Gabriel's Restaurant Review

310 Green Bay Rd. (Highwood Ave.) Send to Phone

Elegant, showy North suburban restaurant that also boasts a connoisseur-caliber wine selection.

Gabriel's Restaurant is one of our 2012 | Top 10 Chicago Wine List Restaurants |

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Dinner Tues.-Sat.

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Wine

Great Wine List

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Gabriel Viti clocked time across the tracks at Carlos' before becoming conductor of this culinary performance. Fortunately for us, his work---witnessed through an open kitchen---is usually quite good. The room itself is nothing special, but the food is another story entirely. With one foot in Italy and one in France, chef Viti has plenty of room to stroll. And he does just that (with swagger) with his pasta creations, which are always creative and flavorful. Then again, the papillote of sea bass is topnotch, and the kitchen works wonders with risotto (try the version with morels, English peas, asparagus and Parm). A good way to sample a cross-section of the menu is to order the dÃ©gustation menu ($75 or $105 with wine). The service is professional, the noise level is hushed, and the comfort level is high. The wine list boasts 1,400 selections with more than 11,000 bottles on hand, priced from $25-$2,200, including many of the finest wines from both major vineyards and smaller wineries. Cellar selections may be purchased retail with advance arrangement.