Vinino

Beermo · Post by **Beermo** » Wed Apr 16, 2008 4:47 pm

just got done reading lauren chapin's review of vinino. she scorched the place. totally. napalmed it. she definetely didn't didn't like the place.

Post by **DaveKCMO** » Thu Apr 17, 2008 4:59 pm

Beermo wrote: just got done reading lauren chapin's review of vinino. she scorched the place. totally. napalmed it. she definetely didn't didn't like the place.

Restaurant review: Vinino a wilting experience

That’s not to say Vinino doesn’t have potential: the menu items sound inviting; the staff is friendly, if slightly unpolished; and the weekday lunch flight (soup, Caesar salad, half panini or half pizza) is a great deal at just $9. But somewhere between concept and delivery, things went off the tracks during a dinner and two lunch visits.

one and half stars for the food. yahooz in OP recently got three. ouch!

Highlander · Post by **Highlander** » Thu Apr 17, 2008 5:22 pm

Beermo wrote: just got done reading lauren chapin's review of vinino. she scorched the place. totally. napalmed it. she definetely didn't didn't like the place.

Yea, read it myself. Sounded like she even liked it less than she let on. The comments in the Star are an interesting read (this time). Sounds like many have had similar experiences there. Well, it makes my decision on which of places to try in P&L District come summertime that much easier.

KCFan · Post by **KCFan** » Thu Apr 17, 2008 9:14 pm

I've been told that Vinino has a new chef that's completely redone the menu and it's supposed to be significantly better now.

KCLofts · Post by **KCLofts** » Fri Apr 18, 2008 9:17 am

KCFan wrote: I've been told that Vinino has a new chef that's completely redone the menu and it's supposed to be significantly better now.

The new chef is Marshall Roth, who used to be over at the Hotel Phillips. I haven't eaten at Vinino since he has taken over, but the menu doesn't look that much different. We already tried it twice and I don't think I'll ever eat there again.

Post by **DaveKCMO** » Fri Apr 18, 2008 9:19 am

first bomb of the P+L. i was wrong.

AJoD · Post by **AJoD** » Fri Apr 18, 2008 9:25 am

KCFan wrote: I've been told that Vinino has a new chef that's completely redone the menu and it's supposed to be significantly better now.

I thought they brought Marshall Roth on in December or January.

FangKC · Post by **FangKC** » Fri Apr 18, 2008 2:00 pm

If they don't do something, Vinino will be the first casuality in the P&L District.

LenexatoKCMO · Post by **LenexatoKCMO** » Fri Apr 18, 2008 2:11 pm

It just doesn't seem like much effort was put into the concept to begin with - generic decor, generic menu, nothing really interesting - that's kind of hard to recover from no matter how much you try and juggle the personnel/menu after the fact - especially when you are talking about a restaurant that is surrounded by lots of competitors with very narowly defined concepts and unique draws.

Pork Chop · Post by **Pork Chop** » Fri Apr 18, 2008 3:49 pm

Personally, I feel that it's out of place with the concepts surrounding that particular block. Wouldn't one of the Bice concepts compete with this place?

FangKC · Post by **FangKC** » Fri Apr 18, 2008 4:02 pm

Maybe they need singing waiters. Just a thought.

aknowledgeableperson · Fri Apr 18, 2008 9:37 pm

LenexatoKCMO wrote: It just doesn't seem like much effort was put into the concept to begin with - generic decor, generic menu, nothing really interesting - that's kind of hard to recover from no matter how much you try and juggle the personnel/menu after the fact - especially when you are talking about a restaurant that is surrounded by lots of competitors with very narowly defined concepts and unique draws.

Haven't been to P&L district so here is the question. Are McFaddens, Vinino and a few other similar places really restaurants with a bars or bars with a restaurant? Yes, it is possible to succeed with both functions but I would imagine that it would be harder to do.

Post by **mean** » Fri Apr 18, 2008 9:50 pm

They're huge, so it's a tough call. There's a good sized bar part, but the restaurant-only tables are plentiful as well.

butter_breath · Post by **butter_breath** » Sun May 04, 2008 4:23 pm

KCLofts wrote: The new chef is Marshall Roth, who used to be over at the Hotel Phillips. I haven't eaten at Vinino since he has taken over, but the menu doesn't look that much different. We already tried it twice and I don't think I'll ever eat there again.

They canned Roth three weeks into the job, he's not even in Missouri anymore.

Post by **DaveKCMO** » Thu May 29, 2008 1:12 pm

went in for lunch today, alone, hoping for some sort of reprieve... FAIL.

service was prompt, but the chicken panini i had was pretty bland. cashew makes one 10x better. i'd put it on par with the chicken panini at perk up, which is $3 cheaper.

at least there was no wait right at noon.

KCTigerFan · Post by **KCTigerFan** » Fri May 30, 2008 1:04 am

The pizza's are actually very good. They have added deep dish to the mix. Still hit and miss on overall offerings.

DaveKCMO wrote: went in for lunch today, alone, hoping for some sort of reprieve... FAIL.

service was prompt, but the chicken panini i had was pretty bland. cashew makes one 10x better. i'd put it on par with the chicken panini at perk up, which is $3 cheaper.

at least there was no wait right at noon.

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