Scoozi

One of my best memory in Chicago. Love it. So sad it is closed now.

I love going to Scoozi’s especially on Wednesday’s when they have the $ 5 pizza’s. I highly recommend anyone who goes there to get the Mushroom Truffle Pizza. I consistently go almost every Wed.

good im glad they closed read my review here. I spit on their grave.
lmfao i won the enduracen race!

RIP Scoozi!
Walked by today and noticed workers loading tables and chairs into a truck. Scoozi is closed? And I never had the opportunity to try Scoozi? Another missed opportunity for Lettuce Entertain You to ramp up on marketing and consumer incentives. Wow, another River North eatery bites the dust. Off to the gym!

I have been coming here and loving it for a long time and it has always been my go-​to Italian place. However, after my last experience her I think I will be finding a new place for a while. Fist of all, the server we had rambled quickly through everything. He acted completely like we were bothering him, by sitting down to have a meal. I understand that the job of a waiter is hard, but I came to enjoy my meal not feel guilty because my waiter is clearly on the verge of a break down.
Second the last time I came here they had an amazing menu. Their new menu lacks imagination. Very basic. I ended eating chicken parmesan. IT was very disappointing. I thought maybe it was just me, but right as I thought that my husband looked at me and said «man Scoozi’s is really dropping the ball tonight.»
Third, I ordered a cocktail with the intention of ordering more, but for it sat empty on my table because my waiter never came back to my table for the rest of our meal. We had to flag down a bus boy to get a dessert menu and our bill. Oh wait, our waiter did come back to read us the dessert menu. He did it without making any eye contact, and read it so fast neither my husband or myself knew what he said. We skipped on dessert, just paid and left. We wont be back soon.

The pastas were delicious. Gnocchi was flavorful and the texture was perfect. The linguini de mare had a great housemade white whine sauce. Their butternut squash ravioli was tender and the filling was cheesy and sweet. The desserts were delicious and the café lattes are served with a raisin pistachio biscotti. Great ambience, lighting is romantic. The wines decorate the walls, there is a rustic feel too it. It is good for large groups and a romantic dinner. The seating is spacious and the staff is very attentive. Must see in the river north area.

Very good restaurant. Good salad, good pizza and good pasta. Everything is very reasonably priced as well. Good atmosphere as well. They also have some good specials during the week.

My husband and I live on the next block, eat here once in a great while. It’s ok, nothing spectacular. When we do go it’s for the $ 5 pizzas on Wednesdays. For $ 5 these flatbreads are pretty big. There are much better places for flatbreads in this city, but like I said– we live a block away. And if we don’t feel like walking too far to satisfy a pizza craving, then this is where we end up.
FYI River north residents get 15% off their bill, just have to show proof of residence.

This place is a hidden gem. I must have walked past this place a hundred times without actually knowing what restaurant it was. As soon as you walk in, you see that it’s actually quite large. This a great place for large groups of friends or family. They certainly have space to accommodate a bigger party! Also, the menu is good for sharing, similar to Quartino’s, which was great. The veal meatballs were my favorite: perfectly tender and delicious sauce. The rigatoni with chicken was also perfectly seasoned and cooked. If you share meals, they already separate out the proportions, which is really nice!
Only con was that our server poured a different type of wine in my wine glass that already had a better quality wine. Ooops! But she gave me a new glass and filled it to the rim, so I guess that evens out.

Romantic, yet, great for family gatherings and for a group of friends. Many items on the menu, beautiful restaurant.
I came here with a group of friends for a birthday dinner on a Saturday night. Happy to have made reservations, we were seated right away. The bread took a little while to get to the table, and it was fresh and warm with the olive oil dip.
My husband and I split the meatballs, gnocchi, and our friend had fish that she ate up entirely. Our server was really nice.
One downfall: My friend was finishing up her wine that she got from the bar and asked for a new wine and our waitress poured the new wine into her other wine glass. Our waitress assumed that she requested the same wine as she was drinking. She didn’t complain, but we were surprised that it happened.
I’m assuming because our waitress was assigned to many tables as it did take a while to get our bread, attention for other items, and our check. But overall, she was very friendly and the restaurant featured delicious eats.
With so many Italian restaurants to choose from in the River North area, Scoozi is great, but definitely not my favorites. It reminded me of an upper scale version of Olive Garden.

First time at Scoozi with my Wife and I must say probably one of the best looking Italian places we’ve been too.
Service is great we had reserved a few hours before and once we arrived we were seated within a couple of minutes. I am not a big on the whole bread, olive, and cheese that most places do, but Scoozi’s was the best by far.
We had the Fried Calamari as an Appetizer and I was Great. My wife had the Shrimp Capallini (wrong spelling) and that was by far the best, because the Filet that I had was a bit of a dissapointment, but I blame myself for that.
All in all this is a fine Italian place.

Solid service and decent food. I didn’t think the food was out of this world but I didn’t think it was absolutely horrible hence the 3 stars. I had the veal meatballs which were quite excellent and filling! Our waitress was attentive to our needs/​requests. I loved the man walking around serving individual bread slice and pouring us a plate of olive oil, so tasty! The bread was never ending talk about carb loading!
Prices are very typical for River North, nothing too out of this world!

My wife and I had been to Scoozi before and really enjoyed the food so we decided to go back last night. We did not have reservations so we expected to wait for some time, but were pleasantly surprised when we were told it was only a 15 – 20 minute wait. We grabbed a seat at the bar and ordered some drinks. The bar tenders were wonderful, very knowledgeable and friendly. After waiting some time we checked on the wait list and were told a number of people with reservations had come in late so our names were pushed back. We ended up having to wait for about an hour, however, we were enjoying the drinks and the atmosphere so the wait did not seem that long.
When we got to our table we were greeted by our friendly waitress, Nadie, and as she was explaining new menu items the manager came by and told us that because of the long wait time we experienced that he had ordered us a pizza on the house. This was totally unnecessary (as we were not upset about the extended wait time) but it is a great example of the unmatched level of service that you receive at Scoozi. The pizza came, which was cooked perfectly, and we also ordered a chopped chicken salad. Our food came our quickly and was fresh and hot.
I had the penne with sausage and my wife ordered the gnocchi they were both amazing! The penne was a great mix of spicy and sweet and the gnocchi was the lightest and fluffiest that we have ever had!
Our waitress, Nadie, was another example of the high level of service that you receive at Scoozi! She was wonderful! She was able to answer all of our questions about menu items and was very friendly. Even though the place was packed and she was running around to each table she took the time with us (and all her other tables) to make it a wonderful experience!
There are obviously many Italian places all over the city but because of the wonderful food and service Scoozi is one of our favorites!

Excellent pork saltimbocca risotto special. The risotto was mixed with winter squash and caramelized onions, with two slices of fried coated pork on top. The combination was delicious. Tiny quibble that the pork was a bit chewy but I would definitely order again. The table bread had a perfect tender-​crunchy crust with a soft, moist interior. I don’t usually comment on the bread but finding table bread with crust that isn’t so tough you need a cleaver to cut through it is nice. Service was very good.

Came here with a group of friends for an impromptu dinner in river north. Had a few different dishes, and tried a couple different wines.
The mussels were very good, as was the chicken parmesan. I thought the grilled squid was just ok. I thought it was served weird as it came out in a couple of large pieces that were almost cut? Strange. The bruschetta was just ok too. Not a huge selection of wines by the glass, but they weren’t pricey either.
I’d come back, but I am by no means dying to. There are much better places that serve the same type of food.

Recently discovered Scoozi and loved it ! Stopped in for $ 5 wine and pizza night at the bar and it was delicious ! Great Atmosphere and the service is great. Will definitely be back to try one of the pasta dishes ! Plus they offer a 15% local discount, totally awesome !

This place is pretty good.
My salad was average, probably from a bag. That’s okay, but they are not trying to stand out with anything special here.
My pasta entrée was very flavorful. The pasta itself was slightly overcooked (for my preference; not al dente by a long shot), and was not home made, which was a bit of a disappointment.
The building is a neat one, a converted old truck garage, with roll-​up doors still visible in the kitchen.

If you live in the 60 654 area code, let your server/​bartender know. You can fill out a little information and then you will be in the ’60 654 club’, that means that you will get 15% off your bill all the time, on anything you order! This is an awesome deal!
I’ve been here once, but since finding out about the 15% off, I know I will be returning. When we went it was $ 5 pizzas at the bar. We had the mushroom and truffle oil pizza and it was really good! The crust was thin and crunchy! We also tried the calamari, it was the first calamari I’d had with pieces of fried lemon slices, but it was an awesome touch. Tons of wines available here!
The restaurant seems little, but when you walk in you will be surprised. This is a gem in river north, and a Lettuce Entertain You restaurant. Win-​win in my book!

Definitely a tourist spot but the food is anything but generic. Felt very authentic and the service was very hospitable.
We had the beet salad special and homemade burrata to start. We shared the mushroom and truffle pizza. Our waiter made great suggestions and was very nice.
The place does get crowded and loud so not a intimate location but rather a great place to have some good italian food and share some laughs with friends.
Tucked away on Huron it would seem it doesn’t attract the crowds but it does. Beats out any cookie cutter touristy italian spot. Definitely not Taylor street but worth the trip.

We live in the area and have been here a few times. I ordered it years ago from DiningIN and was not impressed and heard many friends rave about it. So when we moved nearby we went in and ate. Adorable exterior w/​a warm and welcoming interior.
Great service every time we have been.
Food is great! They offer a variety of apps… tapas style dining is the way to go here! But its not only the way to eat here either.
Everything we had was delic! We started with the Beet Salad and zucchini fritte… all were very good. For our entrees we had the shrimp limone & braised ribs… we cleared ALL items… YUMM!!!
Seems like a great place to bring the family and children. Is spacious so it doesnt beel crowded or loud. We love going back.

Mangia! My friend and I LOVED everything about Scoozi. We came at the grandpa hour right when it opened :). But by the time we left, this place was packed! Open loft space with dark woods and no obstructing beams are inviting as soon as you walk into Scoozi. Can’t say enough about the service as soon as we stepped in. Fresh bread, basil-​infused olive oil, to-​die-​for caprese (for first timers)… were served minutes after we were seated!
The caprese was the winner of the night! They make their own mozarella which was sooo fresh and yummy. Infused with the same basil olive oil that you get with the bread and fresh cherry tomatoes, we were prepared to eat a big plate of this with lots of wine. Well, wine OR their absolutely delish bellini that my friend had.
We shared the mushroom and parmesan rigatoni with white sauce and spinach and mushroom ravioli served with tomato sauce. The rigatoni was so-​so. I preferred the spinach and mushroom ravioli though.
They have a good selection for a dessert list (Yes, I had room for it!). I ended up with devouring the pistachio and dark chocolate gelato. Not as good as I’ve had at other gelato places but not bad! Hit the spot!
This place is definitely one to get to even though it’s «off the beaten path». It’s not obnoxious and you can be guaranteed great food and service. Not super pricey for all of this on top of it all! Kid friendly and happy hour specials. Off 90 and good parking in the area. I highly recommend Scoozi!