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Club Lago

Super GemRiver North · Italian-American Community-sourced, unverified
📍 331 W Superior St, Chicago, IL 60654

"Grandpa Gus" and his wife Ida Lazzerini, immigrants from Lucca (near Florence), bought Club Lago from Charles Giometti in 1952 to serve real Cucina Toscana to the printers and paper salesmen who worked this then-warehouse district.

★★★★★ 4.6 via Google
Super GemChicago Exclusive GemDish Gem$$
The fried calamari is the honest starter, and the veal cutlet is the reason this third-generation River North spot has outlasted so many trends.
📈 Scores in the top 99% of Chicago Exclusive Gems on ChicagoSpecials.com

Their son Francesco took over in 1980, and grandsons Guido and GianCarlo run it today — the 1950s interior and Tuscan menu essentially unchanged across three generations. Holds a 4.6-star rating.

Closed Sundays.

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💡 Worth Knowing

  • 4.6 stars — third-generation family-run, one of the few true old-school mom-and-pops left downtown.

Hours

Mon-Thu11AM-10PM
Fri-Sat 11AM-11PM
Sun Closed
📅 Reserve on OpenTable 📅 Reservations not available 🥡 Takeout unconfirmed 📞 (312) 951-2849

Amenities & accessibility

📅Reservations accepted
🥡Takeout available
❔Wheelchair access: unverified

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