Acerra Italian Kitchen & Bar

Absolutely loved my experience at Acerra! The food was incredible. The rigatoni vodka was creamy and flavorful, the eggplant parm was cheesy and saucy, and the burrata bread bowl was so fresh and unique. The chocolate cake was the perfect sweet finish. The patio is beautiful and such a great vibe for a summer night. The service was amazing and every staff member was so friendly. I even got to meet the owner who was genuinely kind and welcoming. Highly recommend this spot. I’ll definitely be back to try more, especially with their rotating cocktail specials. A must-visit in Chicago!

The food was delicious, I saw somebody eating a tasty looking pizza through the window and had to stop in! Intimate vibe with a very friendly staff, we will definitely be coming back! We had the prosciutto and burrata bowl, and the Diavolo pizza which was perfectly spicy and super flavorful. Can’t wait for next time!

Great new Italian spot in bucktown. The happy hour is fantastic with half price appetizers, my favorite Burrata & Prosciutto. The place serves delicious artesian style Neapolitan pizzas and delicious pasta dishes. Now, let's spend little time on cocktails. Nia, the house bartender, create an amazing cocktail menu with well balanced dinner cocktails and "hugging your soul" desert martinis. I am not a sweet desert martini fan but the creamsicle martini she sat in front of me was gone in no time and I secretly wanted another one. They also have a outdoor patio on the side with lot of greenery and a fountain perfect for Chicago summer.

Amazing! This is heaven! Waitress so kind and all the people here are so kind! Defiantly recommend! ALL THE FOOD WAS AMAZING! Best Italian food I ever had! Everything made so fresh and the seasonings were delicious!!

Popped into the place for some quick bites & drinks, & it absolutely did not disappoint. The burrata prosciutto bread bowl & lemon pepper wings were incredible. 10/10! Tania was the best, most attentive waitress!

When I tell you, the cocktails here are top tier, I'm not lying. They're fresh and elevated. The wine pairs very well with the entrees on the menu as well.

Incredible service and incredible food. By FAR the best Italian food we’ve had in Chicago. We were absolutely blown away. Our goal is to try everything on the menu. The raspberry spritz was the perfect pairing to the meal.

Really amazing service. The lovely ladies fed me pesto bread and espresso martinis until I was seeing stars. The patio is a really lovely experience.

Great new Italian spot in bucktown. The happy hour is fantastic with half price appetizers, my favorite Burrata & Prosciutto. The place serves delicious artesian style Neapolitan pizzas and delicious pasta dishes. Now, let's spend little time on cocktails. Nia, the house bartender, create an amazing cocktail menu with well balanced dinner cocktails and "hugging your soul" desert martinis. I am not a sweet desert martini fan but the creamsicle martini she sat in front of me was gone in no time and I secretly wanted another one. They also have a outdoor patio on the side with lot of greenery and a fountain perfect for Chicago summer.

Overall incredible Italian food in a beautiful restaurant and outdoor patio! I believe this is a relatively new restaurant, as I didn't see a restaurant here a few months ago. They did a wonderful job with the ambience! Inside it's nicely decorated and doesn't have too much seating. The outdoor patio is sizeable and gorgeous with wood fences and flowers and a running fountain and large umbrellas for shade. It's a perfect spot for summertime Chicago. The food was so good!!! Every table was served a few pieces of toasted bread with a drizzle of pesto on it. I like this serving size (for our table of 2) because its a nice appetizer without being too heavy and filling before your meal (a big bread basket sometimes stresses me out because I don't want to waste the bread but also don't want to spoil my appetite). For an appetizer we ordered the bruschetta. It was tasty but more on the heavy side because it had cheese and beans. We also got the arugula salad which had the perfect balance of lemon dressing and parmesan, and it was quite refreshing. However the star of the meal was the spaghetti carbonara! That was the best carbonara I've had because the spaghetti was perfectly al dente, the sauce was creamy but not too thick, and there was a perfect ratio with the most flavorful guanciale (pork). The guanciale was AMAZING and perfectly salty, fatty, and tender. I liked that it came in medium sized strips because it was the perfect bite size where you can really appreciate and savor its flavor. This amount of food was perfect for the 2 of us leaving full and happy! For drinks, I ordered the Acerra spritz which is peach flavored. It was so good and refreshing!! I loved that the peach flavor was natural (and it had pieces of real peach on top which added to it's nice aroma and flavor). All in all, this is a great Italian spot for its food, drinks, and ambience! The only reason I gave 4 instead of 5 stars is because the service was a bit slow, and they forgot to bring us our water for awhile. However, given they're a newer restaurant I think once they settle in and get into their flow it'll be much faster. I think they were aware of the long wait time for food and were really working on it. The servers were also very kind. And the food was absolutely worth the wait! Definitely recommend this spot.

Very disappointing experience at Acerra. Learning that the owners hail from a town outside Naples, and that they offered gluten free pizza crust, I was super excited to try this place. We enjoyed amazing gluten free pizza when we visited Naples, Italy recently. I called ahead to learn whether they make the GF pizza crust themselves, or if they use frozen crust. I was elated when they replied that they made it themselves. So we headed over on a beautiful summer Friday evening. We were a bit wary that both the inside and outside patio were almost completely empty. There was no music playing inside or out, so between being empty and no music, there was zero vibe. We were hoping that amazing food would make up for this. But, sadly, no. The GF pizza was soggy and obviously made using frozen dough. So they lied about making the crust homemade. And my partner's regular pizza was just OK. Overall a waste of a summer Friday evening. Skip this place.

We dined at Acerra this past weekend and had a mostly great experience. The food was delicious--both pasta dishes were packed with flavor, and the pizza tasted authentically Italian, just like what I've had in Italy. The fish was cooked perfectly, although the portions of the sides ( mashed potato and spinach) could've been larger. The service was warm and attentive, which made the meal even more enjoyable. The restaurant wasn't very busy, but it was an unusually hot day, so that might explain it. The only letdown was the dessert. We ordered a chocolate cake, which unfortunately tasted like it was store-bought and didn't quite match the quality of the rest of the meal. Bonus- They have a cute street side patio!

We went for a girls night last week. They have a cute patio but we chose to sit inside - the decor is super cute and cozy. The restaurant is a family affair, owned by a husband and wife team and their daughter also comes around to each table to great guests. They were all so warm and welcoming. It felt like being with family. Wine is half off before 6 so we went for happy hour. We had a beet salad - yummy, cacio e pepi which was also good but the real standout is the pizza cooked in a wood fired grill at the back of the restaurant. This is a cute neighborhood place that would make for a great date night or GNO

Delicious dinner spot! They just opened this week and I had a chance to try a few items on their menu. Very friendly service - the server remembered me when I visited when this place was called Trattoria RNB. New chef, new menu, same high quality servers! It was a beautiful night on their patio. Started with the clams and mussels which were cooked perfectly and served with garlic bread! We got two entrees - the bolognese and sea bass, both of which were exceptional. Great flavors, solid portions. Finished with the tiramisu, and paired this all with a bottle of Chianti. I am excited to come back and try more of their menu!

We had dinner here last Saturday. Our server was kind and gave us good advice on wine. Everything arrived fast and was nicely plated. I realy liked the pasta. We'll come again when we in the area.

Food was great. Drinks were great. Setting with fountains and great outdoor seating reminded us of Italy. So accommodating of our celiac daughter with great homemade gluten-free pasta. Plan to make this a regular stop.

First time here. Sat on the patio which was on the side street (not North Ave.) so nice and quiet. Service was friendly and efficient. We had the Spritz Aperol which was lovely and the Margherita with cucumber basil which was just ok. There was a lot of basil floating around the drink which I felt was overpowering and unnecessary. The hand-breaded calamari was top notch - good flavor and nice and crispy. We also had the margherita pizza which we enjoyed even though the crust was a bit soggy. In spite of these minor complaints it was a very enjoyable meal in a very nice setting and we will definitely be back. I think they have only been open for a short time so they may be working out some kinks. I'm glad they're in the neighborhood and I recommend you give them a try.