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Il Porcellino

Super GemRiver North · Italian Community-sourced, unverified
📍 59 W Hubbard St #2, Chicago, IL 60654

The seven-layer Baked Burrata Lasagna is the dish that put this Lettuce Entertain You spot on the map, and the kitchen's real innovation is swapping the traditional ricotta for asiago cream, then topping the whole thing with melted burrata before it hits the table. "The asiago cream adds a rich, velvety texture, while the burrata imparts an overall decadence to the dish," general manager Natasha Bagdocimo has said of the choice — a small technical change that fans specifically call out as the reason it beats the standard version.

★★★★★ 4.8 (5,472 reviews) via Google
Super GemChicago Exclusive GemDish Gem$$
Seven layers in a lasagna sounds like a gimmick until you're on your third bite and you've stopped counting.
📈 Scores in the top 4% of Chicago Exclusive Gems on ChicagoSpecials.com

Yelp and Time Out have both named it one of the most romantic restaurants in the country, which tracks with the energy inside: a bustling, warm River North dining room built as much for date nights as for big group dinners. The cocktail program leans into four different Negroni variations, and the wine list stays focused on Chianti and other Sangiovese expressions rather than trying to cover all of Italy at once.

Beyond the lasagna, the prime beef meatballs and cacio e pepe have their own following — this is comfort-food Italian-American done with real technique, not a red-sauce-joint retread.

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Mon-Thu,Sun4-9:30PM
Fri-Sat 4-10:30PM
📅 Reserve on OpenTable 📅 Reservations not available 🥡 Takeout unconfirmed 📞 (312) 595-0800 📋 View Menu / Website

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📅Reservations accepted
🥡Takeout available
❔Wheelchair access: unverified

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