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| Cuisine | ITALIAN, STEAK & CHOPS | ||
| Hours | Mon-Thurs 11am-11pm; Fri-Sat 11am-midnight | ||
| Address | 500 N. Franklin St | ||
| Location | At Illinois St, River North | ||
| Transportation | Subway/El: Brown Line to Merchandise Mart | ||
| Reservations | Reservations recommended | ||
| Phone | 312/527-3718 | ||
| Web site | www.geneandgeorgetti.com | ||
| Prices | Main courses $11-$24 lunch, $24-$45 dinner | ||
| Credit Cards | AE, DC, MC, V | ||
Frommer's Review
A classic vestige of old Chicago, Gene & Georgetti is a family-run steakhouse that's been serving up steak and Italian fare in a wood-frame house in the shadow of the El since 1941. The restaurant is dark and clubby, and the (exclusively male) waiters seem to have worked here for decades -- and they no doubt have been serving some of the same patrons all that time. Gene & Georgetti has a popular following, so expect to wait in the bar area during prime dining hours. Although the place is best known for steaks, classic Italian-American specialties are also an essential part of the menu (mostaccioli, veal parmigiana, and the like). This is not the kind of place you come to make the scene, but fans of old-time restaurants will find plenty of local character -- some of the regulars have been coming here for half a century.
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Frommer's Chicago 2010
Author: Elizabeth Canning Blackwell |
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