Barraco’s Pizza Chicago

Went to lunch there after peak time, hardly anyone in the the place but told we would have to wait. Hostess was rude to us and then made a comment and didn’t realize I was standing there. Very unprofessional. We were told to wait by the couches, not offer of drinks, appetizer to get started – just told to wait even through 80% of the restaurant was empty. We won’t be back. Not the Barraco’s I remember from back in the day.

Ordered the chicken Vesuvio and my husband ordered the rib and shrimp combination… Big mistake. Tasteless

This is a great place to watch a Blackhawks game. Even when it’s crowded I’ve never had to wait more than a minute or two for a drink. Mama Barraco’s Stuffed Pizza, with ricotta & spinach is hands down my favorite one they serve, as well as one of my favorites in the area. Try it — you won’t be disappointed!

Trying to find the words to compose, this may be lengthy but PLEASE READ. Last night my friend and I went to a bar in the Evergreen Park area, Barracos on 111^th (that ive been to plenty of times). AS SOON AS WE WALK IN. A white lady sitting with another white lady and a white male (all in their 40s) mean mugs us up and down and says «Really?!?»…we sit down & order our drinks. NO MORE THAN 10 minutes later, one white lady approaches us and tries to get our name and shake our hands. IF LOOKS COULD KILL we didn’t say a peep to her. she continues on and says «I wanted to ask a question but it may be rude and I don’t want to come off rude.» In unison, my friend & I say «exactly ma’am so please go BACK to your seat.» …The lady continues and says «Well I just want to say I appreciate YOU PEOPLE for being here tonight.» And goes back to her seat I follow her. «what do you mean you people? «she says «ohh you know what I mean by you people.» Her friend chimes in and says «Well I don’t appreciate you people being here and YOU DONT BELONG HERE, I WISH YOU’D LEAVE. » I stated «Ma’am your money is as green as mine and appreciated here just like yours.» We are all going back & forth in an argument… The manager finally came to see what was going on. We stated we were being harassed by that table and they came up bothering us. INSTANTLY, the white people started screaming out «FUCK YOUS» & «YOU DONT BELONG HERE» and doing hand gestures… The manager did NOT ask them to leave but stated to us «I’m sorry girls but if you want to stay you can, if you want to leave I understand.» WHAT?!? Disruptive and belligerent people are normally asked to leave, right? PLEASE DONT SUPPORT THIS PLACE.

Dined in with local friends who order carry out frequently, something I encourage others to do if they choose to visit. Service was very slow. Our waitress was very attentive but it seemed like she was the only one serving the entire restaurant. Host staff stood around doing nothing while this poor girl (Megan?) worked her arse off.
Overall the food was fair. I had the lobster ravioli which was good but the Alfredo sauce was mediocre. I also had a cesar salad that was just awful and absolutely don’t recommend this. I asked if there was a mistake but the waitress clarified it was made correctly. She did offer to give me an alternate salad but I declined. Our friends liked their chicken parm and hamburger so perhaps you would have better luck with those options. Nice environment and lots of seating but not sure we will return.

We love coming to Baraccos. The pizza is always delicious. We also love the chicken, the caprese salad, all the soups and the pastas. The staff in the restaurant and bar area have always been nice, knowledgeable and helpful. The nightlife is great too. The outdoor area is amazing, especially at night. Love the addition to our neighborhood.

This place has a great atmosphere for dining or drinks. It is also little known that it does have a small back patio to eat on as well. The food here is always good, and the service is great as well.

Was told I was on a date with my male friend. Wrong thing to say to me! Horrible service! Now 5 days later. I wish there was a way to put 0 stars!

We came here for dinner for the first time since it opened and was thoroughly impressed. The space was redone beautifully with lots of light and open space; you don’t feel on top of other tables. Margaret was our waitress and was so pleasant and accommodating. I can’t wait to go back and try the patio area, it looks beautiful!

Since going when it first open, all I can say is OMGez!!! This place is freakin phenomenal. To our surprise, after my husbands graduation from the CFD we decided to go to Barroccos; they have a BUFFET set up during lunch hour! There was no waiting the staff was friendly like always and I LOVE their chicken vesuvio.
Totally recommend this place not only because I live in Mount Greenwood and they are local but honestly it’s a very family friendly place.
Give them a try.

Our reservation for 7PM was not in their pencil and paper system when we showed up, despite being called in the day before. The hostess actually told my dad that he «must have made the reservation at the other Barraco’s». because he’s old I guess. It was his fault.
Lo’ and behold, a few minutes later the manager who took the reservation the night before acknowledged that he remembered the 7PM reservation (that he took over the phone) but, unfortunately, they were not able to find a table for us. Because he/​they/​someone lost the reservation. He blamed the shift change for losing the reservation (that he took). Professional? So we waited another hour to be seated.
To the manager’s credit, he comped us some fried appetizers and a round of drinks. but what we really would have liked to not have to wait another hour in their waiting area. No real closure to completely screwing up our reservation and setting a bad tone for the rest of the night; he never checked up on us once seated. Mickey mouse operation.
Once seated we had to wait another 15 minutes to get our drink orders in. The waiter’s excuse was not really an excuse and, instead, verbatim here, «I was busy with other people». That may be true. but don’t tell us that. Amateur. The food was good; not bad, not great. Maybe the $ 22 steak and potato is less tasty when your first hour and a half at a restaurant has been ruined by terrible service.
Honestly, I hope we, the people of Beverly/​Mt. Greenwood, can stop allowing restaurants like Barraco’s skate by with such halfass management and service just because their space and beer selection are nice.
Two stars for doing a solid job when we had a reception there following a funeral.
Aside: why were half of the (unoccupied) couches in the waiting area flagged with a «Reserved» sign? This restaurant tends to give the impression of wanting to be as swanky as a Rush St steakhouse with random tacky crap like this… at least back it up with service and meal quality.

Good atmosphere, friendly wait staff, but slow slow slow food. The soup could stand to be hotter, too, was lukewarm and just didn’t taste right because of that. The beer selection was good, the TVs to watch the Blackhawks game were ample, but, as I said, the whole meal situation took too long.
The girl sitting on the couch trying to be stealthy as she smoked her ecig wasn’t stealthy. She should have been asked to leave, since on the door, it says they aren’t allowed inside.
Also, there are not enough toilets. When three little boys want to take the ONE guy’s toilet so they can all text together, it is dad that I needed to go all the way home to use the bathroom. I’m not trying to be gross, but letting the situation be known.

Absolutely disgusting. This is my first review ever. I’ve never felt need to but this food was terrible. Someone wrote they really enjoyed the grilled calamari so I tried it. It wasn’t even edible. Tasted like seafood that had been rotting in the sun for a week. Pizza was also awful. They can’t even put out a decent salad. Why is this place still in business? Well that’s of life’s great mysteries

Awesome Lunch! Stopped in for the first time, finding the place via Unilocal after meetings at the Oak Lawn Hilton. Better than advertised! Sat at the bar, skipped the buffet and order off the menu. Unbelievable prices on bottles of wine, basically a long list of familiar labels with a good Italian red going for $ 25. Had the gnocchi with vodka sauce and a breaded chicken breast. Wish I lived closer.

Met friends and family at the bar last week. First time there. It was very nice inside. That’s where the positivity of this review ends. We started a tab that got to over $ 200, they asked us to pay it. No problem if they were changing shifts but they weren’t. They were afraid of us leaving without paying the bill. Totally rude and first time I saw that after working in restaurants for over 20 years. Overall we spent close to $ 350 there, tipped the bartenders ovet 20% and received horrible service at the bar. We tipped well because many of the group is in the service industry. We had to constantly remind them we ordered drinks. They didn’t buy one round let alone a drink for anyone of us. We will not be back ever and I will let everyone I know not to bother. Worst service on the south side.

The new Barraco’s on 111^th is the bomb. They start you off with some excellent fresh baked bread and olive oile with balsamic vinegar and fresh grated parmesan on a plate for dipping. The bread and dip alone are worth a visit. Everything else was just as good, well prepared, and in oversized portions. I had the sausage and peppers, and they were delicious. Everyone in the area is always complaining about lack of choices for places to eat, well here it is, so go there and give this place your business. You won’t be disappointed.

I’ll give this one a 3 star. I just have never been a big fan of barracos on 95^th or some of the food really. J
I will say that this one is allot better then the restaurant on 95^th. I would suggest if you like a good chicken chopped salad I like this one even though they went a little much on the onions but still not bad.
Parking will not be easy with it being off of 111^th so good luck with that!

I’ve been here a half a dozen times since they opened. The bar is well done and the bartenders have been friendly/​outgoing. The food has been good. The Supreme pizza is better than their regular thin crust. Wings are just the right spiciness. They take reservations but they don’t go by them??? (Insert Seinfeld episode here)

I like Barraco’s pizza, and we’ve ordered from their 95^th St. restaurant several times, for dinners and catering. I was happy to see their newest site less than a mile from my house.
My family – all adults, parents, siblings, spouses, niece and nephew – ate here last night. Our party of nine was almost too big for the place – we over-​filled the largest table. (Tables are round and can’t be pushed together.)
The food is okay. Not great, but pretty good. Between all of us, we sampled a good variety of food, and no one was dissatisfied. The portions are large – we all took home doggie bags.
But the prices are higher than average for the area. If you go out for pizza/​casual dining, it’s a little pricey.
The place is new, and they don’t seem «complete», yet. I’m sure they eventually add artwork to the brick walls and expand their playlist (though I do appreciate Springsteen! All the other music was Italian pop).
Parking is terrible. There’s very limited space on the street, and the side streets are one-​way and/​or cul-​de-​sacs. There was an initiative in this neighborhood several years ago to address traffic problems by severely reducing thru-​streets. This has had mixed results. I’m sure the residents appreciate less traffic roaring past their homes after the (many) area bars close. But for patrons of businesses, it’s a pain. I think this is the main reason so many business at this site fail. For businesses that rely on quick transactions (picking up a Tata’s pizza or running into the hardware store) parking spots open up fast. But sit-​down restaurants don’t have that level of parking turnover.
Bottom line: be prepared to park a block or two away and then walk.
My main concern was the slippery flooring. When we arrived, it was pouring rain. The floor was a little slick from people tracking in water. You just had to be careful and pay attention. But the rain stopped and the floor seemed much drier on the way out – NOT ! There were still some slippery sections. This was nerve-​racking, because we dined with my parents, who are in their late 80’s. (My dad walks with a cane.) I escorted him, but I was skidding in a few places.
I think it’s the flooring. I hope management figures out how to handle this, possibly having someone assigned to continually dry the flooring whenever it’s wet out, or maybe installing more absorbent floor coverings in the entrance way. I can’t think of another restaurant where I’ve been this concerned about the floors.
I hope this business survives and that I’ll have the chance to eat here again – though frankly, unless it’s for a sandwich, it’s a little out of our budget. I’d rather get this kind of check at an old school steakhouse, not a pizza place.

When I heard Barraco’s was going to open in the former Corrigan’s space on 111^th, I thought, ooh, it will be good to have a good neighborhood restaurant there again.
I’m not sure when exactly it opened; it hasn’t been open long, but they have it down. (They should — Barraco’s has been around awhile.) I’ve always liked Barraco’s, but mostly I’ve had their catering. This is maybe my second time in one of their restaurants.
We had maybe a 10-​minute wait. The waiting area is furnished with big, comfortable sofas with lots of throw pillows. Just at the point where I was thinking, hmm, maybe we should try somewhere else, our pager went off.
Wow, this was good. The service was terrific. You sit down, you get bread that’s not just warm, it’s HOT. And fresh. And I noticed later that there was a guy walking around with MORE. Mmmmmmm. The salad that came with my dinner was really good, and it was big enough that I almost asked them to wrap my dinner right away. (Almost.) My one (minor) quibble with the salad was that there was a tad too much dressing on it; on the other hand, the dressing was so good (creamy garlic on this trip) that I was kinda glad there was a lot of it. The greens were fresh, crisp, and fabulous.
I had the fried shrimp. I don’t usually get shrimp in restaurants; it tends to be a disappointment. Not the case here — the shrimp were huge and perfectly prepared.
It was a shame we didn’t try the desserts — their selection is pretty big. Maybe I’ll just have to make a special trip, just to try the desserts.
My one and only serious complaint, and this has always been a problem on 111^th — there’s just not enough parking. Please, Barraco’s, make a deal with the bank across the street. Other than parking, this is a terrific place.