Name: Rosebud Taylor Street
Address: 1500 W Taylor St, Chicago, IL, 60607
Price range: $$$

Rosebud Taylor Street

Food + DrinkLittle Italy · Italian Community-sourced, unverified

📍 1500 W Taylor St, Chicago, IL 60607

Rosebud's Taylor Street flagship is the one that started the whole Chicago Italian-restaurant dynasty back in 1976, and after a stretch operating as a private event space only, it reopened to walk-in diners again in summer 2025.

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It's the original red-sauce institution the rest of the group's locations (including the Streeterville outpost on Rush St) trace back to, sitting right in the heart of Little Italy near the University of Illinois at Chicago campus.

Hours

Lunch Mon-Fri 11AM-3PM per own site (confirm dinner hours before visiting)

🥡 Takeout unconfirmed

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❔Takeout: unverified

❔Wheelchair access: unverified

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Rosebud Taylor Street

Rosebud's Taylor Street flagship is the one that started the whole Chicago Italian-restaurant dynasty back in 1976, and after a stretch operating as a private event space only, it reopened to walk-in diners again in summer 2025.

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