This home-style Italian concept looks like Little Italy with red-checked tablecloths, leather banquettes, a mahogany bar and faux "family" portraits.

The Arts and Crafts-style restaurant, which is located in a former warming house on a pond in Lincoln Park, has stellar views of the park, and the interior features a fireplace and all-season glass enclosed seating (glass doors open in the summer months).

Gino's East offers classic Chicago-style deep-dish pizza in a laid-back setting.