How has this place NOT been on my radar sooner?!?! What an AMAZING mom & pop gem of an Italian restaurant. We came in for lunch and left bellied up like we had eaten a 7 course feast. We were seated right away, lucky to come on a slower, snowy weekday. The waitress got our drink order right away and got our lunch order as soon as we were ready. We ordered Chicken Parmigiana sandwiches with fries and mozzarella moons. These were HUGE!!!! Thick sliced, homemade bread, thick, flattened, moist, fried chicken breasts covered in perfectly melted mozzarella. Delicious marinara on the side. I don't know how I finished it! read more

Vicinato Pizza - GIANT Chicken Parmigiana Sandwich - Pizza Near Me - Lyndhurst, Ohio

This pasta salad was amazing. Very fresh. Full of Italian meats and fresh vegetables. Friendly and engaging service. Nice to see the good lunchtime crowd. read more

Vicinato Pizza - Pizza Near Me - Lyndhurst, Ohio

Don't let their name fool you; this place has a lot more than pizza! Stopped here on a lunch date with some of my Eastside friends and I am really glad they picked this spot. I'm a sucker for classic Italian and that's exactly what this is. It was off to a great start with the delicious, soft and fluffy bread they placed on our table. Now I l love me so Eggplant Parm, but it was lunch so I didn't want some big entree. Luckily they have an eggplant Parm sandwich served on that same cloud-like bread with their wonderful Marinara sauce on the side for proper dipping. The staff was also very pleasant. A real "down home" vibe. I wish I lived closer, but I'll find a reason to go back! read more

Vicinato Pizza - Pizza Near Me - Lyndhurst, Ohio

I found this pizza restaurant by accident! It was the best accident I have ever had!! This pizza is always consistently DELICIOUS!! The crust is not too thick, not too thin...the sauce is delicious and the sausage has the right amount of spice... the veal parmigiana and the pasta aglia y oilio is also quite delicious! read more

Vicinato Pizza - Medium create your own pepperoni/sausage pizza - Pizza Near Me - Lyndhurst, Ohio

Awesome, old school Italian restaurant. The pizza in particular in phenomenal, the prices are reasonable, and the servers were very friendly. read more

Food is still pretty good- but they need the old man back to manage it- he was awesome

They have the absolute best Italian Wedding Soup I've ever had. The pizza is delicious. The sandwiches I've had, like chicken parmigiana, are so-so as the chicken I've had tastes reheated and a bit hard. The salads are very fresh. Vicinato has been around for decades and for good reason! read more

I have driven past this place a trillion times and never paid it any mind. I thought it was only pizza tbh. A friend visited recently, really enjoyed and referred me. What a pleasant surprise it was. The food was really good and plentiful. We ordered a bunch but could have been fine with one meal (average about $25) and my family of 3 would have been full. We ordered chicken parm with penne and vodka sauce, clams with wine appetizer and chicken marsala with spaghetti and marinara. The marsala was the star but it was all very good. Each entree came with an iceberg salad and bread. We ordered take out and the customer service was unremarkable but all things considered we will definitely order again and try additional things. If I could give 3.75 stars it would be more reflective of my feelings but Yelp doesn't allow that. read more

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Food is so good. Also good prices. Service is always personal great neighborhood place

Amazing, huge, veal cutlet sandwiches, tasty wedding soup and great pizza! Hidden gem in Lyndhurst! Highly recommend!

We ordered pizza from this place for the first time last night. It was VERY good. I don't really know why we hadn't ordered from them before since we are about a mile or less away, but anyhow, it was very good and we will be back. Not the cheapest place, but you get what you pay for. I recommend for sure. read more

This is a classic lyndhurst staple. It looks like they repainted the inside too, so it looks very clean and nice inside. Great pizza - we did a medium create your own. I got the meat raviolis with mushroom the sauce is really good and sweet. Comes with fluffy bread and starter salad. Everything is delicious and the waitress was so attentive! This is one of my family's favorite places so we will definitely be back. read more

Vicinato Pizza - Meat Ravioli - Pizza Near Me - Lyndhurst, Ohio

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very disappointed! chicken parmigiana was like shoe leather! - tough. Pasta was stuck together and drowned in sauce. horrible

We love this pizza! We are local but for some reason have never had it. We typically get Geppettos but honestly it's been so expensive - also vicinato super affordable! We only got a family sized pizza but it was huge, and tasty. Will be trying other things on the menu! read more

Great little Italian restaurant that always has very good sauce and bread. The cutlet sandwiches are always a great choice, and don't forget to get extra sauce on the side. The veal cutlet is my favorite thing on the menu, the soft bread, crisp lettuce, and fresh tomato are a great combination with the perfectly breaded and seasoned veal cutlet. Getting extra sauce on the side turns it into an even better sandwich, the bread soaks up the sauce and adds great flavor. Everyone is always so nice and you can tell everything is homemade. read more

Vicinato Pizza - Veal Cutlet Sandwich - Pizza Near Me - Lyndhurst, Ohio

I decided to stop in here when Little Italy had hard to find parking. I am glad we decided to continue on. We started the meal with bread and butter The bread was delicious The hubby decided on the Cavatelli Parm with their homemade meatballs. The meatballs are made in house and had a great flavor. Definitely worth the try. The Eggplant Parmigiana was recommended to me. It was a great choice. It is done in house and tasted fantastic. I opted for a ride of gnocchi. Another winner! I would definitely recommend this Italian Restaurant. It did not disappoint. read more

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Vicinato's has several very solid options for both appetizers and for the pizza itself, nice service, and quality that is a notch above some of the local competition. Overall a frequent go to place where you will consistently feel satisfied with your pizza and other options. read more

Ken H. is a member of Club Molisani where the corrupt Judge Dominic Coletta, lawyers, cops, & others are also members, (YouTube: GinaCalabrese5.54) 7/23/24. Creative accounting. Check #59. $124. Customer: Tom. Phone # Area Code: 330-. I closed the check when Tom arrived to pick up his order. I matched the check # on the printed ticket w/the check # in the computer. The food order that was stated on the computer screen matched w/the food order on the printed ticket. The customer paid w/a credit card. If I remember correctly, he paid w/an American Express card. American Express charge a high percentage rate to a business that a business pays in their Credit Card Expense account. Later during the evening, Eric, (owner), stated that I closed the wrong check & that there wasn't a phone # on the check so Tom wasn't able to be called. Eric also stated that sometimes the checks "switch in the computer." However, the "switching" occurs after the check is closed. The next check in line then moves up to the area where the previous check was before it was closed. He also stated that he hoped that Tom, (Check #59), would come back because of the $70+ that would be adjusted on his account. A guest who was dining in had check # 58 or # 60, (one # away according to Eric). He was given the name, Tom. Tom's total, (Check # 59), was then changed to $50 + change. I don't care. None of my business. What I care about is that he involved me by stating that I made the error. The restaurant industry has been a part of my heart & soul since I was 18 years-old. I am currently 55. After my shift, I sent Ken H. an email & questioned if there was a possible glitch in the Toast software that could be checked so that it wouldn't occur again during my shift? Innocent question from an employee because I care about my work. On 7/25/24, Ken claimed that he swiped the email off of his phone so he didn't read the email. The email would still be listed w/in the Inbox of his email account. He obviously read my email because when Eric walked in, shortly afterwards on 7/25/24, he was furious. He asked where communication was lost & why I was involving myself in their business? What?! If he wanted to adjust a check, for whatever reason, he should have done that w/out involving me. He was very rude & disrespectful. I quit. I had a gut feeling about Eric shortly after I started working here. I typed it in my phone notes on the date of. On the good side, they did make me laugh & the employees are very nice. At the start of my shifts, I made my own white sauce & pizza at the table that is next to the salad bar using my organic ingredients. Ken asked me why I made my own pizza, using my organic herbs, because he adds herbs in his tomato sauce? I responded that I add my herbs directly to the pizza dough before I added his sauce. Maybe he ignored my words, but I doubt it. I'm posting my recipes here in case my pizza recipe is suddenly used by them. In addition, his friend, Judge Dominic Coletta, illegally gave my recipes to my father & brother after a fraudulent eviction. At Vicinato's, I baked my pizzas or gave it to Ken or one of the employees to put in the pizza oven: My Pizza recipe: I flatten the dough in the pan. I add my organic herbs & unrefined Extra Virgin Olive Oil directly onto the dough & spread it around the dough w/my hands, (very good for the skin). I then add tomato sauce. On top of the tomato sauce, I add mozzarella & Parmesan cheese. I then bake it crispy. My white pizza: I flatten the dough in the pan. I add my organic herbs & unrefined Extra Virgin Olive Oil onto the dough & spread it around the dough w/my hands. (+ my white/Alfredo sauce, opt). I add Mozzarella & Parmesan cheese. I then sprinkle my organic herbs on top of the cheese & bake it crisp. My white sauce that I also made at the table near the salad bar. I put hot water in my mason jar or a bowl. I then added my organic Cavatelli so it could cook. As it cooked, I used a separate bowl to make my white sauce. All organic Ricotta cheese, cream cheese, herbs, EVOO, (can be substituted with Avocado Oil or Sunflower/Safflower Oil), & butter. Sometimes I add almond milk, 1/2 & 1/2, or Heavy Whipping Cream. I then mix the ingredients together w/a spoon before I add the pasta. I didn't make my pizzelle & cookies at Vicinato's, (among my vegetarian homemade recipes), however, they were stolen as I stated above. I don't remain silent & I "drill baby drill" the point into exhaustion. I have been a vegetarian for over 20 years. The recipes start w/a base blend of All Purpose Flour & White/Whole Wheat Flour. I then add a blend of Sunflower/Safflower Oil, sugar, butter, vanilla, & homemade baking powder. From that, I + additional ingredients depending on what I'm in the mood for such as organic bananas, organic cocoa powder, vegetables, etc. One member of Club Molisani is a duplicate of another member. read more

Great food, very friendly staff, i got there a few times a month. Chicken parm sandwich is to die for!

Their pizza is amazing. The sauce is sweet and the crust is crispy and handmade. Just love it!!!! The broccoli cheese pasta was very cheesy and you get a huge portion. Big pieces of fresh broccoli a great vegetarian option. They serve fresh soft bread and butter that is very fresh with a crunchy crust. Our waitress and young man who served the drinks were very nice. Our only negative was the man who cashed us out was rude. Grabbed the receipt, flipped the screen around to pay and pushed our take out order at us. He was obviously not having a good night. None the less we will be back!! read more

Vicinato Pizza - Pepperoni pizza - Pizza Near Me - Lyndhurst, Ohio

I grew up in an Italian house. I know what pizza, pasta sauce, and chicken parmesan should taste like. This place, however, doesn't seem to understand. Their pizza sauce is devoid of any flavor. The crust is hard and bland. And their chicken parmesan was hard and dry like the desert. We ended up having to use a jar of pasta sauce from our cupboard to make their chicken parmesan and pasta edible. Biggest waste of money in a long, LONG time for me. Never again. read more

First. The bread (Orlando's) has a crunchy crust with toasted sesame seeds. The inside is melty soft. The wedding soup has a reputation for being one of the best around...it's pretty good...and the meatballs and sauce are consistently good. Worth trying...and you'll keep coming back!!! read more

The best words I can use to describe this pizza are boring and lifeless. I was in the mood for pizza the other night and hopped on to see who was fastest delivery on DoorDash. This place came up so I thought I'd give it a try, what a waste. I ordered a medium extra cheese pizza. The crust - even though it was WELL cooked on the bottom it was not burnt, but still kinda floppy/fluffy and lifeless. Like white bread but with a lot less flavor. It was just kind of there, without any real flavor but a slight hint of sweetness. The sauce - just plain depressing. Tastes like someone got some real cheap chunky canned sauce, added a bunch of sugar and a dash of oregano to it, then slapped a little of it on the pizza. It really did taste cheap and almost dessert level sweet. Toppings - the proverbial icing on the already sad depression cake. I ordered extra cheese because I was feeling like spending my evening at cheese-a-palooza. Boy was I mistaken. There was the same amount of cheese on my pizza as you would find on a mid level frozen pizza. That plenty of visible sauce did I make you angry sort of sparsity. The fact they have the audacity to say extra cheese and to charge you for it is just sad. It was "melted" on the top but clearly still in a semi unmelted shredded state under. My guess is the oven is too hot and the crust was burning before the cheese and sauce were even hot. I was in a position to be able to share the pizza with a few others so I did; hoping it was just my overly sensitive pizza snobbery making me hate it. 1 slice went to 2 different adults and 1 slice went to a early 21yr old guy still in the garbage disposal stages of "I do nothing but eat and never gain a pound". Neither adult finished their piece and the 21yr old who said he was starving denied a second slice even when I said I was throwing away the remaining 2. Living in Cleveland, we have access to some pretty amazing options when it comes to pizza, this place is certainly not one of them. I wouldn't doubt this place finds frozen pizzas at a wholesale place like GFS and just bakes them pretending they are fresh. If pizza gods existed, they'd probably end their own lives rather than be subject to the saddest "pizza" in Cleveland. read more

Place still sucks and they are rude as hell! You would think with the pandemic that they would appreciate someone walking into their empty store. This is one ladle I wouldn't feel bad for If they closed due to Covid. Shame on me for trying them again:( read more

Let me start off by saying, this place is much bigger than it looks. I've lived in this neighborhood for 13 yrs and this was my first visit here ever. The waitress and service here is top of the line and the portion sizes are really good. I ordered the Antipasta Salad (small) and this was bigger than most than most dinner salads you get elsewhere. It was made fresh and the house dressing set it off perfectly!! Deep friend mushrooms are enough to be a meal by themselves. Many choice of pasta and did I mention the portion sizes? I will be visiting here again to try other items and out waitress says the pizza is also really good. read more

I have ordered from this place three times and the food has always been good, hot, freah. The Calzone was flavorful despite me getting it plain. The crust was prefect. I ordered the wedding soup and it was wonderful. I get the loaves of bread and they are fresh, fluffy and great. I don't know what other people order but what I have gotten has been a great meal. This in only a handful of places that serves the Sicilian white pizza they way relatives made it or the Sicilian with the red sauce. Usually places top it with Mozarella and Provolone and it is not the way it was made old school. read more

Pizza is similar to what a child would eat. Low quality overall. Plenty of other places in the area to spend your money on.

Excellent pizza and pasta. If you love alfredo sauce or Vodka sauce. I have found, through trial that they have the best, 5 stars in my opinion. Creamy and rich. Vicinato's gives yo plenty of food. Their House light Italian dressing is awesome. Their bread is to die for. Crusty on the outside soft on the inside. Wednesday night is lasagna night. It's too bad it's the only night you can get it. Go early to get the chance to get it. Sometimes they may have leftovers of it Early dinnertime on Thursday. And we all know lasagna is just as good the next day if not better. read more

Vicinato Pizza - Restaurant picture outside - Pizza Near Me - Lyndhurst, Ohio

First time ordering pizza from this establishment. Ordered the family size pizza. Crust was excellent, not too thick not too thin. Sauce had just a hint of spice. Will definitely be back read more

Order from here via delivery and DoorDash weekly. Order was incorrect and when calling was treated with zero respect. Mistakes happen is what they said. Call doordash they said. This restaurant admitted to knowing that doordash took the wrong order ahead of time and did not rectify the situation ahead of time or after. My family after a long week is not eating together tonight. You are in the hospitality business. MAKE IT RIGHT! When I told the owner there is an opportunity to fix this. We are regular customers. He said nothing he could do. I told him he would receive a negative review. He told me to stop being a b*tch. I have written maybe three reviews in my life. No way I'm ordering here again and every opportunity I can I will tell friends to not go here. You took my money gave me the wrong food and refused to correct it and then disrespected me. I have never used that language to a customer. read more

Ordered spinach with Romano pizza with onions, and got something that looks like spinach from the freezer was placed on top of bread and another layer of onion placed on top. No melted cheese or pizza characteristics. It's was just disgusting and a waste of money. Terribly disappointed. read more

Vicinato Pizza - Spinach and cheese pizza. No melted cheese on top. Just straight soggy spinach and onion on a soggy crust. - Pizza Near Me - Lyndhurst, Ohio

I come here for two things and two things only: The chicken parm sub & the wedding soup. Both are fantastic but what really sets the sandwhich off is the bread. I'd argue this joint has some of the best (thick sliced) white italian bread in NE Ohio. The only downside is the service is kind of slow and inattentive to their customers needs. read more

We got carry out from here. They didn't mention that they charge 10% of your bill for a "covid charge". A percentage of your bill. Definitely worth mentioning, especially when we tip even for pick up. Food was decent. But come on... who just adds a fee like that without mentioning it. Everyone has been struggling from covid. They got their stimulus checks just like everyone else. If your going to add a fee...based on the amount of money someone is paying for carry out, kinda shady if you keep that info to yourself read more

I really enjoy the pizza and pasta from this locally owned pizzeria. The staff is always nice when I order take out or eat in. If you love bread like I do, their bread is delicious! If you're looking for quality pizza that is not a chain, this is it! read more

FYI if you do not want to read this long winded review the last paragraph sums it up. I really hate to give a 1 star review to mom and pop type of place, but this was well deserved. Let start this by saying there was a blizzard going on and we did not want to drive any further. Lets try and find that next mom and pop gem. Were seated and our server immediately greeted us and brings us water with lemon and fresh warm crusty bread nom nom. nom. We look around and the place is full of older people and teenagers. Seems like the type of place for a high school 1st date. We started out with a big bowl of pasta fagioli. After one taste of this i kind of knew this place may not be one of those mom and pop gems. There was no flavor to the soup and half the pasta was cooked and half was a bit less than al dente. On top of that it lukewarm. The salad that we ate was typical iceberg lettuce, mozzarella wedge of tomato, and an olive. The salad dressing was pretty good. The chicken parm, it was about 16$ and we ordered a side of meatballs with the pasta. Lets start out- the size of the chicken was easily half of what you would get anywhere else. That's would have been OK except the sauce that it was swimming in was like a watered down version of ragu and had a sweet but bitter after taste. Missing were chunks of tomato and or a hint of garlic that most decent sauces posses. Its like they were using some type of canned pizza sauce. The meatballs also were void of any flavor, I could see a bit of what appear to be some dry herbs in the meat, prepackaged meatballs would have been better. Lastly it came time to pay the bill. I had checked in here on Yelp and to my surprise there was a 5 dollar off deal for checking in!. I go to redeem this and whom I imagine was the owner tells me that this is not his website and he does not pay Yelp and the discount is not honored. No big deal only 5$. Congratulations you now have learned the difference between 1 star and 2. When management is rude, have really below average quality, poor value you deserve a 1 star rating. read more

If you're looking for a sold Italian meal in a no frills environment, this is the place for you. I stopped in for a quick dinner with my fiance and a friend who loves this place because of their veal parm sandwich. We were immediately served some warm, soft Italian bread as soon as we sat down. I asked the server my standard "what's vegan to eat here" questions, and she was very nice and knowledgeable. I ordered rigatoni in marinara sauce and my fiance ordered eggplant parm with a side of spaghetti. He enjoyed the eggplant, because, what's not to like about deep fried eggplant, but he thought the spaghetti was just ok. I felt the same way about my rigatoni. It was good, but the sauce wasn't the best I've ever had. Our friend mopped up every morsel on his plate with his sandwich bread, so I'm assuming he enjoyed his sandwich. The crowd here is definitely...older? Seems like a great place to take grandma or grandpa for a Sunday dinner. The food here is a heck of a lot better (and fresher) than anything you'd find at a chain, though, so I'd come to this place again before I'd step foot in, say, an Olive Garden. read more

Vicinato Pizza - Viva Italia - Pizza Near Me - Lyndhurst, Ohio

Have never been here before even though we live across the street. The pizza was pretty good, we also asked for cheese bread on the side, and literally what we got was a hot dog bun with cheese on it that's been sitting under the burner for about 2 hours. So gross. The manager offered to credit me for the bread which I respect, but what I do not respect is restaurants that try to over charge for grocery store great value food and stamp there name on it. We'll never be back. read more

Vicinato Pizza - Pizza Near Me - Lyndhurst, Ohio

This use to be my favorite Italian restaurant but the prices have skyrocketed and we will not be returning. My take out order was a house salad, chicken cutlet sandwich and an appetizer of eggplant parmesean. The cost for those 3 items was $29.00. Ridiculous.... read more

If you want a silent restaurant and have an hour to spare to eat here you go. The food wasn't terrible but wasn't amazing either. I didn't enjoy them trying to make an "Italian twist" on a tuna melt but I guess I should have gotten something Italian (?). I think you only like this place if you've been going there for years. The interior could use a pick me up. read more

Vicinato Pizza - Pizza Near Me - Lyndhurst, Ohio

Zero Stars‼Ordered 2 full pasta dinners last evening to go. BEYOND BLAND! It was last and stormy so I called today, before leaving this dismal review. I was met with total resistance by the owner! He said his hands were tied because I waited 24 hrs to complain. I said I could bring my leftovers back in but he kept saying his hands were tied. I am a very regular customer at least weekly! He was not going to rectify the situation at all!! I won't be back and I suggest that you don't go there either! Zero stars! read more