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    Amore Pizza by jack calandra

    3.8 (77 reviews)
    Closed 10:00 am - 9:00 pm

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    Classic Cheese Slice
    Whitney G.

    Amore Pizza absolutely hit the spot! The slice I ordered was massive (big enough to share with my honey). In my opinion, it's honestly one of the biggest and best in Nutley. The crust was perfectly crispy, the sauce was flavorful, and the whole thing was just incredibly delicious. Sometimes you just need a slice that delivers on all fronts, and Amore did exactly that. If you're in the area and craving pizza that's satisfying and full of flavor, this is the place. I'll definitely be back!

    Kitana M.

    Found this place on door dash, and then realized they are pretty popular! The door dash and uber eats app options are slightly disappointing, no option to add toppings to the heart shaped pizza. Also the heart pizza was a bit disappointing, shape wise. It just looked like a deformed circle but maybe I'm being too picky. Just comparing to other restaurants I've had. The sample photos and price justifies a bit more effort or just take it off the menu honestly. The pizza itself was good! I really liked the garlicky flavor, sauce tasted fresh and the dough was also a hit. We really wanted toppings so I got 1 slice with pepperoni, I could have skipped this. Although the slice should be the same as the heart pizza, just with added pepperoni, the flavors were veryyyyy different, the pizza was dry and tasted like it sat in the restaurant all day. Do yourself a favor and order a pie. Also, if you are doing a pick up order beware there may be some challenges. The front person working kept asking for a QR code, we confirmed name and showed a screenshot of the order. I order out a decent amount and do pick up on door dash and uber eats and never have been given a QR code. She asked a few times so it did become a tad overwhelming. Nonetheless, it's a good pizza place compared to Jersey options. Hoping for a slightly better experience next time.

    Classic plain

    Classic pie. $17 Good price. Good flavor. Fast service at 11:45 AM on a Thursday. Too much flop.

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    Kimberly G.

    Decided to come in for a cheese pizza and was kindly greeted by Carlos. He was very nice and prepared my order right away. The inside of the store was small and cozy and there were covered tables outside along with an ordering window. The pizza tasted delicious. I had a great experience and can't wait to try other flavors!

    Nonna pizza at Amore

    One of the best pizzas in town! Service is top notch & the pizza is fantastic. We tried the Nonna pie for the first time & it did not disappoint. Pizza slices are always good no matter what you get. Jack is a fun guy to talk to!

    Ronald K.

    That's Amore ain't no lie! I was driving right by this 900 square feet gem and had to pull over to grab a pie. After all it's home of the Giuseppe pie! Now that's when the moon it's your eye! Friendly family-run staff, parking and outdoor dining (too bad there's no indoor-but pretend your on the Seaside boardwalk and you'll be fine) make this place shine. Most pies are thin crust and yeah there's plenty of ultra thin too. In the words of The Terminator, "I'll be back!" And you will be too!

    Italian Geometry At Its Finest.
    Thomas A.

    (Anyone else see the full clunky name of this place and have flashbacks to high school with subordinate clauses and diagramming sentences?!) At this little rectangle of a building across the street from the Nutley Diner just a stone's throw from a really busy intersection is where you'll find a seriously delicious pizza. We went with the "thinny skinny" and we had the foresight to order two. As advertised: it's thinny and it's skinny (I really think I could fit an entire slice in my mouth but I was raised better than that). It's well-charred and packed a nice punch. (If you lean more towards a more stiff-cracker-bottom... you won't be happy with the wimpy-flimsy style here.) Our family of four demolished the first pie in minutes and put a good dent in the second one. Menu pricing is a touch steep (on some items) but it's a damn good pizza. Cool crew behind the counter. There's a (narrow) parking lot but things can get a bit hairy coming/going with all the traffic in that area. Can 'Amore' hold their own against (the beloved but overrated) Star Tavern? Definitely. Can 'Amore' go toe-to-toe against Kinchley's Tavern (the reigning champ of the thin crust pie in North Jersey)? Well...

    The Giuseppe
    Tara L.

    All you need to know is this is the pizza of my dreams. 1. Don't crucify me but this is the supermodel version of a domino's pan pizza (which has no likeable qualities besides the crust) 2. Sauce has amazing flavor and there is extra on top which is a 1000/10 3. Just enough cheese, not too greasy and awesome. Best pizza I've had in a while around Nutley/Clifton area

    Fried calamari
    Joanne E.

    To be fair I haven't ordered the pizza yet but I did order calamari For $15 you get over cooked dry and restaurant depot calamari it was like tough rubber looked Moore like onion rings than calamari Most places I order from for less had better quality calamari more like homemade They should be as of themselves for selling this at that price I ordered on Uber eats and in the notes asked for the sauce to be spicy but no Maybe that would have killed the taste Very disappointed not sure if I'll try the pizza left a bad taste in my mouth Threw this away and had to order elsewhere and pay for that too I'll have to take the loss

    Pizza

    Worst pizza ever, all terrible sauce, no cheese. Whatever happened to a good pie? This is not it, save your money, time and stomach.

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    9 months ago

    Place over rated. Pies are dry and tasteless. Will never order from them again. Plus, they are over priced. Not happy with this place.

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    10 months ago

    The bacon ranch and buffalo chicken slices were so good!! The atmosphere. Was chill as well and amazing

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    1 year ago

    Great pizza. Love the sauce and crust And the fact that their sausage pie has a little kick to it. A must try

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    3 years ago

    Famous pizza, still has the great taste it always has. David portnoy gave a high score. So enjoy enjoy enjoy.

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