Amore Pizzeria & Ristorante — Restaurant in Zionsville

I had hoped the long awaited visit to Amore was all it claimed to be, a true NY pizza experience.Since leaving Long Island, NY and finding myself in the Midwest, I have been trying to find something close and again disappointed.

I will start off by saying it had the feel and look of a by the slice pizzeria so that was good. It is a step above the chain restaurants that are abundant everywhere. The pricing? I am one to never judge if the food warrants it.

Reviews here were all over so that was another reason to visit. I tried the sausage slice despite the fine ground version offered, not how it is served in NY.

Many complaints here talked about burnt crust. It was and made it hard to give it a chance with all the taste overwhelmed by overcooked crust.

Not one to return food, I went on to an very rare menu item, the rice ball. The presentation was a first for me as never had it served cut in quarters with sauce somewhat on one side with a cheese mixture dripping off another quarter of it as if cut in last minute. A bit overwhelmed trying to taste the actual rice ball.The red sauce was obviously fresh which was great. If a very sweet version is what you enjoy, you will like it.

The stuffed slice ordered I felt made an honest try to recreate its beginnings.

I will applaud the attempts Amore is trying to bring a new approach to Italian here in the Indianapolis area but in no way is this a recreation of ...

Being a New Yorker, I’m always looking for places to find a good pie and I’m not talking about apple pie. I love this place and the people are great too!

If you’re looking for Chicago style pizza then go somewhere else but that’s not what I consider a pizza. To me that’s more of a casserole. Doesn’t mean it’s not good, for each in their own but for me, pizza has to be a big slice and the crust has to be right, the toppings can’t be too much, and you Gotta be able to fold it and eat it on the go for it to be in New York pizza.

You know it’s legit when you have what seems like an Italian family business and making food and it reminds me of home. And it’s not just pizza it’s also other things like calzones in lasagna pasta is all the things I remember as a kid. There’s a lot of places in Indy now that claim to have New York pizza but I can tell you that I drive an extra 10 to 15 minutes to eat here any day.

Please don’t leave negative comments if you’re Chicago pizza fan because that’s like comparing apples to oranges and if I like apples and go to an orange store I’m not gonna complain. Now, if you want real New York pizza you need New York water so that’s the only other thing that I can see them doing which just wouldn’t be cost-effective. They do a great job and I appreciate the...

We are so thankful for the graciousness of the manager, Chris, who replied quickly to our email reaching out to see if the restaurant can bring dinner for our family who lives more than 20 miles away from the restaurant. We live in Virginia Beach, VA and our relative passed away a few days ago and we wanted to send a meal to our family the day before the memorial service. Kirklin is such a small town that we were having some trouble finding a catering service or delivery to their home. We were so grateful for the accommodation of Chris who was compassionate enough to honor our request and deliver the meal himself. It was really heartwarming to hear Chris offer to deliver the meal himself and also help with recommending what menu items to order. We cannot thank him enough and hope that blessings will come his way because this was sure a blessing in our path. Chris was very courteous, generous and expedient. Thank you Amore and Chris for this much timely needed endeavor. Maybe one day if we ever travel to Indiana we can visit the restaurant and give Chris a big...