Osteria Via Stato

When I was in Chicago last month, after a long day, I just wanted to grab something quick and head back to my hotel room. So I found Osteria Via Stato nearby, and decided to order a pizza for takeout. The restaurant is located in the lobby of Embassy Suites and I walked in to the bar area and could see the restaurant was full and bustling on a weeknight. Good sign! The staff were very helpful as I looked over the menu. I asked what was popular and what they recommended. The host (friendly, patient, helpful) told me the sausage was made in-house and recommended the housemade fennel sausage pizza. I ordered that and included mushrooms (because you know, vegetables : )

It was a quick 15 minute wait. There is a convenient pick-up window around the corner if you're a hotel guest so that's where I went to pick up the pizza. And wow, it was really good. Lately, I'm really digging a thin pizza crust (not so heavy, not so carby), and this pizza really hit the spot. It was enough for one meal (with some veggies I brought with me) and I had enough saved to eat the next day. YUM. Delicious pizza. And honestly looking over the menu, I had a hard time deciding what to order, because the pasta looked great, too. In a city known for pizza, here is another great-tasting pizza place-but not just pizza, the rest of the menu looked great, too.

I went to Osteria Via Stato for a birthday celebration and had a very good experience. I thought the ambience was fun and romantic and the service was phenomenal. We brought a cake into the restaurant and they took it in back and sliced it for us and even chilled it in the fridge overnight for us to pick up the next day.

The food is good but nothing spectacular. You will not be disappointed with your meal by any means, and the price point is very fair for what you get, but it's not top tier Italian food. That said, this is a fantastic spot for a larger group meal without breaking the bank, but you can absolutely find better Italian restaurants elsewhere in the city.

A little italian gem!

My best friend and I came to dine here on a Friday night and the place was poppin! The ambiance is beautiful with a lively bar and dining room that feels like you are sitting inside of an authentic italian house. The service was timely, friendly, and very knowledgeable about the menu. We chose to our a la carte (as opposed to getting the full dinner experience). We started with the warm ciabatta & roasted garlic which was absolutely exquisite! The bread was so warm, fresh, and flakey and the roasted garlic in the olive oil was the perfect pairing. It's also a plus that they keep refilling your bread basket as much as you'd like.

For dinner we ordered the hand-rolled cavatelli and cacio e pepe pastas. Both were well-balanced and delicious. My only complaint was there was maybe 5 tiny pieces of sausage in the cavatelli which left me wanting more. But with the quality of this homemade cavatelli I wasn't too upset! For dessert we indulged in the homemade tiramisu. And can I just say it was tiramisuper! One of the best tiramisus I have ever had.

Osteria via Stato is a little Italian gem in River North that feels and tastes like the perfect lil italian getaway for a night out in Chicago!

I haven't been here in a while, so I decided to stop by since I really enjoyed the last dinner I had at Osteria. I ordered the roasted garlic and it came with hot bread for an appetizer. You can't beat hot bread. I also ordered the ceasar salad. My entree was the pene pasta with chicken. For dessert, I had the burnt caramel gelator which was fantastic. My server Antonio was excellent. Great dinner!

Went for a date with my bf and the portion sizes were great, the water was always filled and the service was sweet. It's connected to a hotel as well. Ambiance is very much great for a casual date spot and it has games playing on the tvs as well. I would go again! This is also a lettuce entertain you spot.

Classy Italian restaurant with chic ambience and interiors. The Parmesan garlic bread was a warm and delicious start to the meal, while the penne pasta was a standout dish. However, the Margherita pizza didn't quite meet expectations. Although the Parmesan bread arrived promptly, there was a notable wait for the pasta and pizza. Despite the slow service, the overall experience was good.

Fantastic place for a group dinner! Their events team is great to work with! All the candles make this a perfect romantic local, and do not get me started on the bread and garlic I literally could eat loads I am addicted!!!!

People let me tell you about this place right HERE! If you are looking for a good Italian place... STOP LOOKING YOU'VE FOUND IT! This place has everything and they know exactly what they're doing.

We walked in and were pleasantly greeted by the host and escorted to our table in the back. Not many people were there that day which was just fine with us. We were surrounded by such beautiful aesthetics - you can tell the building was historical and everything was chosen precisely to fit an old Italian vibe. It was warm and the barely any noise so you can hear your counterparts.

We came for our anniversary and our waiter exceeded our expectations of customer service. As you can tell, we ordered a bit of everything haha which we try to always to at places. We want to see what you have to offer in different ways and they did their thing with every dish ordered. Everything was yummy!!!

Probably one of the best Italian restaurants I've ever eaten at in Chicago! We have Francesca's in the burbs and they're always so good but in the city, this Italian restaurant had wonderful options including flavorful cooked perfectly al dente penne with tomato cream sauce and mozzarella, amazing Napoleon style very thin and crispy pizza (ended up getting two as we inhaled the first one), and the arugula salad with dried cherries and shaved parmesan was delicious.

This place served me the best pizza I've had in a long time! The food was truly delicious. The salad I ordered was refreshing, with cold, crisp lettuce that was absolutely perfect. And the pizza, with its thin crust made to perfection, was an absolute delight. The fire-grilled pizza really didn't disappoint!

I only wish they had this pizza joint in my hometown because I enjoyed it so much. The added bonus was its connection to my hotel, making it incredibly convenient. I opted to sit at the bar by myself, and the service was nothing short of spectacular. Everyone I encountered was incredibly friendly, and that's something I truly appreciated. Great food, service, and atmosphere:)