Classically prepared Italian food, superb (and affordable) wine list and elegant building make you feel at home, not outclassed. From tomato soup and pasta with simple sauces to fine veal and chicken with rosemary, cooking is fresh and service is warm.
Pennsylvania Dutch foods, sarsparilla, birch beer and old-time sodas, Lebanon bologna and deli meats, sandwiches, cheese selections, bulk items, old fashioned candies, locally baked breads. Outdoor seating only.
Hours: 1 p.m.-3 a.m. Mon.-Fri.; noon-3 a.m. Sat.-Sun.
The decor is pure Windy City, with photos of Al Capone, da Bears and other local luminaries, dog-eared menus from Chicago greats and pictures of Mrs. O'Leary's house (pyromaniac cow not visible), all haphazardly staple-gunned. It makes for an entertaining few minutes while your order is assemble …
Cafe Largo, a fixture since 1986, is aging beautifully. And while menu choices aren't vast, each one gets the same careful treatment: An included house salad is napped with a model Dijon vinaigrette, with a handful of house-roasted sweet peppers, a cube of roasted beet in a sweet-tangy Bagnol v …