La Zingara Restaurant

Welcoming and lovely restaurant with a large room where they often have live jazz and then a quieter area beyond the large bar where you can relax and enjoy the delicious Italian favorites. These folks know flavors and wonderful service and it shows. The pastas, meat, seafood, and desserts are all delicious.

My goodness. Hard to articulate the delight of our wonderful culinary experience. Ambience is soothing and calming. Our server Jamie was attentive and warm - the food is truly farm to table fresh, you feel alive after your feast, no food coma even after a several course spread. Prices are reasonable for what you get, most things are made in house. Easy to see how they have been la crème for over two decades and never skip a beat. A priceless gem.

Was there for a special event, a book signing party. It was a cookbook and the buffet featured dishes in the style of the book's author. All the selections were delicious and the portions plentuful. Everyone there had a great time. Wait staff was exceptional, very attentive.

My wife and I have been customers of la zing for years. Lisa, Roberto and the staff always aim to please. Most recently we were there on a busy Saturday night. The evening started with a simple yet elegant bread and olive oil plate. As always, perfect high quality offerings, even with something as simple as a few olives, to get the evening started. Sometimes, something as simple as a beautifully preserved olive is all I need to get excited for what is to come. The servers were busy, but we were always attended to, in a thoughtful way by Augusto. By the way Augusto is a gift to good service. A reliable and friendly staff member who has waited on us for years. Drinks made their way to our table. My wife had a creative take on an old fashioned, and I had a lager. The beer was fresh and served at a perfect temperature. Our appetizer was amazing like always followed by salad (only one of my favorite things to get at zing, with gorgonzola on top) and our entrees, both of which were expertly prepared with care and thoughtfulness. Followed by delicious tiramisu. My wife and I do not go out often to dinner, so I will not pretend that we are experts, but when we do go out it tends to be big. We travel to Chicago with some regularity, and eat at the best restaurants in the country. I put la zingara right up there with the best. It's fantastic to have a restaurant like this in our neighborhood. Thank you for the effort, it is definitely worth it!

Delicious dishes, simple ingredients done elegantly. Love the service as well, very friendly & professional. Great spot for a special occasion but also reasonably priced for a great weekend dinner.

On a Saturday noon we had lunch here. The food were very tasty. Especially I liked its mussels. And the apple crepe was so good. The reason for not earning a five start was the service was very slow. The hamburgers we ordered came out more than one hour after we placed the orders in a not too busy day.

Creative menu, delicious cocktails & pleasing ambiance. Uniquely vegan/ vegetarian friendly. The Upper “rooftop seating” was open air and enjoyable. Manager, server & kitchen staff were all engaging. Decor was rustic/chic while still modern & clean. Really impressed!! We will be back!

One of the worst times I've ever had at a restaurant. The food was decent but the staff made us feel so uncomfortable and argued with us for simply taking pictures. The manager only made us feel worse and kept arguing with us the waiter came back and argued with us more and made us feel more uncomfortable it was a horrible time and I will never be going back and warn anyone that wants to have a good time not to go there