This was our first visit to Riccardo Enoteca and I can tell you it will not be our last. Clearly finding a good Italian restaurant in Chicago is not a very difficult exercise, but finding one that absolutely makes you want to return for dinner the next day, is something to share.
The restaurant is the more casual restaurant of the dual restaurants Riccardo Enoteca and Riccardo Trattoria, both located on North Clark in Lincoln Park. We entered the restaurant and were immediately welcomed by the staff in this small but comforting restaurant.
We started out with two glasses of a crisp Prosseco while we took our time examining the menu. There were many wonderful looking items but we kept our focus on what looked like it would be coming out of the wood burning oven.
The meal was excellent and the wine list very extensive and complete.
We strongly recommend Riccardo Enoteca and you can find more information about the restaurant at OpenTable or TripAdvisor.
The Wood Burning Fireplace at Riccardo Enoteca.
Burrata Genovese, a plate of wonderfully fresh cherry tomatoes with a great pesto sauce. All topped by a tasty slice of Burrata.
Vegetali Alla Griglia, a tasty plate of various vegetables including asparagus, egg plant and of course cheese.
Scallops Appetizer, which was two large and tasty scallops in a lobster bisque.
Pizza Modella, a great pizza of Stracchino, wild mushrooms, arugula, prosciutto, truffle oil. Yummy!
Tiramisu, traditional and very good.
The staff hard at work but willing to stop and chat with us about how they use the wood burning oven.
Are the pizza thick based there? It looks quite thick.
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Oui, they are thicker than a normal Neapolitan pizza, which is typical of a Chicago style pizza. I prefer the thin crust of a Neapolitan, but this was still a very tasty pizza.
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