I am quite sure that at one point this was a great restaurant. I've talked to a few native Chicagoans and they said when they were kids this place was considered a hot location.
For whatever reasons (maybe a lot of midwestern tourists keep them afloat) this place is AWFUL. Cold diced tomatoes served on wet TOAST is not an appetizer. The calamari was drenched in butter and fibrous, tendony and mediocre. The main course, the pounded veal, was unremarkable, but at least edible. It appeared to be soaked in some kind of canned tomato stock.
The people who love this restaurant probably think the Olive Garden is great Italian food. If you agree with them, then go ahead and spend 5x as much eating there.
Pros: At least they didn't charge us for appetizers.
Cons: poorly made, poorly presented, bad food.
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