After recommendations from multiple friends I had to try Rose Angelis (http://roseangelis.com/home.html). At 1314 W. Wrightwood, this converted house/restaurant seemingly been pleasing Lincoln Park locals since 1992 and has an award on the wall for pretty much every year since then. This Friday I had multiple pallets to cover from my rather picky roommate to a friend of mine made popular by his affinity for eating off his own body. I figured that Italian was the best way to cover all of my bases.
Logistics
The place is literally a converted house (we got sat in what I can only assume was a living room), so if you start looking for it and find yourself in a residential area, don't worry. Also, they don't take reservations for party of less than 8, but the wait didn't seem so bad for the other patrons. The rooms are a little small too which proved to be a problem because of the noise level coming from our heavily inebriated table. However, it wasn't cramped at all and the service was excellent.
The Food
To start a few of us had some excellent salads and bruscetta while others were too busy talking about roosters on chianti bottles, but the real deal came with our entrees. I had the Manicotti of the day (salmon and alfredo), while my friends had the Lasagna (most popular menu item), Gnocchi with Prosciutto, Chicken Marsala, and the Ravioli of the day (some delicious walnut, cheese, and apple concoction). Every item was fantastic leaving little question to why it was so heavily recommended. Within minutes everyone had a small plate of everyone else's food. This was also a tribute to how large and filling the portions were. The only regret I have is going straight to the bars after and losing a variety of delicious potential leftovers. Also noteworthy is that most entrees were in the ballpark of $15.
Overall
From thick and rich sauces to a variety of pasta and chicken dishes that continued to top each other, Rose Angelis should be at the top of your "to eat" list. Combined with the prices and ambiance this place would be great to bring a date or a group of rowdy friends looking for some delicious food and wine (disclaimer: may be a little filling before a night of heavy drinking). I'm sure if Guy went here he'd make some comment about how it's money or that the sauce is what everything would taste like in flavortown, that is if he could get through the narrow hallways. All I'm trying to say is that when we left, multiple members of our dinner outing said that this was the best Italian restaurant they've ever been to. Bete'Avon.
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