Victory Italian - River North

SOLID spot for a great dinner and enormous portions. The sauces are incredible, gralic bread is delicious and our server was incredible - super knowledgeable on the menu and great recommendations!

We were impressed with the food - especially for the price. Portions were large but the quality didn't suffer. The mussels starter would feed two no problem - those things were huge! Service was so-so but nothing too bad. Recommended if you're in Oakpark!

Avevo letto recensioni positive, soprattutto riguardo il fatto che facesse cucina italiana, ma nulla di più lontano. La presentazione ed i sapori sono americani. Abbiamo preso due piatti con pollo e c'è li hanno portati insieme ad una ciotola con della pasta (penne) condite con lo stesso sugo con cui si condisce la pizza, con origano ed aglio. Il servizio c'è stato, forse però erano un po' stanchi della giornata.

Una muy buena opción de restuarante italiano en Chicago. Muy buena atención. Albóndigas, ensalada, salmón y gravy de nanny todo delicioso.

Nous étions en extérieur, très bien car l’intérieur trop bruyant pour nous. Les plats sont très copieux, pensez à demander un doggybag. Le service était très bien. Si vous êtes sensibles aux épices demandez bien avant pour les plats que vous commandez ( nous nous sommes fait avoir avec le homard).

I have been wanting to try this place for a while now, as I saw it on someone’s TikTok post & they raved about how delicious the food was, & it looked AMAZINGGGG! I even shared the TikTok with my mom & told her we needed to go together. First off, me & a friend of mine came really close to closing time so the restaurant was practically empty aside from one other party of 2. When I walked in, I wasn’t really sure if it was a place you had to seat yourself because there was no host at the door (assuming due to preparation for closing the restaurant). I, however, didn’t have to wait too long to be greeted. I was informed that the kitchen would be closing in about 20 minutes so to make sure to get our orders in beforehand. No biggie, the girl was really kind & still felt pretty welcoming. We got seated fairly quickly as well, which was nice & helped us allot our order time. Our waiter Katie (I believe she is the manager but I’m not positive) & Ramona (she’s server in training) were really kind & super accommodating. I love that you can do a “build your own pasta” thing, but I REALLY wish it was displayed on the menu somewhere because it would have saved me some time figuring out what I wanted. Now, about the food. The complementary bread that they apparently serve each guest, was cold when we got it & I think it’s supposed to be served warm. It also was a bit on the “chewy” side. For my appetizer, I ordered the shrimp dejonghe. It wasn’t bad, it was nice & hot. It just had no breadcrumbs which is what I’m used to, & they drowned it in garlic butter. Like it was literally served in a bath of it. It probably could have used a lil less. The bread that came with it tasted a bit stale. For my entree, I did a gnocchi with Alfredo sauce, mushrooms, & grilled chicken breast. That also came out nice fresh & hot. However, something was missing from the flavor. I’m not sure what it is but it was pretty bland & didn’t seem to have much flavor even after I added some crushed red pepper flakes & I literally have never done that before in my life & I am an Alfredo fanatic so that’s saying a lot. Overall, I would absolutely give them another try one day & maybe I would just stick to what’s on the menu instead of trying to be creative. I didn’t even see an Alfredo option on the menu, so yea I won’t do that again lol.