This Bucktown favorite serves up generous portions of Italian and Cajun classics, with their famed po' boys and crispy pizzas drawing in families for a casual feast.
"R&O’s, a family establishment in Bucktown since the 1980s, touts pizza as its primary trade, but the po’ boys loom large for locals. Servers, quick to say baby or honey to their customers, are quick and efficient. There is plenty of seating, cold beer, and a casual vibe that includes a roll of paper towels on every table at this restaurant at the lake. Roast beef comes with red or brown gravy and there’s fried soft-shell crab when it’s in season." - Eater Staff
"This classic, family-friendly Bucktown seafood and seafood joint is a go-to for Italian and Cajun classics, and more specifically, its roast beef po’ boy delivers chunky goodness and hearty beef flavor. Thin-crust pizza is popular, as are the soft-shell offerings, including a platter, a po’boy, and even soft-shell crab Parmesan." - Beth D'Addono
"R&O’s, a family establishment in Bucktown since the 1980s, touts pizza as its primary trade, but the po’ boys loom large for locals. While roast beef is the most famous here, the muffuletta has its own following as well — it’s a classic, served hot and melty with a finely chopped olive salad, one that seeps into its Italian loaf. Order one to go and head to the lakefront for a treat for the whole family — they’re huge." - Beth D'Addono, Eater Staff
"This classic, family-friendly Bucktown seafood and seafood joint is a go-to for Italian and Cajun classics, and more specifically, its roast beef po’boy. There are also always-available soft-shell offerings, including a platter, a po’boy, and even soft-shell crab parmesan." - Beth D'Addono
Tries a large po boy sandwich featuring custom-made sesame seed French bread stuffed with roast beef which is simmered in a special family-secret gravy and topped with ham, Swiss cheese, lettuce, tomatoes and mayonnaise.
