Vincent’s Pizza Park

Great Pizza but it has a lot of grease. Less grease and it would rate a 4.
I have had it three times. It seems each time I get it the greaser it is. Great sausage.

For me it is a go to when I want big chunks of meats on a pizza slice that is bigger than my head. Amazing flavor with a great pizza shop eat in vibe. It is a great family night out and a must for any of our guest who visit from out of town. Simply nothing better than a Vinny Pie!

While drinking in a brewery in Braddock, I pulled up my Unilocal app and realized that Vincent’s Pizza Park, a Pittsburgh icon, was only 2 miles away. I wasn’t particularly hungry but I knew by the time I got home I would be and I’d be regretting not stopping by. So I did.
I’ve heard stories and seen pictures of the infamous Vinnie Pie so I was excited to see what all the fuss was about. The dining room wasn’t anything special but I was there for take out. I ordered up a medium (I panicked and thought the small wouldn’t be enough to have leftovers), half plain and half pepperoni. I was told it would take 25 minutes but I wasn’t waiting more than 20 despite the steady flow of customers who had called ahead. I sat in the corner and peered into the kitchen, witnessing the toss the dough in the air as it was prepped for the ovens. I watched as pies slid in the oven, rotated around and were pulled out of the ovens. Pizza making has been mastered at Vincent’s.
I was handed my order in what I like to call the «Vinnie package.» My pie placed on a cardboard tray then wrapped in butcher paper and stapled at the edges. It smelled delicious. Once home, I unwrapped the Vinnie Pie. Each pie that comes out of that kitchen is like a snowflake, unique in its own shape. The bottom of the pie will inevitably have some of that black from the oven, just enough to add a little smokey taste. There’s a lot to like about a Vinnie Pie — a lot of crust (that’s crunchy on the outside but soft on the inside), a lot of cheese (so much that it seems to sink towards the center), a lot of grease (that you may find absorbed into the crust). If you’re looking to eat healthy, this is not the place.
That very first bite can be difficult to handle. Some say you need utensils but I dared to use my hands to tame the grease soaked dough and gooey cheese. Two slices were about all I could handle until I admitted defeat. I should have just gone with the small pie.
I noticed that many of the reviews are years old but the heart of Vincent’s seems to live on. My one star deduction is only because it felt a little pricey even after a few drinks. But if you’re looking for a pizza that’s outside the box, a Vinnie Pie will satisfy.

Vinnies is my favorite food in the entire world. Nothing can beat its flavor. It’s quite a long haul for me to get here (hour ½), but well worth the trip. I have been coming here since I was a baby in a car seat and have continued the tradition with my son. I remember Vinnie slanging pies with a cigg hanging out of his mouth. It gives the sauce flavor.
If I were on death row, I would request a large vinnie pie as my last meal.

Very disappointing. The quality of the food has hit rock bottom. The pizza was flavorless. The wait staff was rude. It’s as if they expected you to be grateful that they were serving you. The place was not as clean as it should have been. The entire experience made it clear that I never have to go back. Go to Shelly Pie Pizza instead. It’s what Vincent’s was 30 years ago

I’m willing to wait in rush hour traffic on a 90 degree day so I can enter into this parallel dimension of unsanitary, unhealthy, and magically delicious pizza.

You’re stuffed but you start filling plate #3 anyway: Turkey, gravy, stuffing, gravy, potatoes, gravy, cranberries… Time to nap during the second game.
Vincent’s excess has only one equal: Thanksgiving Thursday, 4pm. A large «pie» requires 4 to finish. Think Little Caeser’s football field sized pizza with huge pepperoni chunks, probably a pound of cheese, and an outer crust edge alone equivalent to two loaves of bread. Salty as hell, cheesy as fuck, half-​burnt and greasy enough to skip your 3,000 mile checkup; Vincent’s is all things excess, nothing skimp, and nothing «Artisan». Just DELICIOUS.
The parlor is down to earth local charm, the slight working-​class atmosphere showing it’s edge. The staff push Heineken and Bud hard from tap and employ a motherly attitude calling you «honey» or «sweetie.» You’ll find families looking to chat and it’s likely their kids all play baseball together. No flannel or skinny jeans in sight.
Totally unique in the burgh, totally unique anywhere. Far outside downtown but you must visit once while in town. Twice might be excessive.

I consider myself well rounded when it comes to pizza, and I have to say that when I walked into this place last Saturday for dinner, I was SHOCKED with how amazing the food was. Vinnie’s is very unassuming and casual from the outside, but the magic of these pizzas inside is all that you’re going to care about.
This pizza is without a doubt the BEST pizza I have had in the city of Pittsburgh. I have lived here for 7 years and eaten pizza everywhere, and THIS pizza, tops EVERYTHING I have had. It was huge, it was bubbly, it was messy in the best possible way, it was overflowing with toppings, it had the most perfect dough crust bubbles, flavor and texture. AMAZING. If you have not yet experienced this pizza, you better get down to Vinnies STAT and experience it. You have to know that a place is good when they literally have ONE thing on the menu: PIZZA. No wings, stromboli, calzone or pasta here. Just pizza. And for good reason.
Luckily I went with a group of friends and got to see and eat a good variety of what they serve, Hawaiian pizza, «the works» pizzaa, and we had a «medium» (HUGE) with Canadian bacon, banana peppers, and pepperoni — one thing on the toppings here — they are not skimping on quality or amount on your pie. Our pizza was COVERED with big slices of GOOD Canadian bacon and was heavenly to say the least.
The last thing I will mention here is the «juice» at the bottom of your Vinnie Pie pizza pan. OMG. I am usually a hater of the pizza «juice», but Vinnies pizza juice is made of magic and oozing flavorful goodness. We all used the pizza juice to dip our giant pieces of soft and crusty pizza crust in. Oh lord, I am getting hungry just thinking about this.
Do yourself a favor and GET TO VINNIE’S.You will definitely not be sorry.

Vinnie Pie is the food of the Gods, the pizza of legends. Sure, I grew up on the stuff, living in walking distance. The melting pot of a dining room was filled with all types and the rumors of cigarette ash in the sauce and a chef who’d both enter and exit the restroom with flour on his hands did nothing to deter me from consuming countless slices of this ginormous pie.
Loaded with cheese, meats and veggies, this pizza makes weight and the puddle of grease in the middle only adds convenience for crust dippers. A beautiful combination of slightly-​burnt yet floury, Vinnie Pie defines pizza satisfaction. The joint has been cleaned up a bit since my youth, but you can feel the history of the place, sense the joy of diners past. I’ve witnessed Fed Ex men picking up pies to ship across the country.
Now, I came, I saw, I bought the shirt. Sure to be a conversation piece no matter where I go; as the Vinnie Pie is a well deserved world wide phenomenon.

WOW! That’s a large Pizza Pie!
My son recently moved within snack distance of Vincent’s Pizza Park. Be aware that some GPS’s do not like this area and ours had us headed in the wrong direction so we had to go back to the house, make a phone call and start again.
Then, when we saw the place it was too late and we were on our way to another community with no way to turn around for a while. Oh well, that’s Pittsburgh for ya! lol
When I called to order I asked how large the pizzas were and was told by the male who answered «I can only eat maybe 2 pieces.» So, we ordered a large for the 4 of us, divided the toppings into 4 quarters and still had leftovers for the fridge. They are very generous with the toppings!
I liked the flavor of the pizza very much but it is very thick and I am more a fan of a thin crust. Too much bread for my tastes, so I kept to the center and left the ‘bones’. That’s not to say that I would turn down a pizza from Vincent’s. :)

for the love of god help me.
this is the best pizza on earth.
pepperoni mushroom
if anyone can help me find a pizza similar to vincent’s in nyc, los angeles or anywhere please message me.
i need.

Time for a confession! Until this past weekend, I’d never heard of a Vinnie Pie. As an East Ender who grew up outside the greater Pittsburgh region, I suppose my ignorance can be forgiven – if grudgingly.
This all changed this weekend. My friends, who I was helping move to a new house in Turtle Creek, were looking for pizza to feed me and their other moving helpers. One of them mentioned she’d heard there was a pretty well-​known pizza place in Turtle Creek that her boss liked. After trying unsuccessfully to look it up via Unilocal (which doesn’t seem to recognize Turtle Creek, PA as a distinct city), I Googled it and quickly came upon Vincent’s Pizza Park. She confirmed that was the one, and I confirmed that it had a solid 4-​star rating on Unilocal,so we decided to order from there.
As soon as noon struck, I called and put in an order for 5 large pizzas: One cheese, one cheeseless (for someone who doesn’t eat cheese), two pepperoni, and one Hawaiian ($ 95 total). Because Vincent’s is a cash only establishment and doesn’t deliver, we went to pick up the pizzas after allowing 20 min. for them to be constructed. Despite our perfect timing, they only had one pepperoni pie ready for us instead of two, so we had to wait an extra 15 min. for the second pie to be made. The pizzas came wrapped in butcher paper, rather than in cardboard boxes, which made transporting them interesting, but we managed to pull it off well.
As soon as we got the pizzas to the new home, we tore into them (both literally and figuratively) with gusto. I had three slices, encompassing everything but the cheeseless pie. The pepperoni was my favorite, followed by the Hawaiian and cheese, respectively, but all of them were piled with extremely generous helpings of cheese and toppings. Because of their sheer volume, they created a significant amount of grease, which was evident both on top of and underneath the middle of the slices. As for the crust, it was thick, chewy, and substantial on the ends, and thin in the middle, to the point that the toppings slid off in at least one case. This was definitely one of the most uniquely crusted pizzas I’ve ever eaten, due to the contrast between the ends and the middle, but it somehow worked. Between 10 people, we ate less than half of the pizza we’d ordered due to the substantiality of the slices and the humongous size of the pies. Despite this, all of us enjoyed it very much – it certainly hit the spot after 2.5 hours of heavy lifting and running up and down stairs repeatedly!
Vinnie pies (the name for any pie ordered from Vincent’s Pizza Park – not a specific type of pie) are undoubtedly one of the most unique pizzas in greater PGH. It’s crystal clear from the reviews that people either love them or hate them – fortunately, I happen to fall into the former category. Any establishment that produces such a unique product, esp. with a common item such as pizza, earns respect from me. If you happen to be in the area and are looking for something different – or are just really hungry, give one a try! It certainly beats Vocelli’s, which I had at my last moving party, or the national chains, hands down.

You don’t know Pittsburgh, nor can you call yourself a true Pittsburgher unless you’ve had a Vinnie pie. Another place that’s been around forever, my dad knows the original Vinnie, and this a place he’d go to basically close down the bar with him. Fantastic pizza, which when I was a kid I wasn’t too fond of. Don’t trust any imitators, this is the original and the real deal. And it’s worth every penny.

The pizza that ruins all others!
Heaps of fresh, real ingredients amount to a pie that’s a challenge for even the hungriest to finish off. A Vinnie Pie is the trophy for the winner of our family’s fantasy football league — what could possibly be a better prize?

Quality has really gone down hill. Came in to pick up a pizza, the wait staff was wrapping some and I noted how burnt the crust was. When I found out it was mine and stated I didn’t want a burned crust the girl curtly said: oh it’s too dark for you? Duh; now I’ve got to stand here for 20 to 25 minutes.
VERY disappointing; I’ve been coming here for 25 to 30 years but will now question it, especially when I have out of town company.

I grew up nearby Vinnie’s and it was common to have a pie once or even twice a week when I was a kid. The oak leaves in the bar ceiling, flour all over Vinnie himself, the cigarette hanging out of his mouth, all were reasons some of my neighbors scoffed when offered some pizza from Vinnie’s, but my family and circle of friends couldn’t get enough.
One of the best things about that pie was the dough and crust. Vinnie baked the pies till the crust had a combination of lightly browned and slightly burnt surfaces, and the inside had a combination of air pockets and chewy dough that made eating the crust itself a meal to look forward to. It was like eating focaccia with great toppings on it.
While my family still makes a point of getting a pie at Vinnie’s when we’re in town, since Vinny passed away and the business has new ownership (some years back now) it has lost that subtlety in the crust that made it worth 5 stars, and I find myself disappointed when I get to the bready, dull outer crust that used to be the great finishing element of the pie.

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Takeout, and STILL it was amazing pizza. EASIEST 5 I can remember giving.
We got bacon and sausage both times; the rub is that we kept eating well after we were full. Its that good. SLICES of bacon. And, the pic someone posted is correct, but its difficult to show the SIZE of this pie. Its BIG. A slice or two will be more than enough for most people. Cheese is tasty, and goodly amount. Sauce has a zip and character to it. It all works EXTREMELY well together.
I’ve had great pizza in various parts of NYC when I lived there for 8.5 years, and respectable pizza in so many places. But, this is our go-​to.
REALLY good ribs next door. Party, best-​of-​class, one stop.
OH, we want to eat there next time. I can’t put finger on WHY; the dine-​in space wasn’t especially fun or funky, but just… welcoming.
He who advised me of this place had been coming here for decades, and told of the pools of… well, ya know… if you eat in. Wrapped in butcher paper, the cardboard on which the ‘za is placed for takeout, soaks up much of the greasy goodness. Ahhhh, something to which to look forward for eat-​in…

First time back since it re-​opened. Place is cleaner and brighter than ever. The service was great. Pizza is the best traditional pizza I’ve had in Pittsburgh. I did not have any of the other traditional Italian-​American food, but people around me seemed to really like it.

When you tell people you’re visiting Pittsburgh they always recommend the place with the fries in the sandwich.
Why Pittsburgh? Why do you think so badly of yourself? There are so many better places to eat.
Vincent’s (or Vinnie’s) is one of them.
Yeah they sell subs, pepperoni rolls and other assorted fare, but let’s be real. If you aren’t ordering a pie here, you’re the type of person that goes to a Burgatory and asks what the chicken menu looks like.
The pizza is the main draw, and it is huge. The crust is large and unruly. The cheese is piled on, the toppings are piled on. The grease that remained could have made a meal all its’ own.
This is not a hands only meal.
At one point in time as me and my four diners stared down the remnants of our Pepperoni/​Sausage pizza we realized we had come proud and would be leaving humbled.
Did it take awhile to get the Pizza, yes. Does the pizza have the same circumference of a school bus tire and everyone in the place is ordering a large, yes.
How long does that take to cook people? You do the math.
Try it out, expect a food coma.

The pizza’s at Vincent’s are the biggest I’ve seen, the crust is good, and the edges are thick. When you get different toppings on your pizza, you get a lot of toppings, no skimping! The service was good, and pretty quick we didn’t wait to long for our pizza. They serve only Beer and Wine.