Vincenti Ristorante

"To maintain profitability, a busy restaurant needs to generate a certain amount of revenue, per seat, per operating hour. Some restaurants won’t seat incomplete parties because they don’t want diners to treat the table as an extended hangout. A two-hour seating can become three as early diners wait to order, or late ones extend into the time the table is reserved for the next group. When a host at Brentwood Italian restaurant Vincenti (which closed in 2022 due to its rent tripling) won’t seat fictional Larry David until the fourth member of his table arrives, he recruits a woman sitting at the bar as a stand-in. Larry pays her to help the group get seated (viewers don’t see how much). When his friend arrives, he unceremoniously announces the relationship’s end with a transactional, “You need to go now.” It seems that fictional Larry understands that people’s time is worth money, and he is willing to spend for convenience and service. But he still seems unconcerned about using his money to potentially complicate the restaurant’s flow of customers. The scenes in this episode reinforce that Larry, the character, will stop at nothing to get what he wants out of a night out in a restaurant, even at his own expense." - Corey Mintz

"The former Vincenti space — a beloved neighborhood Italian restaurant that lasted 25 good years before closing in late 2022 — has been completely reimagined with loads of Spanish tile, blonde oak detailing, and an open kitchen." - Farley Elliott

"It’s possible that San Vicente Blvd. in Brentwood has the highest concentration of Italian restaurants outside of Italy. We’re not entirely sure how they all survive, but we are extremely sure that Vincenti is the best of the bunch. It’s the kind of place where you don’t need to bring any kind of entertainment—who needs Twitter when you end up chatting with the ladies in their seventies having a boozy dinner at the bar next to you? Eating here with other people can end up being pretty expensive, so sitting at the bar with a bowl of wild boar pappardelle and a glass of Sangiovese on your own is the economically responsible thing to do." - Jess Basser Sanders, Nikko Duren, Kat Hong, Sylvio Martins

"Another great upscale spot on the Westside, Brentwood’s Vincenti Ristorante is also offering delivery for the first time. Their whole menu is available, so try some of our favorites: Paccheri with lobster and shrimp, bucatini all’amatriciana, and an absolutely tremendous rotisserie duck. We also highly recommend their Monday-only pizza night - get the Salsiccia, with housemade sausage, potatoes, and onions. App delivery available or pick-up available." - Brett Keating

"Chef Nicola Mastronardi is bringing comfort to the neighborhood in the form of carbs, like orecchiette with rapini, breadcrumbs, and house made sausage. Satisfy pasta cravings with takeout, curbside pick-up, or delivery." - Cathy Chaplin, Eater Staff