Piccolo Buco - Oak Brook, IL

Review summary

1. B

   Barbara

   Chicago

   3 reviews

   5.0

   3 reviews

   Dined 2 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   We had a great server who was very knowledgeable and personable.
   

   Is this helpful?

   Report
2. M

   Marielle

   VIP

   Chicago

   13 reviews

   4.0

   13 reviews

   Dined 3 days ago

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   Tried the pasta fagioli soup, has a little spicy kick due to the sausage, the arugula & Vin Santo Grape salad which has a nice a agrodolce twist with the sweetness of the grapes with the lemon vinaigrette and Gorgonzola. The fungo pizza is delicious. The server was wonderful! Overall, very good experience.
   

   Is this helpful?

   Report
3. S

   Shiv

   Chicago

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined 4 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Food was very great especially eggplant and yellow margarita pizze.
   

   Is this helpful?

   Report
4. A

   Alexandra

   Chicago

   12 reviews

   3.0

   12 reviews

   Dined 4 days ago

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 2
   4. Ambience 3

   After previous great experiences, I was excited to introduce my friend to the restaurant. Unfortunately, this experience did not live up to the self-created hype—from the service to the quality of food. It was a relatively busy Tuesday night before the holidays, but there were still open tables around the dining room. It was over five minutes before the server even acknowledged us, as he navigated around the dining room to the two tables (a two-top and six-top) beside us. Still, we were optimistic he'd turn things around and give us even a basic level of attention. He did not. Every part of the ordering process was painful, from getting our wine flights to ordering our dinner. The wine flights were ordered at the same time as the squash blossom appetizer but arrived after we were halfway done with the appetizer. The man who delivered them though was absolutely delightful—and possibly the highlight of the night—and we wished he was our server. Ordering dinner was even worse. We watched as our server came over to the tables right beside us and tended to them, then turned and went back to the kitchen without so much as a glance in our direction. Eventually, we were able to order and then were neglected again until we had finished most of our dinners. My friend got a box and perhaps the one redeeming moment in our interaction with this person was that he brought her a dressing on the side to go.   When it came to the food, the squash blossom was an appetizer I had multiple times before and was excited to share with my friend, but it much more thickly battered and less delicate than usual. I ordered the truffle pasta dish, which was okay, but the plate was extremely hot, likely from sitting under the heat lamp, and as a result, the sauce was a bit dried out. The worst thing about this experience was being really excited, based on past experiences; hyping it up to my friend; and leaving wholly disappointed.
   

   1 person found this helpful

   Report
5. R

   Rita

   Indiana

   2 reviews

   5.0

   2 reviews

   Dined 5 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   The chopped salad was fabulous and my husband loved his pasta!
   

   Is this helpful?

   Report
6. G

   Georgia

   VIP

   Chicago

   31 reviews

   5.0

   31 reviews

   Dined 5 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Service and food were both excellent! Will definitely return.
   

   Is this helpful?

   Report
7. M

   Michael

   VIP

   Chicago

   6 reviews

   3.0

   6 reviews

   Dined 5 days ago

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 2
   3. Service 1
   4. Ambience 4

   pizza was floppy and soggy. Pasta Fagioli was oily. No bread with the soup.
   

   Is this helpful?

   Report
8. B

   Bindu

   VIP

   St. Louis

   29 reviews

   5.0

   29 reviews

   Dined 5 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Ryan who took care of us was excellent, the food and service were just phenomenal as they always have been at any Coopers Hawk restaurant. We cannot wait to go back again.
   

   Is this helpful?

   Report
9. C

   Cathleen

   VIP

   Western NC

   4 reviews

   5.0

   4 reviews

   Dined 6 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   food was outstanding. Wait staff was very attenetive. First time for some people in our group and they loved it!
   

   Is this helpful?

   Report
10. T

    Touhama

    VIP

    Chicago

    5 reviews

    1.0

    5 reviews

    Dined 6 days ago

    1. Overall 1
    2. Food 1
    3. Service 2
    4. Ambience 3

    The food was terrible, service was bad. We as the whole group decided not to come again.
    

    Is this helpful?

    Report