Mado
3.3
from - Neighborhood: Bucktown/Wicker Park
- 1647 N. Milwaukee Ave.
- Chicago, IL 60647
- 773-342-2340
- Price range: $$$ ($16-$25)
Locavores and carnivores are going to want to check out this rustic, fairly inexpensive BYOB trattoria in Bucktown. Husband-and-wife owners Robert and Allison Levitt are both grads of the Culinary Institute of America with some pretty impressive Chicago culinary credentials (312 Chicago and North Pond) to boot. The Levitts use locally grown or raised products, emphasizing simplicity. That means they buy whole animals, which they try to use as much of as possible. You'll find house-made sausages, pates, salumis, and even head cheese (which is basically a molded sausage, not cheese). Though the menu changes depending on ingredient availability, rotisserie chicken, wood-roasted fish and a popular hanger steak with gorgonzola polenta are featured regularly. The emphasis is on Italian fare, but you'll find influences from all over the Mediterranean, including a North African-influenced dessert of dates cooked in coffee and cardamom. Mado serves brunch on Sundays and pastries and coffee in the morning.
The Basics
- Hours:
- 11 a.m.-2:30 p.m./5-10 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday; 11 a.m.-2:30 p.m./5-11 p.m. Friday-Saturday; 10 a.m.-2:30 p.m./5-9 p.m. Sunday; closed Monday
- Cuisine:
- Mediterranean
- Meals Served:
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, and Weekend Brunch. Breakfast is light: croissants, coffee. Brunch menu available 11 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Sunday only.
- Price Range:
- $$$ ($16-$25). all entrees under $20
- Reservations:
- Accepted. Recommended for weekends
- Alcohol:
- BYOB
Features
- Carryout:
- Yes
- Outdoor Seating:
- No
- Delivery:
- No
- Seating :
- Seating for 55
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"One of the good ones!"
By frp0511 from West Loop, July 22, 2009
I went to Mado for a very special second date. Allison was more than accommodating, knowing that this was a special night for us. The service, de...
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"Do not waste your time here"
By eritt from Logan Square, June 8, 2009
So after hearing about this place from my friend who is in the restaurant biz, I was excited to check it out. Upon arriving we were greeted by a ha...
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"Do not recommend"
By cony76 from Hamlin Park, April 22, 2009
I hate to write bad reviews, figuring that you make bad food and people will eventually stop coming, but now that it's advertised on pg. 1 of Metro...
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