Chicago’s classic Italian dining, celebrated for its deep-dish pizza.
Labriola Ristorante - Chicago delivers classic Italian dining at 535 N Michigan Ave. Guests note a busy yet spacious atmosphere with quick, courteous service and attentive hosts, including outdoor seating on busy nights. The menu features traditional Italian staples and notable deep-dish pizzas, with favorites like burrata & basil deep dish, crispy calamari, chicken parmesan, spaghetti with meatballs, and meatball appetizers with polenta.
535 N Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
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Legendary Chicago-style deep dish pizzas including classic and specialty options like the Danny Special.
Authentic pasta dishes including Chicken Parmesan, Spaghetti & Meatballs, and other traditional favorites.
House specialties like Toasted Ravioli, Zucchini Fritti, Crispy Calamari, and meatball appetizers.
Spacious dining room and outdoor seating with attentive service for lunch and dinner.
Accommodations for large parties and special occasions in our Chicago location.
Table reservations available to ensure your dining experience at our popular Michigan Avenue restaurant.
Overall rating
hemmy cho
Very busy but spacious enough for our large party. Quick and courteous service. Pizza was great! Classic deep 9/10 Burrata & Basil Deep Dish 9/10 Russo Deep Dish 8/10 (a little wet in the bottom) Crispy Calamari 9/10 Zucchini fritti 8/10
Coleton James
I’ve been to this location before and the food was pretty good. I came back to get the meatball appetizer that comes with polenta. The meatballs seemed really dry and overcooked. The polenta was still really good but a little plain. The Caesar salad was delicious! The homemade croutons were amazing. Overall service was ok. The bussers and food runners weren’t very friendly but my server was pretty attentive for the most part. Overall I would recommend coming here but maybe come during lunch or early dinner. I dined solo around 7:45/8pm and it seemed like the employees were ready to leave even tho they close at 9pm.
E Stover
Was visiting Chicago and was fortunate to discover Labriola. On our visit it was a busy Sunday night, but we were lucky enough to get an outside table with no wait. We started with the Toasted Ravoili appetizers which was an exciting combination of braised beef, cherry tomatoes and calabrina chili and I must say it was a delightful surprise. For our entrees we enjoyed Chicken Parmesan which was served with two generous portions of chicken breasts, spaghetti with freshly made marinara and topped with mozzarella. Having had this dish at several old school Italian restaurants I can say this was the best Chicken Parmesan I have had at any establishment. We also dined on the Spaghetti and Mama's Meatballs entree. This is a simple dish that I have enjoyed across the country. Their traditional take on this dish was authenticity wonderful with pasta, marinara and perfectly seasoned meatballs.
Courtney Smith
I’ve been looking forward to trying Labriola’s pizza ever since I saw a sign it was the best in Chicago. We called at 6:15pm for 7:15pm first available reservation, but was also told if we arrived soon there may be a high top table, no reservation needed. We ended up getting a table pretty quickly, before our reservation time, when I just asked for the first available. Thank you to the efficient host for seating us! We started out with the Zucchini Fritte and it was so good, highly recommended! When the pizza came out, our server Rogelio showed us how to cut it to get all the delicious cheese on our slices 🍕he is a great server which added to our nice date night dining experience ❤️ I came with my boyfriend from Arizona and asked him of the three pizza’s we’ve had, what was his favorite and he said Labriola❣️
Joe Gunawan
All in all, this is a pretty darn good classic Chicago Italian restaurant. We have a day off to explore Chicago and we wanted a quintessential Chicago Deep Dish Pizza and Labriola delivers, taste wise. The Danny Special with its Sausage, mushrooms, onions, and green pepper is its take on the supreme pizza on deep dish and it has a nice balance of the fluffy full body deep dish with a nice crispiness over the top. Of the crust. It's fulfilling, that's for sure. The fillet slider is not too bad, but is largely forgettable. I think it can use a bit more flavor with the fillet itself, if anything. A bit more seasoning could help. The garlic knot is surprising because the dough is pretty darn flaky, not doughy. I thought it'd be more like a pretzel or sourdough variety, so it was interesting. It can use a bit more kick on the garlic, however. Overall, the service, decor and ambience are great.
