The best thing about Vivace was the stand up comic masquerading as a waiter. He kept us in stitches the whole meal. The food was plain & didn't have much flavor unless the gristle on my scallops that had me thinking I had broken a tooth. The scallops were burned & the butternut squash risotto was the equivalent of rice that had been boiled way too long in too much water. We were with a large party. The place was completely dead with the exception of our party. The wait staff was very attentive. As noted, the waiter kept us laughing which was a welcome distraction from the food. One of my colleagues had the 4 cheese ravioli. Her comment was that we could have run to Trader Joe's across the street & gotten better. Another colleague had the smoked chicken & spinach angiolitti which is supposedly a best seller. This did not even hit the spot. The veggie lasagna wasn't anything special. With the exception of the waiter & the overall ambience, the most important part the food left us with dreams of Trader Joe's having an Italian station.