Riccardo Trattoria
- Neighborhood: Lincoln Park
- 2119 N. Clark St.
- Chicago, IL 60614
- 773-549-0038
- Price range: $$$ ($16-$25)
This modern, fairly affordable trattoria has proved immensely popular with Lincoln Parkers, who crowd its tiny foyer on weekend nights, eager to try one of chef Riccardo Michi's (ex-Bice) seasonally appropriate, Tuscan-inspired dishes. The menu offers plenty of antipasti to start things off: Don't miss the tuna carpaccio, punctuated with sliced fennel and orange wedges and drizzled with a zippy lemon dressing. You'll also find housemade, not-your-everyday pastas like the trofiie with pine nuts and basil-pesto sauce. There's a sizable list of meat dishes ranging from tripe to pheasant breast to more familiar preparations of veal and pork. Everyday an assortment of daily specials are offered including half portions of pasta dishes. The room goes for contemporary casual, and is perhaps a bit too bright and too noisy to be truly a romantic destination, but we think foodies may find they fall in love just the same.
Getting There
- Cross Streets:
- Clark and Dickens.
- Parking:
- Street and Valet
- Public Transportation:
- CTA Bus: 22 Clark, 151 Sheridan.
- Wheelchair Access:
- Yes
The Basics
- Hours:
- 5-10 p.m.Monday through Thursday; 5-10:30 p.m. Saturday; 5-9 p.m. Sunday.
- Cuisine:
- Italian
- Meals Served:
- Dinner
- Price Range:
- $$$ ($16-$25)
- Reservations:
- Recommended
- Alcohol:
- Full Bar
- Smoking:
- No
Features
- Carryout:
- Yes
- ATM:
- No
- Live Music:
- No
- Features:
- Catering
- Specialties:
- Northern Italian cuisine.
- Payment Methods:
- American Express, Discover Card, Mastercard, and Visa
- Capacity:
- 50-55
- Outdoor Seating:
- No
- Delivery:
- No
- Seating :
- 50 seats.
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"Solid"
By Rose3852 from Rogers Park, July 17, 2009
I celebrated my last birthday at Riccardo Trattoria, and it was pretty much exactly what I had hoped for: solid Italian food in a classy-but-no-fr...
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"Great Italian Spot"
By DrG from Uptown, May 31, 2009
We love Italian food, and now we love this restaurant. It was a perfect pick for our anniversary since we spent our honeymoon in Italy. The food wa...
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"Great value - upscale Italian"
By the bonejob from bonerland, March 4, 2009
I love this place, I think it routinely delivers high quality food, imaginative yet authentic Italian fare, with low prices. I live up the street ...
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