Vitales - Grand Rapids

Saw the reviews on Yelp and decided to give this place a try Was very busy but we were able to get a table at the bar right away. Yay! Our server Brea was great. I ordered the salmon and my spouse ordered a hamburger. She asked me how I wanted my salmon cooked. First time I ever was asked that. Medium I said. She asked my spouse and he wanted his burger medium well. His burger was pink. Really pink. He could only eat around the edges. It was pretty raw in the middle. All else was fine. Sure wish that burger had been cooked as ordered.

I ordered the salmon, and it taste really good, creamy and tender. It make my day! The service was pretty good too. staffs was really willing to recommend some dishes and solved our problem, because my friend doesn't drink alcohol and worry about the sauce will have some wine taste. She patiently explained that it won't taste like wine in the sauce. But the atmosphere looks more like a bar instead of an Italian restaurant Good place to hang out with friends , recommend

Love their pizza and most everything else I've had there which is most everything. Wish they had a better happy hour. They have a very nice deck area and the service is usually very good.

Love sitting on the patio when the weather is nice! I appreciate getting the chance to get in line early with the Yelp app.

This was a recommendation from the hotel so I had to try it. It's a local restaurant and unlike the chains like Olive Garden or Fazoli's it had its own atmosphere that is better then the chains. I tried the Pasta Alla Toni and added a $3 meatball and although it was a lot of pasta, the flavor wasn't there. I had to add a bunch of salt and pepper to give it some depth. I could taste the sausage pieces but the sauce wasn't making a hit. The $3 meatball was also small, if I had gotten the spaghetti and meatballs it might have been acceptable but it was an add on to see if they were good. The dessert, was also a let down, I had theater tickets so is had it to go and the size of them for $7 was not impressive. I would have paid $5 for the same in Charleston, SC but I'm not there unfortunately. They get the better rating because the hostess and waitress were awesome, they smiled at my jokes and were interactive with me and my questions. The atmosphere was also nice, not too load and it had a friendly feel. Not sure if I would go back but it could have been an off day for them. I did not ask for the military discount since this was in the company dime but I hope they do. Good luck