Pasta Al Gusto - Chicago

Everything was wonderful, service was fast and friendly. The food was great. I want to visit again

This place is such a hidden gem. BYOB and the pasta dishes are so delicious! Sunday meal - buy a free one - is especially fantastic. This is a small place, fabulous service. I think they could feel the scenic neighborhood, but it's a bit up with the ambience. I've been here three times in the last 60 days and come back!

The Italian restaurant in old style. Recipes were not very "authentic ' Italian, more the things that an Italian grandmother could do. If you're looking for American Italian, that's your place.

The opportunity this place has is incredible, being conveniently right next door to the Music Box Theater. That’s where the “incredible”ends. Skip it! I’ll admit that I’m a chef 1 2 Italian, so my standards are high. That said, this strikes me as an “Italian” restaurant in name only. Small, uncomfortable booths, bad decor. The pasta was mediocre at best oily, way too al denté, overpriced for the portion received, wholly inauthentic. We chose this place because of the location because they offered a gluten free penne dish. My Puttanesca was barely acceptable oily, cheap black olives interspersed with kalamata, few capers, etc. My friend who ordered linguine with clam sauce said: oily, undercooked, about half a jar of red pepper flakes. My friend who is gluten free lactose free had to PAY extra for the noodles (a surprise on the check) even tho the dish was on the menu. Plus, her substitution of goat cheese for mozzarella tagged on yet another charge. I might add that her gluten free dish was topped with a hunk of cheap, gluten FULL bread! If we weren’t in a rush to get to an event, we would all have sent back our meals, but we pushed through got out. Bad night on the line? I think not. They need to get their act together or give up that prime location.

2nd time at restaurant. Zucca ravioli were good. Meatballs were large and very flavorful. Waitress was very helpful. Sauce on spaghetti was great the 1st time. Good the 2nd time. Quiet and not crowed at 6:00pm on a Friday.