Based on 114 reviews, the restaurant has received a rating of 4.7 stars. Price
✔️ Dine-in ✔️ Takeout ✔️ Delivery
Address:
581 Roger Williams Ave, Highland Park, IL 60035
Phone: (847) 926-3441
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Hours
| Saturday | 4–9 PM |
| Sunday | 4–8 PM |
| Monday
(Labor Day)
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Closed |
| Tuesday | 4–8 PM |
| Wednesday | 4–8 PM |
| Thursday | 4–8 PM |
| Friday | 4–9 PM |
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Reviews
Chuck Blatt
Enjoyed a great business dinner with co-workers. We ordered a variety of. appetizers and all were excellent. I especially enjoyed the meatballs. And the sausage and peppers. Others at the table enjoyed the clams and calamari. We ordered a variety of main courses and served ourselves family style. The chicken Limon was very tender and excellent. The lasagna portion was huge and very good. The pasta and vodka sauce with sausage was outstanding. Others had the chicken parm which they really enjoyed and one guest had salmon which was also very good. For dessert people ordered a variety of items the chocolate cake was a huge piece and looked very good. I had the tiramisu which was excellent. Others had a cherry pie which they raved about. One of the guests said they order it every time they’re there and love it. Lots of outdoor dining and on a nice night it’s a perfect place to eat. Inside the restaurant also is very nice and I look forward to returning and trying other dishes.
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Karen Grace (Karen G.)
Our waitress superb. Very attentive service, including the owner. Nice family owned. Excellent food. The green peppers and bread included was a meal in itself, wonderful. Avoid the baked clams, tasted good but small
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Mary Fisher
Food was okay. Jill with the gray ombre hair was our waitress. She was extremely rude. She barely looked at us when we ordered. After my first glass of wine I sat for at least 15 minutes with an empty glass. The only time she checked on us after we were served was so quickly we didn’t even try our food yet. Meanwhile the flies outside were eating us alive. Don’t recommend.
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Tatyana Pistryak
A hidden gem for great homemade Italian food. Either a romantic dinner for 2 or family night out, this is the place to go to. To keep my kids occupied, our server brought play dough to the table, just to show how they go above and beyond!
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Beth Klobuchar-Mendez
My original review was excellent for this place as my husband and I pick up take out often. However, the last few times we decided to stay, sit at the bar for dinner. Unfortunately, sitting at the bar is the most miserable experience of our lifetime!!! We have hung out in taverns deep in the Ozarks, where Hillbillies dance and scream, to dinner with Michellen Star chefs. Most often all kind of boring…
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Grant Fifield
I give this place a 5. Food service was quick and food was delicious. I had the whitefish special with mushroom sauce and it was great for $26. Food portion sizes were small but I think healthy is better anyway as it is easy to over eat. When busy, the atmosphere is very loud, so not a place if you want a quiet dinner. There is veritable parking available but kiddy corner is a walgreens lot that has 2 hr parking along the side closest to the restaurant. Things that could be better is less tables, it has a unique look but the guy behind me had his chair right against mine and if you are a heavy set person you’d have a hard time moving around with bumping others. The other thing that I thought strange is how the bread gets served with a plate of what looked like mushed green peppers and instead of pouring the olive oil on your plate and mixing grated parmesan, the bottle is at your table. If I hadn’t known what it was or what to do I would have not had as good of an experience. I removed people from my photos for privacy.
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Bruce Hill
Visited this location for dinner. We did not have a reservation, and were dressed casual. The hosted seemed like she may have been displeased in our attire. There was a lot of empty tables but she said the only tables she had available for us were in the corner or back of the restaurant. So we chose the back of the restaurant. The waitress was very polite and friendly. We ordered a chefs special salad and then 2 entrees. I am a huge chicken parm fan. From the first bite, the chicken parm had a flavor that I have never tasted before and was so overpowering you could not even taste chicken. The tortellini that came with the chicken parm was amazing and we also had the 8 finger pasta which was very good. We let the waitress know the chicken parm had a strong flavor of some sort and asked if there was something on it beside marinara. The waitress said there should not be but let her get the owner. Tony the owner came over and we tried to explain and he was like we will take it off the bill. Which made it seem as if you were just looking for something for free. This was not the case. Unfortunately, if that is the way the chicken parm is supposed to taste I don’t think I will go back.
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Timothy Aines
We absolutely love this cozy place that always has a tasty general menu with a personal touch and we were very glad to see they survived COVID. At the height of COVID we made a concerted effort to try and keep them open by eating there at least once a week. We even sat outside one night when COVID prohibited eating inside – in January – freezing our butts in a windy tent as the only customers in the place but had the best dinner ever, laughing, with great wine, great food and wearing parkas. A special place – not the usual thing.
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Tracey Becker
This was my third time at this restaurant. food was solid, good, the service was very friendly. we sat out front and the chairs were so incredibly hard.
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Michael Harkrader
The meatball was raw, just slightly cooked on the outside. The pasta was still raw (cavattinii) and tasted like mushy flour
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