Francesca's On Taylor

I love all Francesca’s locations! They have great authentic food and friendly staff with quick service. This location specifically barely ever has a wait, I do believe it is one of the larger ones in the city! They have tasty wine and seasonal options as well! My absolute favorite thing about all Francesca’s restaurants is the rotating menu, and that there is always something different! They of course do a fantastic take on the classics. I always highly recommend whenever people are asking for authentic Italian restaurants.

I went here for my department's holiday party. Parking in the area is rough so beware. The police were very active giving out tickets as my co-worker learned the hard way. The staff was very friendly. They kept our glasses filled and our stomachs full. We had this ravioli stuffed with cheese and spinach. I'm not sure if it was in a vodka sauce but it was really good. The chicken with capers and spinach was delicious. The bread was jot and fresh. They also has some good coffee. It has a fruity note to it. The tiramisu was out of this world. It wasn't too sweet or bitter. The cheesecake was nice. There was also a pastry stuffed with ice cream that my co-workers liked. I wish I could have seen the menu to see what else they had. I'm not really big on Italian food but I wouldn't mind coming back here.

Wow- I have been to this comfortable neighborhood restaurant in Little Italy at least 10 times. I keep thinking I will eventually get a meal that I absolutely don’t love. No way. Our recent dinner on Sunday was perfect. I had the comforting cream of red pepper soup to begin with followed by the tube pasta with perfectly prepared short rib pasta sauce which was of course amazing. One of our diners had the special, which was gnocchi in basically a pizza crust bowl. What a great idea and as always very flavorful. They also have a decent beer selection for an Italian restaurant and a very solid selection of wines. Always my top Italian restaurant pick in Chicago, which has so many good restaurants to choose from!