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Volare

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4.0 rating over 3 reviews

201 E Grand Ave
Chicago, IL
(312) 410-9900 View the Menu
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Description: Volare is a Italian, Family Dining, and Family Fare restaurant where most Menuism users came for fun with friends, paid between $25 and $50, and tipped more than 18%.  Tags: , , and
   
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July 4, 2007

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Al Fresco Italian

I ate in their patio on a perfect Friday afternoon. I thoroughly enjoyed my time here. The service was excellent, valet parking wasn’t too bad for $8, and I did not have to wait to get a table. Their pastas were very good.

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Gnocchi al Bosciola

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The homemade gnocchi was veryvery good. I usually like gnocchi to be fluffy and not dense. This place had such fluffy gnocchi to die for. I just wished the sauce wasn’t so salty. But overall the gnocchi with a tomato creams sauce w/ porcini mushrooms, pancetta, and Italian sausage was good.

Tiramisu

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It was a little dry.

Arrabbiata

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I really like this spicy penne dish. It was perfectly al dente.

Calamari

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The fried calamari should have had a crispier outside.

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April 30, 2007

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expect a wait

i’ve tried eating here 3 times, and each time had to find another place b/c the wait times were so ridiculous. i finally came here on a saturday night w/a reservation, but still ended up waiting 30 minutes. (!)

but…the food was good and the service was friendly. be prepared for heaping mounds of food!

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Risotto di Mare

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i was a little caught off guard b/c this risotto was tomato-based (i was expecting a white creamy base). cooked al dente and littered w/fresh clams, mussels, and shrimps. very salty. ginormous serving size – i got 3 meals out of it.

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February 11, 2008

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always good

We live in the hood, and go there often…Owners and staff friendly always make you feel at home, food always good…

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Pollo Vesuvio

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the best

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This restaurant is located near the cities of Hyde Park, Lincoln Park, Austin, Lindenhurst, Gold Coast, and Bricktown.

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