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Vince's Gourmet Imports

4.6 (90 reviews)
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Marche Sub
Maddy M.

If you are a sandwich lover, you've got to stop here. I have never been such a repeat customer for a single item before. The Marche is the perfect sandwich. The cajun turkey and chipotle mayo are the perfect level of heat. The smoked gouda provides the creamy, savory factor, and the sliced green apples with cranberries are the perfect hint of sour and sweet. Aside from having one of the best sandwiches in the Syracuse area, Vince's is an excellent speciality grocery store with a huge selection of handmade, frozen meals.

Pollo Parmigiana Sub (Chicken Parm Sub)
David P.

Had an opportunity to visit Vince's mid day and what a nice store/deli it is... Huge selection of cheeses, pastas, olives and olive oils. A complete deli with hot and cold subs. Ordered a chicken parmigiana sandwich and pasta salad as a side. Great homemade everything....the sauce, the bread....so good. Picked up some olives to bring home, one of the workers came out and scooped them from a 5 gallon pail! They also offer cooking classes. Neat place, friendly and helpful staff and just a great selection and layout.

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Jessica G.

This is such a great place! So many unique finds in this grocery store. It is also a deli and I came for a meatball sub. The meatballs were quite large and there was just enough sauce and cheese on the sub. The bread held up nicely and didn't get soggy. Everyone working there that I encountered was very friendly. The hot subs come with a cold side and I opted for the potato salad. This is not your everyday mayo based potato salad, it wowed me! Definitely some vinegar and other seasonings and it was very delightful. The place was busy clearly because they are doing things right, I highly recommend.

The Lombardi.  Nice rare roast beef
Marc G.

Another great one to come check out. They always have something for everyone. From pasta dishes to amazing sandwiches. Also have dessert for you as well. My favorite is the Lombardi. Roast beef with roasted peppers and onions. So good. Always served on an amazing sub roll. Friendly staff and nice atmosphere. Come check them out.

Deli
Joanne R.

I've purchased grocery items here before but this time I went for lunch and had an Italian sub. I was impressive with how efficient the staff is here. It was busy and I was waited on quickly. They had 4 employees taking care of the deli!!! The sub was reasonable at $10.99 and was filled with meat. I loved the roll also because it was not all air but was substantial (like Italian bread). They also had an assortment of Sanpellegrino drinks and I chose aranciata rossa (sparking orange and blood orange). The drink was alittle too sweet for me so I'll stick with the lemon next time. I could only eat half of my sub and I'll take the rest home. They have a nice clean seating area to eat here. I will be back for another sub when I'm out this way again.

Order of meatballs and sauce
Jennifer S.

I was driving home from errands and decided to stop in Vince's for some lunch meat to go with the Fresh Italian Bread I had just bought. While in line I saw they had meatballs and sauce. That sounded good, but I am italian and very particular about my sauce and meatballs. I decided to give them a try and also order some salami if they were a bust. Lol. Omg their meatballs are just like my mom's. So delicious and FRIED not baked! The sauce was perfect as well. I will definitely go back for these again! My only complaint was I could only get them in orders of 2. They do have larger packages in the freezer, but it would be nice to have a larger order option from the deli. The staff were incredibly kind and helpful. The lady at the register even helped my mom out while I went to pull up the car.

The Lombardia
Rebecca G.

I've tried several sandwiches and my favorite is the Lombardia. Their sandwiches are made with the best ingredients, freshly sliced cheese and cold cuts. They have a great selection of Italian imported items - lots of pastas, oils, vinegars, desserts, prepared foods, and even bowls/dishes. This is also a great place to buy gift baskets or gift cards for the food lovers in your life. These sandwiches put most (or nearly all) sandwich shops to shame! The locals know this is the spot for a truly excellent sandwich.

Mortadella sub
Erica O.

Vince's does not disappoint. I love their sandwiches, Italian meats, and their great service. I was craving a Mortadella sub so I ordered a build your own. Beautiful fresh 8" sub roll, lots of mortadella, sliced mozzarella, lettuce, tomato, roasted red peppers, mayo and their Italian oil. I sat down at the tables with a bottle of water ( they have soda, juice and other nice drinks too). I have also taken their cooking classes and they are very fun and the teacher (Donna?) Is perfect!

Our haul from the first day. $59.88
Cody P.

We don't go out much for proper Italian, even when the city is packed full of Italian places who are trying their hardest. It's just easy and fun to make at home, so it feels super accessible and we end up doing other stuff. I've always known Vince's was legit, but I managed to sleep on it for years before finally making it here at the end of 2023. There's an amazing feeling that comes with exploring a new import market you've never been to. A whimsical feeling teamed with kind of a sense of urgency. Tons of fresh and authentic stuff I'd love to try, and it kind of puts me in my place when I think I've got a handle on Italian cuisine. Everything was a few dollars more than our regular impulse buy threshold, but we forced it and bought a few things anyway. Most of the subs are just named and not described. This is a trope for good, authentic Italian places, who seem to take pleasure watching non-Italian schmucks like me squint at the menu and then butcher the names of the food I order. We went right for the heart and got the Vince's Gigante sub, and threw in a Lombardi sub for good measure. We kept the Lombardi sub as it was, and added crushed red peppers and Italian dressing to the Gigante. The Gigante was a huge, heavy sandwich made with thousands of different kinds of meats and provolone cheese. All their subs use romaine lettuce, which is now a requirement for Italian style subs. The Lombardi was roast beef with roasted red peppers. All the meat is incredible, and has the variety and quality you could only get in an amazing import market type of place. The bread was dry and hard. This is probably just the style for Italian subs, but bread is at least half the quality of any sandwich. If they used high quality soft sub rolls, Vince would have probably had to take out a restraining order against me. We were super hungry and excited to finally be here, so we were heavy handed on the order. We ordered some Arancinis and bundled them as meals so we could pair them with different salads. I've never really cared about Arancini, but I think I've only ever had them from pizzerias so I accept the blame. These were extremely flavorful, and the exact texture you hope it is when you're seeing one for the first time. Cuts perfectly in half with a plastic butter knife, but you can pick up the halves without losing any. They have a large variety and every single one we've tried has been perfect. We stopped getting salads after the first go, because we didn't care at all for either. The potato salad had good texture, but was extremely sour, like it was suspended in vinegar. The zucchini salad had the same vinegar dousing, and I just didn't understand the purpose of it. Just a pile of fresh zucchini, yellow squash, chick peas and bell peppers sitting in vinegar. To complete the first run, we bought some snacks, which marks the day we got hooked on chocolate covered sunflower seeds. How do things like this exist, but only in a single obscure store like this? We also tried the espresso soda, which was interesting and... I don't know not bad. It was exactly carbonated espresso. About half way through, we mixed it with some coffee mate creamer and it actually got a lot better. The next time we came back was on my birthday, which I think is the biggest compliment a restaurant can get from me. My birthday policy is to not say no to anything I want to do. It's usually an opportunity to finally try things I've been holding back on, or treat myself to something I've been missing. This year I went here and got more subs, because it's what I wanted. This time we did chicken cutlet and Italian. I'm not sure why they asked if we wanted spicy or mild, because the spicy had no heat at all. Amazing sub though. The chicken cutlet sub came out of left field. Once I realized it was basically just breaded chicken, I thought I'd made a huge mistake. Just mayo, lettuce and tomatoes I think, but holy crap this was like the best chicken sub I've ever had. The breading is thick and a little sludgy. The cutlets were so tender I actually double checked to make sure they didn't give us fish by mistake. This time, we threw in some dried house-made pasta for later in the week, which turned out to be the best pasta I've ever eaten. Better than any restaurant or any fresh made pasta I've made myself. Just there ready to cook when you are. Absolute game changer. This place is across town from me and I will come here for all my A-Game pasta needs. Yesterday, we stopped in and stocked up on prepared meals in the frozen section for today. They have a big selection and everything we tried was better than any respectable entree we've ordered out. Chicken Cordon Bleu Lasagna, my new favorite meatballs (and I had a great meatball place before this!) and absolutely amazing gnocchi. The fact that everybody isn't constantly raving about this place tells me Vince's is extremely underrated. If you sleep on this place, you're making a tragic mistake.

Weekly Special sub and a Italian Espresso soda
Don A.

This was a recommendation from from one of my friends who works in the area. I was happy to give it a try. You can never go wrong with an old school Italian deli. And this one is full service. They have everything from pastas, sauce, garlic, olives and a full line of custom sliced meats and cheeses. As I like to do, I went with the weekly Special. I figure they know what will keep people coming back. This one didn't disappoint. Sliced chicken, provolone and huge slices of banana pepper. Delicious! I have to give a shout out to the Italian Espresso soda. I always get it when I see it. It really is great and cheaper than a Starbucks for my afternoon caffeine fix. I'll be back to try some of the mainstays soon.

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Awesome import store. Never miss a holiday stop. Everything you need. Great sandwiches in the deli.

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We've always liked going to Vince's. They have great customer service and a good variety of Italian groceries.

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Erica, thanks for the review. See you soon!

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We love this place . Their catering our go to for Christmas Eve every year . Delicious meatballs !!

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I am obsessed. Amazing foods and goods. You will NOT be disappointed!! I have not had a bad meal, interaction or buy EVER

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