I have eaten here several times and it is always delicious and high quality food. Â There eggplant parmesan is THE BEST I HAVE EVER HAD!! It is always the exact same, with the right amount of cheese and sauce, very high quality and reasonably priced. Â I also ALWAYS get the cannoli! It is fresh and the shell is never soggy. Â The ends are topped with pistachios, which make it even more delicious. Â I recently tried the New England clam chowder which was surprisingly light, it had wonderful flavor but wasn't cream laden like some chowder's can be. Â I've also tried the gnocchi, which was okay but not one of my favorite items, as well as the Luciano's Fusilli, which I found to be a bit bland.
The atmosphere is somewhat worn out looking but it has a comforting feel and very nice service. Â The same people are almost always waiting tables and the owner is sometimes present. Â Of all of the italian restaurants on this street (I've tried almost all 5), this one is my favorite and where I would recommend going!
Great food and average prices. The decor and atmosphere inside is great. I ordered the Chicken Marsala and it was awesome. I just had one complaint on that, it was half of a small sized potatoes that came with the dish. But I would still order it again because the Marsala sauce was great. A friend of mine had a sandwich and that too was great. Nice place to take your girl for a date. The mood and setting is nice.
Review Source:A former client & boss, and long-time friend surprisingly appeared in town and wanted to get together. I thought I would surprise him and take him to dinner, with a surprise guest--his former AA and right hand--someplace I had not been to in over a decade, and where I knew he had never dined. Our experience at Bruna's was outstanding! This quaint Italian "Ristorante" is not in the modern version of Chicago's Little Italy; no it's in Old Sicily Chicago off 24th & Western. It was like being in the old country. A wide selection of wonderfully aged vino, varied but delicious anti paste, old school traditional Italian fair and food. The Antipasto Italiano for Two appetizer fed three with a generous portion of Bruschetta and Prosciutto left over. The melon was ripe and sweet--succulent. My chicken Vesuvio was as good as any I've enjoyed in Italy--even at the base of Mt. Vesuvio in the wineries of Vesuvius, Italy--really, that good! My colleague's Escargot looked so good I had to stop myself from asking to taste it. The food and ambience were wonderful--though no match for the magnificent company that night. Thank you for the fond experience, and it won't be a decade before I return!
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