Vinny's is your cozy, old-school Italian haven on Smith Street, serving up generous portions of classic red-sauce dishes in a friendly, no-frills atmosphere.
"A little baggie of torrone to take home is a nice end to your night at the festival. Watch the guys carve off a hunk of almond-filled nougat with a knife and a hammer. It’s sticky enough to pull out any teeth fillings, and it’s a nice little treat to send you on your way." - will hartman
"Vinny’s is a longtime neighborhood staple that specializes in homestyle Italian cooking. Come here when you want unfussy, delicious comfort food that you can eat in your comfiest loungewear while still getting a change of scenery from your couch. (This place also does a lot of takeout and delivery.) The dining room is built around a giant steam table that serves as the basis for much of the menu. The fried calamari and rigatoni alla norma are solid orders, and if you’re just grabbing something to take back home, get the eggplant parm sandwich. It’s massive, saucy, and very cheesy." - neha talreja, bryan kim, willa moore, carina finn koeppicus
"Vinny’s of Carroll Gardens is a longtime neighborhood staple that specializes in homestyle Italian cooking. Come here when you want unfussy comfort food that you can eat in your comfiest loungewear while still getting a change of scenery from your couch. The dining room is low-key and built around the giant steam table that serves as the basis for a lot of their menu. Start with fried calamari, then get the can’t-miss rigatoni alla norma. If you’re doing takeout, order an eggplant parm sandwich. It’s massive, saucy, and very cheesy in all the right ways." - Willa Moore, Sonal Shah, Neha Talreja, Bryan Kim, Carina Finn Koeppicus
"Vinny’s of Carroll Gardens is a longtime neighborhood staple that specializes in homestyle Italian cooking. Come here when you want unfussy comfort food that you can eat in your comfiest loungewear while still getting a change of scenery from your couch. The dining room is low-key and built around the giant steam table that serves as the basis for a lot of their menu. (This place also does a lot of takeout and delivery.) We really like the fried calamari here, and the rigatoni alla norma is a can’t-miss dish. If you’re grabbing something to go, it should be an eggplant parm sandwich. It’s massive, saucy, and very cheesy in all the right ways. photo credit: Kate Previte" - Carina Finn
"I experienced a time warp of my own recently at Vinny’s, a charmingly kitschy, brightly lit joint in Brooklyn’s historically Italian Carroll Gardens neighborhood. The brisk March night I visited with my husband, I didn’t plan on ordering veal for the second—and likely last—time in my life, but at the suggestion of my server, I chose the veal spiedini, a dish alluringly described as a veal cutlet with mozzarella, “rolled up, lightly breaded, baked in white wine sauce.”" - ByBobby Finger
