Dinotto, North Road, Chicago
by Adrie Reinders on Jan.22, 2009, under Restaurants - 107 views
Dinotto, North Road, Chicago IL60614
The way to describe this evening was: “interesting”. A local Italian restaurant, looking very welcoming on the outside. You know in advance that most Italian restaurants have a similar service and interior, a bit “standardised” even but the food is almost always good and fresh.
This time, during my dinner, Gordon Ramsey’s “Hell’s Kitchen” cropped up in my mind. Nothing was right – the basket of bread that landed on our table was full of at least a day-old-bread, the soup which was meant to mushroom was vague in flavour to the extreme, the delicate grilled portabella mushrooms that were served, were doused in a undefinable liquid and were black and burned. When I sent them back to the kitchen, hardly touched – nobody came to check why.
My main course, a Veal Milanese which I usually love (and a dish that is very hard to get wrong) was boring, flavourless and the texture was all wrong. Even the biscotti that were served with the undrinkable coffee were old and soft.
On the walls they had some recommendations by Zagat dated 2006 and 2007 – so it may have just been a very bad day, or they had an inexperienced chef stand in for the real one…but for me it was hopeless and a place to avoid in future.
Interior/Comfort: 6
Service: 6
Food: 5
Price/Quality: 5
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January 23rd, 2009 on 5:29 pm
Dear Mr. Un-pronouncable name,
I live just down the street from this Dinotto you speak of. It is a very cozy place and I believe I was there the same night you were. My Server, Jesse, was amazing and I told him the experience is in the top ten of my life, dining wise. The grilled calamari tasted as if God himself was at the grill. My wife had the Pumkin Filled Ravioli special. Needless to say my eyes are now open to what life is really about. My entree just so happened to be the Veal Saltimbocca, and I have to tell you that if I owned a time machine and was able to go back in time to any point in history, I wouldn’t go back to meet Jesus, nor would I try and save Lincoln. I would not travel to the time the Dinosaurs ruled the land, nor would I speak with Napoleon on the Art of War. I would one-hundred percent go back to the first bite I took of that dish. One last thing I would like to say is that I have an easier time reading my three-year old son’s incoherent scribble he leaves for me on my walls than I would spend reading your Blog. Spell Check my friend, Spell Check. Thanks for your time.
Dr. Derrick Rose