Antonella's

Antonella’s is a brand new local restaurant found in Orem, Utah. It can be hard to find, as its located in between several shops along state street, and its very crowded, but the fancy lettering of “Antonella’s” makes it stand out as you are walking or driving by. This small restaurant is locally owned and operated by Antonella herself. If you are familiar with Last Course, it is next to Last Course as well as the Minky Couture store.

If you use the app “Hooked” you can find great deals on their handcrafted pizzas and deserts. They only offer a few select pizzas for this deal, but you get up to $10 off the pizza that you order. Otherwise, there are several other specialty pizzas you can order, all around $10 or $15 each. I believe there is also a big discount for deserts on “Hooked” as well.

Antonella’s is a really cute restaurant. When you walk in, you are greeted by lots of homemade deserts including cakes, brownies, macaroons, cookies, pie, and even cupcakes. There is also a really cute sign inside above the cash register to welcome you in. There are several tables and chairs all around the main entrance of the restaurant which makes it feel more like a coffee shop or a café.

One of the waitresses or waiters will greet you at the door and bring you to a table. The tables and chairs are a little close to each other because the restaurant is a bit smaller, but its nothing uncomfortable.

They will bring your menus as well as a drink. I ordered water since the pizzas were a little more pricey than I was expecting. The water cups are so small! Its almost like drinking out of a cup for children, but they are cute and memorable. We ordered the chicken pesto pizza shortly after receiving our water. I will admit, we had to wait at least fifteen minutes for the pizza itself. There was only four other people at the restaurant besides us, but Antonella’s is a bit understaffed and all of their food is handcrafted right then and there. Just a warning if you end up coming to the restaurant when you are really hungry, you will wait awhile. The pizza is well worth the wait though! The waitress brought our pizza directly out of the oven on a special “Antonella’s” pizza platter thing. It was a pretty big pizza, but I would have ordered two for two people. They aren’t very thick pizzas, but they have lots of toppings on them which make them heavier.

After we finished our pizza, we went and paid for the pizza at the cash register and left. I recommend Antonella’s. They have great food and are very friendly. The restaurant also has beautiful paintings and art pieces all around. There are a few televisions around as well to watch games while you eat your food.