Elia Chicago

We went here for a celebration dinner and had such an amazing experience. We went on a Thursday evening and were pleased to find out the weekday specials. Our server, I wish I remembered her name, was so sweet and attentive. The atmosphere there is so cool I was obsessed. We enjoyed it all from the drinks to the appetizers to our entrees. Perfection. Definitely a great experience. Can’t wait to be back!

What can I say about Jonathan! He was kind thoughtful and made our evening extra special. The food was phenomenal! The hostess was sweet and welcoming! It was a fabulous experience! Someone give Johnathan a raise!

Elia was pleasant surprise. I was in the area for a couple happy hours that were fun, but I got hungry and decided to stop in. I sat on the patio since it was a beautiful evening and I'm so glad I did. The service was excellent. My waiter was attentive and prompt and willing to give recommendations when needed. I started with the spicy atom fusion with red peppers. It was creamy and delightful. I like spice, and the kick was welcomed. Then, I had the medditterain style octopus with basil and tomatoes. Whoa! 7 hours braising with tomatoes and onions, topped with basil. I ended with the lobster ravioli and they did not disappoint at all. Creamy, al dente, filling had chunks of lobster and the cream sauce was sooth and velvety. Delicious. I'll be back damn it lol

This place always seems to draw much less of a crowd than neighboring businesses, including another Mediterranean place steps away and I think now I understand why. The atmosphere and ambiance are good, food is fairly priced and they have pretty good drink specials that go well into the night. But I think this place tries to sell itself fancy to its detriment. To build on that, the food, while not bad, was underspiced. The lentil soup really could have used some basic spices, but with the way this place is set up I'd feel awkward asking. Not a single table had salt & pepper as if it was super fine dining where you'd be committing a faux pas to question how the kitchen spiced something. The cocktail I got was great and the dipping bread was good as well though again I felt like the oil could have used some spices and the top of the bread could have used something extra. This place is by no means bad, and hopefully they'll be able to turn things around as the summer rolls in. Additionally if you want something that is lighter this may be the place for you.

Lovely restaurant. I went there with my brothers and sisters. We had a great time there. The foods served really fast. We love the feeling in side the restaurant. All menu that we ordered were delicious. plenty of . You will have a great time here😊

Really not worth it. Wanted to like this place but the service was rough. Only 8 tables were seated but that seemed overwhelming for the staff. They didn’t have a good grasp of the menu. The drinks were very medicinal tasting, notably the passion fruit drink which tasted like a Hall’s cough drop. The zucchini fritters were actually our favorite thing. The braised short rib was lackluster and the wheat berries tasted off. Pappardelle was tasty but nothing special. They charged us for a drink we didn’t have as well and had trouble fixing it. Overall would not recommend for the price.

Food is amazing , service was even better ! I went for my bday and Ali O was our server , and bartender , The drinks were fabulous. I will definitely be back .

The food has potential, but they have a long way to go before this is a good experience for customers. I want to give them some grace on the rating because I dined in on a Friday evening (5/19/23), which was the second day of their soft opening to the general public, but this experience was probably more like 2 stars. The biggest issue was the service - the staff were completely unprepared. 1) Our server was unfamiliar with the menu and had to go back to the kitchen every time we asked a question about an item, so we stopped asking. 2) We received appetizers without any plates and waited for over 5 minutes to receive them. We weren’t the only ones (plates should probably be at the table before any food gets there). 3) We were done with our appetizers by the time our server returned to take our larger plates order. 4) By the time we placed our larger plate order, our server said the kitchen could no longer accommodate any menu item alterations - our requests were for one item without chives and to add a protein to the tagliatelle (which is explicitly stated as an option on the menu!) 5) Our water glasses were frequently empty. 6) We were confused by the hummus - it didn’t clearly come with any bread. The restaurant delivered house bread and oil to our table first, which seemed complimentary. Then our hummus arrived with only 3 small flour tortilla triangles(?). If the bread was meant for the hummus, it was not enough. 6) The whole dining experience took us 2 hours. Positives: Atmosphere is well done. Price point was decent. Food was served quickly once ordered and overall tasted good aside from a couple misses.