Briciola

This place is amazing with great service! The staff will do everything to make your experience exceptional. All the dishes we ordered were delicious and the byob was a plus. I will definitely come back. Highly recommend!

1. The service — I had a friend visiting from out of town and, living only a few blocks away, this seemed like a great dinner option for some authentic Italian food and the BYOB option was a huge plus. I called ahead to ask if they took reservations and whoever answered the phone just told me that we could come in at 8:30. I asked if 8pm would be alright and she said it wouldn’t be a problem. However, when we arrived and approached the hostess, she looked bewildered when I asked her for a table for two. She asked if I had made a reservation and I explained that I had tried but whoever answered the phone had just told me to come in, and that it would be fine. The hostess did not respond, and just turned around and looked at her book so I wasn’t sure if she was just ignoring me or if she was going to seat us. When we finally got sat, we waited 10 minutes for someone to come to our table. In the meantime, a table that was seated after us was brought water, a basket of bread, and fresh bruschetta. When our waitress finally arrived, I had to request bread and we were never offered or brought bruschetta. The owner was also very attentive to every table but never visited ours. Finally, we were never made aware of the corkage fee for the BYOB, which was a fun surprise when we got the check.
2. The food — We ordered grilled octopus for appetizer, and there was absolutely no flavor and the octopus was not griller properly. It had the texture of a marshmallow and was entirely bland. The caesar salad was good. For the main course, we ordered the chicken roll that was stuffed with prosciutto, cheese, and spinach on top of mashed potatoes. The chicken was horribly dry, as was the prosciutto. However, the mashed potatoes were very good. We did not bother to order dessert.
I will not be back.

We were looking for a great hole in the wall place to eat. Well this is probably the best Italian single location restaurant in Chicago. Blows away those multi unit groups and most of the other hundred single locations.
Great authentic fresh food. Very knowledgable waitstaff. Spot on service
BYOB. The only problem was that by the time we ordered the popular cannoli, they ran out of the filling! So while it was incredible, don’t go on a Saturday night. Because if you do, I won’t be able to get in to eat. Seriously, you won’t be disappointed.

My boyfriend and I went here on New Year’s Eve. A friend of mine highly recommended this place for having amazing Italian food and being a BYOB! My boyfriend had the ROLLATA DI POLLO ALLA FIORENTINA and I had the SALMONE IN CROSTA DI PATATE. We cherished every bite! It was definitely the best Italian food I have ever had, which is saying a lot. We skipped appetizers so that we could save room for dessert. We had the CIOCCOLATISSIMO and the CANNOLI SICILIANI. DELICOUS! We will definitely be coming back.
TIP: We brought two bottles of wine and were unaware of a cork fee. So, when we got the bill there was a $ 12 cork fee added.

Super good! Cute and intimate feeling restaurant. Love that it is BYOB. The entire menu sounded delicious. I settled for the Linguini «sciu» «sciu” — DELICIOUS! Pasta with clams, muscles, shrimp, and calamari mixed with a tomato based creamy sauce with a hint of red pepper flake to give it a kick. Finished the entire plate. Would suggest coming here!

Briciola is one of my favorite Italian restaurants in Chicago. I have dined here twice, once on their lovely patio in the summer with my partner and another time inside with a large group of friends. On both occasions our food has been delicious, beautifully plated, and fresh. Additionally, the latter time, waitstaff was patient and polite with our large group and accommodated all special requests and questions as well as the dreaded splitting of the bill! I highly recommend Briciola for a date night or gathering with family or friends.

Have eaten outside and it’s great. Ate inside and it was a lot of fun. It’s great to bring your own wine. Our service was excellent. We went with a group and the food was executed very well. Not sloppy Italian but clean execution with the right size portions. Parking can be a challenge. The special risotto wasn’t that great-​but the veal was pretty good.

Amazing food. Awesome atmosphere. One of the best meals I’ve ever had! Thanks Briciola!

A last minute trip to Chicago for Halloween meant that I got to see some of my besties and got really good food! My native Chicago friends had not been here before and wanted to check it out.
Reasons why I love this place on my first visit:
1. bYOb: cork fee is $ 4 wine, $ 2 beer
2. Awesome food: After reviewing the menu, I decided on the seafood pasta; it wasn’t called that, but that’s basically what it is. This was delicious! Great flavor and seafood was good perfect, not chewy. My friends got the bolognese and thought it was good, but wanted more of the ragu. Buttered cut up focaccia was at the table and I had to stop myself from eating all of this before my main arrived. They also serve you a plate of bruschetta right when sit down as well.
3. Service: Our server was awesome! Not too overbearing, and he was very accommodating to our big group and splitting the bills.

I opened the door and was overtaken by the stinky smell. Entire restaurant smelled bad especially I had to hold my nose in a bathroom.
Food was excellent.
Hard to find a parking.

Came here from Los Angeles and dined on 9÷1÷15. Perfect. Not one complaint. Beautiful plating, fresh ingredients, extremely tasty sauces, good service — just fantastic Italian food.
Also, it was very clear how important it was to the chef/​owner, Mario, that we enjoy our meal. He kept glancing over at us hopefully while dining and served us some bruschetta on the house, which made the evening even more special. A true chef (and artist), through and through. We personally thanked him after the meal for such an excellent experience.
GO! :)

My husband and I went on a Friday night with a reservation and were seated right away. Staff was very nice and prompt. The scallop appetizer (one of their specials) was delicious, so I immediately had high hopes for the rest of dinner. My husband and I both ordered specials-​veal scallopini and a shrimp/​fresh pasta dish. It was mediocre.
Good place to go for those who aren’t looking for an out of this world gastronomic experience. If you’re dating someone early on, this would be a good place to take them. Won’t break your wallet and its BYOB.
But we are married with two kids and when we want to go on a dinner date, the food better be damn good. We will not be going back.

This was our first time visiting this restaurant. It was one of those last-​minute, want to get together for dinner tomorrow, type of event. So we went there on a Saturday night as a party of two couples. This is a BYOB establishment. Since I don’t remember what we had for apps, ha ha.
I’ll go straight to the pasta and the secondi. For the pasta we ordered the Tagliatelle Alla Bolognese. It was divinely rich intense and flavorful. Our Secondi was panfried boned and pounded breaded pork chop. It was perfectly seasoned tender, not overcooked. The pork chop was huge. The BYOB service was seamless. Our wines were kept cool. Service was on point.
We will go back. if the quality of the food and service has continuity they will deserve five stars.

Went here Friday night with some friends and sat on the lovely patio. It was super cute, but the chairs were pretty uncomfortable. Service was good and the food overall was delicious. We shared the gazpacho, which was excellent, and the grilled calamari, which was not. It was incredibly chewy to me, although my fiancé didn’t mind it. However, I got the bolognese which was absolutely fantastic. And the homemade pasta with it = heaven. I ate every bite. The tiramisu was delicious, as well. I would definitely go back, just skip the calamari.

Delicious Italian food! I was ordered a Gnoocci with pestoit was really good, also the appetizer was good and for something sweet amazing and delicious CREME BROULEreally really good!
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A couple of girlfriends and I tried to go here for dinner last night. We were really excited because we live in the area and always walk by their cool outdoor garden.
We walked in and asked to be seated outside, and a guy proceeds to pick up some menus and walk us out. There were about six empty tables. As soon as we start to follow, another guy (seemed like the manager) stopped him and said that looked at the seating chart saying there was no room because he had reservations coming in and unless we were going to get up within 45 mins, we couldn’t sit out there. We asked if any of the tables eating out there were going to be up within the 45 mins (a couple had food on the table already,) and he coldly said no.
I worked as a hostess in college, and this experience was just very strange to me. I get where you have to turn away people when there’s clearly no room, but come on, I’m sure somebody would have gotten up within the hour, it’s common sense. On top of turning away business, the manager was just very rude to 3 young girls about it when we were asking very politely. Wasn’t good customer service whatsoever and my friends and I were pretty offended. Such a shame because I was really looking forward to try this place, but this incident just really ruined it for me.

Walk in to Briciola, get sat in their beautiful patio on a beautiful summer night and order the following (There were four of us so we ordered four entrees):
Risotto Del Giorno — Chef’s creation of risotto of the day. That day it happened to be a Duck Risotto.
Pasta with sauteed shrimp and veggies .
Tortelloni al Burro Fuso — Ricotta stuffed jumbo tortelloni with brown butter sauce.
Chitarra Sciue Sciue — Square shape spaghetti pasta «Chitarra» in a spicy tomato sauce with shrimp, calamari and clams.
Open wine that you brought for BYOB, start awesome conversation and wait for food to arrive.
Once food arrives, take a few bites off your plate and proceed to pass your plate to the person to your left. Take a few bites off of that plate and repeat. You should get your plate back with a few bites left. Eat them all and wash it down with the rest of your wine.
That, ladies and gents, is how i enjoyed Briciola and their delicious food! I couldn’t have asked for a better birthday dinner with the girls.
I was a little leery of eating the duck risotto but it was fabulous. The risotto was so creamy and not overcooked. The pasta with sauteed shrimp was simple but packed with flavor. Eve though I didn’t order the tortelloni it was my favorite! I wanted to eat it all. The mix of brown butter with the ricotta was heavenly. The Chitarra Sciue Sciue, dish I ordered, was my second favorite, it had just the right amount of «spice».
No doubt that I will be back to enjoy more of what Briciola has to offer? Anyone want to join? ;)

Loved this place! Fresh, homemade pasta and tiramisu?! I’m sold. Plus, it’s BYO. Hello!
My husband, friends and I spent a lovely Friday evening here recently. Our starters were good but split between 6 of us, I only had a little taste of each so not the best judge. My pasta stood out, however. Tagliatelle in bolognese sauce= excellent. Finished with the tiramisu which was some of the best I’ve ever had. We probably overstayed our welcome while finishing our multiple bottles of wine, but you couldn’t tell. I never felt rushed. Our server was patient and attentive. In the corner of this restaurant, I felt like we could have been dining in one of our own homes.

Cute little italian restaurant, with a backyard that I really wanted to dine in, but didn’t want to wait on a Saturday night. So, we ate inside where there were few people with so I felt like we were forgotten at times. The server seemed kind of disinterested and the woman who was bussing and served us water also didn’t seem like she wanted to be bothered. But the food is high quality.
I had the beet salad and loved it. When I didn’t like my first choice dinner, they brought out an alternate right away and were very understanding.
The desserts were spectacular. I had the tiramisu and tasted the cannolli. Good stuff!

Even with a name that kinda sounds like a bootleg version of that throat-​soothing cough drop (Ricola *horn*), Briciola is as original as it gets.
I walked in for my close friend and fellow Unilocaler’s 30^th bday dinner along with 14 other invitees. I was escorted down to a private room area that had tons of space. Don’t let ukie village square footage fool you. This place has tons of room.
I felt like I was dining at at my mom’s house with the coral colored walls and rustic art. Our server was informed we were short on time and he didn’t mess around. He brought little ice bags for everyone’s byob and took our orders asap. Btw, it’s only beer, champagne and wine allowed. Save the shots for after. Server even took the obnoxious group photos without complaining. He was on point.
Within 2 min of seating, he brought out tons of complimentary bruschetta and mini garlic bread. Definitely a plus before a night of heavy drinking. I highly recommend sharing an entrée with your boo or friend because with all the free carbs and your booze, you won’t have much room for more.
My section of the table had the seafood risotto, spinach stuffed tortelloni and tagliatelle. Risotto was creamy and yummy. Our tortelloni was perfection.
Why 4 stars? There’s a $ 4 corkage fee which is stated in the menu. People need to make their $, understood. The problem was that I told my server I brought 2 bottles, but it seems like the other people forgot to claim theirs. Instead of asking, the server just split all the bottle fees evenly, even if 1 person brought 3 bottles and someone else brought 0. This resulted in me paying for bottles I didn’t even touch.
If they take the extra 10 seconds to straighten this minor issue out, this place will be on its way to 5 star glory. I will def be back with a smaller group to try their cute outdoor patio before Chiberia returns.