Coco Pazzo - Chicago

This establishment has a very old-fashioned/rustic esthetic, and I quite enjoyed it. The service was nice and it didn't take long for them to take our order. There are two complementary dishes, a bread and olive oil plate and a spinach and cheese baked dish. Each was created very well, but the spinach dish didn't have as much flavor as I would have liked,but it was a nice addition. We got the beet salad to share, so they split it into two plates, which was nice. It was refreshing, and the mixture of dressing, fruit, cheese, and salad was pretty good. The truffle fries were next, and they were probably the best version of this dish I have ever had. It seems they fried the potatoes with rosemary stems and shallots, which added a delicious flavor blend. Finally, the bolognese was my main dish. It was simplistic but fresh and had a very tomato heavy flavor profile. It was good, but I wish it had a little more intricacy to its flavor. I would probably try another dish next time. Overall, I recommend this Italian restaurant for some delicious food and great service. There seems to be a lot of potentially great menu items to check out.

Ambiance: comfortable Italian feel. Service: attentive, friendly, professional Martini: watery Wines: great Bread: yummy Roasted broccoli starter: bland, mushy Mediterranean whole sea bass: AMAZING!

My medical school friends and I came here on one of the biggest days of our lives--residency match day! After a successful match, all of us were excited to have a nice dinner and spend the evening together. I booked this place for my friends and our guests on Friday for a total of 9 people at 8:30pm. We like Italian and it seemed to accommodate larger groups, so why not? We walked in right on time for our reservation. They said we 'd be seated shortly. However, we had to wait 45 MINUTES for our table. We were told to congregate in the crowded area by the door that people used to enter/exit. I 've never had to wait that long anywhere. We decided to approach them, and apparently it was because the party at our table would not leave. They seemed unapologetic about it and ignored us every time we asked. They could have made other arrangements or have us sit at the bar or something. When we were finally seated, they just gave us extra bread as an apology . It was delicious bread, but I think they could 've at least gotten us a bottle of wine or something for that long wait... The drinks were fine--nothing special. I ordered the rigatoni dish, and it was not good at all. The sauce was mediocre at best. The sausage tasted old, and I think I felt it the next day. It came out to almost $60 per person which was a complete ripoff. I 'm disappointed that a very important evening did not go at all as planned. Will not be returning.

The restaurant is celebrating its 30th year. With my partner, a long time ago, had memorable meals at Coco on a number of occasions . Partner was otherwise engaged, so after the One Of A Kind show, this time it was daughter and me giving it a go. How was it? Basically, it was all great: service, soup, appetizer, pizza, and pasta. The soup was lentil with prosciutto small lentils mixed with bits of prosciutto a slight added ingredient that delighted. The appetizer was a combination of several bean varieties; mixed with a light dressing lively on what was a cold day. One test of a restaurant is their pizza. We went with Pizza Diavola which featured spicy sausage. Neapolitan in style, the sausage was perfect with its rich tomato sauce. Rigatoni alla Buttera featured fennel sausage. Another artful creation. All of this was perfectly timed by the waitstaff. One had the feeling they were determined to present an extraordinary enjoyable meal. And they did. PS to start, a small compliment of an appetizer came great too, nice gesture. And the bread along with breadsticks was, surprise, also great as well.

Service was wonderful, food was delicious. The rustic atmosphere is reminiscent of a Tuscan trattoria. It's a little pricey, but very tasty!