Trattoria Gianni

I went here for Valentine's dinner with my boyfriend and we had a great meal. To start off, we shared the Arancini Siciliani and it was delicious and a wonderful way to start off our meal. I ordered the soup of the day, which I believe was lentil and it was incredible! Definitely some of the best soup I have ever had. For my meal, I got the Conchiglie del Mercante. It was pretty good, as well. Trattoria Gianni is located in Lincoln Park and a cozy Italian restaurant. I have been before for dinner and had only stopped for drinks with my boyfriend, so I suggested that we go here to celebrate Valentine's Day. We both enjoyed a delicious meal! I took off a star due to service. The service was slow and we were waiting on our water once we were seated for almost 10 minutes. The service hasn't been this slow when I've previously been here and there were only a few parties seated while we were there. Our waiter also forgot the salad we ordered, but it is what it is. Other than that, we enjoyed our time here!

Obsessed with this place! Extremely nice staff and they let me bring my dog on the patio and brought her water. They have a huge patio space and it was packed by 5pm on a Saturday. The food was amazing, fresh, and fast. The patio is so nice. Definitely will be coming back!

Wow! What an adorable bistro! Walking in, the room is cozy, with dark wood, exposed brick and soft lighting. The small bar at the front and semi-private room, create a warm relaxing atmosphere. The owner heard me walk in and immediately stood up to greet me. He was friendly and offered a gracious welcome. The pasta and sauces are fantastic. Layers of flavor nuances over delicate noodles, make a very memorable meal. The tiramisu is out of this world. The bartender created the the most delicious cocktails. My martini was served exactly the way I asked. Easy street parking is a bonus. I can't wait to return soon!

Best way to describe this restaurant is chintzy. They cut corners wherever possible to save a buck. 1. Salad was very tiny. A few pieces of romaine lettuce in an overly bitter dressing with a hunk of tomato on the side. 2. Gelato serving was itty bitty and half melted. 3. A few other people in my group ordered the tiramisu which only had one layer of lady fingers instead of two and the cream layer tasted more like cool whip than mascarpone. 4. The restaurant charges for soda refills. (!!!!!) 5. The restaurant serves RC cola instead of Coke. Luckily the waiter was honest and told this to my boyfriend but it came up on the receipt as "Diet Coke" which leads me to believe the restaurant designed to pass diet RC cola off as Diet Coke. 6. They charged a 3% inflation fee that was not disclosed on the menu. What the heck??? On top of that, service was INCREDIBLY slow. Reserved table was not ready until 25 minutes after reservation time. I seldom write bad reviews on local businesses even if I don't like the experience because it's like "well... there's room for improvement but it's tough out there and they're working hard and at least they tried" but the sneaky inflation fee and Coke switcheroo to me is just unethical and is what motivated me to write this one.

The food was fantastic! My husband and I went in for Chicago Restaurant Week and we wholeheartedly enjoyed our meals. I had the pesto pasta while my husband had the pork chop, we both had enough for seconds the next day. The restaurant was quaint and authentic. Service was nice and this would be a place I would visit again.

Honestly, after checking out the Yelp reviews, I didn't have the highest expectations for Trattoria Gianni, but me and my friends came for the $42 restaurant week special, and I was pleasantly surprised.I definitely think the menu items are hit or miss, but if you order right it's great value for a solid meal. For the app, I highly recommend either the polenta or the calamari, you can try the veal meatballs but there's only three and they're small. For the main you MUST have the pork chop, the costoletta vesuviana, it's 12oz, fatty, juicy, and seared, a lovely chunk of meat to gnaw on. Finally, cap off the meal with the tiramisu or gelato. The portions are not as small as I thought they were going to be, but it's definitely not a meal where I felt stuffed after, we went to small cheval to get burgers for second dinner. Services kind of slow and the time between the first and second course was especially long, but we were so chatty that it was mostly fine. Ambience feels like a classic Chicago Italian restaurant, not too stuffy, not totally informal.

On my morning runs I've run by here many times. We finally got to eat here. It looks so small from the outside but the inside is surprisingly big and the outside dining is terrific!The wine choices were reasonable and the menu covered all the expected meals. The 4 of us started with the tender calamari, the delicious Arancini, and Polpo Genovese (grilled octopus). Great start!For entrees I had the tagliatelle bolognese and the others had the Branzino, chicken Marsala, and salmon. All were very good and good size servings. Marco was a great server with good suggestions!They have valet parking which is necessary on busy Halsted.

Food- Wonderful. Fresh dishes with great flavor, but if you're going to charge $11 for a salad, at least have it fill the plate. Service- Our server was great, but it seemed the other servers all were in bad moods and never smiled. Ambiance- We sat outside on a perfect evening so what more could you ask for.

Ordered the handmade tagliatelle bolognese and was served store bought box fettuccine in bland sauce. Also ordered the cappelletti en brodo soup and was very underwhelming. Service was slow and relatively unfriendly. Ambience outside on back patio was really nice!

We dined here last night. It's been about a year since we were here. The food is always fantastic! I always choose a special and last night was a shrimp, saffron risotto that would rival any risotto in Tuscany, so good!! I can't wait to go back!