Angelo’s Pizzeria Restaurant opened at 474 Main Street on August 21. Kristo Papailia, who co-owns the restaurant with his wife Merita, describes Angelo’s as a family restaurant that seats 59 patrons and features a menu of scratch made pizza, calzones, pasta, sandwiches and a variety of desserts.

The pizza dough is made fresh daily and hand stretched for each pizza. Angelo’s also uses its own blend of natural cheeses and sauce made from fresh tomatoes, not concentrate.

Papailia said the only things in his freezer are the fried appetizer items such as buffalo and chicken fingers, wings and mozzarella sticks. He said unlike some other pizzerias that use a conveyor style pizza oven, Angelo’s uses an old-style pizza stone deck oven that is monitored by dedicated employees who ensure that every pizza is cooked to perfection, “whether it has two toppings or ten.”

Angelo’s also has a variety of draft and bottled beer, wine, and CocaCola products. There are currently seven employees but the Papailias would like to hire two or three more.

The Papailias have been in the restaurant business for over twenty years. Prior to opening in Gorham, they owned two other Angelo’s locations. The first location in Lisbon, Maine was recently sold through owner financing to the employees of that location. The second location was in Lewiston and was sold this year to their niece.

Angelo’s is currently open 11 a.m.-9 p.m. on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday, and 11 a.m.- 10 p.m. on Friday and Saturday. The restaurant is closed on Monday. Beginning in October, the hours will be 11 a.m.- 9 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday, and it will remain closed on Mondays.

To view the complete menu or learn more about Angelo’s Pizzeria Restaurant, go to www.angelospizzagorham.com, visit their Facebook page here, or call 207-222-2232.