After reading all of the reviews on this place I was completely caught by surprise. Usually Yelp reviews are quite reliable but you all got this one wrong. First the atmosphere is quite nice but when the place is full the noise level is unbearable. I sat in a booth with my wife and two kids and struggled to hear anything that was said. For the record I am 43 and in great health with no hearing problems. Even my nine year old son complained about how loud it was. As for the food, well here comes the real disappointment. My wife ordered meat filled ravioli and it was topped with a very commercial tasting bolognese (meat) sauce. I had the veal parmigiana and although the veal itself was of god quality and tender, it came out with literally no sauce on it, but just breaded veal with some melted cheese on top. I ordered a side of sauce which improved the dish, but once again their marinara was very commercial and generic. The kids shared a simple cheese pizza which is supposedly thin crust Chicago style. I am not going to complain about the crust as I was not sure what to expect to begin with as I am not a knowledgable source regarding Chicago style pizza (my specialties are NY & Neapolitan styles), although my wife referred to the crust as a cracker with little texture or flavor. Continuing... the sauce and cheese combination was lacking flavor altogether and it was just overall boring. As a matter of fact as I write this review I just overheard my wife and son discussing the flavor of the pizza last night and my son said it was of Domino's quality, but he would prefer Dominos over the pizza at Vitos. That is sad as my son does not like Dominos pizza at all and can distinguish between a good pizza and a not so good one as we eat pizza weekly and also make it in our home frequently. As for the service, no complaints as the staff were very friendly. We were seated quickly because we made a reservation, but there was quite a long line with a 20-30 minute wait at 6:30pm on a Saturday. I personally would not go back to Vitos, but for all of you that are willing to give it a try, please keep in mind that my opinion is limited to the dishes that we tried and not encompassing of the entire menu. That being said, what we ordered was very basic Italian and may be a good representation of what is to be expected menu-wide. By the way, for the four of us, the items I mentioned plus a couple of sodas, an onion soup appetizer, side salad, and no desert, the bill was $54 which seems reasonable for that amount of food, but not justified due to the lack of flavor. In my opinion, for the similar price structure you get better food at Nicks, which is also not my favorite, but comparable in price and menu offerings. Good eats to all!!!
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