{"id":3861,"date":"2013-05-28T12:18:06","date_gmt":"2013-05-28T12:18:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/foodietales.com\/?p=3861"},"modified":"2013-05-28T12:18:07","modified_gmt":"2013-05-28T12:18:07","slug":"vino-harrisburg-pennsylvania","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/foodietales.com\/?p=3861","title":{"rendered":"Vino – Harrisburg, Pennsylvania"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Vino
\n6050 Allentown Boulevard
\nHarrisburg,\u00a0PA \u00a0 17112
\n717-545-9227
\nhttp:\/\/www.vinoitalianrestaurantharrisburg.com<\/a>
\nOpen every day at 4pm<\/p>\n

Vino is one of our favorite restaurants in the Harrisburg, PA area.\u00a0 We have eaten there many times with friends and family.\u00a0 Each time, it has been consistently good.\u00a0 We would like to share a small gem of a restaurant with others who may be looking for good Italian food while visiting the area.<\/p>\n

Vino is a very small restaurant located in a shopping complex and is easily missed.\u00a0 It consists of approximately 11 tables and one bar.\u00a0 Reservations are not needed, but strongly recommended if visiting on a Friday or Saturday night.\u00a0 Dress is casual and I will normally attend in jeans and a polo shirt.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>\"\"<\/a>So\u2026\u00a0 enough of the logistics and onto what you want to know about, the food.\u00a0<\/p>\n

To start off our evening at Vino, we ordered the Formaggio Frito.\u00a0 These are four balls of ricotta cheese, fried and served with bruschetta.\u00a0 We also requested a side of marinara sauce for dipping.\u00a0 I personally prefer the bruschetta, while my wife enjoys the marinara sauce.\u00a0 These are a welcome change from the typical mozzarella fried cheese that other places sell.\u00a0 We will almost always order these and feel that this is one of the best things on the menu and well worth the price of $6.50.<\/p>\n

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During the meal, complementary bread is served.\u00a0 A bottle of olive oil resides on each table to complement the bread.\u00a0 The bread is good, but nothing too special.<\/p>\n

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As one of the sides for our entrees, we both ordered their side Caesar Salad.\u00a0 The salad was enjoyable and not overloaded with dressing.\u00a0 The dressing had good flavor and the lettuce was fresh and crisp.<\/p>\n

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For my entr\u00e9e, I chose a dish that, for me, is hard to pass up.\u00a0 This is the Chicken Chesapeake.\u00a0 The side dish that I had with that was angel hair pasta with garlic and olive oil.\u00a0 Vino\u2019s Chicken Chesapeake is a full chicken breast topped with a generous amount of crabmeat in a butter sauce.\u00a0 This dish is one of the more expensive dishes at $15.00, but the portion size will not leave you hungry.\u00a0 If you are a crab fan, do not skip this dish!<\/p>\n

The pasta is homemade with a good balance of garlic and olive oil.\u00a0 It is a bit heavy on the garlic, but I love garlic so it was great for me.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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My wife ordered the Chicken Saltimbocca.\u00a0 This is a very standard Italian dish of chicken topped with ham or prosciutto, spinach, and an olive oil sauce.\u00a0 The chicken was very well prepared and she enjoyed it immensely.\u00a0 She also chose the side of angel hair pasta with garlic and olive oil.\u00a0 The garlic was a bit strong for her taste this time.\u00a0 The Chicken Saltimbocca was $13.00.<\/p>\n

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Overall, Vino matched our expectations as it has on prior visits.\u00a0 It is good food at a good price with excellent portions.\u00a0 In a town with quite a few chain restaurants (including an Olive Garden about 2 miles away from Vino), this is a welcome addition.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Our rating for Vino for this trip is a 4 out of 5 stars.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Vino 6050 Allentown Boulevard Harrisburg,\u00a0PA \u00a0 17112 717-545-9227 http:\/\/www.vinoitalianrestaurantharrisburg.com Open every day at 4pm Vino is one of our favorite restaurants in the Harrisburg, PA area.\u00a0 We have eaten there many times with friends and family.\u00a0 Each time, it has Continue reading Vino – Harrisburg, Pennsylvania<\/span>→<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":124,"featured_media":3868,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,1],"tags":[1340,1337,1339,1338,1342,1341,1333,1335,705,1331,1330,1336,1343,1332,159,1334,852,1329,1328],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/foodietales.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3861"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/foodietales.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/foodietales.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/foodietales.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/124"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/foodietales.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3861"}],"version-history":[{"count":18,"href":"http:\/\/foodietales.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3861\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3948,"href":"http:\/\/foodietales.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3861\/revisions\/3948"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/foodietales.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/3868"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/foodietales.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3861"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/foodietales.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3861"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/foodietales.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3861"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}