Rick G.
Yelp
This is truly a neighborhood eatery, in the most Italian sense of the word. Mario and Ginger Vincitorio for decades have been able to genuinely bring the culinary soul of their native Apulia region on the Adriatic Coast of Southeast Italy - as Apulian cuisine is not your typical American-recognized of style Italian cooking, it is more pastoral and country as well as considerably influenced by Mediterranean tastes such as seafood is reflected in dishes like Baccalà with the cuisine's integral use of herbs, spices (oregano) and especially unique aromas. Do not let the rustic, fancy yet Italian rustic Homey décor and fanciful post renaissance surroundings fool you, just an embellished attempt to bring you an enhanced Native Land to us in Arizona! Although they do not push culinary boundaries but offer a more traditional offering unique, yet not obvious but deceptively subtle in their execution, the food is, well, homegrown Italian. Our encounter with VinciTorio's Ristorante brought us closer to the real Italian foodway. When visiting last, we started with a Bottle of Valdobbiadena Prosecco to cover our meal - excellent. For appetizers we shared an incredible Mario's Meatballs in incredible marinara sauce with mozzarella on a perfectly toasted ciabatta bread, and a perfecto Mozzarella Fritta, as well as a serving of their Sausage Fries batter dipped with finely crumbled sausage and parmigiano with a perfect amount of rosemary. The Zuppa Posillipo of Mussels and Clams seethed in a fab tomato and hearty garlic bisk with perfectly toasted ciabatta bread is on par with the finest of Bouillabaisses, which happens to be my all-time fave entree. Needless to say, I had to have at least a bite from each person at the table and was able to dip into the likes of Ravioli di Formaggio, Seafood Ravioli and Chicken Parmigiana and found them all immensely amazing. We finished off with a fabulous Exotic Bomba. With exotic Mango, tropically delish passion fruit, and a delectable raspberry sorbetto drenched in a rich white chocolate. Wow! If anyone tells you that VinciTorio's Ristorante is "just" an Italian Restaurant, think twice 'cause it is not... not even close. We look forward to and cannot wait to be back at Mario and Ginger's table for another meal, really, really soon. Spaventoso e grandi avventure!