Flip's Wine Bar & Trattoria maintains its tradition of 'red sauce' Italian classics

One of the biggest sellers is Mama's meat sauce — a hearty blend of Italian spices, tender meat and tomatoes that takes two full days to make. Mitschke said she's particularly proud of the alfredo sauce, which is a simple mixture of heavy cream and real Italian parmesan cheese.

Those watching their waists are always drawn to the pescatore — a cold seafood pesto salad served over chilled spinach linguini — or the ever-popular healthy grill, in which customers choose between shrimp, chicken, salmon or tuna over a bed of lettuce with plenty of Italian-style vegetables.

Of course those watching the clock also love Flip's, which stays open until 1:30 a.m. seven days a week.

"You always know that after a rock show or just if you're up late, you can come in to Flip's can get a great pizza at 12:45," Mitschke said. "We're always there, every day, for our customers."

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