Forno Italia in Astoria is renovating and under new management

Slightly under-the-radar pizzeria and Italian restaurant Forno Italia in Astoria are in the middle of some changes. According to a tweet by Adam Kuban, they are under new management and doing some renovations. According to the DOB, they are also going to replace the storefront.

Late to this, Astoria, but I passed by Forno Italia the other week and saw it’s being renovated and “under new management” [attn: @remydwd]

— Adam Kuban (@akuban) November 7, 2012

Here’s what the restaurant looked like before:

Lots of red and faux distressing.

The pizzas are tasty.

Brick oven pizza has really become popular in Astoria – there’s Basil Brick Oven Pizza whose popularity grew so quickly they expanded into space at least twice the original size and added a little cafe. Via Trenta (GMAP) is still going strong and making excellent pizza. Tufino Napoletana Pizzeria is poised to open, too – Hurricane Sandy delayed them a bit, but they hope to be up and running very soon.

Forno Italia, 43-19 Ditmars Boulevard  New York, NY 11105; (718) 267-1068; fornoitalia.com (GMAP)