Description: An Italian eatery and beloved neighborhood
lounge on First Hill.

Decor: Barred windows, cavernous red booths, and a few very
lovely paintings of Vito’s nude wife.

Mafia-scented embellishments: In the back, a full-sized,
windowless meeting room with carpeted walls (the better to buffer
voices with) and a panic button that triggers an internal alarm; in the
basement, a series of padlocked rooms.

Happy hour: Mon–Fri 4–9 pm.

Happy-hour specials: From 4–7 pm
enjoy $2 well
drinks, $2 draft beer (including Fat Tire, Mirror Pond), and $2
appetizers (such as buffalo wings and pepperoni pizza); the 7–9
pm happy-hour shift brings $3 wells, $5 martinis, and $5 appetizers
(meatballs, chicken salad, and more).

Vito’s

927 Ninth Ave, 682-2695.

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