Chicago Italian Restaurants

Pizza

1. I Monelli Trattoria…

Neighborhood: Lincoln Square

LITERALLY crawl there.  Which we've come close to doing now, once or twice.  I still find the crust of the pizza thoroughly intoxicating and have to give a thumbs up to some other combos I've tried like...

2. Freddie's Pizza &…

Neighborhood: Bridgeport

for pizza and no one flinched.  It was awesome.  Their food will make you love life when its in your mouth, and regret being born when its in your bowels.  I passed out on a bathroom floor after eating...

3. The Art of Pizza

Neighborhood: Lakeview

I like this place because they sell pizza by the slice.  Sometimes, you just don't want to order a whole stuffed pizza - you know what I mean?  Plus, they have daily specials that makes for a very...

4. Manzo's Ristorante &…

Neighborhood: Irving Park

restaurant has yet to disappoint me, no matter what I'm craving.  The eggplant is to die for and the pizza always shows up hot and fresh.  And on those rare days that Italian won't sate my palate...

5. La Gondola Italian…

Neighborhood: Lakeview

hear the pizza is supposed to be good!...

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Pasta

1. Terragusto

Neighborhood: Roscoe Village

continued on with pasta dishes.  Everything was fresh, tasteful, and delicious.  All of the pasta was home-made.  The 4-meat baked pasta was a little heavy for my liking, but the shrimp pasta with black...

2. La Scarola

Neighborhood: Near West Side

of calamari, but I was able to split this order with no problem. For our main dishes, I ordered a specialty dish of penne pasta, shrimp, broccoli, tomatoes, and portabella mushrooms sautéed...

3. Volare

Neighborhood: Near North Side

as a hostess, and set my expectations high by telling me their Italian food is unrivaled. 4. I am vegetarian, and thus my options were limited to a couple sauces and the pastas, as well as a few...

4. The Pasta Shoppe &…

flavour to the breaded chicken.  My dish was heavy, with a sauce that tasted like it was missing a crucial ingredient, like salt or oregano or something, and the pasta was overcooked.  I ordered the drink...

5. Via Veneto…

Neighborhood: North Park

was spot on. My date had the Gnocchi and she seemed very pleased with that choice. The menu selection is plentiful but I must say I have never ventured past their pasta selections so I can not say...

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