Terzo Piano Restaurant Review

Modern Wing of the Art Institute of Chicago

159 E. Monroe St. (Columbus Dr.) Send to Phone

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Tony Mantuanoâ€™s artsy Italian cuisine pleases luxe lunch-breakers and Modern Wing patrons alike.

Terzo Piano Restaurant is one of our 2012 | Top 10 Chicago Italian Restaurants | Top 10 Chicago Outdoor Dining Restaurants | Top 10 Chicago Power Lunch Restaurants |

Terzo Piano Restaurant is one of our 2010 Top 10 New Restaurants in the US.

Cuisine

Italian

Open

Lunch daily, Dinner Thurs., Brunch Sun.

Features

Full bar
Reservations suggested
Outdoor dining
Valet parking
Casual dressy

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Sitting pretty in the Modern Wing of the Art Institute of Chicago, this Tony Mantuano (Spiaggia) stunner canâ€™t even be categorized as museum dining. Refined, regardless of its backdrop, the place focuses on lunch made from local, sustainable produce with an Italian hand that earned Mantuano well-deserved fame. Dinner is offered just once weekly (on Thursdays), but the daytime menu leaves no one wanting. Kicky, locally made chorizo dots flatbread with Michigan manchego, tarragon, roasted fennel and onion. Tender, sliced Midwestern beef tagliata tastes ethereal when mingled with plentiful produce and polenta. Pastas are handmade; the salmon is accompanied by panzanella with white beans, green beans and tomatoes. Cocktails, while creative, arenâ€™t out there, a fact that ladies-who-lunch appreciate; when on offer, try the Zenzero Rosso made with ginger liqueur, sparkling rosÃ© and grapefruit juice. Mantuanoâ€™s wife, Cathy, oversees the wine list, which is smart-but-concise, surprisingly affordable and Italian label-heavy.