Victory Italian

I have been wanting to try this place for a while now, as I saw it on someone’s TikTok post & they raved about how delicious the food was, & it looked AMAZINGGGG! I even shared the TikTok with my mom & told her we needed to go together. First off, me & a friend of mine came really close to closing time so the restaurant was practically empty aside from one other party of 2. When I walked in, I wasn’t really sure if it was a place you had to seat yourself because there was no host at the door (assuming due to preparation for closing the restaurant). I, however, didn’t have to wait too long to be greeted. I was informed that the kitchen would be closing in about 20 minutes so to make sure to get our orders in beforehand. No biggie, the girl was really kind & still felt pretty welcoming. We got seated fairly quickly as well, which was nice & helped us allot our order time. Our waiter Katie (I believe she is the manager but I’m not positive) & Ramona (she’s server in training) were really kind & super accommodating. I love that you can do a “build your own pasta” thing, but I REALLY wish it was displayed on the menu somewhere because it would have saved me some time figuring out what I wanted. Now, about the food. The complementary bread that they apparently serve each guest, was cold when we got it & I think it’s supposed to be served warm. It also was a bit on the “chewy” side. For my appetizer, I ordered the shrimp dejonghe. It wasn’t bad, it was nice & hot. It just had no breadcrumbs which is what I’m used to, & they drowned it in garlic butter. Like it was literally served in a bath of it. It probably could have used a lil less. The bread that came with it tasted a bit stale. For my entree, I did a gnocchi with Alfredo sauce, mushrooms, & grilled chicken breast. That also came out nice fresh & hot. However, something was missing from the flavor. I’m not sure what it is but it was pretty bland & didn’t seem to have much flavor even after I added some crushed red pepper flakes & I literally have never done that before in my life & I am an Alfredo fanatic so that’s saying a lot. Overall, I would absolutely give them another try one day & maybe I would just stick to what’s on the menu instead of trying to be creative. I didn’t even see an Alfredo option on the menu, so yea I won’t do that again lol.

Food was great, ordered the stuffed shells and the bolognese. Very busy, staff forgot to grab a small food topper for us but was very friendly and the wait for food was reasonable. Somewhat loud and dimly lit- romantic style but also hard to read menus if you're a bit challenged in the eyesight area. Happy to find several menu options that are vegetarian.

Top notch everything, worth the money and then some. The meal was authentic Italian, but with a flair found in a quaint Italian village, not a tourist hotspot. Meaning the chef knows how to really cook Italian, not feed preconceived notions. Sat at the bar and Stephanie was the perfect bartender and server. Felt more like I was a guest than a customer. The happy hour is great, but take a look at the chef specials, so good.

This place is fantastic! The food is always top notch and the service is professional and friendly. Some of my favorite items include the garlic bread served a spicy marinara sauce, the Caesar salad, Grigliato Misto, zuppe di Mare, Brickhouse chicken vesuvius, chicken parmesan.. I could just go on and on. You can't go wrong with anything on the menu. I strongly recommend it!