THEY ASKED US TO LEAVE AFTER ONE HOUR BECAUSE THEY OVERBOOKED THEIR DINING ROOM. WE INVITED A GUEST AND WERE EMBARRASSED BY THEIR CONDUCT. WE ARE REPEAT CUSTOMERS AND WILL NEVER RETURN. WHILE THEY MAY NOT CARE, BUT WE WILL SPREAD THE WORD. Tom Wolf
BruceL
Our Veal Marsala was great. We both had the same thing. The portions were so large that we had a lot to take home, and we have enough for another dinner. We were celebrating my wife's Birthday and they provided a delicious Italian Lemon cake, ice cream with chocolate sauce. Most of all our server, Maria, was excellent. Her Birthday is today, the day after my wife's birthday. We will be back very soon!
Jon Paskiewicz
My entree (Hay and Straw) was delicious, but other things were problems. Without the chicken she added, my wife's Caesar salad was just lettuce on a plate. No cheese or croutons. My side salad was not drained well, so there was a lot of water in the bottom of the bowl. And we paid $16 for 4, yes 4 pieces of bruschetta. That was disappointing for sure.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 5
Excellent in every way ! Wonderful staff and service, great menu choices. We made dinners from the appetizer menu, lobster fritters and shrimp de john along with our favorite, the minestrone
Great simple traditional Italian Cuisine with good quality service and delicious dishes. Strongly recommended to anyone who is looking for not American chained Italian food . Two Thumbs Up
Magdaline V.
Wow, what delicious tavern style, cracker crust pizza! Haven't eaten pizza that good since I lived on the northwest side of Chicago. The restaurant is a throw back in time. The boothes are very small...when people were smaller, I guess. I was even impressed by the busser. He was running around non stop and did a great job. The place gives off a very good vibe and worth a visit.
Anthony S.
Tried this for the first time and it was fantastic. Reminds me of the "mom and pop" Italian restaurants back in NY. Love the loud noise, table clothes, and the vibe. Appreciate being able to enjoy my meal and not rushed to order and get out. Veal parm, grilled calamari, and the chicken limon were all outstanding! We'll certainly be going back!
Michael Movitz
We LOVE LOVE LOVE this place. The food is outstanding as is the service. It’s like a local restaurant with homemade food. Highly
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
MoeY
Great evening and great value with soup or salad including. Our main courses were awesome: Veal Marsala and Eggplant Parm. Only issue was the grilled calamari was a bit too chewy. It's sauce was wonderful We engaged in a conversation with a couple seated next to us. We became friends and are meeting for dinner in 3 weeks!
We love coming here any chance we get! The steamed mussels and baked spinach and cheese ravioli are our go-to and have never failed us. So glad I found this place a couple years ago!
We love Washington Gardens, food and service always good! Maria our server last night was excellent...attentive, sweet and hard working as was the wait staff! We enjoy dining there with friends and family.
Gabba
Everyone's food was very good; sausage pizza, sausage and peppers, and chicken Vesuvio. Salad was very skimpy and rather limp. Our server told us they no longer serve garlic bread so we asked if she could just bring a little more regular bread to the table, which never happened. Over all, it was a very good meal, with just a few misses. We'll be back. Happy holidays.
BrentR
We're 3 for 3. Always enjoy the food and the good service. Chicken parm and chicken Marsala are noteworthy, as is the spinach ravioli. Only suggestion is that even though the booths in the bar can technically seat 4, they're really better for 2. We'll definitely be back!
Andrew Lee Schmidt
Ordered a pizza with fresh basil and garlic for pickup. Staff was friendly and the pizza was the best I've had in a very long time, absolutely delicious.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Scornavacco Chicago Style Thin Crust Pizza
THEY ASKED US TO LEAVE AFTER ONE HOUR BECAUSE THEY OVERBOOKED THEIR DINING ROOM. WE INVITED A GUEST AND WERE EMBARRASSED BY THEIR CONDUCT. WE ARE REPEAT CUSTOMERS AND WILL NEVER RETURN. WHILE THEY MAY NOT CARE, BUT WE WILL SPREAD THE WORD. Tom Wolf
Our Veal Marsala was great. We both had the same thing. The portions were so large that we had a lot to take home, and we have enough for another dinner. We were celebrating my wife's Birthday and they provided a delicious Italian Lemon cake, ice cream with chocolate sauce. Most of all our server, Maria, was excellent. Her Birthday is today, the day after my wife's birthday. We will be back very soon!
My entree (Hay and Straw) was delicious, but other things were problems. Without the chicken she added, my wife's Caesar salad was just lettuce on a plate. No cheese or croutons. My side salad was not drained well, so there was a lot of water in the bottom of the bowl. And we paid $16 for 4, yes 4 pieces of bruschetta. That was disappointing for sure.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 5
Excellent in every way ! Wonderful staff and service, great menu choices. We made dinners from the appetizer menu, lobster fritters and shrimp de john along with our favorite, the minestrone
Great simple traditional Italian Cuisine with good quality service and delicious dishes. Strongly recommended to anyone who is looking for not American chained Italian food . Two Thumbs Up
Wow, what delicious tavern style, cracker crust pizza! Haven't eaten pizza that good since I lived on the northwest side of Chicago. The restaurant is a throw back in time. The boothes are very small...when people were smaller, I guess. I was even impressed by the busser. He was running around non stop and did a great job. The place gives off a very good vibe and worth a visit.
Tried this for the first time and it was fantastic. Reminds me of the "mom and pop" Italian restaurants back in NY. Love the loud noise, table clothes, and the vibe. Appreciate being able to enjoy my meal and not rushed to order and get out. Veal parm, grilled calamari, and the chicken limon were all outstanding! We'll certainly be going back!
We LOVE LOVE LOVE this place. The food is outstanding as is the service. It’s like a local restaurant with homemade food. Highly
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Great evening and great value with soup or salad including. Our main courses were awesome: Veal Marsala and Eggplant Parm. Only issue was the grilled calamari was a bit too chewy. It's sauce was wonderful We engaged in a conversation with a couple seated next to us. We became friends and are meeting for dinner in 3 weeks!
We love coming here any chance we get! The steamed mussels and baked spinach and cheese ravioli are our go-to and have never failed us. So glad I found this place a couple years ago!
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Chicken Parmigiano was awesome and big ?.
We love Washington Gardens, food and service always good! Maria our server last night was excellent...attentive, sweet and hard working as was the wait staff! We enjoy dining there with friends and family.
Everyone's food was very good; sausage pizza, sausage and peppers, and chicken Vesuvio. Salad was very skimpy and rather limp. Our server told us they no longer serve garlic bread so we asked if she could just bring a little more regular bread to the table, which never happened. Over all, it was a very good meal, with just a few misses. We'll be back. Happy holidays.
We're 3 for 3. Always enjoy the food and the good service. Chicken parm and chicken Marsala are noteworthy, as is the spinach ravioli. Only suggestion is that even though the booths in the bar can technically seat 4, they're really better for 2. We'll definitely be back!
Ordered a pizza with fresh basil and garlic for pickup. Staff was friendly and the pizza was the best I've had in a very long time, absolutely delicious.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Scornavacco Chicago Style Thin Crust Pizza