text: We finally visited Vivace for the first time this past Saturday night As expected it was beautiful inside the restaurant As unexpected while it is not supercasual it is not superdressy or stuffy either It was just right Classy but casualnnWe were seated in a corner boothtable The lightingatmosphere of the restaurant is very pleasant and the decor is very modern To start we ordered a couple of random Italian wines neither of us had heard of before And yes I probably pronounced it wrongnnTo start we ordered the calamari fritti and bruschetta with goat cheese tomato and broccoli rabe The portion of the calamari was very generous And while spicy tomato aioli dipping sauce and grilled peppers sprinkled in between the calamari pieces gave the dish a great flavor the calamari itself did not have much flavor I think the coating needed some spicesflavoring added to it to really perk it up The three pieces of bruschetta were delicious but I did not taste much of the goat cheese I think it could have used more especially for the price nnBecause the portion was so big and we had other food still on its way we only finished about of the calamari Our server came by to take it away and we were surprised that he did not offer to box it up for us so I spoke up and asked for a togo box for it BTW we never did see the rest of the calamari again Whomp whomp I guess it was just as well Calamari does not necessary reheat very well It just seemed odd that our server would just take it away though and not ask if we would like the rest of it wrapped up We did pay for it after all And the table next to us had two big bags of leftover food that they were taking home nnNext came soup and salad My partner ordered their soup of the day which was a black eyed pea soup and I ordered the caprese salad I am not a big fan of black eyed peas but the creamy soup had a good flavor to it My salad was fantastic though Different than normal caprese salads consisting of tomatoes mozzarella cheese basil and balsamic vinegar this one had roasted tomatoes mozzarella pesto and balsamic vinegar The roasting of the tomatoes that were served cold really made a huge difference and gave the dish extra flavor nnWe ordered so many premeal dishes because we noticed that Vivace offers smaller portions of some of their entree dishes That is great for diners who would like to sample a variety of their items like we did So for our mini entrees my partner tried the Butternut Squash Tortellini and I tried the Scallop Risotto The risotto was actually a pumpkin risotto with two goodsized grilled scallops on top Both had a delicious flavor to them Again it was just enough because we had already had several appetizerstapas This was like just one more nnId like to come back during the warmer months and try their fabulous patio seating but I will make sure not to order too much food that I cannot take togo