It’s been a successful year for Frank’s Pizza Shop, which opened last year on University Boulevard as a 2.0 for Antonella’s after some time off the grid, but for now, at least, owner and premier pizzaiolo Frank Paradiso is hanging up the apron.

The space will soon become an NYPD Pizza .

“I sold Frank’s to better balance my work and family life,” says Paradiso.

Best Pizza: 2025 Orlando Sentinel Foodie Awards

Paradiso’s pizza, including a grandma pie that’s won him multiple Orlando Sentinel Foodie Awards , is singular. Finding adequate help to keep up quality so he could step away proved too challenging in today’s climate, but he’s not looking to retire just yet.

“This change frees up time to pursue new opportunities and, most importantly, to focus on the possibility of taking bac

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