This rustic Lincoln Park favorite features handmade Italian pastas, risottos and servers straight from Milan. Authentic and conservatively portioned Bolognese items like fritto misto, tortellini with sage and butter and osso bucco slow-stewed in cognac, white wine and vegetables for eight hours are all standouts. Fashion photos hang on the walls and panna cotta with caramel sauce awaits for...
A classic in the making, Merlo is as authentic an Italian restaurant as you will find around here. The menu features cucina Bolognese, and when it comes to food, and the pleasures of the table, no one does it better than the Bolognese. Raw-sliced artichoke salad with champignon mushrooms, celery and Parmigiano-Reggiano to start is precise in both presentation and straightforward in flavor. Two...
Upscale Italian attracts a sophisticated crowd to this roomy Lincoln Park spot.:
The Scene
Candlelight softens the yellow-gold walls of Merlo's spacious, open dining room, which is decorated with a hodgepodge of rustic figurines, wreaths, and mounted fashion photos.... Pros + good italian Cons - louda bit pricey for the neighborhood