The Pasta Bowl - Lincoln Square
The Pasta Bowl - Lincoln Square — honest italian in North Center. Order the Pasta. You won't leave hungry. Lou Lou: "The pasta is always perfectly cooked and seasoned, I’m always happy to have leftovers" [$$]
What 522 diners keep saying
What 522 diners keep saying
verbatim, from Google
“Everything was amazing. I thought I was Tony Soprano, with how much I was in love with this food. The portions were crazy large even for the kids food. My new favorite spot I will be taking family when they come into town.”

“Delicious pasta. Cute, small restaurant. Very cozy. Cute bar.”

“Celebrated my birthday at this location Ordered chicken Cesar salad with cheese bread & Mariana dip. Cleared those plates 🤌🏼🍝 moved onto the main dish. Delicious as well, and then surprised me with a house cheesecake ! (so tasty)”

“Grace did a fabulous job! Super attentive and friendly. I recommend the conchiglie gorgonzola and farfalle pollo. It was our first time trying this restaurant and I look forward to coming back!”

“I truly enjoy this place! The food portions are always super filling, the servers are incredibly friendly, and the food is consistently delicious. Definitely try the calamari!”

“I love the pasta bowl! Stopped by here for an early dinner with friends after Apple Fest and was immediately seated. They have a dinner for 2 special that worked out perfect for us that got us a salad, 2 entrees, and a dessert for $60! It was so good! The pasta is always perfectly cooked and seasoned, I’m always happy to have leftovers!”

“I ended up getting the Rigatoni pasta & it was a 10/10. Plate was super full I had a lot left to take home. Also my server was rlly nice ended up giving me cheesecake on the house ☺️ definitely will be coming back when I visit Chicago again!!”
“Service was perfect. Food was delicious! It always held up well as delivery, but it's even better in person. Also had tons of leftovers (as always) aaand they have great cocktails with daily deals”
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