Amici

Food was good, but not fantastic. Prices on the menu were decent. I didn’t see anything over &18. So you can imagine the shock over getting the bill and seeing $ 36 for the redfish special. It was a good piece of fish and well cooked with orzo pasta and brussel sprouts, but no price was listed on the extra sheet with specials listed. I mean, if I was out for a great price of fish and fine dining, I would expect to pay that price, like at Commanders or somewhere like that. But not in an upscale neighborhood pizza place. Won’t go back because I felt ripped off.

Favorite happy hour in the city.
I’ve never had a bad experience here. The service is exceptional. The meals are fantastic. The happy hour… best in the city.
Drinks half off.
Pizza half off.
My Fiancée and I walked away comfortably buzzed and stuffed for $ 25.
The crust is nice and crispy, the toppings are fresh and just delicious overall. If you’re on the fence, go. Just go. I can’t say anything other than that. You’ll thank me and yourself, and your wallet will do the same for you.

Ordered the broccoli rabe pizza and wings. Delicious! I am a native New Yorker and haven’t been able to find good pizza since I’ve moved here. Let me explain– I’ve found good pizza but the crust hasn’t been good. This place has the perfect Alice, good distribution of toppings and a good crust! So happy I’ve found this place. Also got the fried Oreos which brought me back to being a kid at the jersey shore

Let me start off with the positives–
+ Service is great. Our server Jasmine was friendly and sufficiently attentive. I had to send a dish back (read about it below) and she totally didn’t make a fuss about it or make me feel uncomfortable so I really appreciated that!
+ Beautiful ambiance. We went on Friday night so it seemed a little more date-​y – the décor is dark and lights were dimmed. I’ve dined outdoors for lunch and it’s casual, although the pricing is on the higher side of casual dining.
On to the food and the negatives – we started with a cheese plate which ended up being my favorite part of the meal. You do not have the option of choosing your cheeses but we were given a chevre, a bleu, and a brie with three sauces, a balsmic reduction, a red pepper concoction, and a pesto with toasted crustinis. Delicious!
My husband got the «Polpette e Pepe» pizza and I ordered the veal parmigiana but requested the red sauce to be swapped for alfredo sauce. Unfortunately, my dish still came out with red sauce but Jasmine quickly took it back and had it fixed for me. The pizza was good – remember, it’s Italian pizza which I’ve learned tends to be much less crispy and therefore better suited to eat with a fork and knife. My veal and alfredo was disappointing. It was flavorless and the veal was far from tender. The alfredo sauce didn’t have much taste and for the price, I’m quite disappointed. I brought it home as leftovers with the intention of doctoring it up with some spices.
For me, I’ll pocket Amici more as a lunch time restaurant, good for apps and pizza.

Stopped in to Amici on a beautiful night hoping to sit outside. No such luck, as everyone else had the same idea. We went ahead and sat inside, which was a-​ok.
Atmosphere: B
A few tables outside are nice. Indoors, the atmosphere is pretty, but it can get a little loud.
Service: A
Service was very friendly.
Food: A
The four of us all got different pizzas, and they were all good. I especially liked my four cheese pizza with added pepperoni.
Value: A+ on Thursdays, C regularly
Thursday nights offer a helluva steal! $ 5 pizzas all evening! You simply can’t beast that! Get yourself some ½ price drinks during happy hour too, and it’s a date night on the cheap. Their regular prices are a little high. Since my first visit was on a Thursday, I can’t see going back and ever paying regular prices. (And because I’m also spoiled by Pizza Domenica’s ½ price pizzas during their happy hour).

We came in on a Saturday night during the Champagne Stroll and sat within 10 minutes. We ordered a cheese board, mussels and a marghrita pizza to split between 2 adults and one child and everything was delicious. The cheese board had 3 sauces (pesto, olive salad and a reduced balsamic), 3 cheeses (Brie, goat cheese with cranberries, and a cheese with olives), and toast. I could haven eaten the goat cheese on its own. We had to ask for extra bread to scrap the bottom of the plate to sop up all of the sauce from the mussels it was that delicious. Jasmine was an awesome server very attentive and professional. I will definitely will be back again!

I had the chicken Marsala and it was just amazing. Best I’ve had. My only complaint was that I’d prefer torn or prepared basil on my captese salad.

Uhhhh, wines good, if you get it before 25 minutes. I love being ignored in a city with such culinary competition. The food is OK, but I get a Lil turned off when the waiter checks open wounds at the table.
update: management fired the drunk waiting our table and gave us a meal on the house .
We were pleased and had a great meal.

Terrible waiting service! Added a gratitude fee for our group and then they wouldn’t allow us to add separate checks.

If I could give 0 stars I would. I have been to this restaurant multiple times in the past, I live around the corner and this was my go-​to Italian restaurant prior to tonight. After tonight, I WILL NEVER ENTER THIS RESTAURANT AGAIN. I have been a server for over 5 years, and understand the difficulties of working in a busy restaurant, especially during a night where there are popular specials, but I do not understand treating your clientele like they are trying to to rob you or stiff you. My party showed up and ran a tab of pizza and beer that totaled well over 200 $. When we went to pay, we were informed that they could not split our check unless we split amongst the cards evenly. Please note we were only trying to split between 3 cards but since 2 people left earlier in the night they claimed it was «not possible» to charge 3 more cards. This whole experience was so heart breakingly disappointing because in the past we have had amazing servers (Cade) who have been so wonderful to us. We have never run into problems before now. Tonight, Sara, felt that her only responsibility was to put our orders into the computer system, and even THAT she did poorly! Twice we had to remind her that we had ordered a pizza or a beer and the response was «oh, you didn’t get that?» No! I didn’t get that. I asked for that but I didn’t get it, because you forgot to put it into the computer”. At the end of the day I was willing to pay the «included gratuity» of 18% even though I did not feel that the waitress tried to be a good server, at all. Instead she saw our larger group and thought «Great! Included tip, don’t need to do anything» My serious complaint was, when I did ask the waitress to do ANYTHING (ie. charge 4 different cards 4 different amounts) it was too much work. Please note that this was an actual quote from management when I asked to discuss the issue with them. «We don’t want to keep the servers busy with checks». Well what the hell are they busy with? Because I wasn’t getting my drinks, my pizza, my red pepper, my water, my Parmesan, etc. No matter, I will make it a point to never return and to never recommend this restaurant to anyone who values good, attentive, quality service, from the waiters to the management.
Ps: Cade, we miss you.

Very cute restaurant but can be a little pricey given the portion sizes and service can be slow. I would probably come back for happy hour though.
Service ³⁄₅
Ambience ⁴⁄₅
Lobster ravioli ³⁄₅
Amalfi pasta 4÷5− shrimp seemed like they had been frozen but the mussels were fresh and the sauce was delicious. I even asked for a side of bread to soak up some of the pasta sauce.

I was looking forward to dining here after my parents had gone 2x and said it was really good. Upon entering we were seated right away but my husband mentioned to me that the hostess handed him the menus as we left the host stand for him to carry to the table. And no drink/​wine menu (Just a little different but ok). The food was fabulous. We had the mussels (came out with no bread so we had to wait for the waitress to hear some bread) and a caprese and then the lasagna and the breaded veal. All were very tasty! We will be back. Another thing I notice is why are restaurants not putting salt and pepper on the table? This wasn’t the first place that I’ve noticed that. Overall though we were happy and left satisfied! We will be back.

This is an amazing find on Magazine street, central to all the shops. They have happy hour in the afternoons, even on weekends. My favorite cocktail is their black and blue. It’s five dollars during happy hour and it’s amazing and complex! I’m sure there’s better pizza in New Orleans but their pizza is good and plentiful for cheap. The pepperoni is fresh and roasted. I’ll definitely be back again and again for the drinks and if I’m hungry, for the pizza too. I hear they have a cheese plate: P

Another great night at Amici! This is a great spot for a date. It is warm and inviting. When you go, be sure to look up! The ceiling will make you feel like you’re dining in an old mansion. The food was great, as usual. I recommend the spaghetti and meat balls and the bruschetta. Oh, and it is half off bottles of wine on Wednesdays, so it would be a great place to catch up with your girls over a couple bottles! And if you’re looking for somewhere to eat outside when it’s just a little too cold, they have big, pretty heaters outside so that you can watch the Magazine St. World go by. Thanks Adam, for the hospitality!

After experiencing the Creole/​Cajun liz in the French Quarter we felt it was time to try something plainer and different. Hence, this eatery.
Atmosphere 75 Spacious and in vogue
Service 65 Non existent
Food 70 Not what we expected and certainly not NY pizza
Value 70 High priced poor pizza
Perhaps a few beers or cocktails as openers a might be worthwhille. Although I can not vouch for nay of the other eateries on Magazine Street I would recommend to keep looking.

My Amici experience was great! I love italian food, and I’m addicted to pizza (so are you, don’t lie), so Amici is perfect for me. I came for happy hour after a stroll on Magazine, and I was happy with my decision. I had the margherita pizza, and red wine. The pizza came out hot, the cheese was melted, and the coal-​fire charred bubbles in the crust were poppin! Don’t sleep on a coal-​fire grill, but definitely eat any food that simmers there! I loved every bite. I definitely need to go back and try all of their antipasto items, salads, more of their pizza, and their entrees! I can’t wait to update y’all.

Went here for happy hour on a Wednesday. The restaurant is super cute, nice décor. It wasn’t busy at all and it was easy to find a table for our group of 10. Happy hour specials are amazing! Super good deals– ½ off pizzas and all drinks. There were so many yummy drinks to choose from. They have a lot of fun cocktails, but I settled on the gin fizz. It was great! I tried the mint julep as well and it was good, lots of mint and ice. Pizzas were pretty solid! We all shared a few– polpette e pepe (meatball & peppers), gamberetto fra diavolo (shrimp and spicy marinara), and carni italiane (lots of meat). All were thin crust with delicious semi-​sweet marinara sauce. Only complaint about this place, which is pretty important to me… was that the service was poor. Not sure if they were understaffed, but it took a VERY long time for our drinks and our pizzas.

Tonight I had my first experience with burrata cheese and I am a huge fan. It’s texture is somewhere in between cottage cheese and cream cheese, so needless to say I’m a fan. Putting this in a antipasti is genius. The fig infused sauce they use on this dish is light sweet and and unique. Add prosciutto to the equation with flatbread for the perfect combo of veggies protein and carbs. I also had the salt carmen gelatto with a cannoli which was also awesome. This was the first cannoli I’ve had since leaving new york. And although it’s not the quality of a new York cannoli (similar to pizza) it was very good and different to what I am accustomed to. Overall I am a big fan of this place, I will be back!

Stopped in here the other night for a bite to eat and I was very disappointed in the pizza. We ordered the supreme meat pizza and it came with all of the different meat choices. The pizza tasted a little on the burnt side and the meats and cheese was so greasy that it stained my pants and shoes when I tried to eat it. The meats did have good flavor though that was the only good thing about the experience. At $ 20 a pie for a not so special pizza that only gave two people three slices a piece I dont know if I will be back if I do it will be for the half off happy hour.

We only tried one cocktail each because the happy hour ended at 6 and we were on a mission to hit all happy hours.
Their peach Bellini was delish and I tried my friends black and blue it was interesting but not a drink I would order over and over. Maybe if you are only having one drink with dinner or something. The flavors are too complex for me to want to drink multiples. I’ll update after I go back Thursday and try a few more specials.