Osteria Via Stato

Dined alfresco here today. Absolutely spectacular! The perfect weather didn't hurt. Had the seasonal special pizza with heirloom tomatoes, the panzanilla salad w/heirlooms also, , roasted corn & zucchini side and Niman ranch skirt steak with grilled peaches & arugula salad. Everything was amazing and fresh. Perfectly seasoned with fresh herbs. Exactly a summer evening meal you'd want. Service was great. Attentive but not over bearing. Even the manager Adam introduced himself and checked how things were going. Really nice outdoor seating with planters and partitions away from busy city corner.

Overall a decent experience. We ordered the bread with garlic/oil and it took like a half hour to get it - had to ask the server about it. No apologies or anything and we ended up paying for it (even though it came out like 5 minutes before our entrees). Whatever.The food itself was pretty good. Nothing amazing. Many other restaurants in the area would be better - like Il Porcellino, Quartino, Torchio, etc.I would pass this one.

Had dinner here on a Saturday night and it was a pleasant "4-star" experience. Nothing really blew me away - food, drink, or service. We had two apps - calamari and meatballs for entrees we split a broccoli sausage pizza and the chicken mario. Again, nothing was bad per se but I did expect it to be better based on the restaurant being in River North/downtown and upscale. The wine list is all Italian so we ordered a bottle of Chianti - which was not my favorite, but I'm more into new world wines.They also don't have valet but will validate in the parking garage near by on Ontario for $10.

I loved the place and food. We went on weekdays around 8:20pm. Took 20-25 mins to be seated. The restaurant closes kitchen at 9pm. So, we went through menu while in waiting and finalized the food. Ambience is good. Service was good.We ordered Margarita Pizaa, garlic parmeson bread, seafood stew, orange mule.Pizza was okay. Seafood food had no to less salt, after adding salt it tasted good. Orange mule was as per my taste. GARLIC PARMESON bread was tastyGelato ice cream waa very yummy. I got Vanilla + choco chip one.Servers are very professional. Good for dates, formal dinners and good to visit with family as well.Our total bill was around $86 ( excluding tip) I hope the review is helpful.

Solid Italian spot in river north with plenty of options for everyone! Roman style pizza and fresh pasta with vegetarian and meat lovers options! Also great for big groups!

Having never been to Chicago before, I relied heavily on recommendations from some of the partners I was treating to dinner as to where we'd actually end up eating dinner; Osteria Via Stato was on two of their lists, and their menu seemed to fit all the dietary requirements and restrictions for the group.Our party of six had a 6:30 pm dinner reservation, and we were tucked into a small table in an alcove off the main dining room. This was my first time meeting four of the guests in person, and it was the first time all five of them were meeting, as well. I really wanted to focus on conversation and community, but the table behind us was quickly filled with a rowdy party of 10, which made conversation difficult towards the end.Still, we were able to have a good night and a decent dinner. I took a star off due to the service, which was not good. Our waitress kept stopping about five feet from our table to watch us for a second before disappearing for large chunks of time, occasionally ignoring our attempts to wave her down.I went with the Chicken Mario (with brown butter and broccolini, $22.95) for my main, while my guests' dishes varied from salads to pastas to fish. There was a moment where my gluten-free guest stumped our waitress by asking for a gluten-free side, which the waitress said they didn't do (one of the reasons I went with this restaurant was because they have a gluten-free menu, so the waitress wasn't working with good information.)It took an inordinate amount of time for the waitress to return to confirm they could, in fact, guarantee the side was gluten-free, which was a relief to everyone. The Chicken Mario was pretty tasty. The chicken was cooked well - a tiny crisp to the outside but juicy on the inside. They served it with a lemon, which added a nice zip of citrus to the butter sauce and the broccolini.Everyone else enjoyed their meals, but I didn't get pictures of anything. Not sure I'd go back the next time I'm in Chicago, but it was a good central spot for everyone and it gave us a chance to connect and build relationships, so I call that a win.

If you have never been to Osteria, then I am going to need you to go right now. Me & my girlfriend had a blast during restaurant week. The braised short ribs were perfect, both juicy and tender! The house bread and garlic was delicious it was so hard to put it down. The service was very good as well.

When I was in Chicago last month, after a long day, I just wanted to grab something quick and head back to my hotel room. So I found Osteria Via Stato nearby, and decided to order a pizza for takeout. The restaurant is located in the lobby of Embassy Suites and I walked in to the bar area and could see the restaurant was full and bustling on a weeknight. Good sign! The staff were very helpful as I looked over the menu. I asked what was popular and what they recommended. The host (friendly, patient, helpful) told me the sausage was made in-house and recommended the housemade fennel sausage pizza. I ordered that and included mushrooms (because you know, vegetables : ) It was a quick 15 minute wait. There is a convenient pick-up window around the corner if you're a hotel guest so that's where I went to pick up the pizza. And wow, it was really good. Lately, I'm really digging a thin pizza crust (not so heavy, not so carby), and this pizza really hit the spot. It was enough for one meal (with some veggies I brought with me) and I had enough saved to eat the next day. YUM. Delicious pizza. And honestly looking over the menu, I had a hard time deciding what to order, because the pasta looked great, too. In a city known for pizza, here is another great-tasting pizza place-but not just pizza, the rest of the menu looked great, too.

Ordered the ciabatta bread with garlic, EVOO, and balsamic vinegar, grilled octopus salad, chicken parm and the hand rolled cavatelli. With the bread there was too much balsamic and made dipping the bread too sweet and completely covered the garlic taste. The grilled octopus salad was actually so good, the octopus was tender and paired well with the potatoes. The chicken parm was good but pretty salty. The cavatelli was sooo doughy and didn't absorb any of the sauce. Service was attentive. It was pretty quiet when we went on a Sunday evening.

This review is long overdue but I wanted to give this restaraunt the credit they deserve! We went for the first time doing restaraunt week and we were so happy with the menu. Their braised short rib was very memorable and delicious. Our waiter was very attentive and friendly! We got soup and meatballs as well which were just as delicious. My partner does not eat pork and the meatballs did have some pork, the waiter did not hesitate to provide us with another option which was their roasted tomato caprese. So good. We'll be back.