Reviews & Ratings for Maggiano's Little Italy
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Huge portions
by bronstct
January 27, 2009
Greaty Pizza and Pasta. Portions are to large sometimes become intiminating. Everytime I pick up they are pretty much on time. Like every restraunt their are times I have to wait longer even though they told me 30 minutes. Over all the service is good, and the food is good.
- Pros: Great Pasta
- Cons: Portions are too Big
Family-friendly restaurant serves up enormous portions of southern Italian favorites in a nostalgic setting.
by Contributor
July 07, 2008
In Short
Family-style portions and red-checkered tablecloths create a casual, congenial vibe, drawing families and large groups to this feast of Italian-American nostalgia set to a Sinatra soundtrack. The made-from-scratch menu is brimming with traditional dishes, from starters like fried calamari, Parmesan garlic bread and Tuscan-style mussels to spaghetti with meatballs and manicotti with chicken and spinach. For those with room to spare, a piece of sweet tiramisu and a strong cappuccino help finish the meal.
Be sure to make a reservation
by kelbunny
April 25, 2008
We made a reservation for 7:30, and we're so glad we did. When we got there (granted, it was a saturday night), the place was packed. The hostess quoted people at a two hour wait. Once we were seated, the food was excellent. The server was very attentive, the portions were great as well. We split an entree and took home leftovers. Overall a good value for the money and will definitely visit again!
- Pros: food
- Cons: parking
Would not go again! They should not call themselves as italian restaurant
by Levent34
January 25, 2008
Service was good but the food were not. We ordered 16 oz NY steak ($36) it was $36 mistake, you expect a juice, grilled steak but we ended up with pre cooked testeless steak, mozerella with marinara souce (2x2) fried cheese did not taste good at all, and shrimp with bread crums (stay away) testeless pool grown shrimp.
Great food. by M. S. at InsiderPages
Contributor
January 09, 2006
All the food is great. I have been here for lunch, dinner and banquets. The food is always top rate. The service is also good, sometimes a little slow, but better than most places.
Italian Resturant: A+ by gabe f. at InsiderPages
Contributor
November 27, 2005
This is very good Italian Resturant. They have all types of italian food and what I like the most is their Calamari apetizer, Nioki, pastas and also their mushroom raviolis. Their steaks are also very good. My friend who's Italian advises it's not true Italian food but said it's very good nontheless.
Italian Good by Marina K. at InsiderPages
Contributor
November 19, 2005
Overall this is the place to go with great company. The portions are big, the food is excellent and the staff is friendly. Definitely if going with a group go for family style.
M-M-M-Maggiano's
by a_chicago_frequent_diner
August 12, 2004
Our family has loved Maggiano's in Oak Brook for a long time. The favorites are the spaghetti with plenty of the meat sauce and sausage, and the Caesar salad. The bread dipped in the oil and cheese saucer adds to the delight. Besides the great food, the atmosphere is wonderful.
- Pros: Food, Atmosphere
Magic
by bellis105
January 13, 2003
Be prepared to take enough food home to last you a week when you go in here. From the appetizers (stuffed mushrooms) to the salad (with enough bleu cheese to make your brown eyes blue) to ht eentree (try the scallopini) to the dessert (need I say?) to the service (which need bow to none) it's just a great time. The martinis, with Frank and Dean serenading you, top off the evening. Some snobs may think otherwise but it's a wonderful trip.
- Pros: portions, service
- Cons: crowded
Sham of a restaurant
by Lucky463
August 08, 2002
What can I say about Maggiano's? Probably a lot, but its a waste of breath. Maggiano is nowhere near real Itallian cuisine and is a pure for profit-only feedbag where people believe they're eating fine cuisine. I went to OakBrook Maggiano's for my cousin's graduation party. First off, they didn't have a table ready for us, second they decmanded that we get the family style dinner as it would be to complicated for the waiter to keep track. They sat us at a table in theisle with no room for waiters to walk around us. There were not enough chairs or silverware: the waiter was so neglectful, we had to aquire these for ourselves. They were out of most of their dishes, what they did have resembled Cheff Boyarde. They were out of desert. My uncle paid a lot for this disgrace of a meal, and so did my stomach.
- Pros: dont haveto go back
- Cons: no service, Horrible food, overpriced
