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Vinny Vincenz

231 First Ave., New York, NY 10003
nr. 14th St.  See Map | Subway Directions Hopstop Popup
212-674-0707 Send to Phone

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  • Cuisine: Pizza
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Official Website

vinnyvincenz.com

Hours

Sun-Thu, 11am-2am; Fri-Sat, 11am-4:30am

Nearby Subway Stops

L at First Ave.

Prices

$2.35-$22.50

Payment Methods

Diners Club, Discover, MasterCard, Visa

Special Features

  • Delivery
  • Good for Groups
  • Kid-Friendly
  • Late-Night Dining
  • Lunch
  • Open Kitchens / Watch the Chef
  • Singles Scene
  • WiFi
  • Online Ordering

Alcohol

  • Beer and Wine Only

Reservations

Accepted/Not Necessary

Delivery Area

2nd St. to 23rd St., Ave. C to Broadway

Profile

A native of Brooklyn with family in the pizza biz, Vinny Vincenz knows his pies. That knowledge comes through, even if his bright, cheerful restaurant lacks the decades-long patina so prized in many other parlors in his class. What makes it so good? It starts with the basics: The tomato sauce has depth of flavor; it's simmered long enough to thicken up and mellow out. Vinny's self-proclaimed specialty, the Sicilian pie, avoids being the gut buster prevalent elsewhere by loading the cheese and toppings on a dough that's lighter than most. The more traditional thin-crust slices are equally good, but non-pizza entrées (and the impressively huge meatball parm) can take a long time to emerge from the kitchen onto your small table lit by a lamp fixture made from a tomato can. — John D. Rambow

Recommended Dishes

Sicilian pizza, $22.50; fried calamari, $9

2.0 "Not Recommended"
Average Reader Rating
on a Scale of 10		 Write Your Own Review
0% Would you go back?
0% Would you take a date?
0% Would you take kids?
0% Would you go on business?
0% Would you go on a special occasion?
Food: 1.0
Service: 3.0
Décor: 5.0
Value: 2.0

Horrible Heros

bluerain2 from 10009 | Posted on 10/18/08

Overall Rating: 2 (Not Recommended)
Food: 1
Service: 3
Décor: 5
Value: 2

Our family gave this joint a second chance on heros, but what a disappointment and big rip off 2x in a row. Both time the heros barely had any cheese or sauce on them, and to make matters worse they slice their sausages (for sausage parm) into thin coldcut size of one layer, leaving you with mainly wet soggy bread. We also tried the eggplant heros the first time - again basically bread with nothing in between. Pizza's alright, sort of doughy with minimal cheese, sauce is good (sweet) when they actually give you enough to taste on pie. Met the owner once, beautiful blue eyes but not very nice to his staff when we brought our children, not even pleasant on the phone when we called in an order - We clearly get now owner doesn't seem to care about his food either after we gave it two tries. We always try to support our neighborhood businesses, but we'll never give this place our money again - wouldn't recommend you do either.

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