Classic Italian restaurant. Watch out for their monster portions! Insist on good service and don’t be talked into appetizers galore.
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1500 Taylor Street
an old Italian neighborhood now taken over by the University of Illinois at Chicago campus (UIC)
(312) 942-1117
Recent visit was great – had the pasta fagioli (bean and pasta soup) with bread and olive oil and grated cheese, followed by the most delicious Italian sausage appetizer with sweet peppers and garlic. The appetizer is really big enough for two to share.