Chicago Restaurant Tips by xuxaBR

Restaurant Name: Giordano's

In our travel to Chicago, my husband and I, had to try the famous Chicago's pizza ! So we picked Giordano's . Nice place with the typical Italian ambience ! There was a little waiting which is expected of a famous place when you don't make reservations. After we were seated and placed our order, we waited for a very long time for the salad that we wanted to have before our pizza, it never happened ! When the waitress finally brought our pizza, it was cold ! We asked her to please take it back to warm it up. After a long wait...again, she brought it back burned !! The salad never came....we were so frustrated with that horrible experience that we never went to another pizza place in Chicago ! There are excellent places to eat in Chicago and even at that same restaurant some people may have had a totally different experience.....Maybe it was just our luck that night, but it was certainly very frustrating ! The pizza, if not burned, was good


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Theme: Pizza
Comparison: about average
Prices: US$31-40  » Currency Converter
Address: 135 E. Lake - Chicago
Website: http://www.giordanos.com/

Restaurant Name: Volare

Volare is a small Italian restaurant with some outside seating when the weather permits. I was staying close by so I decided to give it a try. When we got there the place was packed tight ! There were people standing outside, inside, everywhere waiting for a table! No chance of getting a chair to sit at the bar ! We had to stand for 20 minutes with waiters and waitresses running back and forth with drinks and food, before we could get a space at the bar and wait for our turn to be seated ! But all that was worth it and more !!! The food was great ! The house salad with their own dressing was incredible ! The portion was more than enough, and everything was perfect ! I recommend making a reservation but don't miss the opportunity to enjoy the most delicious Italian food in town ! That's what I heard from the locals...I agree !

Favorite Dish: Fettuccinni Alfredo and the House Salad with their Vinagrete dressing ...delicious if you like greens !

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Theme: Italian
Comparison: more expensive than average
Prices: US$31-40  » Currency Converter
Phone: 312-410-9900
Address: 201 E. Grand Ave, Chicago Illinois 60611