Sorella by Giada

Reviews

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  Mario

  Sep 28, 2026
  5.0
  We had an amazing experience at Sorella! The staff was fantastic, with a special shout-out to our waiter, Jessica. She was incredibly friendly, attentive, and knowledgeable—not only about the menu, but also about the local area and the food. The menu was excellent, featuring locally sourced meats and a great selection of dishes. The pasta is made in-house, and you can really taste the difference. It was fresh, delicious, and honestly felt just like being in Italy. And the ricotta cookies were out of this world! They were absolutely incredible and the perfect way to finish the meal. Great food, amazing service, and a wonderful experience.
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  B

  Sep 26, 2026
  3.0
  We were greeted by friendly, smiling staff, and as we were shown to our table, our server gave us a nice introduction to the restaurant and the pasta-making station. The staff was friendly throughout the evening, and the service was excellent. The drinks were good, although ordering a beer was a bit frustrating. I first asked for a Peroni... when ordering my second I was told there was an issue with the tap. Our server suggested Yuengling, which I agreed to, only to come back and tell us that wasn’t available either. We eventually settled on a Stella. The food, unfortunately, was hit or miss. The bread appetizer was good, but the butter was way too lemony for our taste. That seemed to set the tone for the meal, because lemon showed up in several of the dishes. The Crab Arancini had too much lemon, my citrus salad was very lemon-forward, and the rainbow cauliflower was extremely bland. To which the server applogized and gave us a credit. My Chicken Parm was over-fried and too crunchy, although it was still okay. The Cannelloni was much too cheese-heavy and the filling of crab was to lemony. We added a lobster tail, which was cooked very well and was probably the highlight of the meal. For dessert, we tried the famous cookies. The lemon cookie was covered in an extremely sweet icing and maybe should have been drizzled on.. The warm chocolate cookie, however, was very good. Overall, the staff and service were excellent, but unfortunately, the food just didn't work for us. We grew up in Chicago with a certain style and taste for Italian food, and we’re just not fans of Giada’s California influence on Italian cuisine. The lighter, citrus-forward approach may appeal to some, but it wasn't what we were looking for. Three stars for us. Great people and excellent service, but the food missed the mark for our taste.
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  Heather Warthen

  Sep 23, 2026
  5.0
  We dined here this evening and really enjoyed our experience. Service was excellent - our server was very attentive and the manager stopped by a couple times to check in. We loved the Fritto Misto and Watermelon Caprese. The Tableside Chicken Parm was a nice touch. I enjoyed my Cannelloni pasta with crab - it’s super cheesy and plenty of crab throughout. Don’t skip the Cannoli Dip - great dessert to share. Loved the ambiance and we will definitely be back!
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  Windy City Steph

  Sep 19, 2026
  1.0
  As a longtime local and foodie, I was very excited to try this restaurant for my birthday. We even had a reservation made well in advance. What a disappointing experience. Chicago has amazing food. This was the worst food I’ve ever had in my entire existence in Illinois. We get there they are very confused about our reservation. There’s only two of us and we get seated in this waiting area, a tiny dirty booth next to the exit next by two drunk crackheads in T-shirts. The other 99% of the people are the actual dining room. You don’t see these pictures of these 2 dirty waiting booths because they’re so horrible They’re even not posted anywhere. I will update this review when I go back to take pictures. They told us that we weren’t basically good enough for the dining room however when I insisted on sitting in the dining room or leaving which I should’ve done- miraculously they had room. Zero bread offered - $20 drinks that were average at Best. I had a CUP of average bean soup $15. Nothing special. The only good experience was the waiter. I was looking so forward to the fantastic $45 salmon only to find out that it’s a nasty FARM raised product. The fact that they thought to put a person dressed to the nines stuffed away in a tiny dirty dark waiting booth in the bar is appalling. Take your money and go to Chicago where you can find a huge selection of WAY better restaurants. GIADA - Are you hurting that much that you can’t afford to even serve fresh bread like any other TRUE Italian restaurant??? SMH wow just wow what an underwhelming AWFUL place. I left hungry and went someplace else to eat. The people who gave five stars probably never ate anywhere decent in their life. Take your $200 And Go to Italian village downtown. This impostor Italian restaurant isn’t fooling anybody.
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  joel wehrenberg

  Sep 13, 2026
  2.0
  Guys night out with close family. Ordered a couple apps and drinks to start. Decent apps nothing great. Drinks were good. Two of us ordered steaks, one 6 oz and one 10oz. They came out and looked identical. I think they were both 6oz. We waited a few minutes for our waitress and no table touch. Decided to start in on the meal and explain later. Waitress didn’t check on us until we were almost completed with our meal, A good ten minutes. Lobster tail was missing and finally came with one bite of food left on our plates. Management did comp the tail. Good on them. Steaks were salty but good quality. Over all decent quality food all around. Service was bad at best. When you go out to a nice steak dinner at what’s supposed to be a higher end restaurant you expect everything to be top-notch. This was not that experience. Do better or this restaurant will not last.