Reviews for Volare Ristorante Italiano in Chicago, IL
We live in the neighborhood and if you are a walk-in on most nights of the week expect to wait 90 minutes if you do not have a... reservation. Chances are better with no reservation 9PM or later but they work to get your order into the kitchen by 10PM; youare not rushed. two dining rooms and outside seating which is well protected with heat lamps. Unless it's super cold you caneat outside in the enclosures but wear warm socks and shoes. We have had everything on the menu, never a bad meal. Staff isgreat, they know the menu very well, and the place is full of characters. A lot of tourists come here but so to do the locals.The owner runs the room, does most if not all of the seating, and he runs it like a well oiled machine. Good food, good value,no pretense. You will have a great time and enjoy your food, maybe even overeat; the portions and large. Read more
Wonderful first visit. Recommended to us by a young man we met during lunch at the Drunken Bean. Old world Italian atmosphere... with top-notch food. I had the Risotti Volare which was a delicious mix of clams, muscles, shrimp, squid and scallops. Read more
Hands down our favorite Italian restaurant that specializes in seafood and pasta. Sooooo many different options that are all... delicious. Our favorite way is to order family style with a bunch of friends so that we can all try a little bit of everybody. My favorite entree is the lobster linguine- absolutely perfect! If you have room, try their desserts like tiramisu Read more
Such a phenomenal restaurant! Food was excellent! Our server went above and beyond for us, even offering to make anything I... wanted! Make reservations, the place was packed on a Tuesday night. The owner was busy making sure the place was running smoothand that all customers were cared for. Highly recommend! Read more
Dinner here was an experience! Ridiculously busy restaurant so make sure you have a reservation. They have few vegetarian... options, but they were great nonetheless. The staff and service were top notch. Our server was very interactive and gave greatrecommendations. A must try when in Chicago! Read more
Busy place. Even owner is working there. Always good to see owner in a restaurant. Drinks: 5. We (2) ordered Dirty Martini,... Mango martini (very good). Food: 4 out of 5. We ordered Bruschetta (very good), Caesar salad (very good), and squid ink seafoodrisotto (way too salty!) Service: 4 out of 5. The server was new. She worked hard but looked she was confused most of the time. Read more
What a nice dining experience we had on our last night in Chicago. My daughter and son-in-law had made the reservations for all... of us. This place stays really busy and I know why it is really good. It started with our waiter Jorge M, he made us feelspecial and welcome. The food is awesome. The dishes we had were fantastic and the others dishes we saw looked really good. Theyalso make a really good martini. I would highly recommend this place!!! Read more
Oh my goodnesssss....thank you tomy sofitel concierge to bring this restaurant to my attention. We flew from the Westcoast to... Chicago and this restaurant was the first one we tried... sooooo good ...i need to write something special. Something amazing ishappening here and it's working...owner Benny has been in the business for 50 plus years and this restaurant 25 years. ALLthestaff offer such amazing service and Benny is at the helm...like a perfect conductor of Beethovens 5th. The food wasincredible....this seafood salad....lots of calamari, scallops prawn and lobster. The 3 entrees we got all were frigginphenomenal ....the clam lemon zest linguine was delish. I'm from the Westcoast so clams are bigger where I am from neverthelessthe freshness was over the top. The Lasagna was truly a signature dish.....soft layers lots of pasta with a substantilbolognese meat sauce and a hint of vodka.....but it totally works. The roasted almost boneless chicken was to dieforrrrrr....crispy but so juicy and the potatoes were amazing in this rosemary lemon buttery sauce. The food tastes so good andwith lemon juice they make rich meals feel almost light. The finale was the tiramisu.....the lightness the flavors the freshberries.....my mom even said let's go back one more time before leaving our 4 day stay. Again I can't say enough about theteam....the nice young woman with the colored hair at the front she was awesome giving me some of her favorites...Ella wasalways checking in on us and then Franky he is awesome......Advisor extraordinaire he helped us curate a beautiful meal. Thankyou to everyone for making a special trip with my daughter and mother so spectacular. BENNY THE OWNER EVEN CAME OVER AND TOOK APIC WITH US..... Ps Franky gives the best tips around the city too. PSS the chefs are so fun to watch.. ..2 open kitchens thosehumans work hard did but looks like they are having a good time too...again impressive. Read more