Hand-stretched pizzas, house-made sauces and family favorites at new Ponte Vedra restaurant
A new family-owned and operated Italian restaurant in Ponte Vedra Beach promises hand-stretched pizza, house-made sauces and classic cuisine from the various regions of Italy "all crafted with love."
Husband-and-wife restauranteurs Vincenzo and Elaine Grande and their family recently opened Vincenzo's Cucina at 3787 Palm Valley Road in the Publix-anchored Shoppes of Palm Valley retail center. The restaurant is in the former Napoli's Pastaria storefront.
The couple couldn't be reached immediately for comment.
The restaurant's tagline is "where community becomes family," and its freshly made menu offerings are "all crafted with love," according to its website.
On the menu at Vincenzo's Cucina
In its soft opening, the restaurant has a limited menu, which will be expanded over the next few weeks.
The restaurant offers a variety of 12- and 18-inch New York-style pizzas as well as both thin and thick-crust Square Pies. Pasta, along with 12-inch sub sandwiches, strombolis, calzones, salads, garlic knots and desserts, also are featured, its online menu shows.
Signature dishes include:
Larissa's Chicken Parmigiana ($21): House-prepared chicken cutlet, sauce, parmesan, melted mozzarella and a side of linguine
Penne alla Vodka ($19): Penne pasta and prosciutto tossed in vodka sauce
The Hardcore Italian Pizza ($17 or $27): Pepperoni, sausage, ham, bacon, meatball, sauce, and mozzarella
How ya' Doin? Pizza ($16 or $26): Pepperoni, sausage, ham, mushrooms, peppers, onions, sauce, and mozzarella
Veggie Delight Pizza ($16 or $26): Spinach, bell pepper, tomatoes, onions, black olives, mushrooms, sauce, and mozzarella
Grande Sicilian square pizza ($26): A thick-crust pizza with sauce, mozzarella, and parmesan.
Nonna Grande square pizza ($25): A thin crust with a layer of mozzarella, plum tomato sauce, basil, oil, garlic, and parmesan
The Popeye Boli ($14): Chicken, spinach, mushrooms, and mozzarella
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Vincenzo's Cucina also offers a personal gluten-free pizza for $13. Gluten-free toppings are $1.50 each, the menu shows.
Subs include The Godfather ($15) with ham, salami, prosciutto, provolone, lettuce, tomato, oregano, salt, pepper, and oil and vinegar dressing; and The Don ($16), slow-cooked ribeye steak with sauteed onions, peppers, and provolone, the menu shows.
Vincenzo's Cucina is open from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday, 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and noon to 8 p.m. Sunday, its website shows.
Teresa Stepzinski is the dining reporter for the Times-Union. Follow her on X, formerly known as Twitter, @TeresaStepz or reach her via email at [email protected].
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