Vitorios Ristorante

What happened?! The place is torn up and the sign is gone. So sad — we loved Victorio’s and Tony and his family and of course The Food.

I love This place. It is small and charming. I think there are 10 tables. The menu has changed in the last year or so. There was no bruschetta on the menu but we asked and they made it for us. Super yummy. All their food is made from scratch. Everyone is so welcoming. They treat you like family!

Spatta, Spatta, got to love the boys from Maywood.
Food is Great
Servers are best in business
Love this place!

Great customer service. They are always willing to take care of their guests. Food is amazing and the atmosphere is romantic. Bartenders are great. if you can’t get a table sit at the bar for a great time. It’s our go to resturant in Glen Ellyn! Try it once. you’ll be back for life

Tonight we Joined the Chef Joey at this Wonderful Little Spot in Glen Ellyn! As always we feel as though we are Part of the family welcomed into their personal dinning room! It was a perfect spot for a snowy evening! I enjoyed a fresh Tilapia that was perfectly prepared! Pleasing to to eye and palette! Thanks for a wonderful dinner Joey and Family!

We walked in, and immediately we loved the atmosphere. Lively, fun, cheeky bartender. The menu was pretty basic, which is fine with me if it’s executed well. We had high hopes, but the food unfortunately disappointed. I had the tilapia, which was bland and a bit fishy. My husband’s pasta dish with meatballs was bland too. Everything needed seasoning. The calamari appetizer was good though. Maybe next time we’ll just go for a drink and an appetizer.

Cozy, friendly, charming atmosphere in this family-​run business. Loved it. The local regular keep the bar bustling, then you go through a curtain to the main restaurant, which is decorated with little chandeliers, and candles. Service was outstanding and super-​friendly. Our waitress gave us wine samples, brought a complementary birthday dessert, and offered me a side of sauteed spinach when I was sad that the tilapia (which had spinach) was out. Because it is a small place, be warned that they may run out of specials or fish if you get there later. Our chicken francese, fried calamari and Fruti di Mare were all perfect. Support a small business and have a fantastic meal!

No finer Italian cuisine in the western burbs. Great service filling servings and a friendly atmosphere.

Visited Vittorio’s last weekend for the first time. This is the little Italian place that has been missing from our area for a long time. Food, service, atmosphere — all absolutely first rate. I will be back many times. No complaints at all. Intimate setting (about 12 tables plus the bar), expert service and food prepared by a mother and son team that really knows what they’re doing.

What a wonderful dinner. Staff are attentive, owner continually check tables. Come you won’t regret it

I had a little birthday celebration for my dear friend and his wife at Vitorios. We were seated right away and had the pleasure of having Nancy serve us. It was my first time there so I let Nancy bring out some of there specialty appetizers. And it did not disappoint. The grilled and blackened calamari was wonderful along with the eggplant app. We had all ordered different entries and all enjoyed them. Nancy also brought out an order of pasta with vodka sauce so we all could have a taste. To top the night off, the owner Joe joined us for some conversation and laughs. He is by far a wonderful chef and host. We defiantly will be back to see Joe and Nancy soon. By the way. I liked the vodka sauce so much that for thanksgiving I ordered a gallon of it to make a pasta tray for my guests at my home.

My son, my husband and I had a real craving for Italian food. being a Monday our favorite place was closed so we opted to follow Unilocal to choose another.
We arrived at the restaurant, it’s small, quaint may be more the word to use. The bartender welcomed us and was very friendly, I could see a cook looking a bit disappointed that we came in, it was 730 pm so I asked the bartender what time they stop serving food, his comment was «we are normally here till midnight, we could stop serving at about 10» ok. then I am not sure why the cook looked so upset. .
We sat in a room (there was only 1 other table filled) the waiter was a bit awkward, he asked if we wanted drinks, when we replied just water I asked him if there were any specials.. He said there are no drink specials.. I asked if there were any dinner specials, he said we have pork chops with olive oil and some other stuff that is really good, we don’t have the salmon or the tilapia but we brought in some cod that we brush with butter.
There was another kid there that brought bread and oil, the parm cheese was on the tables: after ordering some appetizers, I went to sprinkle some parm cheese on the plate and the cheese wouldn’t come out so I took the cap off the shaker and there was mold growing in there, I took the one off the table next to ours and it was the same thing! I waited for someone to come past us so I could tell someone, the 1^st one to come was the kid that brought the plates and he just went in the other room and brought me a fresh shaker of cheese.
The appetizers: we ordered the grilled portobello mushrooms. and a sausage with peppers, onions on toast apps.. the mush plate did NOT look good as it was served on a black plate that added NOTHING to the presentation, but they were surprisingly delicious, the sausage on the other plate taste like it was cooked HOURS before and reheated and served.
I will not continue with more details (you get the drift) the food was just not good, the service was prompt but not friendly AT ALL (so it makes you feel like they just wanted you to eat and get out). BTW my dinner came with a sausage in it and it to tasted like it was cooked earlier and reheated. I am Italian and I have 2 sons that went to culinary school and now work in high end restaurants.. I wanted to be able to say something nice so.. The spicy creamy sausage soup was different and tasted ok, the mushroom app was great and bread was very fresh. The atmosphere was nice, the paper top on tables were to big and hung of the end so when I set my purse down, I realized there was no table at that point. Needless to say. … we won’t be back for another meal.

We love this restaurant! It’s everything an Italian restaurant can & should be…
It’s so personal & that is a big part of it’s charm but the food is superb!
The fried calamari appetizer is generous & crispy. We had the Chicken Francesa
which had a wonderfully delicate lemon garlic sauce, served with the classic pasta & a generous marinara sauce.
Service is paced so you never are rushed & so attentive.
Wines by the glass are outstanding I’ve been in pricier restaurants that don’t offer their
great selection of Paso Robles/​Napa wines & I am a Californian!
This is my 2^nd visit but I’ll be back (my twin sister lives in town).

After having reservations and arriving on time, we still had to wait to be seated for quite a long time. After being seated, we waited on service, then waiting on the salad/​soup. Basically, a lot of time spent waiting on things.
The location is ridiculously loud — so you have to yell. I had a Caesar salad which was very wet and drowning in sauce. Not a fan. The lasagna was absolutely fantastic. I may order that to go next time or try again off hours.
The location is great and the atmosphere is quite friendly.

Pros:
— we went for dinner at 6pm and there wasn’t a long wait. Less than 15min, and it have us time to chat with the bartender
— decent wine selection, full bar
— shorter menu, means they’ve perfected what they offer
— the trio calamari appetizer is great. Big enough as a meal!
— the owner is very friendly, personable, attentive, and welcoming older gentleman
— the bartender is great, helped us with picking out drinks. They were out of Sam Adams when we were there and he had to explain the other options to a number of people, but he never skipped a beat or sounded upset. Great disposition!
— apparently the veal is very good
— my fiancé had the giambotta (recommended by the bartender) and said it was great
— prices are reasonable ($ 15 – 25 for an entrée)
Cons:
— they don’t take reservations for parties with less than 5 people
— only bottled beers and the selection isn’t the best (if you appreciate a good craft brew)
— small, intimate dining room can get kind of loud (only big enough to fit two tables wide by approx. five tables long)
— it took a while to get our entrées, but I think it’s because I ordered the seafood special (wild Alaska salmon, which looked & tasted a lot like Atlantic salmon…) and I think everyone else in the restaurant ordered some form of pasta
— considering that I ordered the daily special, I was surprised that it was brought out undercooked. I was so stuffed from nibbling on the appetizer that I didn’t complain it send it back. I see it as it’ll be perfect once I reheat it in the oven.

Great little place, cozy, candle light tables nice folks, delicious food, good prices = Big Fun!

Been here many times over the last 8 years or so. On the most recent visit, the owner was very welcoming. Server was very attentive and accommodating. Mussels in a red sauce and fried calamari were excellent appetizers. Decent wine selection. On this particular visit we only had appetizers and drinks but their entrees are awesome too. Not a huge place but very cozy bar area and dining room.

Fantastic friendly service and great Italian food. Family owned and very welcoming. Your treated like one of the family here.
Linguine & clams, pasta bologna and anything with vodka sauce works for me. Fresh mussels and calamari 3 ways are
Must try appetizers. I’ll be back. And soon.

I grew up in Glen Ellyn and Vitorio’s has consistently been my family’s go-​to restaurant for authentic, delicious Italian food. I cannot even explain in words how in love I am with Vitorio’s veal marsala.
The veal is the one and only exception that I ever make to my self-​imposed no-​veal rule. I have never had a better marsala sauce and with the perfectly seared veal, you absolutely can’t go wrong.
The wait staff is always welcoming and knowledgeable and the host always remembers my family. The ambiance of this restaurant is quaint and intimate, which I love. Although there have been quite a few Italian restaurants opening in the area, Vitorio’s will always be my favorite.

Such a cute and wonderful place! Great for families, huge portions, delicious food, great staff.
Linguini with clams was enough to feed a small army, and my gnocchi was to die for. Can’t wait to go back!