Diners' Choice: Best Value restaurants in West Suburbs

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Updated June 05, 2025

Looking for the best value restaurants in West Suburbs? You’re in the right place. Each month, OpenTable analyzes nearly 2 million global diner reviews from the past four months. We sort the results by location and category to help you discover new favorite restaurants. It's a great partnership: you reserve, eat, and review. We listen...and deliver the results for all to benefit. Enjoy!

Waterleaf Restaurant - Glen Ellyn

4.8

4.8 (377)

$30 and under

Contemporary American

Glen Ellyn

About the restaurant

Welcome to our classroom! Waterleaf, located in College of DuPage’s Culinary & Hospitality Center, is a dining experience that offers real-life training to Culinary, Baking & Pastry Arts, and Hospitality students. Patrons will enjoy menus utilizing fresh regional and seasonal ingredients prepared by Culinary & Pastry students as well as attentive service from our student servers.
Limited seating is available at each event and reservations are required. Reservations may be made until an event is sold out. For parties of 6 or more, please call us directly at 630-942-2284.

Top review

darleneVIP

Dined on Jun 17, 2025

I love Waterleaf! One needs to know this is a student run operation so there is learning happening. I find it always so friendly and welcoming and just a wonderful place to have a very nice meal.

Taurasi

4.8

4.8 (759)

$31 to $50

Italian

Westmont

About the restaurant

Taurasi is a full bar casual sophisticated dining establishment serving traditional and modern Italian cuisine and steaks paired with fine wines.
At Taurasi almost everything is made at the moment and almost everything is made in house including noodles, dressings, sauces and desserts. Simple!
Taurasi is one of the few restaurants in the area operated by a second level certified wine Sommelier.

Top review

BARRYVIP

Dined 7 days ago

The Rigatoni Da Vinci was incredible. Our waitress was attentive and sweet.

Jonny Cab's

4.9

4.9 (287)

$50 and over

American

Burr Ridge

About the restaurant

Jonny Cab’s is a VIP dinner experience in a premiere, modern setting. With live entertainment 5 nights a week, we strive to provide an environment where guests can unwind & enjoy the moment.

We were recently featured by Peter Wren for Hinsdale Magazine who wrote, "I think it's the sum of all these parts - the wine, the food, the friendly service, and all that great sound pouring forth from the stage - that's bound to win people over. As my wife said, 'I don't think there's any place like this in Chicago.' She's right, but thanks to this plucky group of wine-lovers and entertainers, there's now one sitting right in the heart of Burr Ridge."

Our delicious menu by Executive Chef Jeff Stahulak is a modern take on the traditional American supper club. As one diner recently put it, "we expected good music in a vegas-like atmosphere, but the food is your secret weapon."

Come see what all the buzz is about & join the party!

Top review

Michael

Dined on Jun 27, 2025

Great food, great service, and great live music! Our group of four really enjoyed our evening there.

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Experience

Premium Seating – Best View in the House

Marco's Kitchen

5.0

5 (472)

$31 to $50

Modern European

La Grange

About the restaurant

Welcome to Marco's Kitchen, awarded the 2024 DiRona-Distinguished Restaurant of North America. Located in the heart of beautiful downtown La Grange. Travel back in time when dining out was a special occasion of delicious cuisine, unique libations, refined service, and wonderful company. Our intimate dining room offers crisp white linen, fresh flowers, rich colors, and warm lighting. Our ever-changing menu is a celebration of cuisine and beverages from many different parts of the world and is based on the travels of Chef Marco Conte. Our list of signature cocktails and mouth-watering desserts are all designed to tease and tantalize your palate.
Our goal is to create a dining room experience that is comfortable, elegant, and unique.

Please take note of our table time limits:
Parties of 1-2 Guests: 2 Hours / Parties of 3-4 Guests: 2.5 Hours / Parties of 5 or more: 3 Hours

Top review

PatVIP

Dined 7 days ago

Great dinner Great night food delicious We will be back Thank you for a wonderful experience

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Experience

Anniversary Drag Brunch

Experience

All the Divas Drag Brunch

Basils Dining

4.8

4.8 (1985)

$31 to $50

Greek

Aurora

About the restaurant

One of the Top Ten Restaurants in Illinois is closer than you think here at Basils! We offer exceptional lamb, steaks, seafood, and incredible rotating Chef's features. With an ever changing selection of 12 of the best beers on tap, an extensive wine list, and seasonal specialty cocktails there is sure to be something for everyone on the menu. To enhance the food and drinks, Basils holds the highest standards for service and customer satisfaction. Welcome Home.

Top review

Cynthia

Dined 6 days ago

Will definitely be going back here. Excellent food and great service.

Ruscello - Nordstrom Oakbrook Center

4.9

4.9 (342)

$30 and under

Italian

Oak Brook

About the restaurant

Enjoy a delightful dining experience at Nordstrom restaurants, where you can savor chef inspired dishes, using locally sourced and sustainable ingredients. Come and try our signature handcrafted soups, entrees and desserts and pair it with a Nordstrom crafted cocktail, wine or beer. Call (630) 218-2410 to place your order or get delivery via DoorDash or Uber Eats. Thank You.

Top review

DonnaVIP

Dined on Jun 21, 2025

Waiters are always great and the salads we had were perfect!

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Experience

Wine Wednesdays

Experience

Happy Hour at the Ruscello!

Riganato Old World Grille

4.8

4.8 (1112)

$30 and under

Italian

Geneva

About the restaurant

A Mediterranean style restaurant focusing on Italian and Greek cuisine in a cozy, old world setting.
Our ingredients are all fresh, locally sourced, and organic when available. They are traditionally prepared, producing classic old world flavors. It's old country tradition with modern culinary twist!

Top review

LarryVIP

Dined 4 days ago

Put this restaurant on your list to visit. Family owned and offers some of the greatest food in the area. People that come for the first time always come back The menu offers something for everyone to eat. Give it a try you will not be disappointed

Altiro Latin Fusion - Wheaton

4.9

4.9 (193)

$31 to $50

Latin / Spanish

Wheaton

About the restaurant

A family owned restaurant with locations throughout Northern Illinois, offering a tapas-style inspired latin fusion cuisine of classic dishes with infused new flavors from Spain, Mexico, and South America.

The menu is designed to share, our dishes are presented in a tapa-style. Pair your meal with our house sangria, craft cocktails, or our local beers.

Our dishes are presented in a tapa-style way, inspired by Spain's tapas which are small Spanish savory dishes!
All of our ingredients are bought locally.
All meat is free of hormones.
All poultry comes from grass-fed animals
All of our sweeteners are agave-based nectars.
All vegetables and fruits arrive fresh daily.

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MaryannVIP

Dined on May 14, 2025

Grapefruit margarita and salmon tacos weee amazing Our server Perla was so friendly

Positano Ristorante

4.8

4.8 (1529)

$30 and under

Italian

Oakbrook Terrace

About the restaurant

Family owned and operated since 2020, Positano Ristorante is the premier Italian restaurant in the western suburbs. We serve authentic Italian cuisine including homemade pastas, fresh seafood, chicken, veal, gluten free options and much more. Book a reservation today and come dine with us or order online or by the phone or website for easy pick-up or delivery.

Top review

KATHYVIP

Dined on Jun 25, 2025

The food is amazing always consistent every time I go beautiful atmosphere love this place

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Popular dish

Rigatoni alla Vodka

Villa Verone

4.9

4.9 (2518)

$30 and under

Italian

Geneva

About the restaurant

For a taste of old Italy, head to Villa Verone Ristorante Italiano, housed in an 1849 historic stone home in downtown Geneva. For over 27 years, Villa Verone has embraced the values of authentic southern Italian cooking and an Italian family. Come and enjoy a delicious meal, great atmosphere and fabulous service. Celebrate your next special event with us. Private rooms available.

Top review

Dave

Dined on Jun 24, 2025

Have dined here numerous times throughout the year and we keep going back because it is consistently excellent food. Service is also excellent. Very attentive waiters and servers. With hot and humid weather, our water glasses we always kept full with ice water.

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