Formento's
Italian restaurant · West Town ·
Hearty Italian fare, huge wine list, dog-friendly patio, excellent cake
Hearty Italian fare, huge wine list, dog-friendly patio, excellent cake
"Formento’s is a big West Loop Italian restaurant with very good housemade pasta. It has a quiet atmosphere, and it’s on a stretch of Randolph that doesn’t have the same heavy car and foot traffic as the busier parts of the neighborhood. So if you and another single friend decide to arrange a “wedding” for your respective dogs, come here to plan it over cacio e pepe and a glass of wine." - adrian kane
"We like Formento’s old-school classics well enough, like a chicken parmesan the size of a plate. But the serving-size-to-price-to-quality ratio is all over the place. So save Formento’s for a sleepy night out and take advantage of their dog-friendly outdoor tables on one of Randolph’s calmer stretches." - nick allen, adrian kane, veda kilaru, john ringor
"The West Loop Italian offers more than $40 of savings on a $60 four-course dinner that includes meatballs, bucatini cacio e pepe, chicken parmesan, and chocolate cake. Diners are encouraged to convert the food savings into sommelier-curated drink pairings." - Sam Nelson
"This is another Italian restaurant with a sidewalk patio as well as in-street dining. They have dishes like cacio e pepe, chicken parmesan, and brown butter raviolo." - adrian kane
"You’ve been dating your significant other for a while, and it’s getting to that point where everyone in your family is clearly wondering about a wedding. Well, good news - you’ve gotten engaged, so your aunt can finally calm the f*ck down. Tell her (and the rest of the family) at Formento’s, an Italian restaurant in the West Loop. It has a nice, comfortable environment - kind of like a Italian version of a steakhouse - and you can answer all the many questions people somehow come up with on occasions like this over rigatoni and brick chicken. Deal with any remaining follow-ups over dessert." - adrian kane
