The massive menu and flat-screens here are more reminiscent of chain restaurants than Italian trattorias. (Items like fried ravioli only cement the joint's middle-American identity.) But here and there you can find hints of potential: tender grilled calamari dressed with olive oil and garlic; juicy chicken “Monte Carlo” finished (too generously, perhaps) with a perky white wine sauce. Still, more than any of these, it’s the pizza, with its buttery crust and copious toppings, that will make you return.
La Gondola (CLOSED)
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Details
- Address
- 1258 W Belmont
- Chicago
- Cross street:
- between Racine and Lakewood Aves
- Transport:
- El stop: Brown, Purple (rush hrs), Red to Belmont. Bus: 9, 11, 77.
- Price:
- Average main course: $10
- Opening hours:
- Dinner
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