner is involved and cares. I would recommend Amici's to anyone, and would always say yes if asked to go! A real gem of a spot read more

We've had catering from here for my son's 1st birthday and his 100 days celebration and had a great experience both times! The guests loved the food and everyone asked where it was from. If you're catering for a big group, I would highly recommend their packages. Great variety of pastas, meat, veggies, and seafood. There's something for everyone. When they catered my event for about 80 people, they did set up and delivery. Great service all around. read more

House personal size pie with sausage, pepperoni, meat balls, mushrooms, onions, and red peppers. Made in brick oven for $27.00 and you can BYOB And calamari was good too. Big food dishes with healty potions It'it's a very close small place, very crowed, and hard to hear any body talk read more

Amici's Restaurant - The house special brick oven pizza It's a very small place, over crowded at dinner and to busy, couldn't hear in restaurant - Pizza Near Me - Maywood, New Jersey

Omg!!!! What an amazing Italian restaurant!!!! Since I first visited this place, I haven't been able to stop eating here. I just realized I haven't added a review. This is like coming home every time. From the owner to everyone else, they make you feel great!!!! read more

My husband and I come here at least 1-2 times a week on those days when I simply don't want to cook. I'm pretty selective of where I go - but everything I've ordered here so far has been phenomenal! My husband and I love the roca and grandma slices, Genova panini (this is what we order the most), their chicken dinners, meatball appetizer, chicken parm and eggplant parm, cauliflower appetizer... their broccoli and garlic, salads, I've had a lot - it's all delicious. I believe Rosario is the owner, and he is incredibly personable. The staff have always been polite, friendly and attentive. Sometimes when they're SUPER BUSY, service is understandably slow - but you can expect them to check in at least. A few errors once in a blue (I've been coming here since they opened years ago so it's a great track record of getting things RIGHT), and errors were primarily when delivering, but they always make it right. Honestly, it's one of my favorite spots along with True Food Kitchen in Hackensack. read more

Best Italian food around! We're here at least once a week. Every meal we have had is cooked fresh with fresh ingredients...many imported from Italy The wait staff is great and we love the outdoor seating. If you love good fresh Italian food this is your place. read more

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Good customer service, nice casual atmosphere. Olive oil bread to start is really good. Rice balls with vodka sauce was a hit. The salad with goat cheese was ok. The squid ink pasta was very good however way too much sauce. Get there early place fills up fast. read more

Amici's Restaurant - Squid ink pasta - Pizza Near Me - Maywood, New Jersey

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Great lunch or early dinner spot. Don't go too late or you'll be waiting for a table! Any night of the week this place is jam packed & that's a good thing! Our go to order is their Ceaser salad and we share that with the prosciutto sandwich. They have outside seating for summer nights. BYOB too! read more

Enjoyed a great dinner here with friends. We started with two smalls pies - the Bianco (white pie with shrimp and artichoke) and the Palermitana - which was a margarita with hot sopresatta, onions and a drizzle of honey added - excellent!! We also shared the "Shrimp Beeps" - Shrimp served in a rich/spicy sauce with some focaccia on the side. Also very good! Dinners here were all consistently well prepared and delicious! From rustic favorites like Lasagna to inventive dishes like the Tagliatelle with shrimp in Alfredo sauce, everything was great and co-owner Dominick made sure he stopped by several times and helped us recommend our dishes too. Great option of indoor and outdoor dining available. Overall - great place! Super busy though so be prepared to wait a bit. read more

Pricing is ridiculous for bland and incorrect food. Almost $50 for one chicken parm and one eggplant parm is crazy, but maybe that's just me. Also, if you say "no grated cheese, only mozzarella cheese" expect no cheese at all. All I'm saying is if you order take-out, double check your order prior to leaving...if you can afford to eat here. I will give this place 2 stars for their fast preparation of the food, even if I had to heat it up once I got home, which is 1 mile away. Good luck. read more

Amici's Restaurant - Almost $25 eggplant slop. - Pizza Near Me - Maywood, New Jersey

Fresh ingredients and Local! Please support this wonderful establishment! Been wanting to come here for a while and as it was a Friday night there was a little bit of a wait but well worth it! My friend and I enjoyed Meatball Romano and the Fried Calamari as an appetizer. For our main we both order the Wood Burning Pizza's and went with the "Neopolitan Classics": Toscana and Vegetariana! At some point we were offered bread and then more bread... and yes, somehow I snuck a piece in my togo container with my pizza. Staff is charming and charismatic- btw BYOB I learned that "Amici" does translate to "Friends" ~ Can't wait to go back again soon... hoping to go with the same friend... stay tuned! read more

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I expected more from the food. It was OK but very salty and heavy (not what I expect from seafood). The service was also just OK, it took some time in the beginning to get attention and it did not feel super welcoming. I've been to much better Italian restaurants in NJ. read more

I know everyone raves about this place but I just find it mediocre. was at a table with drinks and eatping our bread already and the owner said they would have to move us because there was a big group coming. We were seated right by the kitchen and it was so noisy. Been here at least 3 times and it's always the same- noisy and mediocre food. read more

We go here all the time . We went here last night and it was just awful. They sat the three of us in the DR on the left knowing that they had a party of 30 coming in . We were told It was 30. Well it was 15 screaming kids with 15 adults. The food was just OK . But we asked for the manager who was away , then someone came and we said this is awful ; you should do something with the bill , take an appy off ... something . Still waiting . We all left with headaches . Just awful experience and we will not go back . They just kept saying we've asked the parents to quiet the kids down ... Too bad . It's not the place for 15 kids I'm sorry . read more

It was busy when we got there but it moved quickly we waited about 20 minutes. Server came right over and got us started we all had a couple different pizzas and salad everything was excellent. The owner stopped by to check on us definitely recommend and will go back to try the dinners read more

Took a detour here one weekday night while waiting for Rt 17 traffic to clear up. At 5pm, we were seated immediately, but as we left around 630pm, there was a line out the door on a Thurs night. Pasta special was delicious as well as anything out of their wood-fired oven. Extremely family-friendly and service was awesome from start to finish. Street parking available and byob with a liquor store a block away. read more

Went to a baby shower. The owner and staff were so accommodating for my gluten free meal. Pizza pasta and shrimp francais. All delicious Everything was top notch read more

Went for dinner there for the first time tonight. We were quickly seated and the staff was efficient and friendly. Pretty busy for a Tuesday night. Other patrons were friendly. The tables were a little too cozy together but manageable. We ordered sharing style of calamari appetizer: delicious and crispy not greasy; Caesar salad and a brick oven pizza. Pizza piping hot yumminess. No room for dessert but they look delicious Amici's is BYOB- which works out great Looking forward to going back read more

Have been here multiple times and love their food and service! Ordered from here for my husbands graduation party and a friends baby shower and the food was delicious. At the restaurant I love their complimentary bread. The only thing I would say is a potential negative is the size of the place (it isn't small but it's often busy). Any good restaurant should have some more space! That being said if it's a busy time like the weekend I would suggest making a reservation. read more

This place is an absolute gem hidden in Maywood. From the great food to the service, you can't go wrong. Food: Since its opening, my family and I have been coming here very often, tasting many options on the menu, and without question we are blown away every time. The owner imports many of the ingredients from all over in order to make some of the best authentic Italian food you can get, and for a great price! I highly advise going at dinner time specifically instead of lunch, they have homemade bread they only serve during dinner hours. This bread will knock your socks off, its hard to not eat a few baskets of that before the food arrives. I can't say enough good things about the food quality here. There is nothing bad on the menu, its all fantastic. Atmosphere: The place isn't super big, i would say it has about 25 tables or so. It is all very clean, with modern NJ Italian styling. Nothing too fancy, no need to dress up super nice or anything, this is a casual dining experience. Everything is always clean though and the bathrooms are new and clean. This place tends to fill up quickly, almost every night. If you go on a weekday you'll have no problem getting a table for dinner but on the weekend don't be surprised if it is packed, its a new hot spot and there are many people looking to get in around dinner time. Service: The people are all wonderful here. From the cooks, to the waiters, to the owner - you will not be disappointed in the friendly atmosphere they always bring to the table. The food is always cooked perfectly and brought out in a timely manor even with the restaurant being packed. I've really never had a problem, both dining in or for take-out. This place is seriously awesome and i can't recommend it enough. This is classic authentic italian food with no corners cut. Skip Olive Garden and come here! You won't regret it. read more

Very nice place Food was very good excellent owner Rosarion comes out and socializes with customers. although we didn't have pizza people rave about it. We shared a potatoes and long hot peppers was so good, my fried had shrimp alfredo and Im had paradelle in a 4 mushroom sauce and both were delicious. It is a BYO and they serverved bottles of soft drinks with glasses and no straws Enjoyed the place and would definitely go back. read more

This is a great neighborhood spot in downtown Maywood, the owner a former hockey star from the community. We had a casual business lunch meeting there as we were all in the area. I hear at dinner time on the weekend. the line is out the door even as they have a decent size dining area, And I could tell why -yes it has something to do with the grandma pie! I had the escarole and bean soup, which was phenomenal & a nice size. One of the guests had a pork dish that looked nice and tender. I noted and appreciated that every dish placed on the table was piping hot which really speaks to the attentive service including the owner, who stopped by to check on everyone. You can't go wrong with this place; i've got to come back with the children! read more

Yes the food here is good but when you get over charged it takes a lot out the Bad taste in my mouth! And I will just go somewhere else ! Better places in the neighborhood with much better prices and the same quality of food it's just Pizza read more

We've ordered from Amici's several times in the past, and we've also eaten inside the restaurant. We've only really ordered pizza, a wrap once, and a salad. This time we ordered the cavatelli with chicken and broccoli - unfortunately it was inedible. There was about an inch of oil coating the entire bottom of the tin, and the chicken pieces look weirdly bloated and boiled. It turned us off completely from wanting to order there again, so unfortunately I think we'll be taking a break. Maybe they were very busy. read more

Amici's Restaurant - Cavatelli with chicken and broccoli - Pizza Near Me - Maywood, New Jersey

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Very busy restaurant on a recent Saturday night. Was able to get a table for two without a long wait. Lively atmosphere offering outdoor dining. Service was excellent. Calamari was ok. Both pizzas ordered were very good. Star of the day was the cannoli. We are cannoli snobs and were surprised by the size, taste, and quality. We're always in Maywood and will return. read more