Bruna's Ristorante

I have eaten here several times and it is always delicious and high quality food.  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.  I also ALWAYS get the cannoli! It is fresh and the shell is never soggy.  The ends are topped with pistachios, which make it even more delicious.  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.  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.  The same people are almost always waiting tables and the owner is sometimes present.  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.

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!