Vigilucci's Trattoria on North Coast Highway 101 in Encinitas's Leucadia district is the flagship of the Vigilucci's Restaurant Group, serving made-from-scratch Italian cuisine from the same 101 corridor location since 1994. An authentic Florentine wood-burning brick oven fires Neapolitan-style pizzas alongside a menu of homemade pastas, organic chicken, prime steaks, and fresh seafood, with a Tortellini stuffed with Mary's Free Range Chicken in a brandy-sage cream sauce with chopped walnuts — a protein-sourcing specificity shared by the heritage-breed chicken program at The Crack Shack Encinitas. A live piano bar runs most evenings, and the full-service cocktail bar offers an Espresso Martini alongside Italian and California wine selections. Private dining accommodates events for up to 300 guests through the group's in-house catering team, which custom-builds menus with dedicated event coordinators, floral arrangements, and full bar service. The dog-permitted 101-facing patio and private valet lot distinguish the Leucadia location from the group's other San Diego County properties, and the kitchen's Thai-influenced neighbors like Birdseye Kitchen add to the block's dining diversity. Pan-seared diver scallops top crispy polenta with fresh chopped tomato and porcini mushrooms in a white wine truffle sauce, requiring a three-stage cook — sear, deglaze, and plate — that times the scallop's caramelized crust against the polenta's crunch.