Best Restaurants for Anniversaries in Little Italy / University Village

Really good food, lovely atmosphere and staff! Our server was Mario and he was helpful and kind! We will definitely come back and recommend!

Great food. Better service! Thoroughly enjoyed the entire experience

The ambiance and service was excellent. The food was mouth watering. Everything was delicious from the bread to the entrees.

Was very excited to try this spot! We got the Wagyu steakhouse set (honestly for the price it wasn’t worth it, it was very tasty but I could’ve easily eaten it by myself and not shared with my date (Im 29F)) thankfully we ordered a lot of things to be able to try the menu! Oysters were FANTASTIC very fresh & tasty. I’d pass on the egg soufflé really just a soft scramble, fairly basic but a large servicing (could be a good breakfast as a lil steak & eggs ensemble). They had a special for valentines which was a sweet potato hash with pork belly which was delightful but a fairly small serving. Drinks were good, I got a basic gin martini but it was made to perfection, my date got the ‘perilla in Oaxaca’ it was tasty but a bit sweet for our liking. The dishes that stole the show… Korean fried chicken.. cooked to absolute perfection! Not too greasy, amazing crunch & the soy garlic glaze was phenomenal (huge serving too) & lastly the kimchi fried rice was divine. The blue cheese leveled up the dish exceptionally well. I 11/10 recommend those dishes if you’re going! We left comfortably full with leftovers.

What a treat to rediscover RL after moving from Chicago a few years ago! On a bitter cold and snowy day, we decided on a last minute late lunch and had a marvelous meal. Our server, Amanda was outstanding, personable and enthusiastically answered my husband's questions about the walleye, which he throughly enjoyed. It was light and flavorful and deemed as good as (though he meant better) than the shore lunches he had while fishing in Canada. I enjoyed the off the menu special crab cake that was sumptuous and delicious to the last bite....better than the ordinary restaurant fare. Though we usually like to read the dessert menu and then pass so we can smugly congratulate ourselves on our willpower, we gave in this day when Amanda told us about the peanut butter cheesecake-like texture presented as a small cake shape and drizzled with chocolate. Boy if there was ever a time to deviate from our cautious approach to desserts, this was it! This was how do they describe it, "smack your mama good?" That was it. So good we talked about it on our way back home to Michigan...the entire visit this time renewed our love for Chicago and the little moments like this that mean so much. A great way to spend some time during a classic urban winter snow storm. Thank you Amanda and the talented RL chef!