RPM Italian
Venue Brief
Sleek River North Italian from the Lettuce restaurant group and the Rancics, busy every night with house-made pasta, truffle garlic bread and a lively happy-hour bar.
Venue Details
- Vibe
- UpbeatChic/LuxuryDate Night
- Age guide
- 25-45
- Dress code
- Smart Casual
- Cuisine
- Italian
- Demographic
- Young ProfessionalsCouplesCorporate ProfessionalsTourists
- Music genre
- Lounge/Chill House
- Price
- $$$$
- Open season
- Year-round
- Clientele
- LocalsAmerican
- Offerings
- Table ServicePrivate Dining
- Open times
- Mon 4 – 9:30 PMTue 4 – 9:30 PMWed 4 – 9:30 PMThu 4 – 9:30 PM BestFri 3 – 10:30 PM BusySat 3 – 10:30 PM BusySun 4 – 9 PM
- Vibe score
- 8.9 / 10
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About RPM Italian
The Lettuce restaurant group and Bill and Giuliana Rancic run this Illinois Street room as a big-night-out Italian: dark floors and tables, white leather chairs, rows of glowing disc pendants and a back bar stacked like a lit wine tower. Executive chef Bob Broskey's kitchen makes pasta daily, and the orders repeat across more than 9,000 reviews: Mama DePandi's bucatini, lobster ravioli, short rib bolognese, chicken parm, chicken Vesuvio, Brussels sprouts and the truffle garlic bread. The wine list leans Italian, with amaro and craft cocktails alongside and a sommelier on hand, and a weekday happy hour runs in the bar. Dinner starts at 4 PM from Sunday to Thursday and 3 PM on Friday and Saturday, closing at 9 or 9:30 on weeknights and 10:30 at weekends. Birthdays, groups and parents in town fill much of the room, so booking ahead is the norm. The rating holds at 4.7 from 9,022 Google reviews, with servers named in review after review.
