Always a fan of Vinces : ) Have been come here for 40+ years ever since I was a child. I remember waiting and watching them through the side window making pasta in the large pots. Always have been our 'go to' for good mostaccioli with meat sauce with melted cheese...oh course! Eat it here or to go...a great price for dinner. read more

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A classic! If you want good Italian food go here! It has gluten free pasta and the best salads! Love this place so much! Had the best service as well. Super kind and quick. read more

Back again! Everything I have said still stands true! Love Vince's! Excellent customer service! Food was on point, just like always! I had the half size meatballs and spaghetti dinner special. It was very busy on a Friday night and there wasn't much of a long wait from start to finish. We were seated right away! read more

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Been going here since I was little. Love it. Had Krista as my server and she was fantastic!

This family restaurant is the best. I usually get the spaghetti but this time I got the lasagna and cheesy bread. It was amazing. The service was wonderful. This is true old world Italian cooking. read more

By far my favorite comfort food in the IE area! I've been crazy about this place since the first time I came across it. The location has ample parking and can also get a lunch and/or dinner rush, so plan accordingly. I've ordered food for carry out and also have had sit down meals as well, I like the servers and employees here. The food is pretty cheap and very tasty. My fav order is the spaghetti and meatballs!! I wish I could order this whenever I needed a hug, they give you soo much food for what you pay I absolutely love it. The food is flavorful and fresh nomnom. They also have plenty of deals and specials available to choose from. The place attracts a wide variety of people, from couples on dates to team dinners so the ambiance is pretty chilled and relaxed. All in all I like coming here and I recommend this place often. read more

Always a good meal. I love the soup! We come here regularly and have never had a bad meal. Staff is warm and inviting.

Consistently delicious all these years!! I've grown up on Vince's and I still love it! The sauce is so good that when my brother moved to South Dakota every time he came to visit he would take Vince's sauce back home with him!! It's just a little different then everyone else's sauce. I also love the soup and the bread is crave worthy. The family special is great deal if you want it all. A full order feeds the hubby and I for two dinners!! Right now they are actually taking phone orders, which they have never done. So, now you don't even have to wait. I will keep coming back time and time again! read more

Your hours need to be updated on yelp........ I waited until after your lunch rush to visit your Ontario location to pick up an order for dinner. There were several other people arriving at the same time. What a disappointment to see your door is locked and a note stating your closed from 2:00 to 4:00pm read more

Big plates of food! Great taste and fast service, once you get past the 40 min to hour long wait. Good for families and groups.

First off, if you grew up in the Eastern San Gabriel Valley or the Pomona Valley you know Vince's or you were robbed of a childhood. It's just a staple of growing up in Eastern LA County or Western San Bernardino County when it comes to Spaghetti and you know this by the sheer volume they serve every night. The Cuccia Family built something special a very long time ago. There is a very large waiting area that can get drafty at times and you always find large groups being served. I've sat in the darkest and brightest locations in the resto. Heck, my step-father had his college graduation dinner here two years ago. So the choices are pretty easy, you either want the whole order, or the half. The whole order will feed two hangry lumberjacks though. The half-order would feed a couple if you get two salads and bread. Service is usually pretty stellar, if I'd started checking in on yelp when I started coming here (BY) I could tell you it hasn't changed. The volume they push tends to require dinner carts for everything. I've never been a fan of their salads, however the vegetable beef soup is always on point. read more

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My favorite spaghetti ever! My family has been coming here for decades. I have lots memories here as a child. They have amazing spaghetti, meat sauce, garlic and cheese bread! I even love the ranch they use on their side salad. It's a hearty meal that will always hit the spot. It's usually packed and the wait for to go orders can take a while, but worth it. The inside is pretty dark with dim lighting. read more

I can't believe I have not Reviewed this place before. I have been coming here for more than 3 decades and it is always a special treat. We said how this place has not changed in 30+ years and that is a good thing. So we have always ordered the same basic meal, the half order dinner special which includes the half order of spaghetti or mostaccioli. We typically get a side of cheese to add to the soup, salad and even the spaghetti. Since I am vegan, I now choose the vegan sauce on the spaghetti and I don't add the cheese to my plates. My family loves the French dressing but the soup is made with beef so I get a double portion of salad. Since I have been coming here for years I can tell you that the soup is very delicious. I miss it and the spumoni. They have some reasonable wines and I really enjoyed the new beer they have; the Old Stump Rusty Gasket. Sounds like something I should be drinking, huh! Thanks Vince's for being there for so many decades. This last event was for my daughters 23rd birthday and they were able to handle our 15 guests without a hitch. read more

Let me first start off with saying going to Vincent's for me is not just eating, it's a culinary experience. My mother, who recently passed away, grew up in Montclair and grew up going to Vincent's Spaghetti. I am 45 years old now and I grew up going to Vincent's spaghetti. My kids are now growing up going to Vincent's spaghetti as well. My bond with this place is solid. There are certain things that I must absolutely have to enjoy my Vincent's Spaghetti experience. First, I need a Pepsi or Coke (straight - none of this diet crap) and I need their garlic bread. You know, when you are conditioned to want chips and salsa when you hear Mariachi music; or beer with pizza? That is my "go to" for Vincent's spaghetti - Pepsi and/or coke (Pepsi if I have a choice). Though I have been going there literally for decades, I've never been tired of this place, and even despite I eat there at least once a week. I can take a full order for two and eat off that for an entire week at work. Funny, I know they have lasagna now, but I'm afraid to try it because it may ruin a time for me have my favorite spaghetti. It sounds crazy, but this place means the world to me. By the way, left overs Vincent's Spaghetti is better because the sauce has time to soak into the noodles. Trust me on this. Going to Vincent's is my happy place. It brings me back to many memories when I was a kid. My mom died this year (sad I know) and we had her honorary lunch at Vincent's. It seemed only fitting since she was raised going here as well. So, would I recommend Vincent's?? Hell yeah. read more

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So I'm 60 in a few days and have had more special occasion family dinners, dates and pure enjoyment an easy guarantee from the family run Vince's. Couldn't possibly suggest any changes......UNTIL TONIGHT! Ordered the Vince's dinner for two to go, meatball w extra sauce and a lasagna dinner to freeze SINCE ITS A LONG DAMN DRIVE and in the past a "sure thing". Anyone in their 50s remembers the commercial "where's the beef"... Well there was beef but in this case "WHERE'S THE SAUCE???" I mean we dumped it into a big bowl to try and mix it up enough to at least cover the pasta. Usually there is an ABUNDANCE OF SAUCE BUT NOT TONIGHT AND AFTER DRIVING FROM YUCAIPA FOR ME ORDER. VINCES WTF????? I mean our order was over $50 plus we gave a customary tip even though it was takeout and we never thought in 1 million years to see if there was enough sauce, especially since it is usually swimming in that awesome sauce which is the reason I drive such a long way to pick it up for my family. Also with the dinner you get salad. I asked for French dressing and got one very tiny halfway filled container. If any of you eat at Miguel's, half of one of their hot sauce containers full of salad dressing. I'm a grown man, I'm not fat and I can enjoy some extra dressing every now and again especially after driving an hour plus to pick it up. I went to the original location because it's always the best but I have to say the location on foothill never screws things up. Not once ever but out of loyalty I figured I would go to the original, nostalgic and all, but nostalgia was the last thing we got a good working over of our backsides and wallet Neither of which felt very friendly. Again was the business sold? If so good luck, if not is there any surviving family still there to oversee those working there who clearly don't give a tinkers dam about their customers coming since the 1960's? Perhaps that is why there was hardly anyone there. Picked up food smack dab at dinner time 6 o'clock-ish p.m. no waiting, parking spots everywhere you look and very few people inside. Vinces take notice I've been coming there since I was a little boy and I'll be 60 years old next week and we honestly feel like we just took it up the backside. Most people when they order meat sauce like meat and sauce, pretty sure that's why they call it "meat sauce!?! I mean gosh wouldn't you think LOL I am only laughing out loud about it because it's so ridiculous that a place that is known for its hospitality, quality food, awesome quantities and great prices took such a turn up their customers backsides. If you want to risk going to Vinces and getting ripped off with no sauce then call in an order to the original location. If you want to get your order done flawlessly and with just as much hospitality and kindness and place your order to the location on foothill Boulevard and consider you have done yourself a favor. Over $50 wasted along with an hour plus drive each way... Thanks Vinces... I didn't even get kissed first!!! read more

Took my kids and now grand kids because I wanted them to understand the experience. We had a ball! I wanted to remind my 30-40 something yr old kids as well as their kids how magic is made. We came tonight for Sunday dinner. How amazing that even though my now adult children didn't remember the place, they did remember the smell of the sauce and bread as soon as we went in to be seated. The perfect business plan still executed to perfection. Make simple food, the best it can be done and don't add a lot of distraction. The spaghetti and mastacholi was cooked to perfection and piled high on each plate. With or without meat the sauce was just right. Not too sweet or salty. Huge meatballs were impressive. Easily satisfying all the palates in our family of 12. Each Vince's dinner came with soup, salad and bread (garlic or cheese) and was delivered like clock work! We had liters of the house Chianti and rose and it helped our pasta celebration! Kudos to the wait staff, the kitchen and the family for enduring over the years to maintain quality, service and a great value! read more

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a party of six & we all ordered half dish dinners of spaghetti & mascacholli. they came with soup & salad. all salads were drenched in dressings. i asked for just a little bit of cheese & there was enough for three plates. after we finished our soup & salads the waitress brought our main courses & left the dirty dishes from salads & soup on our table. they should know better. we won't be back. read more

Great food!! Have been coming here for generations. Our family has a long history of dinners here. Always good. When we would dine in pre covid always had great service. Unfortunately Tonight was not so great. The young man from the back who came up to help practically threw my bag at me. It was incredibly heavy!! No warning. Filled with hot liquids. Thank goodness my partner reached out to steady me and the bag. I was almost injured and as a result qlmost dropped all my food. I mean really??? I know we are all busy in this current time but is it really an excuse to give poor customer service. Also our dinner for 2 was very small and definitely looks like a dinner for 1. The salad was put in a box with dressing on it and was definitely drenched and soggy by the time it came home. You couldn't put dressingnon the side?? All in all we will return as the food is delicious and has been a decades long favorite. Hopefully the service from here on out returns to a better standard and this type of behavior does not continue. read more

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The people were very nice and the food was good. I asked for a white sauce and she said they didn't have that. My suggestion is that you make a nice white sauce. That would be so nice. It would be nice for some that don't agree with tomato sauce. I know you could order plain with no sauce with butter but that's expensive for just noodles which we can make at home. The place is nice but a nice cream sauce would make it better. Thanks. read more

OMG went to Vince's with family and friends, we travel quite a distance but when we got there at 6:30, we stood in line for 15 minutes to check in and when we finally got to the front we were told we are not seating anymore only take out! What kind of operation turns away customers like this, long time customer not going again! Ridiculous customer service. read more

to-go, make sure you plane ahead. waited 40min. I understand if they were busy or got a lot of things going on but literally the restaurant was half full. There was only a couple orders to go ahead of me and it looks like the kitchen had plenty of staff? maybe mismanagement not sure but not sure why good took so long PS no call in for togo food. I mean I get it, the you call the food in or the food takes forever but like you get there and you order the food you have no idea and then it just takes almost an hour to get to you. It's crazy. read more

We go there all the time love their food Every time we're in town we stop and have lunch there we live in Huntington Beach whenever we're in town there will always try to make a point to stop ther read more

Vince's has a divey atmosphere for sure! The parking lot is always packed at dinner time, and is pretty small in scale. The restaurant itself is pretty aged, but, very large. It doesn't bother me a bit that its older. They're clean, the service is good, and the food is great! I'm not the foo foo type at all, where everything needs to be shmancy for me to give all 5 stars. Its really about cleanliness, service, and food. I feel like they rank pretty high in all categories. The food is really good. I love the soup and mostaccioli the most. It's definitely up there with all my other favorite restaurants. read more

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Wow. Worst service I've received to date. Serving staff very inattentive. First of all, drink order and food order were taken at the same time. Side salad should be called side of dressing with a single piece of lettuce. Drinks were never refilled or offered to be refilled at any point. We had to ASK to get drinks to go, which was an additional wait time. I've made better pasta with sauce out of a jar. Don't waste your time here. read more

Solid, I haven't been here in years and it's great to see that food is still delicious. We chose to go with the takeout option which is perfect and very well priced. We went on the weekend so you can not call ahead and place an order so you have to go and place the order in person but the wait is really small. read more

Vince's Spaghetti is definitely worth the drive I take from Norwalk food is good prices are good and services is fast been coming here since the early 90s when my grandparents lived in the IE now I take the drive if you do decide to come to Vince's make sure your very hungry you won't be disappointed read more

Best spaghetti in town! Come here at least every other week to get a meal for two and some meat balls. Thanks for the great service

I've been coming to Vince's since the 1980's when I used to live nearby. I've moved away some years ago, but when I come visit family we always make a point to eat at Vince's and I also to get an order to go to bring home for later. Nothing beats their spaghetti with meat sauce, cheese bread, salad and soup. A full order is actually two meals in one. You can't beat the price and friendly service. Definitely a family style restaurant that's been serving delicious meals since 1945. read more

We went through the drip drive-through because that was all that was offered at noon time. I ordered a meatball sandwich and spaghetti with both red and butter sauce. Unfortunately, it was absolutely tasteless. It was boiled pasta. If it had butter on it, it was all set up to the bottom it was just like chewing on a partially cooked noodle unfortunately the dish disappointment continued with the salad and the lettuce being some white marginalized we won't ever come back here again we spent $35 for a meal we would've never ever offered to anyone else much less pay for that price for something that was so below read more

Very disappointed on the meatballs they were hard tasted like rubber had to throw all of them away

Apparently only catering to senior dinners... Closed at 8 o'clock on a Friday! Their website says 9 PM. I walked in there at 8:10 to get a bowl of soup and they told me no they were already closed! Unbelievable! Super disappointed read more

Well, we used to have a Vinces here in Torrance but now we don't, it closed down a few years ago. Unfortunately, now there is a smart ass young female by the name of SARA PARRAS, who along with her father, came out to deliver Vinces Sauce in quart sized containers. I am never sure of the quality of what we will get. Sometimes the product is so salty that I have to dilute it to make it edible. At the prices they charge $13 a QUART I expect better. The problem was with this last delivery being MOTHERS DAY, I had to stop enjoying my family and go and pick up the sauce about 4 miles away. When I arrived, I told Sara that it was a shame that they had to make us pick up the sauce on Mothers day. Sara was offended and came back with a smart ass remark "Well we did this on Fathers day last year and there were no complaints." Well Sara, Father's day is quite different from Mothers day which is a national holiday. She was not very happy about being criticized so she wrote me and told me that she would take me off the mailing list. Well OK, you just lost out on a recurring $125 IN CASH. CASH Being a very dangerous way of doing business out in the open. If anyone is paying attention that needs money, what a opportunity that is. I just wanted someone to know how vicious/crude this SARA is and should not be allowed to deal with the public in any way. Her Father said "Noted" when I said that Mothers Day is not a good day to sell the sauce. Sara had said during her email to me that their restaurant wa very busy on Mothers day so therefore why wouldn't they wel their sauce on Mothers Day. SARA it is because Mom's like to sit down and be waited on, NOT GO OUT IN THE CAR AND BUY SAUCE that might be very salty and then have to deal with a little BRAT such as you I hope Dad is reading this and gives you a good talking to and teaches you some manners. If there is the owner of Vinces and wants to see the email she sent me, please let me know. I would be happy to send you a copy. BTW most of the time I love the sauce. read more

I finally stopped in for lunch one day. I've been wanting to go for years, but it's so far away. I grew up going to the Torrance Vince's, but they closed a few years back. Back in the pre-internet days, we didn't even know there were more locations. By the end, I believe the Torrance spot was run by a family that bought it from the original owners. This one is still run by the original family, and has a slightly larger menu, but not by much. The biggest difference I can tell is that this one has mostaccioli. I'm happy to report that the experience is exactly how I remember it. The sauce is the same recipe, and tastes like my childhood. The garlic bread is how I remember it, too. Perfectly seasoned and toasted. That's all I eat at Vince's. A full order of spaghetti with garlic bread is enough for two meals, but I eat it all in one sitting. My fat ass doesn't need to add soup or salad, but I'm sure those are tasty, too. Hmm, maybe I should eat a salad and get the half order of spaghetti next time. Nah. I really wish the Torrance location still existed. I miss the food and this place is a good 60 miles away, so regular visits are probably not in the cards. I'll be sure to stop in whenever I'm in the area, though. I'd rather support a local business that employs people and contributes to the economy than the folks that used to run the Torrance location. The Torrance folks still sell sauce occasionally, but it is cash only and inconsistent. You can read about that in my review for them a few reviews down from this one in my profile. Overall, this is probably more like a 4 star place. It's a consistent family restaurant run by hard working folks that's been around since 1945. It's not fancy or gourmet, but it's solid home-style food with good service. I'm giving them the 5th star for nostalgia, and for being a small business that has been around for generations. I hope they keep at it for at least a few more. read more

Vince's is the only place I will eat spaghetti, my favorite since I was in the womb. My family has been coming here forever, a tradition and more. Out of town family always makes a point of stopping by while they are here, can't pass it up. We've always loved it! read more

First time here was on a Sunday night and there were crowds of people waiting outside so I thought it would be a while before we got seated. Fortunately, there was no wait for a party of two. We got the Vince's Dinner with the meat sauce ($14.45) and a Vince's Dinner with 1 meatball ($15.95). The dinners come with a soup and salad and a garlic or cheese roll. The garlic roll did not taste much different than the cheese roll. The salad was iceberg and shredded carrots. The vegetable beef soup was on the tomato-y side. The meatball was tender and flavorful. Service was pleasant and timely. The spaghetti was delicious and lived up to its reputation. Don't expect freshly grated Parmesan. There's the stuff in the shaker or you can purchase a cup of freshly grated provolone for $2.95. read more

Server showed up to take the order drop off the food and never came back, no refills no offer of to go boxes, I had to get it myself, when I complained, the manager was like oh we normally have better service- sorry, I WILL NEVER GO BACK!!! Cannatatos is way better read more

I've gone to Vinces for nearly 40 years. Over the past several years, I've gone to the Rancho location, which is always amazing! Last night we were in Chino so we decided to go to the Ontario location. Boy has it changed! Our first encounter was with a tall blonde hair gentleman, who seemed irritated and had a bad attitude for dealing with customers ( or maybe it was just me). He was rude. We get seated and it's behind a leaky soda machine ( with caution signs on the floor). The floor under our feet was so sticky that when I got up to use the restroom, my sandals literally stuck to the floor. The restrooms were dirty and the restaurant overall looks like it is in need of a deep cleaning and some TLC! On the other hand, our waitress was great! The food has remained delicious! My continued visits will remain at the Rancho location! read more

First time eating here last week. It was good! We came with a larger party of 6 and they were open for indoor dining. Our server was very attentive and got our food to us amazingly quickly. Each of us had the half order with meat sauce--absolutely love the cheese bread. The portions are huge, I could only eat about a third of mine and ate the rest for leftovers! Overall, I was pretty impressed with amount of food, service quality, and price. For COVID, they provide packets of Parmesan cheese and also have separate salt and pepper packets for salads, soups, etc. All the servers wore their masks, as well. I'll be back to enjoy more spaghetti in the future. read more

I drove an hour and a half to come here and I was not disappointed. I used to go to their Torrance location before it closed down a few years ago and I was so pleased to find out there were still open locations I could go to. Their menu is simple but they have mastered their food options. I highly recommend the spaghetti in their homemade sauce (so flavorful!). Order the dinner which comes with a salad, their homemade soup, and their amazing bread. Choices are garlic or cheese bread, both of which are good, but I highly recommend the cheese bread (my absolute favorite thing here). If you haven't tried out this family-owned Italian food restaurant, you are missing out and you need to come as soon as possible. read more

I've been a long time customer for the Ontario location off of Holt because I absolutely love Vinces, but lately something has changed and it's not the same. The sauce doesn't have that meaty goodness and flavor, it's extremely greasy, and the soup isn't what it used to be either. I don't know what Vinces is doing, but I don't like it. For the first time ever, I actually didn't even want to finish my dinner :( read more

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