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Style Pizzeria is quickly becoming a local favorite for its inventive, delicious pizza.
Long Island Style Pizzeria sits in a light blue house on a corner of the triangular intersection in West Oneonta on state Route 23. The six tables inside are topped with red, plastic table- cloths, and the few decorations include a picture with a sailboat and lighthouse on the wood- panel wall. Although there is not much to the decor, every table is comfortable and it’s a place you could spend hours. The two large front windows let in a warm light and owners Michael and Carmela Della Monica make every customer feel like family. Speaking in an Italian accent
from his 15 years growing up in Naples and Turin, Italy, Michael, or Michele (mee-kay-lay) in Italian, is gregarious and gener- ous. It’s not usual for customers to receive a few complimentary garlic knots while they dine, or for Michele to share his family’s
12 O-Town Scene July 7, 2011
Cassandra Miller
Long Island Style Pizzeria owners Michele and Carmela Della Monica pose with some of their pizzas at the West Oneonta restaurant.
experience at the annual Interna- tional Pizza Expo in Las Vegas this winter, when the pizzeria won top-10 honors for its shamrock- and heart-shaped pizzas.
In August, Long Island Style Piz-
zeria will celebrate its two-year anniversary. (The Della Monicas previously owned five pizzerias in Long Island.)
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