Best Comfort Food Restaurants in West Chicago

Kind of noisy but certainly energetic. Don’t like the only online menu. Especially for drinks.

Our entire dining experience at Maggiano’s Little Italy in Naperville, on Saturday evening (1/11/25), was outstanding from start to finish. We had a reservation for 6:30pm, and we were seated within several minutes of checking in. The manager that greeted me at the host stand was friendly, professional, and welcoming. We had a preference for a booth noted in the Open Table app, and the gentleman acknowledged and honored our request for booth seating. Great ambiance, classy decor and design inside. Our server, Luis, was exceptional. He was friendly, funny, and helpful at answering a few questions about the menu, and was on point with his timing and service throughout our meal. Everything was very well-paced, not rushed, for a relaxing meal. Luis was perfectly observant and prompt with drink refills and clearing dishes out of the way during the meal. We had the stuffed mushrooms for an appetizer, which were delicious. Luis also brought us a basket of fresh, crusty bread with olive oil and Parmesan cheese to start. Each of our entrees were excellent. I ordered the chicken francese, served with crispy vesuvio potatoes and asparagus. It was very flavorful. I believe it was in a lemon butter sauce, which was delicious. My wife had the rigatoni alla vodka with crumbled Italian sausage. She enjoyed it very much. The pasta was cooked to a perfect al dente, and the sauce was very flavorful. My daughter ordered the rigatoni D with chicken and sautéed button mushrooms. She raved about how good it tasted. The sauce is very creamy and delicious. We wanted to save room for dessert, so we saved about half of our generously portioned meals to be boxed up. We took home enough leftovers to enjoy for dinner at home the next day. For dessert, we shared a huge slice of chocolate layered cake and the creme brulee. The chocolate cake was awesome. Rich, moist, and sweet but not too rich. The creamy, creme brulee had a nicely carmelized crust. Very enjoyable experience!

10/10, I love this restaurant so much, and this trip didn’t disappoint. It was my birthday, and the staff was so nice and kind, and the food was amazing as usual (highlights were the French onion soup, Manion style steak frites, and a caviar egg special dish). The whole evening was truly a special and memorable night.

We had a nice experience at Bub City on our way to O’Hare. Our server was great. Good food and drink selection. Family friendly.

Fantastic experience on my first visit. Katie, our server, was very friendly and took good care of us. the food was amazing and looked as good as it tasted. Will be back soon to try the Detroit-style pizzaa.