Macello
3.9
from - Neighborhood: West Loop
- 1235 W. Lake St.
- Chicago, IL 60607
- 312-850-9870
- Price range: $$$ ($16-$25)
Macello is temporarily closed due to fire.
This rustic Italian restaurant and market/deli located in the Warehouse District offers an airy dining room with wood beams, exposed brick, and two wood-burning ovens. The menu features pizza biana ciccio, with tomatoes, arugula and ricotta salata; linguine with mixed seafood in a spicy cherry tomato sauce; and panzerotti stuffed with ricotta cheese and raisins. The butcher shop inspired market stocks cured meats, cheese and foodstuffs from Puglia (the “boot heel” of Italy). The folks from Lincoln Square’s Trattoria Trullo are behind the spot, whose name translates to “slaughterhouse” -- appropriate because the building housed a slaughterhouse in the 1920s.
Getting There
- Cross Streets:
- Racine and Lake
- Parking:
- Street and Valet. Street parking possible
The Basics
- Hours:
- 5-11 p.m., Monday through Thursday; 5 p.m.-midnight, Friday and Saturday; 4-10:30 p.m., Sunday
- Cuisine:
- Italian and Pizza. Southern Italian
- Meals Served:
- Dinner
- Price Range:
- $$$ ($16-$25)
- Reservations:
- Accepted
- Alcohol:
- Full Bar. The wine list favors Italian
- Smoking:
- No
Features
- Carryout:
- Yes
- Features:
- On-site Merchandise, Late Night, and Open Kitchen/Watch the Chef. A retail area features products from Puglia, Italy such as cheese, cured meats and olives
- Facilities:
- Private Party and Banquet Facilities. The rear lounge area may be sectioned off for private dining.
- Payment Methods:
- Major Credit Cards
- Outdoor Seating:
- No
- Seating :
- Capacity: 140
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"Not worth it..."
By butterfly208 from logan square, November 9, 2008
Overall atmosphere was nice. Had a few decent appetizers but meals were overpriced and okay at best. Seafood risotto was undercooked. The seafood w...
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"desert bar?"
By bel42073 from bucktown, May 19, 2008
we waited over a hour after our reservation to be seated when their was always a table open. then they didnt have the wine we wanted and ran out of...
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"Good seafood, not so good risotto in a much too loud setting"
By Nature Girl from Hyde Park, May 19, 2008
Reserved and re-confirmed "the back room" for our large group, we showed up and a) someone else was using the back room, and b) they had not set up...
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