Vinci Torios has quickly become our favorite Italian spot. The food is always fresh, delicious, and tastes like it's made at home, and the atmosphere feels like a classic Italian family-run restaurant. The owners, Imad and Lily, are incredibly welcoming and make a point to check in with guests, which really makes the experience special. You really can't go wrong with anything on the menu. The Linguine Vongole and lasagna are both excellent. Great for a intimate meal for two or dinner with friends and family. As a bonus, it's right next to Pollack Theatres, which makes it perfect for dinner and a movie. read more

I've been a patron of this restaurant for 20 years. Went in today for happy hour and was treated so rudely by the new management. The manager was very sarcastic. unprofessional and demeaning. and this was over a $12 gift card that supposedly was from the previous owners that this management would not honor. I had no idea that this restaurant was under new management and going forward I will never step foot in the place again. The food was not like it used to be. Service was slow . The ambiance is no longer there. It's unfortunate because I would go in there with large groups of friends for dinner and listen to music. I would not recommend this restaurant anymore. It used to be one of the best Italian restaurants in the area. read more

So this was a weird dinner. We went on a Saturday night and had reservations, so we were seated immediately. Our waiter came to visit quickly and was very amiable, but he was the only waiter working that night and quickly became overwhelmed. When he was at our table, his gave us his full attention, but it was hard to get home over to us when we needed him (like to order food). I blame the management on this because they seemed oblivious to the fact that service was so slow and that they needed to provide additional staff and help during the busiest time of the night. The food was generally pretty good. The Bianca Pizza was fantastic, and the ravioli carbonara was almost too bacon-y (how is that even a thing?) Everyone else seemed pleased with their dishes as well. The other issue we ran into was volume of the live music. It was a single classical guitarist playing background music, but the speakers were so loud that it was very difficult to have a conversation. We asked several times for the volume to be turned down, but it never was. Honestly, the room was small enough that no amplification or speakers should have been needed. So, in summary: good food, slow service, and a general lack of awareness of the atmosphere. Two of those are a caused by management and should be easy enough to fix. Maybe next time I just get a pizza to go... read more

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After a long & foodless day, I pulled up yelp to find something nearby that sounded like a great place for my husband and I to decompress for an hour or so and enjoy a meal together. Vincitorios was nearby and looked good, so we headed over. We were quickly greeted and sat- the hostess and staff were all very friendly. We were sat in a room with a stage and a bar. The room was crowded and the walkways between tables extremely small. So people are bumping into/kicking the chair constantly. We ordered the calamari & the chicken parm dinner. Our waiter asked us twice if we were okay with the spicy marinara. I love spicy stuff- so no big deal. It was just their regular, extremely sweet, marinara sauce with red pepper flakes on top. The calamari was on the light side of fried, but it was the best thing we had at Vincitorios. The salads came out and my husband said his was really good- the Caesar. It looked good. My salad- just the regular salad, was not very fresh. The onions were soft and wilted even. The chicken parm dinner came with a side of broccoli that had visible brown rot on it. The pasta was extremely overcooked - it was mushy and cold. The chicken parm was an extremely thin piece of chicken. Like literally three credit cards thick. The guys walking around refilling drinks refilled my sprite with water twice. So I started having to say "it's sprite" as soon as they came by. But they did come by often! In the summer, I am sure they are a godsend! We had to hit a drive through on the way home even through we dropped $60 here. I suspect the good reviews are because everyone in the dining room seemed to be a regular. The waiter and busboys were chatting with every table extensively, except us, of course. But asking about school & the family. So I suspect this is a neighborhood hangout joint. read more

My husband and I decided to eat here and it was very busy being Valentines Weekend. We got lucky to sit at the bar. The restaurant was a little short staffed but when the food arrived, it was amazing! The best butternut squash ravioli I have had yet. The meatball appetizer was also delicious and we enjoyed a couple of cocktails. We will definitely return. Thank You Vincitorios staff for making our evening special read more

Vincitorios - Butternut Squash Ravioli di Zucca - Italian Near Me - Tempe, Arizona

We came here after receiving a gift card. The restaurant looks small when you walk in, but there are several large rooms. Live piano music was tasteful and subdued. Service was immediate and friendly. We each had wedding soup, and a seafood pasta entrée. The food was hot, fresh and delicious. I don't normally order pasta dishes, but I was quite impressed. The proprietor stopped by the table for a chat. The food isn't disappointingly pricey, and the portions were large. We took a pizza to go, and it was also delicious. We will return often. read more

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We arrived and were greeted and seated in the wine room. The live music started shortly after our arrival providing a pleasant atmosphere. We shared the anti pasta appetizer, and then both ordered the Seafood Fradiovolo for our main, which includes clams, mussels, shrimp, scallops and calamari in a spice tomato sauce served over linguine. A salad and garlic bread was included. We enjoy a bottle of Pinot Noir with our meal. The food was delicious and service on point. Looking forward to returning. Highly recommended! read more

Vincitorios - Seafood Fradiavolo - Italian Near Me - Tempe, Arizona

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I gave 3 stars because of the horrible waiter we had. "Walker" was the name. We ask for bread, never got it. Asked for a lemon never got it. Before we could ask for anything, he was gone. Not very pleasant for a person facing customers. The food and atmosphere is usually pretty good. The guy behind the bar was very pleasant and accommodating. I like the place. Hope your experience is better. read more

So this place as soon as you walk in... smells amazing!!! I've been looking for an Italian place and man we found it... I'm so hard on restaurant because I always compare it to back home in Ca well this place did not make me miss my hometown at all.. our server was amazing but the young lady for refilled our drinks and pretty much clean the table for us was even more impressive.. I've never wanted for anything and my drinks were always filled, btw they are Coke products so yes!!!! And a win for me We got cheese sticks, lasagna cheese, ravioli, sausage, peppers, with pasta, and a sandwich a Philly sandwich to be exact.. so yum the place is good if you want a cool date night or even to bring the family it takes you back you lose track of time Honestly I felt like I was eating in the great hall at Hogwarts. I was almost waiting for one of the ghost to appear. As you can tell I'm a big Harry Potter fan We will be back for the pizza it look amazing but we didn't get it that night read more

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We paid to be part of a dining discount program. I showed the waitress my app where their restaurant was current. She loudly explained to us how they keep telling the program to take them off the program. Over and over... How embarrassing for us. Not our fault. No discount whatsoever. Fine but no apologies. We drove quite a distance to try something new, we aren't cheap people, food wasn't so great anyway, and we'll NEVER return. Not good for digestion! read more

We really love this restaurant! The owner was actually raised in Italy and brought his knowledge and talent to Tempe. The atmosphere in this restaurant is romantic and rustic. On one side is a rustic looking room with black and white checkered tablecloths and the Stonewall what's the murals painted in. The other room has a bar and has a wall full of wine bottles. There's a piano and on weekends someone is playing live music for dinner. There's a third room off of the wine room that seats large groups. There's a good size menu with the standard Italian dishes that were used to at most restaurants, and some more authentic, less common dishes as well. There are sandwiches and pizza on the menu, too. Hubby ordered the Chicken Scarpara, which is chicken with mushrooms and pepperoncinis in lemon butter and white wine sauce. It had quite a bite to it, but it was absolutely delicious. It served with a side of pasta marinara and broccoli. Definitely enough food for a couple of meals. I ordered the Ravioli di Formaggio. Even though it's simple cheese ravioli, the red sauce with so delicious. Both were served with warm garlic bread and a salad or Italian wedding soup. Both were good. read more

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Hubby surprised me with date night here for my birthday! We were greeted and seated front row to the piano which was a surprise as it was our first time! We had the pleasure of being served by Marcie who gave great recommendations through and through from wine to appetizers to food! Everything was incredible, the food fresh and the flavor made us feel like we were back in Italy on our honeymoon! Really great, authentic Italian food! We also got to meet the beauty and the brains behind the operation, as well as chef since it is family owned! I'd say we'd definitely be back but we literally went back the next night for take out pizza that was so go good..our now go to read more

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Service started off atrocious. We were basically ignored. I had to go to the kitchen to ask for someone to come to our table. Yet 3 couples that came in after us were getting served. Finally after waving the server down we ordered water and the mozzarella sticks. When we were about done with the appetizer they brought out bread, for all the tables but ours. Again I waived down the server and he explained they couldn't make a lot of bread at the same time, and just walked away. I sat there fuming. When he finally came back with some bread I asked for the check and the manager. He showed up apologizing and telling us he would take care of the 2 cokes and mozzarella sticks and said he will be our server. He did a good job in service. My wife ordered a white pizza and he highly recommended adding shrimp. I ordered the stuffed pork chop. She was not fond of the pizza and the pork chop was dry and very lightly stuffed. Luckily the pork chop was swimming in brown gravy. While I left a 32% tip. I can't see myself going back. read more

What a pleasure to dine here. The ambience and decor were relaxing and beautiful. There is a full bar, the restaurant makes almost ALL of their own pasta onsite, the service was attentive and friendly. We really enjoyed the food - our group of 3 tried a meatball appetizer, cesar salads, and different entrees (eggplant parm, ravioli carbonara) and ALL were terrific. We will return! read more

I want to love this place but every time I come here there's some sort of issue with service... I'm the only one sitting at the bar and the guy that comes behind the bar to keeps opening wine bottles has not even acknowledged me. Literally no bartender to be found. read more

Vincitorios - Only one at the bar... But still can't get service. Every time I come here there's a service issue. - Italian Near Me - Tempe, Arizona

Definitely not the same since Mario sold it. New owner is not Italian! The service was very slow. We came on Fri.to enjoy the live piano music. Apparently the pianist was sick but they had no back-up music. Under Mario ,we loved going when Sarah was the singer. She has left too.. We had family here from out of town & we thought Vincitorio's would be perfect. No one raved about anything - Disappointing to say the least! read more

Family restaurant to a T! Literally the kindest owner. Showed us new wine and made sure we were good throughout the night. We sat at the bar with Julio and he was so attentive and kind. The marinara sauce was some of the best we've ever had, it was delicious. Piano was such a nice touch for the atmosphere. This will be our new neighborhood bar!! read more

Vincitorios - Stuffed Porkchop - Italian Near Me - Tempe, Arizona

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Pretty terrible experience for lunch today. Our group had a reservation for 16 at noon. The table was properly set for us, but after that, nothing prepared this restaurant for a large group. We waited about 30 minutes (as some people arrived a bit late) for a glass of water. Those who ordered coffee and tea were served, and those who chose water were not. Our ONE waiter seemed bewildered and was disorganized and slow beyond belief. He didn't start taking our orders until 12:40 pm. A very skimpy amount of bread was offered soon after. He brought the glasses of water two at a time, not using a tray, just his hands on the top of our glasses. When it was time for the salads, a young lady began serving them for us. She was fast and responsive, but we were pretty disgruntled by then. The food was mediocre at best. Across from me a friend ordered a cheese pizza. After he ate some and put the rest in a box, his plate had a thick film of grease. There is no lunch menu, which means an expensive lunch that just isn't worth it. read more

The place didn't even smell like garlic bread cooking or anything. We've been here many times. She forgot the cheese sticks. The food that tastes good was my daughter's manicotti. My granddaughter chicken Alfredo was too thin and tasteless. My lasagna was a flop. I couldn't see any layers. My husband frozen dessert was so hard. He couldn't even cut through it. It just wasn't the same. Olive Garden would have been better. read more

Vincitorios - This is that frozen dessert he cut through it. - Italian Near Me - Tempe, Arizona

Recently went to this restaurant for the first time and I wouldn't come back. Another Italian restaurant up the street in better in my opinion. I ordered the Garlic Fettuccine Alfredo minus the sun dried tomatoes and Caesar Salad (Note: this salad is a $3 upcharge for wilted iceberg lettuce). This Alfredo entree was very bland, the Alfredo lacked any kind of flavor. The noodles were mushy/overcooked and broken into small pieces making it hard to twirl onto the fork. My friend and I order this and we both had to doctor up their white sauce with salt, all of their cheese at the table and pepper. Also at the time of our visit their soda machine was down and they literally just had tea and water. read more

We were there for a Anniversary Dinner we ordered a Gluten free meal it was explicitly mentioned 4 times that she couldn't have Gluten , the food was brought to table again we asked if it was the gluten free meal he said yes , the manager asked how our food was , we asked if it was the gluten free meal he said yes , so she started to eat it , guess what it wasn't the gluten free meal !!! Really !!!! She ended up feeling ill ! This cannot happen people geeez ,,, read more

Food was bland and we went on Christmas eve so the menu was blahhhh. Service was good. Ambience fine. Was disappointed as I thought we had finally found a genuine Italian place. Not even real grated parm. read more

Vincitorios - Chicken parmigiana - Italian Near Me - Tempe, Arizona

Nothing handmade about the pasta or meatballs. Clearly not the Vincitorios of old. 2 servers for the entire restaurant and one of them was the bartender. We used to enjoy the food, wine and service but not again until this new owner/managment read more

Arrived at 6 o'clock. By 6:30 we still didn't even have a waiter. Took a long time to get drinks. Now we've been in here an hour and still haven't gotten our food. Many things we ordered, they came back half hour later and said they did not have. Never coming back. read more

12-23-25 Dinner with friends From the moment we walked in it seemed something wasn't the same as last visit Which we loved, service was poor at best and new owner or whomever this guy was inserted himself into our party conversation 3 times this night, very annoying, then when wife ordered a grand marnier it came out less than was expected so she sent back, this guy proceeded to come back to our table to mansplain why her expectations in this drink choice wasn't what she was thinking it should be, very rude about it and even came back to our table again and even followed us outside to keep harping on about the ordeal, not ever going back Gone are the days of Mario read more

Excellent spot for a warm, Italian meal. The VinciTorio's staff were kind and accommodating. We arrived just before the dinner rush and were seated right away (I believe my family made a reservation as well). The decor inside is cozy and warm, exactly what you'd expect of an authentic Italian restaurant. The food was delicious.. we ordered a few appetizers including the ravioli, and assorted pasta. I left very full with leftovers for the next day. Next time I'll remember to take pics.. haha! Overall great spot ! read more

Never had been but was celebrating my birthday and it was close to home. I absolutely loved the Italian vibe. They had a water pipe burst, so the live music and back area was closed. Honestly, sometimes the live music is distracting. The food was so good. Our waitress was attentive and considerate. Even got a birthday dessert and go on Wednesday. The bottles of wine are 1/2 price. Will be returning! read more

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Very warm welcome with great wine suggestions. Once enjoying wine together, my friend considered an appetizer. He was delighted with meat ball choice as an Italian by birth. Lynn's pleasant and helpful demeanor added to our pleasure. She made our one hour wait time until showtime a memorable gathering. Food good: service amazing. Hope to return for luncheon meal soon. read more

We dined at this Italian restaurant in Tempe, AZ, and much to my surprise, it was wonderful and authentic! The service was impeccable, and the atmosphere reminded me of the Italian restaurants in Littly Itlay, NYC. The food was wonderful, and even fresh made pasta! I would highly recommend it. Buon appetito! read more

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The Capellini Campagnola and Chicken Scaparra were fantastic! We enjoyed an evening at the bar with a bottle of Masi and some love piano music. Our server was gracious and let us taste wine before making a decision. Looking forward to returning. read more

Vincitorios - Italian Near Me - Tempe, Arizona

We have been coming to Vincitorio's for years under the previous ownership of Mario and Ginger. It has always been a lovely experience with good food and wine. We returned with the new ownership and were happy that the pizza was still very good. However, we were very disappointed to see that they are now adding a 3% charge to use a credit card. We were very saddened to see this charge added. This is not an inexpensive restaurant. Do they really think that people carry enough cash or want to use a debit card when they dine out or make a purchase? We hope they return to the previous policy of no 3% charge. This has really become a disappointment when dining out. Prices have risen and now many establishments are adding a 3% charge. read more

We went for piano night not realizing that it was $40 per person with a set menu. So, we opted for the dining room. It's very pretty and the staff is friendly. But the food is what gives it this rating. The noodles were soggy and overcooked, the sauce was basically just canned tomatoes without seasoning, the chicken was rubbery and unflavored, and the bread was like something you would slap together at home. I was very disappointed that the dish didn't have any flavor and it was runny. read more

Vincitorios - Watery chicken parm - Italian Near Me - Tempe, Arizona

We tried Vincitorios on a recommendation as we've been looking for a good Italian restaurant in our area. First off, Emily our server was great. The young man bussing tables was also very good. The food? So so. We ordered calamar to start. Good not great but I'd order it again. My wife had lasagna, just ok. Lacked flavor. I ordered Maccheroni Al Forno. Not good. Just a lot of pasta smothered in cheese with meatballs. No flavor. The mushroom soup that was included was excellent. It was the best part of the entire meal. The setting was nice and service was very good but based on the food I doubt we will return. read more

Very pleasant welcome to the restaurant. Service was friendly, but infrequent. Rarely stopped to fill drinks or check in table. Wrong entree was brought out, however server didn't follow up until meal was over and unable to get assistance from anyone else during the meal. read more

Food was excellent, very flavorful served hot, salads were cold and crisp with a very nice house dressing. Serving sizes were large everyone in our party had leftovers to take home. Travis our waiter was polite and helpful. Would definitely return. Atmosphere was pleasant and the decor ever fitting for a classic Italian restaurant. Reservations would've a must. read more

The service was very good. We were greeted and seated quickly. A bus boy brought us water and the house garlic bread promptly followed shortly by our waiter. We already new what we wanted to order as we tend to get same things from Italian restaurants often. I ordered the Chicken Marsala and my wife ordered the Lasagna. For sides my wife had the diner salad and I had their cream of mushroom soup. The salad was pretty average, not special or bad. The soup was ok but needed seasoning. Quite a bit. Which seemed to be a common theme. The garlic bread was fairly bland as well more like a sweet buttered roll with barely a hint of garlic. My chicken was quite hot. Well cooked and not dry but it tasted like the chicken was either reheated or cooked by boiling and the watery Marsala mushroom sauce added as and after thought. Not part of the cooking. It probably would have been better if they added Marsala to the soup and put that on as a sauce. It came with a side of pasta and meat sauce. The pasta was overcooked and barely warm. The sauce was ok, but not great. There was also some broccoli on the plate that I didn't even try. It looked like all the color was cooked out of it. On to the lasagna. The wife took one bite and not only was it cold but just a big mass of cheese and noodles. I took a bite and found it to be bland and cold as well. This is one of the first restaurants that I can remember where neither of us wanted to try something else on the menu when getting something neither of us liked. They offered to make the lasagna again but it wasn't good enough to want that. And what can you do to make a bland meal better the second time when pretty much everything you had up to that point was bland as well. They did not charge us for the meal so I have to give them credit for that. As for the decor. A bit odd and dated but that's not how I decide on my reviews. If the foods good and the place is passably clean I'll go there often. One last note, a musical note. They had live music. Not a reason to come or go. Just an odd eclectic couple playing Patsy Cline and Moon River while singing an occasional happy birthday. I see they have plenty of 4 star reviews and my sister says the pizza is good and supposedly they make their own pasta. Hopefully your experience will be better than ours. They are nice people so I would suggest you try them and have a different experience. If not let me know or post your own review. read more

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Three of us arrived at 6:15 on Sunday evening. Hostess said 15 minutes to get a table. Two of us stand at the side of the bar, as the counter was full. The bartender was also waiting on ~9 full tables. After 10 minutes of being ignored, I asked her, as she was running by, if I could order wine. I was told "no" as she was too busy. I get it, she was slammed. I go back to the hostess stand and ask for the manager, not to get anyone in trouble, but to see if they could pour wine, help the bartender/server, etc. Well, there was no manager. He was to be there at anytime now. What?? Rush hour and no manager, no owner, short-staffed?? Fast forward to the meal (I'm skipping the part about the "bread" and I'm being generous calling it that). I ordered spaghetti bolognese with meatballs. The tiny, $6 meatballs are clearly from a freezer bag, the sauce was made personally from Chef Boyardee. There was not enough salt, pepper, fake parm cheese or red pepper flakes to give it taste. Then it gets good.....we see a self-important man walking table to table. He stopped by ours, my brother-in-law was polite, asking how long he had owned the restaurant, does he work long hours, is it difficult, etc. Mr. Ego made it all sound like a walk in the park. I, however, was blunt. Telling him my meal was sub-par with frozen meatballs. He looked at my full meal (minus 4 bites) and asked what I had. A good restaurant owner knows his dishes. He then lies, telling me the meatballs are homemade, baked and smothered in sauce....no sauce on mine. The conversation quickly declines; he loses his temper as we point out issues, he tells us a manager doesn't need to be present to help staff, and that we are the only people that has complained. He has so many others that will return that us not returning won't make a difference. He offers to not charge us. My bro-in-law asks him politely and firmly to please leave our table, that we are finished. He finally acquiesced. The sweet server, Emily, comes over to make sure we are fine. She confirmed the meatballs are frozen and all ingredients are lower quality with this owner. She received a generous tip and we received an astonishing story (& a horrible meal). read more

The food was good but the server was stressed as she was the only one waiting on the front room. We didn't dare order desert or coffee . Apparently they thought it was a slow night (Friday) so they did not have enough coverage. The hostess was overwhelmed with takeout orders and then was drying silverware on a side area next to our table. We felt like we were dining in a Cracker Barrel paying premium prices. All in all it was very disappointing . $100.00 later which included the tip . Not the classy Vincitorios of the past. We use to love going for the unique atmosphere and service. Instead of understaffing on a Friday maybe rethink how it affects your staff and your business. The waitress was not the issue she was doing her best. She was amazing considering the poor decision of the owners. read more

We got to the restaurant when it wasn't busy at all. We ordered right away. It took over two hours to get our food. We talked to the manager multiple times and he said he would give us a discount for waiting so long. In the entire two hours we were never offered refills for our drinks. We asked for refills multiple times and didn't receive them until our food finally arrived. In the end the discount was only $10 off of our over $100 bill. It was a really poor experience. read more

Great ambiance, restaurant decorated very well. Staff was friendly particularly at the greeting. Service was about a C, it was slow and the staff seemed like they were very harried even though there was not a huge amount of people in there. Food was only ok overall, and very slow to come to the table we give it about a C. Wine was very good read more