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A classic Italian restaurant w/ a chic finish  - IL GIRASOLE TRATTORIA, Chicago, IL

IL GIRASOLE TRATTORIA

4.6
4.6
129 Reviews
$30 and under
Italian

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2 people
19:00
Booked 18 times today
  • Neighbourhood gem
  • Charming
  • Good for special occasions
PARKING AVAILABLE IN MOVIE THEATER PARKING LOT ACROSS THE STREET. Parking is 75 cents per hour

Now offering daily a 3 Course pre-fixed EARLY BIRD menu for $39.00 from 4-6PM. This menu is also available for Takeout. We are also doing free delivery within a ONE mile radius of the restaurant.

“Girasole” stands for sunflower in Italian. A flower that grows in abundance in fields all across 4 different provinces in northern Italy. A classic northern Italian trattoria with daily fresh ingredients & house made pasta dishes served w/ stellar service & exceptional wine & specialty drinks. Providing our guests the best in Italian cuisine we have to offer with a combination of 50 years of experience. We have 2 separate dining rooms for you to enjoy a wonderful family meal or for an impressive 1st date dinner before heading across the street to catch a movie at the theater! Our lovely & inviting space offers a full sidewalk cafe patio & a more private 2nd floor terrace patio.

Additional information

  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Price
    $30 and under
  • Cuisines
    Italian
  • Hours of Operation
    Dinner Mon–Thu, Sun 16:00–22:00 Fri, Sat 16:00–23:00
  • Phone number
    (872) 315-2928
  • Payment Options
    AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Dress code
    Business Casual
  • Executive Chef
    Rodolfo Hernandez

What 129 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

Reviews can only be made by diners who have eaten at this restaurant

4.6
4.6 based on recent ratings
  • 4.6Food
  • 4.6Service
  • 4.6Ambience
  • 4.4Value

NoiseModerate

Loved For

  • Chicago / Illinois

    Most Booked 1000-Point Tables

  • Chicago

    Most Booked 1000-Point Tables

Review summary

AI-generated from verified diner reviews
IL Girasole Trattoria delights with "authentic Italian food," a "warm and welcoming" atmosphere, and "outstanding" service. Guests rave about dishes like veal ravioli, gnocchi, and tiramisu. The staff is attentive, enhancing a "great vibe." It's a "neighborhood gem" with a cozy setting and "excellent" wine selection.

129 Reviews
  1. Ricky

    Chicago

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined 1 day ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 4
    Great restaurant, ambience is good but tables feel too close together.

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  2. Jim

    VIP

    Milwaukee

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined 1 day ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    5th time there. Food was excellent. Love the upstairs and flavors

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  3. Kimberly

    Chicago

    7 reviews

    2.0

    7 reviews

    Dined on 5 February 2025

    1. Overall 2
    2. Food 1
    3. Service 3
    4. Ambience 4
    I'm honestly baffled by the amount of positive reviews this restaurant has received, though my experience may have been negatively impacted by visiting during Chicago Restaurant Week at peak dining time. While the ambience is quite nice, and the service decent (despite us needing to request side plates for our salad, and our drink glasses remaining empty on the small dining table for at least 20 minutes), I can tell you the food is an absolute negatory. It is presented in an aesthetically pleasing way, but not well-seasoned or prepared and certainly not fresh. My guest and I had reservations for 5:15 pm yesterday (2/5/25) to celebrate a birthday and we ordered from the pre-fixe menu the following: an espresso martini (1 vodka, 1 tequila, both were just okay), arancini (bland, very little filling), caesar salad (sent back to be remade without excessive amounts of radicchio, which overpowered the salad with bitterness. New salad sans radicchio was better, but still quite bland), lasagna (store bought noodles, canned sauce, little flavor), pollo parmigiana with truffle fries (extremely bland chicken, horrifying watery, flavor-less red sauce - definitely from a can - and fries that tasted like they were frozen and then fried, also lacking seasoning), and tiramisu for dessert, which was not at all fresh and very tasteless - hardly any coffee flavor, mushy vs spongey lady fingers, and virtually absent marscapone. No part of the three courses we had was enjoyable, and we left a good portion of it uneaten. We only asked for the entrees to be boxed so as not to be too wasteful. It was a waste of $150 and I regret the experience. As someone who regularly enjoys Italian food, I would certainly never return to this restaurant due to the food not being fresh or enjoyable.

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  4. Izat

    VIP

    Chicago

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on 2 February 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    It was my first time and it was very good experience. Nice food, good service and great vibe. Definitely will back soon. Thank you!:)

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  5. Mark

    Chicago

    11 reviews

    5.0

    11 reviews

    Dined on 2 February 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    We had a fantastic dinner here: tortellini and gnocchi were outstanding! Beautiful space and superb service. We will be back!

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  6. Bryan

    Chicago

    9 reviews

    4.0

    9 reviews

    Dined on 1 February 2025

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 4
    Been here a lot, food and service was great. We got lucky by requesting a wuit table ; ). Yummy food!

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  7. Ashley

    VIP

    Chicago

    6 reviews

    5.0

    6 reviews

    Dined on 1 February 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Loved it, I had the arancinis as an app and frutti di mare as main. Definitely recommend.

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  8. Gaia

    VIP

    Chicago

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on 31 January 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Great as always!! Best Italian food in Chicago. Love it

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  9. Charles

    VIP

    New York City

    6 reviews

    4.0

    6 reviews

    Dined on 25 January 2025

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Food was great but we felt very rushed. Wanted to order appetizer first with cocktails and then main course but we weren’t allowed to do that. So we ordered our whole meal, obviously went too slowly with the apps and drinks because they kept trying to take our plates away. Soon as we were done the main course was served and the plates had obviously been sitting under a heat lamp for a while. So it wasn’t very relaxing, less enjoyable than we expected, but the food was quite good.

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  10. deborah

    Chicago

    3 reviews

    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on 24 January 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 4
    Food was delicious. Gnocchi melted in my mouth! Great value for restaurant week. Service was very attentive. Great spot for a friends night out or a date night.

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IL GIRASOLE TRATTORIA is rated 4.6 stars by 129 OpenTable diners.

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2 people
19:00
Booked 18 times today
Google Map for IL GIRASOLE TRATTORIA

2700 N Western Ave, Chicago, IL 60647-2017

Additional information

  • Area
    Logan Square
  • Hours of Operation
    Dinner Mon–Thu, Sun 16:00–22:00 Fri, Sat 16:00–23:00
  • Price
    $30 and under
  • Cuisines
    Italian
  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Dress code
    Business Casual
  • Parking details
    None
  • Payment Options
    AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Executive Chef
    Rodolfo Hernandez
  • Additional
    Beer, Cocktails, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Vegan, Wine
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