Family-style Italian restaurant offering familiar dishes in airy surrounds with a loft. Based on 827 reviews, the restaurant has received a rating of 4.1 stars. Price $$
✔️ Dine-in ✔️ Curbside pickup
Address:
7680 Grand Ave, Gurnee, IL 60031
Phone: (847) 356-6900
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Hours
| Sunday | 4–8 PM |
| Monday
(Labor Day)
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Closed |
| Tuesday | Closed |
| Wednesday | 4–8 PM |
| Thursday | 4–8 PM |
| Friday | 4–9 PM |
| Saturday | 4–9 PM |
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Reviews
A Fernandez
This place has the best pizzas. We love the Alpine one and always get it when we visit. Their meat lovers is also a must. (See picture for both pizzas). They come loaded with toppings and cheese. Did i mention the alpine is delicious? Alfredo sauce with cheese, shrimp, and crab. Some spinach too i think. Just delicious. They also have a salad if you’re watching your waistband. The dressing is really good and the salad is fresh. Chicken is alright. Not the best and a bit dry but I still enjoyed it. They serve an Italian beef loaded with meat and cheese that is also a must try. It can be a bit salty for some people but for me it was perfect. Their calimari and appetizers are good. Sometimes a bit bland but the place is still good. Desserts are always on point. The service is also great. I read other reviews and would assume some items are not a hit but the items i mentioned so far we have tried and liked.Our server was very attentive and kind. The only downside is the wait time. We waited around 45 minutes to an hour for our food and the place had just opened. I suppose they were getting the kitchen ready and making things fresh. We didn’t mind much because we were talking amongst ourselves but if you were in a hurry then this would he a downside. Overall, a very good place to eat on the weekend. The restaurant itself is clean. The lighting is dim. It did fill up pretty quick after it opened. One thing that surprised me was their water. I asked for a glass and it tasted good. I’m usually scared to order water from restaurants because it taste like tap and unfiltered. Just not good. But their water tasted like fresh water. So they must have a good filtration system or something of the sorts.
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Erin W
Went here with my daughter to have a nice Italian dinner. I’ve lived in the area for most of my life and have been in the past. Love the salad dressing. I got a simple spaghetti with meat sauce and my daughter had plain rigatoni. Homemade pasta, overcooked and tasteless. My daughter said her pasta tasted like wood. Getting rolls was a hassle to the server and came out 1 at a time. Decor is dated, booth table and menus were sticky. I was very disappointed. I won’t be back.
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Jackie
Spaghetti was bland. Don’t know why the sauce tasted burnt. No meatballs. Everything including the “SALAD “ is over priced. How is it you can order pasta and there is no flavor. Very disappointed in this restaurant. Been going here for several years each time hoping it would get better unfortunately it has gotten worse. Maybe if the owners would get rid of a Chihuahua out of the kitchen and pay attention to the customers the food and the cook would be a hell of a lot better. Don’t know what culinary school they went to to have the noodles taste the way that they do they are literally disgusting and rubbery. I think they would be better off if they just outsource their salad dressing. Waste of my time and hard earned money. FYI this is the husband sending this.
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Maribel Graham
The food can be good most times and the dressing on the salad is spectacular. The rolls are very good . Biggest issue with this restaurant is they nickel and dime you for stuff. We ordered a salad with grilled chicken breast for $16 and also a regular salad and asked for extra dressing for our salad and were charged $3 extra for an already $11 regular salad. And you can’t get extra rolls unless you pay another extra fee. I’ve been going here for many years but it’s moves like that which make me less likely to return.
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Paul DeBoer
On a Saturday night, we had about a 20-minute wait which is what our hostess told us. They have a nice bar and we enjoyed a cocktail before dinner. We have pizza with a salad in the house dressing and it was delicious. I would recommend coming here anytime.
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Danielle McLachlan
It was a very confusing experience. We went for a late lunch. The atmosphere looked nice, but they used plastic salad bowls, salad plates, and water cups and ugly plastic fake leather table clothes. Service was on the slower side. The wine was good. The salad was excellent. Very good dressing. The rolls were okay. We did get the lunch portions, and they were very accommodating, but we were very surprised by the size. The cheese ravioli was 4 raviolis for $14. The creamy vodka sauce I chose was very good, the filling was good, the pasta itself did not impress. The Chicken Diavolo tasted like nothing but red pepper flakes and was what looked like a 4oz serving for $13. It did come with a side of pasta, your choice of pasta type and sauce, but the homemade pasta was … 8 minutes past al dente. Overall, this seems like the kind of place that could be amazing, but things are in half measures.
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Jeanne Smith
Pizza is delicious! Our first time going here and we have lived here for over 20 years. We had a stuffed spinach pizza and it was outstanding! Also the salad dressing is just wonderful. We’ll definitely be back!
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Flor Rodriguez
First and last time here!! Horrible experience with the server Ann. We didn’t even get a chance to order…while attempting to order – she was rude, got irritated and was confused on taking a simple order. She was an elderly lady so I was very patient and polite. But after she kept giving us an attitude, We walked out of there!! This is the 2nd time in my life, I left a restaurant due to horrible service! If you are not caucasian, good luck!
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Juan Guzman jr
My wife and I walked out of this place. The waitress name was Ann. We requested a pizza a full pepperoni with half sausage and the other half giardiniera. Ann, didn’t seem to understand my wife. I started noticing Ann getting a little inpatient. So, I repeated our order. She still didn’t get it. This happened 2 mire times, then she asked if is there a problem. Then she closed her notepad and said she’ll send someone else. So we got up and walked out of the place. I think my wife and I were being clear with our order, got her to get frustrated So we decided to go down the street to Giordano’s pizza requested the same order and got it right away.
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Wendy Wojcik
We ordered Fried Ravioli as an appetizer, Chicken Parmesan, Shrimp Alfredo, salad and rolls. The food was AMAZING and they nailed it. The owners are super nice as well as their staff. Guess that’s why we keep going back for over 20 years. Great job guys and thanks for a fabulous dinner.
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