Stopped by on a whim while in Fairport today. Lots of options for pie in town, but we hadn't tried Vinny's, located right next to the new skate park. Feels just like an old school Italian market, with small aisles of groceries; domestic and imports, pastas, etc. At the counter we were greeted by a woman, clearly a relation to Vinny. Asked if she'd make us a pepperoni pie and she gladly obliged. While it was cooking, we plotted the container of Italian cookies we planned to take home. They have a nice selection of typical Italian cookies, super homemade looking in portable foil pans. We ended up with a container full of lemon cookies, cuccidati (think fig newton), cherry almond cookies, and a couple cream puffs. Cost for everything was a reasonable $35 and we left happy. Vinny’s hit a home run with the pizza; exactly how I like it with a crunchy undercarriage, but still soft, subtle sauce, yummy mozz, and pepperoni the size of small manhole covers. The cookies were also incredible! Soft, fresh, made with love…and probably won't last past midnight. Thanks, Vinny's!...
Read moreHumble yum in home town digs. Unpretentious decor frames fantastic food. At Vinny's you will find behind the counter, Vinny and his wife. I don't know why this place isn't a regional household name. With the quality of food and the location next to the park and just off the canal path, it's surprising it isn't constantly packed. There's excellent Italian baked goods, including authentic cookies like Baci Di Dame and Biscotti, an assortment of pies and turnovers, plus fresh breads, pizza, strombolies and excellent subs. Top it off with Italian Ice, or in summer, just get the Ices. I hope this place stays around because it's great having a local Italian bakery. I especially like to stop here with my kids when we bike ride through Perinton Park or along the Erie Canal. It's just on the other side of the parking lot from the playground swings; you need to cross the street with small children or even...
Read moreUpdate: Came back during what should be lunch rush on a Saturday and nobody was around. No customers, no staff. A lot of the meat on display looked very gray. Ended up walking out 5 minutes later since there was nobody to take my order.
It looks like they may be going through some minor remodeling. Food is decent albeit the subs are a smidge pricy for what you get. Two mediums was like $24 and they apparently have a history of over charging card fees. The sanitation leaves me a bit ick. The food that is left out premade is not temperature controlled and looked like it had been out for a while. Definitely outside DoH compliance. Fix up the place and it'd be great. I know Fairport people will fawn over anything "ethnic" but it was fair. Wegs is still...
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