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Gioco Frommer's Highly Recommended

Cuisine Italian
Hours Mon-Fri 11:30am-2pm; Mon-Thurs 5-10pm; Fri-Sat 5pm-midnight; Sun 9am-2pm and 5-10pm
Address 1312 S. Wabash St
Location At 13th St, The Loop
Transportation Subway/El: Red Line to Roosevelt
Reservations Reservations recommended on weekend evenings
Phone 312/939-3870
Web site www.gioco-chicago.com
Prices Main courses $13-$22 lunch, $15-$36 dinner
Credit Cards AE, DC, MC, V

Frommer's Review

The South Loop was officially gentrified with the opening of this funky Italian restaurant. The cozy, convivial ambience -- with exposed brick, mahogany accents, an open kitchen, stacks of wine bottles, and hip music -- is par for the course in other restaurant-rich neighborhoods, but it's a welcome oasis of good food in this area. While Gioco's nouveau Italian dishes include a few standard appetizers (such as fried calamari), you'll also find some creative new options: octopus carpaccio, steamed mussels with white wine, and truffle-scented scallops with white polenta and wild mushroom sauce. The fine selection of pastas includes ricotta and spinach tortelloni and pappardelle with braised wild boar. Seafood shows up in various preparations, along with heartier dishes such as filet of beef in Barolo wine sauce, or the massive Bistecca all Fiorentina, a porterhouse steak served in a portion for two. Even if you're loath to order tiramisu for the umpteenth time, try this heavenly version -- light as air and easy on the rum. The lunch menu also has a few panini and pizza selections.

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