The District Magazine Vol. 3 NEW BEGINNINGS 2018 | Page 24

Staten Island
Pizza in Ybor City
the restaurant — his fourth pie palace, but his first
in Florida — and he’s pleased with the response
Due Amici has received from patrons as they fill the
place Wednesday through Sunday nights. This New
York-style pizza joint opened up on Ybor's famed
7th Avenue in January of 2015, and they haven't
looked back - making regular improvements to the
building and expanding their menu time and again.
They've even begun marketing a distinctive line of
quality tomato-based sauces.
The Bunjaku Family moved here with their crew
from Staten Island to make hand-tossed pizza,
fresh garlic knots, pasta and sandwiches for the
club crowd and other leisure diners in Tampa's
premier entertainment district. Bunjaku exudes
excitement about the new look his team is giving Due Amici sees rave reviews on social media.
“Most of our reviews are done at 2 a.m.,” when
clubs close and hungry crowds pour into the pizza
joint to listen to loud music and munch on lasagna
pizza, a specialty pie with mozzarella, basil and thin-
sliced prosciutto, or maybe a veggie pie, all made
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The Bunjaku family has been working overtime
for more than two years now to ensure everything
is perfect in their restaurant. Why? "Because
we believe in treating customers like family and
delivering a superior product," says Due Amici
owner Geo Bunjaku. Due Amici is creating a
lifestyle that focuses on quality. Excellence in
every aspect is the prevailing theme for this small
business as they've ripped up flooring and re-
plumbed their space in historic Ybor City.