Vincente's Gourmet Pizza

Worst Service... EVER. Good salad, even better dressing. Pizza pie was tasty and the sauce had hints of sophistication, but it was OVERLOADED with salt. Seriously, it was a salt lick. That diminished the other good qualities. As we left, we saw one of the chefs smoking outside the back door. Smokers tend to oversalt, so no wonder. In addition to the bartender (also the waiter) being (and I am sorry here but in all candor) a bit of an ass, the pizza chef was way over on the "I can't be bothered with your stupid requests" side of the kitchen. At first entrance, when you walk in, it appears as though the oven area is where orders are placed. We were scoffed at when we asked if that's where we should place an order. "No, this is -not- where you order a pizza," we were told in snark-tone with an incongruous glare; we were also not told where to place an order... so we found our way to the bar / seating area after looking 'round a bit and guessed that since that's where people were eating, we must be in the right place. We looked around and could find no servers or waiters so we took a couple of seats at the bar. The bartender (also the server on the floor) was so preoccupied with the "regulars" that he pretty much ignored us, and when he did finally get 'round to helping us put our request to the kitchen, he was so unfriendly that we felt as though we were inconveniencing him. Our order process was literally interrupted mid-way so he could serve one his regulars a brew--not ONCE, but TWICE. (We asked them if they were regulars afterward.) Once we actually got any help, it wasn't all that helpful. Even if the pizza pie were better, we would still never, ever go back. There are plenty of friendlier places in P-Town. Not worth the hassle, nor the condescending BS, and I can make a slightly better pie myself. It's a shame, because their pies have real potential. It left me wondering if they were coke-heads, or baked, or...? Hard to tell.…

Dinning at Vincente's Since 1996:. Hipsterville: Personally, I have never had better pizza any place other than Vincente's. I stopped in the other night on a craving, and the staff were really cool. In fact, they've ALWAYS been cool whenever I've stopped in. Okay, there are a couple who aren't terribly warm and cozy, but if you're really nice to them, you generally won't have a problem. Rude service just comes part and parcel with any big city pizzeria. It's just a part of the charm and personality. As long as your food's good, who cares? Now, I will say that the other night when I was there, I asked the guy baking the pizzas for a couple of chocolate chip cookies, and he put a piece of wax paper in his right hand, and then with his BARE left hand, he plucked out the cookies and handed them to me on the damnd wax paper!!!! WTF??? If I owned Vincente's I would have fired that ignoramus on the spot. The occasional "curt" or rude attitude of a food service worker is fine by me once in a while because it's a part of the charm. But when an employee puts his presumably unwashed fingers on my food- THAT pisses me off. Seriously, it takes NOTHING to pick up a stomach bug or other illness from a restaurant, and when somebody touches my food with their bare fingers, man, that's beyond foolish. If it wasn't for that moron, I'd have given Vincente's a 5 star because their pizza is delish, the atmosphere is hip, and the service is pretty decent-- generally.…

GREAT SERVICE!!!!!. I'm tired of people picking on service just because they are busy. SERVERS GET BUSY! It doesn't mean they are giving yoiu bad service. People are impatient. Have a damn seat. Take a look at the menu if you're not familiar with the place. Check out the beer list, the wines, the specials, just chill for a minute and they will get to you. I promise. Especially at a place like Vincente's where the bartenders are also servers and sometimes also the cooks. That adds up!!! These guys do a great job and continue to keep the morale up despite such snide comments on the great anonymous kvetch web.…