Jon & Vinny's Slauson — Restaurant in Los Angeles

People will never understand the run Jon & Vinny's had from 2015-2019. You really had to be there. Oddly reminiscent of a Prime Tim Duncan. Sure, you can go back and watch highlights, but you won't really get it. "So he was just hitting bank shots and grabbing rebounds??" Old head hits cig

I felt like 20% of Snapchat stories on my feed were of the iconic Jon & Vinny's green logo pizza box or the spicy fusili pasta. I never actually went because it was hard to get a res at the Fairfax location, and because at some point I can't feed into the hype like that. I am my own man.

All this to say, when big bro and I were deliberating where to eat and my 4th suggestion was given a "ehhhhhhhhh," he said "what about Jon & Vinny's?" Yes. It was time to pop my J&V cherry.

I pulled into the parking lot off Slauson and parked my Toyota Rav4, which could easily be mistaken for a Range Rover, next to a bright green Lexus wrapped in Jon & Vinnys "Pizza" font. Interesting.

I walked in at 1:34pm on a Saturday and was SHOCKED that I was the only one in the place. I was worried that we wouldn't even get a seat when I was on the way, now I was worried they weren't open.

I was walked to a booth past a beautiful open kitchen that included an authentic pizza oven, bar seating, and the shelves lined with green pizza boxes. The interior of Jon and Vinny's reminded me of Sugarfish, and I don't know if I could give a higher compliment. I mf LOVE Sugarfish.

I knew big bro would be late so I ordered an americano to keep my energy levels up, and it was actually quality espresso. Rarely do I sip an americano and do a stank face along with a slow head nod as if to say "damn this is gas!!"

When Big Bro came and started scanning the menu, I could tell he was excited too. The menu is much bigger than I anticipated. We ordered the market lettuce, the lola pizza, and the wood grilled chicken.

The vegetables in the market lettuce were so fresh I felt like they were picked from a local garden, something a prime Erewhon would serve. The Pizza had anchovies on it, but big bro is dating a girl from Amsterdam where anchovies are a big part of the culture. I tried with an open mind and the chovies were actually great. The pizza itself was also cooked PERFECTLY, with a thin crispy crust and no flop. The chicken also blew us away. Woodfire grilled AND IT SHOWED!

We were both in agreement that it was the perfect meal, oddly similar to a Tim Duncan 21 and 11 game. Quality ingredients and quality taste without leaving us stuffed. Jon & Vinny's is BACK.

The only reason I'm giving this 4 stars is because they tried to sneak a tip on top of the 18% service charge that is already added to your bill. That's nasty work. They almost got us too...

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Definitely one of my to-go for pizza and pasta, and still my #1 for Cavatelli. I first figured out about it when trying to find for dinner options around Brentwood and bumped into an article saying they're Kardashian and Kanye's to-go. So obviously being curious, I paid a visit and since then have been frequent visitor to their various outlets.

The Slauson one probably was the easiest to get seats, but early reservations would surely be the secure option. Most venues had similar ambience for me, neither too formal nor too casual.

My rotational list were: Meatballs (7.5/10) Ricotta Toast (8/10) Cavatelli (9/10) Ham and Eazy (8.5/10)

If you came in bigger groups, surely go for all and share. The meatballs were great starter for sharing, but could be pretty filling for two. Savory meatballs served in nice tomato-based sauce with toast as companion.

The ricotta toast was my option when I had brunch and wanna had sweet touch within the set. Creamy ricotta on toast, drizzled with honey, serving great duo of sweet and cheesy flavors.

Their Cavatelli was certainly my recommended pasta to have there with generous fennel sausage toppings, further elevated by extra texture from the breadcrumbs to enjoy with your al dente pasta. I did love the idea to mix this with kale, cause yeah you needed your veggie intake ;)

I did have some options usually for the pizza, from Roman Gladiator which was their kind of meat lovers to the Ham and Eazy which used to be named Ham and Yeezy lol. As the name said, it combined smoked ham with vodka sauce, caciocavallo, and smoked mozzarella. I loved how it featured sweet and spicy together with flavorful scent of red onions.

I had been there with different groups of people and so far none have said...

Last visited at the original in 2016 Jon & Vinny's has since spawned three siblings, the location at Slauson also acting as home to a Wine Shop though for most it is the Italian Food and Pastries that remain a draw.

Open from 8:00am daily, the guys behind Animal and Son of a Gun a known entity including the Restaurant’s narrow footprint with loud music, it was as the door unlocked that two guests were seated at a booth where service proved accommodating.

Still adding autograt that isn’t gratuity, a polarizing policy atop prices that only fly in a city like Los Angeles, it was mere moments before Coffee was poured alongside an Apple Fritter and Ricotta Toast, the weekend-only former light and oilless but far smaller than its pricepoint suggests.

Moving on to the proper Breakfast menu, one “entree,” spicy ‘Nduja and a side of Crispy Smashed Potatoes rife with Pepper and Parm selected, Carbonara performs well thanks to good Pancetta plus Noodles cooked al dente and a generous amount of Egg Yolk.

Not a morning meal for the thrifty at $130 all-in, Cookies from the pastry case are across-the-board impressive, Snickerdoodle, Chocolate Chip and Peanut Butter all what one might expect while $2-per-bite Rainbow Cake and $12.75 Bread Pudding are skewed to the left in terms of cost...