Recommended by our favourite italian chef in Poland- it was worth it! one of the best dinners we had in Chicago!
Small neighborhood trattoria with fresh pasta, excellent sauces. Pork shank special was outrageously wonderful. Always love the bolognese sauce. Great to end meal with Lemoncello. Staff is very attentive.
Food was authentic Italian and the service was outstanding! Great owner that is visible, and gets customer service. Sonja is a great server!
Maria Concetta Saguto Matariyeh
+5
Their food is absolutely delicious and authentic. You can tell that everything is freshly prepared. So many great choices. Everything we had was fabulous. The staff is very attentive and welcoming. We dined with friends and all had a great experience. Can't wait to go back and try more!
I had an amazing meal here yesterday. Best Italian meal I have had in a very long time.
Fresh Truffle salad, Truffle Gnocchi with Gorgonzola. The Grilled Octopus and Calamari was also outstanding. No regular calamari rings here. Everything was so fresh and you could taste it. Can't wait to go back!
Great food & great customer service! Definitely recommend the visit.
Exceptional Italian food, people, pairings & patio! I wrote that 4 years ago and it still rings true. I appreciate that Chef Alessio, Dario, Luca and their team have expanded menu choices and specials without losing their authenticity and neighborhood charm. The food, service and hospitality are consistently top notch. (I went for James Beard week and heard tables requesting the specials to be added to the regular menu. We'll see if they will?!) Dario, Chef Alessio and team - grazie mille & salute for all you do! Also, highly recommend their cheesecake for any special occasion. <3
Authentic Italian food. Great quality and service. Difficult to find a better real Italian restaurant in Chicago
Great staff & food!! I highly recommend the Gorgonzola Stuffed Gnocchi. We will be dining there again on our next trip!
Great service! Authentic, well prepared food. Adorable intimate ambience. The stuffed rice ball was my favorite! �
Amazing food and the service was great. Highly recommend!
My wife picked this place for our 11th anniversary by the reviews. They didn't lie! The people, awesome. The atmosphere, awesome. The food, outstanding! Service like Italian family love! A definite share place.
Wow, this is my favorite Italian restaurant hands down. The staff are very friendly, the food is amazing and the atmosphere is very classy. Have been there 3 times in the last month and a half, tried almost everything on their menu and everything were so good. I had Italian wine for the first time and it paired with my food perfectly. I'm definitely going back for more very soon.
Absolutely wonderful restuarant with outstanding service. The servers were very polite and attentive. The restuarant was nice and comfortably warm for how cold it was outside. The bruschetta was served with such fresh ingredients from the bread to the cheese. Each pasta dish was VERY flavorful and VERY filling. You will not be disappointed with the quantity or quality. Will definitely be back for any special event. Thank you so much for a wonderful evening!
I would start with their customer service which was very professional and attentive in assisting their customers to get their favorite dishes and throughout the whole meal experience. The food was American-Italian style and it was super delicious. A lot of dishes on their menu were super good so don't hesitate to try them out.
This restaurant is very near and dear to my heart. The success of a restaurant lies predominantly on the executive chef and Christian Alejandro is such an amazing chef, father, and role model.
I have been to a lot of fine dining restaurants but this tops all of them. There is something really special about every detail in every course. Everything is carefully and thoughtfully prepared – a lot of them are made in-house, like the pistachio ice cream and focaccia bread. Mmmm..
I definitely recommend this Italian restaurant. It is such a gem!
This is my second time here since the new name / menu – we came for Mother’s Day. It was all amazing.
Our entire family (7 people) loved the food.
The pasta dishes were unbelievably tasty. All the house made breads were fabulous. Carpaccio and bruschetta were the perfect start. Great energy in the room and the entire staff service was top-notch. Umberto was our server and he 100% made the dining experience very special. Can’t wait to come back!
Gerardo was our server and he was provided great service and was a joy to be around.
The arancini and salad were delicious. I especially loved the pacchieri pasta dish with a pistachio cream sauce. Different flavor than I've had before and I really enjoyed it. The gnocchi was pretty soft and just slightly off pesto sauce but I still thought it was delicious. It is all Sicilian themed.
Let me start by saying I am a very particular Italian-American when it comes to an overall restaurant experience. If I could give 6 stars, I would. I’m sad that I don’t live closer so I could experience more of their menu. They claim to be more Southern-centric, but, their offerings are Italy North to South. Everything was done to expectation and then some. Our waiter, Gianluca, made a great experience perfect. His suggestions were spot on. Allowed us to try a couple wines before selecting and his suggestion for a digestivo couldn’t have been better. This is the epitome of what a small neighborhood restaurant should be. On a crowded street with competition like Division, I’m confident they delivered more than others could. Fanno la bella figura.
Outstanding food & service! Great cocktails and wine selection. My friend Anna would’ve taken a Limonce to go. The appetizers & salad were generously portioned and reasonably priced. The entrees (pasta & risotto) were fresh and flavorful. Hands down the best Italian we’ve had in Chicago! To top it all off, our server Laure was ABSOLUTELY phenomenal. She was personable, attentive, and made us feel like part of the family! We could not recommend this restaurant enough!
Me and my friend went there tonight for opening, it was great. Thank you Luca, you the best. Will come back again. Food is amazing, real Italian🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪!!! And yes Italian brunch is also fantastic!!
What a wonderful and authentic Italian (Sicilian!!!) dining experience. The staff was warm and inviting. The food options were varied and delicious (we did restaurant week, but the full menu looked great). They also had such a nice curated selection of southern Italian wines. It's tough to choose, but I would say my favorites were the squid ink arancino and the pistacchio panna cotta. Looking forward to returning.
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