Riccardo Trattoria

Place is beautiful and very Italian, music it was nice, costumer services was amazing, food it one the best Italian ever had. Server NiNo did amazing and nice person.

We loved it! Great service, great location. But mostly great food. We started with The Fava Beans w/Truffle, The Calamari which was cooked to perfection and The Arugula Salad. Followed by The Bronzino Filet w/cappers, The Risotto w/ mushrooms-tomato-lobster bisque, and The "gluten-free" Pasta w/lemon sauce. The gluten-free pasta was amazing delicious! The Risotto was great too, but the Bronzino Filet was the home run dish. Then we finished with tiramisu and a torta di ricotta, paired with espresso. All three of us loved this place.

I have a favorite Italian restaurant in almost every city I've been to, like:Vito's - Santa Monica Campagnola - New York La Ciccia - San Francisco Bocca di Lupo - London and this list goes on for miles!Up until now in Chicago it was Ciccio Mio, but it's just too damn hard to get a reservation there, so I "threw in the towel" on this restaurant; that broke my heart.Some, or most of my city picks for the above restaurants are about my overall experience, congeniality and comfort at these particular places; any real food critic would just write about the food, but, I'm not a food critic so......Always wanting to try "new" places, Riccardo Trattoria is within walking distance from my condo and that's where we met some friends for dinner last night.This modest restaurant is completely charming. It's warm and intimate with a really comprehensive Italian menu.Everything brought to our table was absolutely delicious!We had:* A Veal Parmigiana that rivaled my all time favorite at Dan Tana's in West Hollywood. I was rolling my eyes with each bite it was so good.* Our Caesar Salad here at Riccardo's was as good as Ciccio Mio's (see above) and that's saying a ton* There Frittura Di Mare in a Puttanesca sauce was beyond good* Tuscan Liver with a dark sauce put me square in the center of Florence, Italy - Yeh, it was that good.* The Chicken Milanese was so spectacular - I was blown awayFood this good, along with great service and just a pleasant feeling makes Riccardo Trattoria my new favorite Italian restaurant in Chicago!

Went back here again and was impressed. Food still phenomenal with so much flavor- had the tortellini. My guest got the pork saltimbocca and the portion was big. The wine was great and pours are generous. Service was good, but restaurant was busy. The space is smaller so it does get loud, but not unbearable. Will definitely be back to try more of the pasta and meat options too.

There are so many great Italian restaurants in Chicago it was hard to pick one during our visit. We've always liked this part of Lincoln Park, so we thought we'd give this place a shot.I love small, intimate urban restaurants and this place definitely fit that description. Our server was super friendly and attentive. We started our meal with the Arancini which was excellent. I love lobster bisque, so I had to give that a try. It had good flavor and crabmeat on top, but there was some other stuff thrown in that didn't seem necessary. For my entree, I hade the Trofie Al Pesto. It was a quite tasty and the portion size was just right. My wife liked the Tagliatelle Alla Bolognese, too. We topped it off with the lemon sorbet, which was the perfect ending for a delicious meal!

Very crowded, small space, loud ambience noise from ppl conversationVery good food, good portions! Came for restaurant week. My favorite was the burrata and prosciutto antipasti. The lamb shank was a little bit on the less spiced flavor so the lamb flavor was very strong. The service wasn't spectacular, maybe because it was too full?

Service was really quick and friendly. So many delicious options on the menu - we had the arancini (very good) to start and split the short rib ragu pasta & lobster ravioli for our main course. The short rib ragu was not my favorite, mostly because there wasn't really any meat involved? The lobster ravioli was delicious!

1. Pappardelle w/ Duck Ragu "Cacciatora" - olives & porcini mushrooms tomato pink sauce2. Chicken "Milanese" - Pan fried with arugula, grape tomato, balsamicPappardelle was delicious - pasta is fresh and the sauce was flavorful and balanced. I was less impressed with chicken Milanese. Chicken was bland and dry. Arugula and tomatoes were refreshing.Good service. And they packed up our food for us. I like the classy, simple interior design. Prices are expensive so this is a special occasion spot for most people.

Why o why did it take me 24 years to eat here?I can't believe it - I'm sure you're just as gobsmacked as I am - but oversights happen.Riccardo's is a no-frills Italian restaurant with a vintage, European-esque dining room serving up impeccable Italian classics. We started with a mozzarella di bufalo and prosciutto special and continued on to pasta, which was superb. I had a veal sauce special that I could not get enough of. Its some of the best pasta I've had in the city.We a had a Tuscan wine on special at a great deal, and it was delicious - earthy and a dusting of cherry fruits - Insolgio del cingbiale 2021Cocktails were good, old school style. Service was knowledgable and friendly.Will definitely be back.

Great food, service, and atmosphere. Did the early bird special (ends at 6 pm) and for $38 got:appetizer: a nice bowl of tasty mussels with a delicious tomato-based saucemain: a very good branzino fillet on squid with a few musselsSo, I was full. Then came dessert! an excellent panna cottaHighly recommend.