It's the Rancic family's riverfront project with the RPM team behind it (the same Lettuce Entertain You partners behind RPM Italian and RPM Steak), chef Doug Psaltis running an all-day Mediterranean-leaning menu of hand-stretched pizzas, vegetable antipasti, and charcoal-grilled seafood — the Bar Harbor Mussels, with roasted tomato, Calabrian chili, and basil focaccia, are a standout. A coastal-leaning wine and spritz program (the Venetian Spritz among them) keeps the whole thing feeling like a proper riverside aperitivo hour rather than just another pizza place with a view.
Between the setting and the boat access, it's one of the more purely scenic dining experiences the Loop has to offer.
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