So, 1st up - a restaurant review! My mom and my niecey-pie #1 headed in to the big city for a day of celebration... mom's 39th birthday. They had a lovely time taking the water taxi to Navy pier and walking thru Millennium Park. Then, they and Jennie met me at the riverwalk near my office. We decided to go to Trattoria Isabella. I had never been there before but saw it while I was walking home from the office the night before. There was a big outdoor seating area with a maroon colored fence and awning with cute white clothed tables. It reminded me of the look of a restaurant I had enjoyed in Italy. I was a little concerned since there wasn't anyone seated in the patio when I walked by the night before. That concern was for naught as we will find out later.
I have to say that we all enjoyed the restaurant immensely. We were seated right away since there were only 4 other diners in the patio at the time. There was a cute little 10 seat bar underneath the awning with about 5 or 6 folks sitting there. We didn't have much time due to a departing train that mom and niecey-pie #1 had to catch back home so we ordered main courses right away.
Jenni and niecey-pie #1 wanted to try the pizzas but the waiter told us that the pizza oven was still being built. Too bad. Time for plan B. Mom had the Involtini di Pollo. It was a chicken breast stuffed with goat cheese, spinach and sun-dried tomatoes. It came with a vodka sauce. Mom had been saying that she would need a doggie bag since she wasn't very hungry at all. So delicate, that one. Needless to say she finished it all.
I had the Risotto al Funghi. It was rich, creamy and beefy. Fantastic. The mushroom flavor really came through. Loved it.
Jenni had the Rigatoni al Filo di Fumo. It had pancetta, mozerella and basil in a tomato sauce. She loved it. Niecy-pie #1 had a spaghetti bolognese. It wasn't too bad but not great. For dessert mom had an espresso and we split 2 lemon sorbets. They were to die for. Creamy and not too sweet.
By the time we left the rest of the outdoor seating area was packed so it looks to be here to stay.
Total bill including tax and tip was $104 for 4 people. Drinks not included.
The Verdict - loved it! The food was great. The waitstaff excellent. We will definitely come back to try the other delicious sounding dishes on the menu.
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