Café BiondaOne of our Near South SideOne of our Near South Side favorites. Menu has all the Italian standards plus several Cafe Bionda specials that are excellent. Service has always been good and the quality of the food is excellent. Recommend Cafe Bionda if your looking for good authentic Italian dishes.6/10/2013 12:00:00 AMYummy Italian.Homemade Gnocchi Romano tastes like pillows of heaven with crumbled sausage, peas and mushrooms in a vodka cream sauce. I savored every single bite. Start with the grilled calamari. The fresh bread and marinara / parmesan dipping sauce were wonderful. Great service and nice dinner atmosphere.6/7/2013 12:00:00 AMFavorite Italian restaurantSuch a great restaurant! The specials menu is unbelievable!5/25/2013 12:00:00 AMNight outEnjoyed a nice evening with family and friends. Good food and makes a great Rob Roy. Had table ready, no wait.5/25/2013 12:00:00 AMAs always the food was amazingAs always the food was amazing and the food was slow to get to the table. The server was awful, just left us in the corner and didn't come by enough. Not sure what the problem was but I love the place and an off night will never stop me from having a meal at Cafe Bionda.5/24/2013 12:00:00 AMReally good food and friendlyReally good food and friendly atmospere. Great place for casual lunch or dinner as well as a business lunch.5/23/2013 12:00:00 AMGreat againTook a business associate to dinner at Bionda the other night. As always, great service, great atmosphere and great food. Always a pleasure to eat and enjoy a great time at Bionda's.5/21/2013 12:00:00 AMspecial occasionGreat food, excellent service. Your cup will never be empty even if you are drinking water.5/12/2013 12:00:00 AMAlways a pleasureI brought customers to Cafe Bionda before the last 2 'Hawks games. We had a great meal, wine & service. 2 people in our party ordered the stuffed pork chop special on the advice of our server. They were far from disappointed. Wish we didn't have to leave so fast.4/30/2013 12:00:00 AMExcellent food & service,Excellent food & service, as always. This was the first time I dined for lunch - but dependable experience every time. The food is always oustanding adn lunch was no exception.4/18/2013 12:00:00 AMEveryone enjoyed the bananaEveryone enjoyed the banana pepper appetizer and all the entrees. Large portion sizes for all but the Veal Brocciole, but it was excellent. Wine by the glass much more expensive than expected, so should have just bought a bottle. Chocalate lava cake great! Called a cab for us so no problem getting back downtown. Noise level low and although the TV was on for sports it was not a distraction at all. Would definitely go back.4/6/2013 12:00:00 AMfood is always great, serverfood is always great, server was exceptionally friendly, a place we frequent on numerous occassions with consistent great choices for dinner and specials. Truly relaxing, and if it were not for the cackling ladies enjoying "one too many" at the next table, would have been a delightful meal.3/22/2013 12:00:00 AMI read some of the reviewsI read some of the reviews before I went but I'm not sure what they're talking about. This was some of the best Italian food I've had in a long time.3/20/2013 12:00:00 AMOur only issue is if you takeOur only issue is if you take reservations, honor them. We had an 8:00pm reservation and made the mistake of arriving very hungry and waited 45 minutes for a table.3/15/2013 12:00:00 AMGreat Italian FoodFirst time here but won't be our last!! Excellent food, we were more than satisfied.3/14/2013 12:00:00 AMWho can argue with a warmWho can argue with a warm loaf of bread and dish maranara as soon as you're seated? That and a glass of wine made the time spent perusing the fairly substantial menu delightful. Our server couldn't have been more friendly, helpful, or knowledgeable. The food was very good; the desserts (canoli and gelatos) we fantastic.3/11/2013 12:00:00 AM