Vito Provolone’s

What a place! From the outside it looks like a hole in the wall. On the inside you feel like you should be dressed in a three-​piece suit, your first name should be Vinny and your uncle Tony will be along shortly to join you for dinner. My wife and I decided to go here last minute. I’ve lived in Indy for 12 yrs, and for 12 years I’ve driven by this place and always thought of what it would be like to have dinner there. The Ambiance is perfect. You feel like you are in an old school Italian restaurant, somewhere on the East Coast. I decided to have the salmon… Amazing!!!
It was so moist and Flaky. It came with a lemon butter sauce and capers, I love capers. I also got a double of Stoli on the rocks to accompany my meal. Great choice exclamation point. My wife had the lasagna, it was good too. I did my garlic bread into her meat sauce and verify that myself LOL. I had tiramisu for dessert… That was definitely old school tiramisu! I couldn’t even finish it all, but I will definitely polish it off tonight!!!
Definitely go check it out yourself.

My wife order the tortellini and I order the spaghetti and meatballs. The kids had fetticinie alfredo. Amazy authenic Italian food. Great atmosphere and a lot of locals that said they come in at least 1 a week.
Truly a little piece of Italy.

Husband and I tried for the first time tonight, it might be my new favorite Italian restaurant. Service was wonderful! Bread is delicious along with the alfredo sauce we ordered for dipping. I am pretty picky about my alfredo and it was great, can’t wait to try it on pasta. Husband got the chicken marsala which was good and I got the 4 cheese pizza with bacon and added sausage, really good! Would come back in a heartbeat!

My favorite Italian restaurant in Indy! Great service, delicious bread, and the red sauce is the best I’ve ever tasted. The servers are always friendly. It would be my go-​to Italian restaurant if only it wasn’t more than an hour drive from my home.
My reason for it being my favorite is that the red sauce is exactly how I like it. My husband loves the lasagna and pizza. I’ve had friends who rave about the white sauce and the vodka sauce and the minestrone soup also. I’m pretty plain. I always order red sauce over mostaccoli (I know that isn’t spelled right!!) noodles.
The house salad isn’t anything to right home about. I don’t like dressing and most of the toppings, but I don’t come here for the salad, so I’m ok with it. It’s bag iceberg lettuce with 1 tomato, an onion and some white cheese with your choice of dressing.
The rooms are accessible if you need to bring someone with a walker or wheelchair. And they have a back room with larger tables they will set up if you have a large group. You can and should call ahead if you have a large group, have a special occasion or just plan to go at a busy time – like Valentine’s, Mother’s Day, Friday or Saturday night, etc.
and I believe they don’t open till 4 most days. So make sure you look up their hours if you are driving a distance to get there. And it is definitely worth the drive! The portions are generous. I have never left here without feeling full and having a to-​go bag in hand.

4 stars for the awesome service. 3.5 for the actual food.
I walked up to Vito’s for Mother’s day dinner, and whispered to my fiancé, I think I’m overdressed. We drove all the way from downtown, where there are plenty of other Italian options to go here, I asked.
This little gem is an old strip mall and very deceiving to the eye. You may be taken by surprised by the outside, but the inside is decorated just like your stereotypical Italian restaurant.
We were sat promptly as we had a reservation. The house wine, ok for it’s price. The garlic bread, so much better than the wine. I could easily just come here for their garlic bread. We tried their vodka sauce and Alfredo sauce to go with the bread. Both, delicious, the Alfredo with was rich, creamy goodness and I’m told all their sauces are made in house.
For my entrée, I actually went with a «low carb» meal. Why i did this, I’m not sure, considering I ate 2 loaves of bread easily, but they do have an option where you can sub pasta for vegetables. So, I had the shrimp alfredo, but with vegetables. Not going to lie, I was very happy with this option, considering how full I was from the bread.
I was pleasantly surprised by this Italian place in Greenwood. There are definitely better places but not for the price that is Vito’s. If you’re looking for your typical Italian dishes but don’t want to spend too much, this is your place to go.

Vodka sauce with penne, house made Bleu cheese dressing with salad, fresh garlic bread, and tiramisu is all delicious. First time here and I definitely would come back. And a glass of house Chianti! Cheers

Dinner with friends but only my dinner review. Garlic bread was mediocre just a small loaf of white bread with a little butter and garlic. It was warm. Had a pizza with sausage, ham, pepperoni, bacon, garlic. The toppings were kinda crunchy. I love pizza but honestly it just didn’t taste good. Service was decent. Was disappointed in menu. Fazoli’s quality.

Love this place. Chicken Marsala is the best & you can’t beat the bread & salad. All the waitresses are great!

We came to Vito’s for my mother’s retirement dinner party and I’d guess there were about thirty of us. The service was top notch and I never found myself wanting for another glass of wine or bread. Our waitress was just as on top of it as she could be. Vito’s big salad bowl is delicious and tasty on par with anything else that I’ve had with the exception that they don’t have olives in the salad. The garlic bread is in little loaves.
The only reason it’s not a five star is that the place has been around forever and kind of shows it’s age in places but this has no impact on the quality of the food or the service but it could probably use a deep deep cleaning from top to bottom.
Give it a shot for dinner.

The bread is so good. They have thee best Alfredo sauce I’ve ever had. My tortellini was cooked perfectly. My boyfriend’s chicken Marsala was amazing. We are tourists and if we ever come back through the area we will definitely come back here. If you live here, go here.

Ate here, tonight. There was no wait. This was supposing considering how awesome of an experience we had. The food was amazing. My wife had the salmon… she was impressed. I had the Chicken Giovanni. Fantastic tomato cream sauce. The garlic bread was tasty. The service was some of the best I’ve ever experienced. Our every need was met! We are from out of town but will be back. If you want Italian… check this place out!

Great pizza (and I’m a pizza snob) and wonderful food overall. Nice quaint atmosphere and pricing is down-​to-​earth!

Vito Provolone’s is the best Italian restaurant I have ate at in Indianapolis. They have been around for years. I’ve ate there since they opened many years ago. It’s a small place inside a strip mall on 135. The inside is nice and has a rustic charm, but not upscale. The place is clean.
As far as the food. They have an excellent fairly priced pizza. The price includes up to 6 toppings. I love their Italian salad which comes out perfectly dressed. The fresh made bread is great or if you would like to splurge, get the garlic bread. It is amazing. My go to dish here is the lasagna. It is a perfect balance of meat, pasta and cheese. I also like the Chicken Marsala the sauce is amazing. My next favorite dish is the Seafood Fettuccine. I am sure everything is really good but I can never get myself to order anything else.
The service is always great. Promptly greeted seated in a reasonable time. The wait staff is wonderful and very professional. The prices are actually a little cheaper than Olive Garden or Carrabba’s. However, the food is so much better.
If you are bored of chain restaurants and think for yourself and are not manipulated by millions of dollars in TV commercials to make yourself believe you have to eat average to below average overpriced food at some chain restaurant, I am one of you. Let’s all keep supporting the true food scene in Indiana.

Decent. There are better italian places, but here things are pretty decent too. I think it’s a bit more expensive than neighborhood places, but the food is not yet good enough to move up a quality ladder. A positioning problem. Hope it gets better.

Ordered takeout:
Italian salad with homemade dressing ~$ 3
Kids ravioli (2 cheese, 2 meat) ~$ 5
Garlic bread is weak and I feel that they either need to start making it in house or at least buy it fresh from a LOCAL bakery each day and then advertise that.
The raviolis and sauce were pretty good. I’d like to know if they are prepackaged or not, as I have my suspicions but I could be wrong. Good sizes, but the filling was not 2/​3rds.
For a light dinner I felt satisfied and when it’s just me and I want to go easy on the calories and the wallet I’d order this again. For that reason I gave it 3 stars. Better bread and filling gets 5 stars.

My family and I absolutely ADORE Vito Provolone’s. The outside appearance does not compare to the inside — the wonderful food they make. Do not let it’s less-​than-​stellar appearance and weird location fool you. Yes, the strip mall is a little run-​down, but this is the original location [per their website there used to be another one]. I’ve been here with a large group reservation, as well as walk-​in with just 3 of us. Both times we’ve not had any issues. Service has been great, the food has been even better.
Almost every meal comes with a soup or salad — I’d recommend a salad with one of their house dressings — creamy Italian, ranch, or honey mustard poppyseed. It’s not a big salad, but it’s a good start. Also gotta give props to the homemade garlic bread. If you’re really hungry, they’ll continue giving you refills [good enough for dipping into the dressing, and take home]. I die for their homemade alfredo sauce. It’s super rich and cheesy. On the usual their food servings are huge enough to fill you up and take leftovers. This didn’t happen recently as I hadn’t eaten much all day and scarfed down my entire chicken alfredo plus bread plus salad. No shame to my game.
Good to note too — one of the few restaurants that carries fountain Caffeine-​Free Diet Coke.

This place is okay. I’ve had better for cheaper. It’s located in a dated strip mall where you have to watch your step in the parking lot as to not trip on cracked concrete. The service was good, the food was okay, and the atmosphere was… okay.

Hubs and I have driven by this place for years and have shy’ed away from stepping inside. What a mistake! The inside doesn’t match the ‘70s strip mall exterior at all. Inside, it’s brick, crafted plater, wine, comfy seats, wine and smells of garlic.
We had a few minute wait and a very courteous hostess. Our waitress was on it — water, fresh bread, wine, recommendations… you name it, she was on it. The food was quality and the portions generous.
Thank you to the Unilocalers who went before us. Your reviews FINALLY got us to give it a whirl!

This is absolutely THE BEST locally owned Italian restaurant on the Southside of Indianapolis. We’ve eaten there many times — the service, the food, the atmosphere are always ¹⁰⁄₁₀! The classics on the menu never fail and are superbly done — I recommend anything with their spicy vodka sauce.
This place is really special — and should be supported — as it’s Excellent!

Vito’s is a great local Italian place on the south side of Indy. My mother had requested we go here for her birthday dinner. It worked well because my best friend is vegetarian and loves the food here. We were a party of 10 and I had made reservations in advance knowing they can get busy on a Sunday. Not to mention it’s the holiday season so they can fill up quick. The food and the service did not disappoint. We ordered a variety of options from pasta to pizza to dinner salads. We had some leftovers to bring home but everyone was more than satisfied. Dinners are served with warm bread and salads or soups (really good potato soup). Since it was a birthday celebration my mom received a free serving of ice cream.
This is a solid choice for Italian food when you want to eat local on the south side of Indy.

My boyfriend and I came in an hour and a half before close on a Sunday night because we had a coupon from the Indy Entertainment book. It is a very small place, with a nice ambiance.
I ordered the Seafood Alfredo with a salad and he ordered the Spinach Tortellini with bacon potato soup. He also requested that the chef add some ham to his tortellini.
He loved the soup, it was gone in seconds. He really liked the tortellini a lot as well, and it was nice of whoever was in the kitchen to allow his request.
I thought the Seafood Alfredo was okay. I think it was a little salty, and kind of boring– it was noodles with a few shrimp and some imitation crab. It wasn’t bad, but I wouldn’t recommend it personally. The salad was great.
For dessert i had a slice of tiramisu and he had something I can’t remember the name of– ice cream rolled in hazelnut powder. I liked mine, but I would have preferred it without the overwhelming chocolate sauce. I thought his ice cream was good, but he thought it was boring «it just tasted like ice cream»
A couple at the table next to us complained about their meals as soon as the waitress was gone they said they hated the pizza and she made better Marsala at home. I can’t say whether this is true or not because I didn’t taste either.
OVERALL:
Overall the food is mediocre and a little overpriced. Don’t go with high end expectations. I would have even given three stars, however the service was impeccable. The single waitress was on the ball the entire hour we were in there, and took some customer rudeness in stride. The food came out quickly and the restaurant was nice and quiet.

One of the better Italian restaurants in Indy.
I typically get the vegetable lasagna or their tortellini. The lasagna is baked and tastes great. The tortellini is a half marinara half Alfredo sauce. They are flexible though, as I get half Alfredo half vodka sauce. Their Alfredo sauce is thick and delicious, while the vodka sauce adds the spiciness I like.
Meals come with garlic bread that is excellent, and a solid salad.
Recommend this place strongly. Next time thinking Italian, avoid the chains and dine here.

This is a really nice family restaurant. It’s really popular as I was there at 5pm and they were on a wait. Nice menu with a little for everyone. I rarely see vegetarian lasagna on the menu and was really excited that they had it here. It was great. You can smell their red sauce when you walk in the door. It smells unbelievable and it tastes as good. I ordered a Caesar salad to start. Pretty good, could use some fresh ground pepper on the table. I liked the garlic bread to start. Just like my mom used to make with garlic powder. The prices are very good and our service was terrific.

This place was fantastic! The food was so good — they bread brought to the table was hot and garlicky, and the tortellini came with both alfredo and tomato sauce on it and was very delicious. Our server was awesome and thought we (even after a few drinks) were hilarious, which is always a bonus. We had an excellent time!

Absolutely love this place. The lasagna is amazing, but my favorite dish is Chicken Giovanni – chicken on a bed of angel hair with vodka sauce, all served on top of crumbled Italian sausage – probably my favorite all around meal in the city when including the excellent garlic bread and house salad with homemade creamy Italian dressing.
The only thing I’d dock a star for is the unappealing ceiling and carpet (which I think some reviewers have already pointed out). That and everyone seems to be asked if they’d like a drink while waiting for a seat but me. Every time, I don’t get it. Maybe there’s a secret hand shake?
Anyway, this is my favorite Italian place in all of Indianapolis; I put it right up there with some of it’s more expensive contemporaries downtown.

Vito Provolone’s. This is NOT Olive Garden! This is one of those places that feels like you’re in an italian restaurant, except that it is in a strip mall. Try to tune that part out. The establishment has an old-​school charm, feeling like it hasn’t been renovated in 30+ years. The menu has all the usual suspects, and the bread is fantastic. I weight the bread service at italian places very heavily. And it weighs on me too!
Location is small, and crowded on weekends. The loyal local crowd should help demonstrate the quality of the food. Prices are on par with other establishments (don’t compare Olive Garden to this place, but they are priced about the same) I’ve enjoyed the basic dishes (think spaghetti, meat balls, chicken, pizza, etc.) and all have been terrific.
The atmosphere feels local, dated, and just what I like in a hometown dining establishment. The kids like it, my parents like it, and it works for an intimate date or a family dinner. The back room has easy seating for a large party.
We frequent Vito’s when in the area — and recommend it as a great alternative to the large number of chain places just down the street.