Vinny's at Night
Somerville, MA 02145-3320
Phone: (617) 628-1921
- Price:
- $$
- Cross Street:
- Hathorn Street
- Hours:
- Mon 11:30am-3pm, Tue-Fri 11:30am-3pm, 4:30pm-10:30pm, Sat 4:30pm-10:30pm
Editorial Review for Vinny's at Night – by Ken Langdon
The Scene
This is one of the last old-fashioned Italian restaurants in town, a place where locals commiserate over red-and-white-checkered tablecloths topped with heaping plates of pasta and bottles of Chianti. Vinny's location--in the back of a nondescript convenience store in one of Somerville's less-fashionable areas--only adds to the charm. Casual waiters rattle off the daily fish specials while keeping water glasses (and bread baskets) refilled.
The Food
Expect intimidating portions of robust, uncomplicated Southern Italian food. Start your meal with one of the fresh antipasti (expect pungent marinated vegetables, imported cold cuts and wonderful fresh mozzarella). As for the entrees, pretty much everything comes on a bed of, or with a side of, homemade pasta swimming in red sauce. Don't miss the savory homemade chicken sausage, or a pork chop that comes covered with vinegary hot peppers. For dessert, enjoy refreshing lemon or orange sorbet.
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Insider Tips
Know Before You GoBetween the wonderful homemade scala bread (served with extra virgin olive oil) and ubiquitous plates of pasta, skip this place if you're watching your carb intake.
Save MoneyThose on a budget will enjoy the complimentary plate of fruit (usually chunks of watermelon and cantaloupe) that arrives with the check. With such large portions, this is probably the only dessert you'll have room for.
User Reviews for Vinny's at Night
04/30/2008 Posted by EddieEights
And a subshop is a subshop. While the food is decent, the service is poor (a friend asked for a Coke wih his meal as we drank wine and the waiter handed him a glass and a plastic bottle of Coke from the subshops standup chest). Ambiance is non-existent, decor is horrendous. All of which can be overlooked if the food was terrific - that is what its all about, right? But while a great subshop, the foo is still the same subshop food at night. Better than most little corner neighborhood subshops, but nothing spectacular and just run of the mill when compared to other italian restaurants out there. It is inexpensive, but for what you get, it should be.
Pros: Good pasta. Good prices.
Cons: Cheesy atmosphere, poor service, no parking. Food is god but not worth a special trip.
09/19/2007 Posted by mat16s
Walking into the back of a deli, I wasn't sure what to expect. The Service was unbeatable (GB)............she even remembered us from the g-train earlier in the day. The entire meal was perfect. I have never had pasta which tasted so rich............it left us full, but not bloated with grease....... This is going to be hard to beat............anywhere. Thank you!
Pros: service, food, cost
Cons: parking, seating
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