Pizza lovers in Carencro will soon have a big, new local dining option. The Lafayette-based Pizza Artista franchise is just days away from opening a new version of the fast-casual restaurant, which will include table service, a full bar and new additions to the menu, in a much larger space in Carencro. It’s called Pizza Amore by Pizza Artista.

Pizza Amore is scheduled to open mid to late July in a shopping strip adjacent to Walmart on NE Evangeline Thruway in Carencro. The 3,800-square-foot space has been designed with an Italian color scheme and features a mural of an old-fashioned Italian pizzeria along one wall, according to CFO Cynthia McClaskey.