Leo M.
Yelp
Clearly authentic, but not good.
Let's start with what they do right:
They're clearly authentic Italian food and add diversity to Fort Collins' food scene. The portions are generous. The prices are fairly reasonable. They make their pasta by hand.
Now to what I didn't like:
The gelato is ok, but real gelato should never be brightly colored. Real gelaterias use only natural ingredients and therefore the product should always be earth-toned with deep berry colors.
The food is mixed. Like I said, the pasta is handmade but the chicken in their cacciatore is clearly frozen (given how spongy its texture is) and so are the mussels in their fraviadolo.
The real problem with Gelato and Amore is not their gelato, frozen ingredients, or their seasoning, but with how the owner treats his staff. While having dinner there, I overheard the cook say he had worked a twelve hour shift. I glanced over my shoulder saw that he had bags under his eyes. When I got home and looked it up, I found their business listing on Indeed and saw that many of their employees have similarly cited being overworked. But don't take it from me, take it from the Indeed reviews left my the employees.
Until Gelato & aMore treats their employees better and improves the quality of their ingredients, I won't be back.