Chicago Pizzeria * Chicago Italian Restaurant * Mangia Roma Italian * 312-475-9801

REVIEWS

"Mangia Roma is everything you want in an Italian restaurant. Great food from family recipes, an atmosphere that's comfortable yet classy, and people who serve you like you're family. Well, they serve you better than family. My family would send me to the kitchen to get my own.

We're there every week. We know them all by name. More importantly, they know us by name and Chianti. It's so much a part of our lives we even held our rehearsal dinner there. Ninety people. It was great. Of course, ninety people may have exceeded the building's fire code capacity. We don't talk about that."
-- Tony Sharpe, Senior Vice President, Creative Director, DRAFTFCB

"It would be easy for Mangia Roma to get lost in the culinary jungle of North Halsted Street, but it's worth the trek"
- Pat Bruno: December 2005

Lincoln Park pizzeria satisfies a jones for Roman-style pies before or after the theater.
"This shotgun storefront enjoys a plum location next to the Steppenwolf Theatre and Clybourn shopping district--sans the traffic. This is the locals' pizzeria, quiet and unassuming, firing up crispy, hand-tossed pies. Exposed brick, high ceilings and wooden tables evoke classic Chicago charm, an ideal setting for an informal pre-show meal or post-shopping sustenance. Appetizers don't stray from staples like bruschetta, fried calamari and arancini, a breaded, cheese-filled rice ball fried to a golden brown. Pizzas--thin crust, deep dish, Roman crust or New York style--come topped with your choice of traditional meat and veggie ingredients."
- Valerie Moloney

"By far the best Italian! Every dish is full of flavor that is unique and will keep you craving for more! The salad dressings are made in house and are delicious....we even bought some to bring home it was so good. The service is great and Tuesdays they have half priced bottles of wine! Great date spot too!! It's intimate and modern with exposed brick on the one wall and great lighting. Can't go wrong with this place...trust me you won't go only once!"
- Samantha H., Chicago, IL, 12/31/2008

"I totally underestimated this place. It's barely noticeable from the outside. The interior is small and cozy. We ordered a deep dish that knocked my socks off and induced a mild coma afterwards. Needless to say, we had absolutely no room left in our tummies for dessert. Of all the great deep dish joints that Chicago has to offer, Mangia Roma ranks as one of my top three. Good date spot too ;)"
- Dow Jones I., Chicago, IL, 9/26/2009

- 2007 Pizza Fest Award

From Chicago Magazine, October, 2009:
Review from Chicago Magazine

Mangia Roma's pizza selections include thin, Chicago-style deep dish, N.Y.C.-style thin, and the focaccia-like Roman-style crusts, and you can choose your toppings or opt for choices like the signature pizza with arugula, Parmesan, proscuitto, mushrooms and mozzarella.

Pasta specialties include house-made gnocchi with vodka sauce, linguini with clam sauce, and bucatini (thick spaghetti) with pancetta and spicy tomato sauce.

Other menu choices include sandwiches served on house-made focaccia bread, like the Italian, made with salami, capocollo and ham.


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