Viaggio Restaurant Chicago

"The West Loop isn’t known for having an abundance of quiet, old-school spots. In fact, nowadays most of Restaurant Row is full of trendy new places, fast-casual chain restaurants, and the McDonald's that takes up half a block. Head to Viaggio when you want to keep it simple with a neighborhood institution. It’s been around for more than 15 years (which is about 50 in West Loop years), and the food is exactly what you want it to be: tasty and comforting. Get the meatball salad. Yes, you read that correctly." - adrian kane

"Viaggio has been around for more than 10 years, which is about 50 in West Loop years. It’s handy if you want the vibe of a neighborhood institution, but are content to eat dishes that won’t make any new West Loop residents. The food is exactly what you want it to be: tasty and comforting. Get the meatball salad. Yes, you read that correctly." - nick allen, adrian kane, veda kilaru

"The West Loop isn’t known for having an abundance of quiet, old-school spots. In fact, nowadays most of Restaurant Row is full of trendy new places, fast-casual chain restaurants, and the McDonalds that takes up half a block. Head to Viaggio when you want to keep it simple with a neighborhood institution. It’s been around for more than 10 years (which is about 50 in West Loop years), and the food is exactly what you want it to be: tasty and comforting. Get the meatball salad. Yes, you read that correctly." - Adrian Kane

"You can’t take two steps down Restaurant Row without coming across a trendy, just—opened place, or running into a former Top Chef contestant. But not every meal you have in the West Loop needs to be someplace with a sushi conveyor belt. Head to Viaggio when you want to keep it simple with a neighborhood institution. It’s been around for almost 10 years now, and its classic Italian food is exactly what you want it to be—tasty and comforting." - sam faye, adrian kane, veda kilaru

"There are a lot of incredible Italian restaurants in the West Loop, and Viaggio isn’t one of them. But that’s kind of the point. You head to Viaggio when you want to keep it simple with a neighborhood institution. It’s been around for almost 10 years, and its classic Italian food (with dishes like rigatoni with Sunday gravy, linguine with clams, and chicken parm) is exactly what you want it to be—tasty and comforting. Plus they recently moved over to Madison, pushing them even further away from the untz-untz crowd on Randolph." - adrian kane