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Friday, March 25, 2011

Chow RIP, Vince's

Posted by Bethany Jean Clement on Fri, Mar 25, 2011 at 9:54 AM

www.vincesitalian.com
Vince and Ada in Milan, 1954.

Vince's, the old-school red-sauce classic down in Rainier Beach, is closed forever. If you need some red-and-white-checked vinyl tablecloths, pizza pans, or red glass candle-holders, there is an auction today (posted without a time on their readerboard—no info on their Twitter as of right now). Three other Vince's (Vince'ses?)—in Burien, Federal Way, and Renton—remain open.

UPDATE! As gloomy gus points out in comments, Pizzeria Pulcinella in Rainier Beach, run by the Neapolitan family of Vince's, is also available for your consolation.

Thanks (and sob!), Jill!

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Damn shame.

Posted by tacomagirl on March 25, 2011 at 10:00 AM

They've still got their rather wonderful new-style pizzeria Pulcinella just a a couple miles away, though - maybe this closing is the culmination of a planned shift? (Lord, Vince's garlic pizza is just wonderful...)

Posted by gloomy gus on March 25, 2011 at 10:14 AM

Bummer.

Posted by Will in Seattle

on March 25, 2011 at 10:36 AM

Apparently, the only restaurants that ever close are the ones I eat at. At least in Vince's case, it wasn't for health reasons.

When my daughter was little, she was terrible in restaurants, and so we'd go to Vinces, which was loudish and family oriented and had lots of breadsticks on the table. The pizza was good, though the rest of the food was overly salty and just okay. But it was what it was and didn't disappoint.

Even though I haven't been there in a few years, I'll miss it... one of the last vestiges of Garlic Gulch.

Posted by Goldy on March 25, 2011 at 10:57 AM

At least it sounds like they're liquidating and moving on, unlike Pernicano's/Casa di Baffi, a fenced-off moldering eyesore in the heart of San Diego's Hillcrest gayborhood for more than 25 years.

Posted by rob!

on March 25, 2011 at 11:04 AM

Re: 5, that situation is a persuasive argument for strong vacant-property ordinances.

Posted by rob!

on March 25, 2011 at 11:21 AM

The food was nothing spectacular at Vince's, but the lounge was actually quite amazing, especially on Sunday's when they hosted an 'old school' karaoke featuring A LOT of 70s and 80s R&B. I'm no fan of drunks schleppin' it up, but several in the regular crew there could legitimately belt one out. They also had a Jazzaroke night I caught one time, live jazz combo performing standards for folks to sing....bummer!

Posted by godtomsatan on March 25, 2011 at 11:24 AM