Nonnina

We arrived at 6-6:15pm on a Saturday, pre-theater. It was Restaurant Week, but not crazy crowded, even when we left around 7:40pm.

There were plenty of seats in the main dining room, but we were taken to the "porch" area right over the river. There was an overwhelmingly loud engine noise (some sort of filter or air handler for the building?) and we asked if we could sit back in the main area instead. They accommodated our request. The main dining area wasn't loud in and of itself, but we did have a hard time hearing our waiter. I think he was a little soft-spoken, and also it felt like he was very far above us - like the table was low, though I don't think it was, really.

I thought their Restaurant Week menu was a bit odd, since it really wasn't a "deal" unless you got the one big meat dish there. They mixed appetizers and pastas into the main dish selection. We ordered off the main menu and got a bottle of wine.

We both had salads, which we thought were well balanced and thoughtfully composed. D. then had a veal chop and I had chicken vesuvio. Both were really large portions, though mine was not quite the promised 1/2 chicken (then again, it was more than the places that say 1/2 chicken and give you an airline breast). We enjoyed our selections, they were not overly salty and were well seasoned. I was disappointed in the dessert I selected. I ordered a blood orange meringue tart, and it was almost all crust and meringue. The meringue was burnt, not browned and the crust tasted off. The curd that was there was tasty, but there was far too little of it.

Nonnina
340 N. Clark St.
Chicago IL
312-822-0077
http://nonninachicago.com/

recently hosted a client dinner at Nonnina.

Our group really enjoyed the bruschetta (tomato was a slice of roasted tomato, not a chopped mixture like I've had at other places).

All pastas we were told are made in house.

I also really enjoyed the pasta dish I ordered, Pappardelle w/duck ragu

Only dish that received so-so review was bone-in ribeye.

Nonnina
http://nonninachicago.com
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Italian restaurant Nonnina faced closing until it struck a creative partnership with the landlord

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