Cuisines and Dishes at Macello Ristorante:
- Italian
- Pizza
- Pasta
Macello Ristorante
1235 W Lake St,
Chicago
IL
60607
(312) 386-7375
Dining options for Macello Ristorante
Ratings and Reviews for Macello Ristorante
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May 04 2012
Richard A. via Yelp
Service was terrible. Cannot comment on the food since we never got served.read more
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Apr 25 2012
MK R. via Yelp
Very good food, good service and good ambience. A bit expensive, yet cheaper than most downtown places with similar quality of food. Just the location is...read more
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Apr 22 2012
Benjamin T. via Yelp
This place was really good. Just to let you know, I worked in fine dining for 15 years so I am picky. Great Chicago location. If you have friends or...read more
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Dec 09 2008
via Citysearch
This place had one of the best pizza I have ever tasted! I finally knew what people were talking about when they said they had the...read more
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Nov 19 2008
heather260 via Citysearch
Truly great food, with an atmosphere to match! Our table ate family style and loved each course. We had a homemade pasta that ni...read more
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Oct 25 2008
juiceny via Citysearch
Very happy when arriving, plenty of parking on the street. My only concern was that I thought we were underdressed, UNTIL... we wa...read more
From Citysearch
The Scene
Tattooed twosomes to mainstream middle-agers populate this dramatic industrial-chic transformation of a 20's-era slaughterhouse. A white-tiled front market with meathooks and carcass photography (mercifully black and white) leads to a warm warehouse dining room with trestle ceiling and skylights, wine storage wall (for the primarily-Puglian collection), giant handpainted glass orbs and two wood-burning ovens.
The Food
A compact menu of Puglian (Southern Italian) cuisine includes pricey prime meats, whole-roasted market fish and seriously good, seriously thin pizzas. Sinful pizza barese is a creamy explosion of fresh mozzarella and burrata (fresh mozzarella with cream) paved with salty prosciutto crudo. Wood-roasting and simple seasoning unmask full-flavored chops and a hunky bone-in filet mignon. Enormous roasted prawns--a spectacular presentation drawing gasps from nearby tables--would benefit from a touch of sauce. Distinctive Italian cheese desserts include ricotta-raisin panzerotti (mini calzone) and mascarpone semifreddo with walnuts.
Hits: The setting is the star, though sublime pizzas and flavorful meats are close behind.
Misses: Food temperature issues and meat-is-murder decorative elements strike sour notes.
