Coco Pazzo
300 W. Hubbard St. (Franklin St.)
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Chicago, IL 60610
312-836-0900 | Make Restaurant Reservations
Cuisine
Open
Lunch Mon.-Fri., Dinner nightlyFeatures
- Romantic setting
- Full bar
- Reservations suggested
- Valet parking
- Business casual
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Coco Pazzo, under executive chef Chris Macchia, is one of Chicago's finest Italian restaurants, its seasonal cuisine a sight (and taste) to behold. There is a great awareness here of the depth and breadth of the grand repertoire of Italian cooking---classic, traditional and new ideas---and that makes it rather special. And then there is the attention to detail. Consider a simple pasta dish: gnocchi alla Parmigiano, in which homemade potato dumplings are dressed lightly and properly with a fresh-tasting tomato sauce accented with Parmesan. Well done in every way is the risotto with shavings of fresh white truffles (in season). Ah, their remarkable fragrance, the truffles making the dish so indulgently tasty, the rice cooked so nicely al dente. Bravo! Even the pizza tastes great. One dessert not to miss is the warm chocolate cake with a molten center and a scoop of cappuccino ice cream. The service is right on the mark, and there's a first-rate selection of regional and classic Italian wines.
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Coco Pazzo, under executive chef Chris Macchia, is one of Chicago's finest Italian restaurants, its seasonal cuisine a sight (and taste) to behold. There is a great awareness here of the depth and breadth of the grand repertoire of Italian cooking---classic, traditional and new ideas---and that makes it rather special. And then there is the attention to detail. Consider a simple pasta dish: gnocchi alla Parmigiano, in which homemade potato dumplings are dressed lightly and properly with a fresh-tasting tomato sauce accented with Parmesan. Well done in every way is the risotto with shavings of fresh white truffles (in season). Ah, their remarkable fragrance, the truffles making the dish so indulgently tasty, the rice cooked so nicely al dente. Bravo! Even the pizza tastes great. One dessert not to miss is the warm chocolate cake with a molten center and a scoop of cappuccino ice cream. The service is right on the mark, and there's a first-rate selection of regional and classic Italian wines.



