"For When You Wanted RPM Italian When your suburban friends are in the city and planning on going out out in River North, you want to make sure they have some food in their system beforehand. And while they’re excited about the idea of a potential Giuliana and Bill Rancic sighting at RPM Italian, no one’s eating at RPM Italian on the weekend without a reservation. Walk over to Quartino. Is it as sleek and trendy? Absolutely not. But the large space has a seemingly inexhaustible supply of open dining rooms, and the tapas menu makes it easy to share lots of different things. Quartino might not be filled with reality stars, but it’s in River North, so there’s still very good people watching to be had." - adrian kane