Where the Locals Eat Rating
Top 100 Restaurant, Chicago
"Tuxedo-clad hosts, strolling musicians, no-nonsense pours at the convivial bar–Sabatino's old-school Italian-American appeal is universal, as evidenced by the happy throngs."
– Chicago Reader
"Dimly lit with flowers on every table, this Italian-American restaurant has been the perfect date restaurant for about 25 years. ... Angelo Pagni, who owns the restaurant with his brother, Enzo, said Sabatino's is popular in the neighborhood for a lot of reasons, food and atmosphere chief among them. The dining room is set off from the good-sized bar, where the piano is a big draw on Friday and Saturday nights."
– Chicago Tribune
"When it comes to great value for a no-frills, good-quality steak, we like Sabatino's. The old-school Italian stalwart serves up a prime New York strip ... that's simply seasoned with salt and pepper and nearly always cooked perfectly to order."
– Time Out Chicago magazine
"Oysters Rockefeller at Sabatino's: You can count on an old-school place to have a deft hand with a paradigmatically old-school app, and Sabatino's does."
—Chicago Reader
Full bar. Serving lunch and dinner daily. Until late-night Wed, Fri–Sat.
How Others Rate Sabatino's Restaurant
Zagat 2009
22 Food Rating (Very Good to Excellent)