Sapori's Pizzeria & Italian Kitchen — Restaurant in Town of Hempstead

It’s not fair to leave a review after one, or a few, visits; it takes multiple visits, and as I and my wife have been there two dozen times we feel confident in tendering an accurate assessment. First, the food: clean, fresh, well prepared and presented, with a northern Italian edge we always know what to expect upon serving. The pizza has certainly improved with the addition of a masterful baker to their staff; it reminds me of the pizza I grew up eating. The daily special offerings I’ve had twice, and both impressed a real and honest desire from the chefs to please their customers with solid, tasty fare. Second, the service: attentive, friendly, rapid and consistent. Having been a customer for a while now they are excellent at anticipating my wants and desires. I lack for nothing. Third, and sometimes overlooked and unstressed by reviewers, cleanliness: immaculately clean as reflected in the the physical establishment, the service ware, and the food itself. Last, and not least, the owners/operators of this very fine establishment strike me as warm, friendly, and practical, hard-working folks who obviously take pride in their products as we’ll as presentation of staff and establishment. We look forward to eating there again and again, and hope...

I came here on 5/28/25 for dinner take out/pick up. I ordered their house/garden salad with grilled chicken, Gnocchi Bolognese, and it came with I believe it is possibly fresh ricotta cheese, which was really good, and it also came with some really good bread. I am a really big salad person and I did not really like the salad or the salad dressing that it came with. My opinion, I was not a fan of the field greens, the field greens did not smell/seem as fresh, compared to other salads that I order from other places. The pasta dish was ok/good but I was not a fan of this either. I was really a fan of the side of fresh ricotta cheese and the delicious bread it came with. It seemed to have a great atmosphere and many people were there eating when I came to pick my food up. The service was good and accurate. This review is simply just my personal opinion. Photos...

Truly the perfect old school Long Island pizza joint in terms of both food and vibes. You walk in to an inviting slice counter and it only goes up from there.

Menu highlights for us included the grandma pie and the baked ziti siciliana with eggplant, which is basically eggplant parm buried in baked ziti. So good. If you want something lighter to start, try the salad slice, which is just what it sounds like. It’s all delicious washed down with a very solid house cabernet.

Quick shoutout to our waiter, who was a busboy pulled into duty on a slow holiday weekend Sunday. He didn’t have it all down yet, but he was hustling and cracking wise with the best of them. Overall, could not recommend this place...