Reviews for l'Aventino Forno Romano in Chicago, IL
I've never dined here before; but I walk past here all the time and today's gorgeous weather compelled me to take a seat... outside. I wasn't disappointed! There are many tempting light appetizers on the menu and mostly pizzas ???? but this evening Iwas definitely in the mood for a pasta dish so I chose the mushroom truffle oil ravioli with Alfredo sauce. I was still hungryafter my plate of pasta so I ordered a cauliflower al forno...served with pine nuts, raisins and chilli ???? My original serverhadn't mentioned that bread is an option so I'm glad I asked my second waitress if I could have a serving of bread because Ithought it was a bit strange that bread was never mentioned. She smiled and let me know she'd bring a serving of bread to mytable. It took a while but the sliced pieces of flat bread were homemade, warm, delicious and a cup of tomato ???? sauce isserved along with it. I boxed up the remaining portions of my cauliflower and bread to go and enjoyed an artisinal chocolate???? raspberry Gelato for dessert. I'll definitely return here soon to try their pizza next time. Service here is extremelyfriendly and I love the casual settings and tasty bites! This is a wonderful place to sit outside and people watch. Read more
I love this place! The five cheese pizza is one of my favorite things I’ve ever eaten. All of their pizzas are authentic. The... salads are great. The servers and management are all so kind. Read more
The pinza is delicious!!! And the tiramisu is excellent… delicious coffee and excellent customer service.
We had a craving for pizza close by, but really don’t like the Chicago deep dish style. The Pinsa (Roman Pizza) here has a... wheat/soy/rice flour crust described as light & airy. It was really tasty. We will eat here again and recommend to others whovisit the area. Yes, it was busy and the poor (nice) waiter was overworked, but we rate based on taste. Excellent! Read more
This place has the cutest patio so we decided to stop by. Service was good and very attentive! As for food, we decided to do a... half and half pinsa of meat lovers and colli albani. Both flavors were tasty! If you are in the area and want to try something alittle different, I’d recommend the pinsas from here. Read more
We were drawn in by the reviews and the fact we were looking for Italian nearby. Unfortunately it seems that too many items have... disappointed. I'll start with the 'Wisconsin Cow Burrata'. Yes, they clearly indicated it wasn't imported, and it only cost $7,but you'd expect at least a hint of Burrata or Mozzarella flavor. Nope. It looked the part but was completely tasteless. The'roasted beet' was a chore to eat. They forgot to bring us the beans appetizer but didn't forget to charge us for it(corrected). Good because judging by everything else it would have disappointed as well. The Pizza? It was 'okay'. I'm fortunatethat my wife makes incredible Roma Pizza at home, same light airy high protein crust, but tastier. Tomato sauce was OK, Mushroomwas OK, but again the cheese was tasteless. A Pizzeria needs to be more particular about its cheese to be honest. Service wasslow, and we kept waiting forever for our check. Oh, and they brought the Pizza before the salad and appetizers. It's too badbecause we live right across the street and really wanted to like it here. I suppose the reviews are high because there aren'tenough of them. Unless they fix many things asap, this place will dip fast into a 3.x* territory. Read more
A comfortable, small pizzaria In a promo location. Not Chicago style pizza. In fact I can get a pizza like this in 20 places... around where I live in Dallas. Patio was nice and the table next us were super cool and also let us share one of their heaters.Kale Caesar salad was interesting. Service was good and I would return if the restaurant were here. I wouldn't make an extratrip to visit in Chicago again. There's just too many places in Chicago that are top notch. Read more
Nice little outdoor space for a balmy summer night. Pizza was Roman style (dough texture like Italian bread), tasted good. Price... was fair and people were really nice Read more