???Went for dinner and it wasn't very busy at all, one server on the floor, a older lady, sat us (it took 20 minutes for us to get water???) nobody checked on us and we waited to order and get our food. nobody really stopped by our table for a while we ended up getting food that was really good (extremely expensive for such small portions) but service was non existence. got a cannoli ($10.99?)to go and it was burnt??!!. totally disappointed in our meal, checked out reviews and pictures before we went and it wasn't what we expected. I don't suggest going here it's not worth your time or money for being so expensive. Not worth the trip, not worth a return I only seen our waitress three times and the place was not even busy. there were only three tables being waited on ...go to Gaetano's it's worth the wait.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 3
Service: 1
Heidi O.
LOVE THIS ITALIAN SMALL BUSINESS! It's so nice to go to small cozy restaurants and support small businesses. We have been here a number of times and always love what we get. A MUST HAVE is The Marinera Mozzarella :p
Raul Perez
First time here, the service was awesome and the food was delicious. Had a nice time.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Shrimp Fettuccine Alfredo, Meatballs in Marinara with Mozzarella, Chicken Caesar Salad, Lasagna
Kimberly E.
Great service and delicious food as always. I had the cheese manicotti tonight. It was out of this world delicious and I will be back again love this place and love the service and the bread. I will continue coming back and I definitely recommend this restaurant.
Larry H.
I had a hankerin' for some Italian food last Saturday evening and I decided to try Hank's, a place I've driven past maybe 200 times in my life and never wandered in for a meal. It was a slow night I guess, b/c the weather was foul. I was greeted nicely as I entered and was seated right away. A server came over in a minute or two and placed the eating utensils, etc. and handed me the menu. I selected the Cannelloni and she brought me some very tasty garlic bread right away. (I'm getting hungry thinking about this as I'm writing.) The cannelloni dish arrived in a reasonable amount of time, and I dug in. It was outstanding!! I had not had this favorite dish of mine for YEARS, mainly b/c I've not seen it on the menu of any restaurants I frequent. I must state that the ambiance of this dining room was very nice. The sounds of Dean Martin wafting through the light background buzz singing "That's Amore" added to the pleasure of this meal. However, after I paid my fee, with my charge card (why pay for it when you can charge it????) I noticed the total was a bit more that the listed charge on their menu, plus the standard thievery tax of 10%. Eighty Two cents more, to be exact. My server was busy serving a table of 6 at the other side of the dining room, so I asked the gentleman at the front whose duty appeared to be greeting people. I asked him about the $.82 fee and he said, "Oh, that b/c you used a charge card." I said, "If I had known I was going to be charged a FEE for using my charge card, which incidentally is not unusual for people these days, I would have paid with cash." He could see that I was irritated and asked if I wanted to speak to the manager. I told him, no, I didn't want to speak with the manager, but he could tell him a customer just left who was pissed off at having this fee tacked onto his bill without being advised it would be added. In essence, the cannelloni was excellent, the bread was excellent, the service was excellent, and the ambiance was excellent. But for 82 cents, I won't be back.
sonia santos
All the food was very delicious.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Elizabeth Stenbakken
The service was wonderful. Our server was attentive and very friendly. The atmosphere made me feel as if I was in an Italian old world home. Food is overpriced for the quality. The house salad consisted of a lot of iceberg lettuce.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 2
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Lasagna
nurse dianne
I love the food here. Pizza is good,ravioli, lasagna and cannoli and wonderful.The menu has many choices,but I haven't tried all the options yet.It's a really small place , and the parking lot is tiny.Both outdoor and indoor seating are available, staff is very nice,attentive.Casual atmosphere.I have dined in,had good experiences, called in order,and picked up,also all good,food packed in nice sturdy containers,no spills or mess transporting food home.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chicken Parmigiana, Lasagna
Tracy W.
Delightful Italian restaurant off of Hawthorn Blvd. I had a tasty pasta with Italian wine and it was very good. The young female server was lovely - great service.
Wendy W.
Clean . Nice atmosphere. Great service. Spaghetti and meat sauce was very good and the garlic bread was so soft! The leftovers (and I presume the take out ) we're nicely boxed with a snap on lid, not those crappy foil containers. Nice patio dining as well as indoor seating.
Wow! Terrific salmon, with lemon caper sauce at this restaurant. We went to try it because my friend was having a birthday party, and we wanted to have salmon. Well, it was delicious and we were sold right away! It was out of this world. So that's what we did. It was generously portioned and the sauce was a lovely companion with the salmon. I highly recommend it. It was enough for us to split and enjoy another pasta dish. We liked the atmosphere too, the outdoor area was very comfortable. They had heat lamps already for us, it was rustic but comfortable with nice chairs and tables which were a tiny bit low, but we're kind of tall. The service was excellent as well. Actually, we were at another restaurant up the street prior, we were going to try their salmon recipe but they weren't serving it. We also wanted to sit outside and they told us we couldn't :-/ Inside it was so noisy that we just left. My friend said let's go down the street so that's when we went to Hanks. Good move!
David Seay
You go away hungry or crying about service then you have personal problems. This is a great family place to eat.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Blake Bowers
Ok food. Service was poor, but only because of no
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 3
Service: 2
Matt R.
I've driven/ walked by a dozen times and never gave it a second thought. On a whim we stopped in for dinner and found the food/ service/ ambiance to be wonderful. Great food, super friendly, beautiful patio. 5 out of 5, will be back. I fundamentally do not understand the bad reviews. It is a super great little gem of a family owned/ run neighborhood restaurant. Try the patio!
Leslie Bigos
Local Italian restaurant that my dad loves. They treat him so nicely there. We had the lobster ravioli and it was so good.
???Went for dinner and it wasn't very busy at all, one server on the floor, a older lady, sat us (it took 20 minutes for us to get water???) nobody checked on us and we waited to order and get our food. nobody really stopped by our table for a while we ended up getting food that was really good (extremely expensive for such small portions) but service was non existence. got a cannoli ($10.99?)to go and it was burnt??!!. totally disappointed in our meal, checked out reviews and pictures before we went and it wasn't what we expected. I don't suggest going here it's not worth your time or money for being so expensive. Not worth the trip, not worth a return I only seen our waitress three times and the place was not even busy. there were only three tables being waited on ...go to Gaetano's it's worth the wait.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 3
Service: 1
LOVE THIS ITALIAN SMALL BUSINESS! It's so nice to go to small cozy restaurants and support small businesses. We have been here a number of times and always love what we get. A MUST HAVE is The Marinera Mozzarella :p
First time here, the service was awesome and the food was delicious. Had a nice time.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Shrimp Fettuccine Alfredo, Meatballs in Marinara with Mozzarella, Chicken Caesar Salad, Lasagna
Great service and delicious food as always. I had the cheese manicotti tonight. It was out of this world delicious and I will be back again love this place and love the service and the bread. I will continue coming back and I definitely recommend this restaurant.
I had a hankerin' for some Italian food last Saturday evening and I decided to try Hank's, a place I've driven past maybe 200 times in my life and never wandered in for a meal. It was a slow night I guess, b/c the weather was foul. I was greeted nicely as I entered and was seated right away. A server came over in a minute or two and placed the eating utensils, etc. and handed me the menu. I selected the Cannelloni and she brought me some very tasty garlic bread right away. (I'm getting hungry thinking about this as I'm writing.) The cannelloni dish arrived in a reasonable amount of time, and I dug in. It was outstanding!! I had not had this favorite dish of mine for YEARS, mainly b/c I've not seen it on the menu of any restaurants I frequent. I must state that the ambiance of this dining room was very nice. The sounds of Dean Martin wafting through the light background buzz singing "That's Amore" added to the pleasure of this meal. However, after I paid my fee, with my charge card (why pay for it when you can charge it????) I noticed the total was a bit more that the listed charge on their menu, plus the standard thievery tax of 10%. Eighty Two cents more, to be exact. My server was busy serving a table of 6 at the other side of the dining room, so I asked the gentleman at the front whose duty appeared to be greeting people. I asked him about the $.82 fee and he said, "Oh, that b/c you used a charge card." I said, "If I had known I was going to be charged a FEE for using my charge card, which incidentally is not unusual for people these days, I would have paid with cash." He could see that I was irritated and asked if I wanted to speak to the manager. I told him, no, I didn't want to speak with the manager, but he could tell him a customer just left who was pissed off at having this fee tacked onto his bill without being advised it would be added. In essence, the cannelloni was excellent, the bread was excellent, the service was excellent, and the ambiance was excellent. But for 82 cents, I won't be back.
All the food was very delicious.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The service was wonderful. Our server was attentive and very friendly. The atmosphere made me feel as if I was in an Italian old world home. Food is overpriced for the quality. The house salad consisted of a lot of iceberg lettuce.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 2
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Lasagna
I love the food here. Pizza is good,ravioli, lasagna and cannoli and wonderful.The menu has many choices,but I haven't tried all the options yet.It's a really small place , and the parking lot is tiny.Both outdoor and indoor seating are available, staff is very nice,attentive.Casual atmosphere.I have dined in,had good experiences, called in order,and picked up,also all good,food packed in nice sturdy containers,no spills or mess transporting food home.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chicken Parmigiana, Lasagna
Delightful Italian restaurant off of Hawthorn Blvd. I had a tasty pasta with Italian wine and it was very good. The young female server was lovely - great service.
Clean . Nice atmosphere. Great service. Spaghetti and meat sauce was very good and the garlic bread was so soft! The leftovers (and I presume the take out ) we're nicely boxed with a snap on lid, not those crappy foil containers. Nice patio dining as well as indoor seating.
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Wow! Terrific salmon, with lemon caper sauce at this restaurant. We went to try it because my friend was having a birthday party, and we wanted to have salmon. Well, it was delicious and we were sold right away! It was out of this world. So that's what we did. It was generously portioned and the sauce was a lovely companion with the salmon. I highly recommend it. It was enough for us to split and enjoy another pasta dish. We liked the atmosphere too, the outdoor area was very comfortable. They had heat lamps already for us, it was rustic but comfortable with nice chairs and tables which were a tiny bit low, but we're kind of tall. The service was excellent as well. Actually, we were at another restaurant up the street prior, we were going to try their salmon recipe but they weren't serving it. We also wanted to sit outside and they told us we couldn't :-/ Inside it was so noisy that we just left. My friend said let's go down the street so that's when we went to Hanks. Good move!
You go away hungry or crying about service then you have personal problems. This is a great family place to eat.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Ok food. Service was poor, but only because of no
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 3
Service: 2
I've driven/ walked by a dozen times and never gave it a second thought. On a whim we stopped in for dinner and found the food/ service/ ambiance to be wonderful. Great food, super friendly, beautiful patio. 5 out of 5, will be back. I fundamentally do not understand the bad reviews. It is a super great little gem of a family owned/ run neighborhood restaurant. Try the patio!
Local Italian restaurant that my dad loves. They treat him so nicely there. We had the lobster ravioli and it was so good.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Garlic Bread