Pizzeria Via Stato - Chicago

Osteria via stato is one of my favorite places to go when I’m in Chicago. Every meal I’ve had here has been top notch and last night was no different. I had a wonderful hand rolled pasta with fennel sausage, spinach and tomatoes. I added ciabatta bread for dipping and of course a glass or two of wine. Aldo was my server and he was delightful.

The thin crust pizza and hand rolled cavetelli are absolutely delicious. Our server (John) was fantastic!! Can’t wait to come back.

Our waitress wasn’t up to par , perhaps to many tables to service , since we were sitting outside the noise level was high.

A bit disappointed! First, we love coming to Lettuce Entertain You restaurants as they always have top tier staff and food so we wanted to try this place for the first time. I had made a reservation for the patio specifically and as soon as we arrived the host said sorry there was no patio space.. was a nice evening outside so was bummed to sit inside. After about 5 minutes he sat us at a table in the bar area up against a wall/bussing and register area. It took almost 10 minutes to get water and then another 5 for a “temporary” waitress to come over, which is how she introduced herself. We ordered a glass of wine and got bread. Eventually our “real” waitress came over and asked if we wanted food so we ordered a pizza and a pasta. Pizza came out first and then when the pasta came the food runner literally threw the plate on the table and walked away. Did not get checked on until we were ready to leave. Food left a lot to be desired. What’s upsetting is the table next to us got a waiter that explained the entire menu, offered great suggestions, and was super friendly and welcoming. Call it bad luck, bad timing, who knows, but did not leave us wanting to come back again!

Love this place. It's one of our favorite regular spots for good Italian food. Can't recommend highly enough!