Reviews Coco Pazzo

Veeeery delicious food. Highly recommend getting a little of every appetizer since they are all so good. I got the branzino as a main and it did not disappoint. They debone the fish for you which is such a nice experience! The cocktails were also very good. Overall great place for a nicer occasion or a business dinner.

I was so hungry, and choose the closest place to my recent moved apartment, and that was the best one I could have made. The food was delicious, and the atmosphere even better. I enjoyed watching how chefs are working around the oven. PS. I have visited this place again and again.

The pasta special - pasta with wild mushrooms, asparagus, and sweet butter was amazing! The table side Caesar salad was also incredible. Great service. The bussers are awesome! Hopefully will be back soon and will try the desserts

Aesthetically pleasing restaurant with excellent food and great service. For an appetizer, we had a mousse pate that was quite tasty. Additionally, we had a porcini mushroom risotto that was out of this world. We also shared a porterhouse steak which was more than enough for two people. It was cooked perfectly. If you like Italian food, I highly recommend this restaurant.

Food was phenomenal and service was incredible. Definitely a nice date spot for adults without kids. We took a big group from work and they accommodated us beautifully. My favorite dish was the calamari appetizer with delightful little fried veg.

Loved this Chicago experience with a large group. The service was welcoming, the food outstanding, and dining next to the open windows completed the city feeling. I would write home about the rigatoni, and their divine Panna cotta for dessert!

Like WOW! Amazing service, incredible food & great wine list with some older vintages. Our table side ceasar salad was hands down the BEST one I've ever had & believe me I've had them everywhere. Still trying to figure out how that only cost $12.00? Definitely, will be back!

From the service to the cuisine, drinks, and atmosphere, Coco Pazzo has it nailed. They are so polite and accommodating. Always make sure that your table is clear of finished plates and glasses along with your water filled. We accidentally made a reservation at their cafe not knowing there were multiple locations, and the host said they would serve us at this location not a problem. The food was also devoured by both of us and our children. They also gave the children complimentary tea cookies as well. I will definitely recommend this establishment to anyone looking for top notch.

Torchio -our haven for reliably sublime fresh pasta- was closed on Mondays so we looked for a decent Italian restaurant nearby, and found Coco Pazzo. It was on almost all 'top 3 Italian restaurants in Chicago' lists, and the food looked excellent, so we thought we'd give it a try. Service was excellent and timely, with our meals being prepared and delivered with perfect timing. Starting with the appetizers, my chicken liver pate was excellent. Super smooth and endulging, and came with sweet pickled and soft grilled onions which complemented it nicely. I only wish it had more crostini. Even if I very very generously spread the pate onto the 4 provided crostinis, I had more than half the jar left. They need to double the number of crostini it comes with. As for my wife's grilled octopus appetizer, wow. My mind was blown. Octopus is very tricky to cook, and even in Portugal some smaller places will fail to get rid of all the chewiness, but here, the Octopus was crisp on the outside, melt in your mouth soft on the inside. Just perfectly cooked. For the main dish, I went for the squid ink seafood pasta, which tasted very fresh and subtle, with no extra favors diluting the taste of seafood it came with. It was very relaxing to eat, and I only wish the fresh pasta was a little thicker to have a little more bite to it. My wife went for the Branzino Al Forno. Again, very subtle, fresh, with a pure taste of fish but without the fishiness, with soft melt-in-your-mouth bites. Just perfect. We only felt bad that they took out a big chunk of meat off of it because they didn't want us picking out bones even though we were happy to do that if given the choice. Finally, my Pistachio Gelato was the only disappointment of the night. Artificially 'radioactive' green, with almost no real pistachio, heavy on the sugar, and not as creamy or endulging as Gelato is supposed to be, this homespun Gelato was a clear tier below any other pistachio Gelato we've had elsewhere e.g. Spacca Napoli or even Eataly. My wife loved her flourless chocolate cage and the cinnamon Gelato it came with. Stick to that if you're getting dessert. Overall, a lovely place and we can't wait to come back on a special occasion and have some properly made Italian seafood.