In a stunning cathedral of a dining room—boasting plush leather seats, soaring flower displays, and a cocktail list that will make you see stars—chef Chris Pandel has created the kind of fun, accessible menu that gives modern Italian cooking a good name. All your Mediterranean food fantasies are here under one roof: a brilliant Italian wine list, a composed octopus farro salad drizzled with salami vinaigrette, wood-fired Neapolitan-style pizzas, the creamiest pomodoro sauce in town, and a small but smart entrée list. And if the apricot-honey gelato sundae spiked with prosecco doesn’t make you giggle, no dessert ever will.
Additional Information
Rating: 2½ stars
Price: $30-$39
Cuisine: Italian
Neighborhood: Lincoln Park
Noteworthy: child friendly wheelchair accessible will seat past 10:30 p.m.
Dishes We Liked:
Peter’s bread ($6), octopus and farro salad ($14), rigatoni with pork ragu ($15), Bavette pomodoro ($15), mushroom pizza ($16), mixed grill ($25), sweet onion gratinato ($7), float made with prosecco, apricot sorbetto, burnt honey gelato, and honeycomb ($9)
