QUALITY INGREDIENTS

We focus on homemade pasta, vegetable antipasti, salads, sandwiches, appetizers, and daily specials, all crafted with quality ingredients. Our menu includes modern and original interpretations of homemade pasta, seafood, chicken and other traditional dishes.

GREAT ATMOSPHERE

Our appetizers, salads, pastas and sandwiches are also worth a try at our cozy, yet casual restaurant. Made from only the freshest ingredients, you can definitely taste the difference of our dishes compared to other Italian restaurants

CATERING SERVICES

Can’t come to us? We offer large party deliveries to your home, office or to your favorite event venue in Chicago. Our catering team will work with you to create a custom food and beverage package perfect for any occasion.

SPECIAL OFFERS

Whole Wheat Spaghetti$14.99

Whole Wheat Spaghetti with your choice of sauce.

Tortellini di Carne$14.99

Fresh Tortellini filled with beef and served with your choice of sauce

Spaghetti pesto e pollo$14.99

Spaghetti with grilled chicken mixed veggies and basil purée pesto cream sauce

Spaghetti all pomodoro$11.99

Spaghetti pasta served with fresh tomato marinara basil and fresh mozzarella

Spaghetti all Polpette$14.99

Spaghetti and marinara with three giant meatballs and fresh Parmesan cheese

Rotini al Gusto$14.65

Rotini pasta and grilled chicken served with sun-dried and fresh tomatoes, with delicious cream sauce pecorino cheese, mushrooms and basil

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ABOUT PASTA AL GUSTO

For the freshest and delectable selection of pasta, salads, sandwiches and appetizers in Chicago, IL, there is only one place to visit and you can find out for yourself at Pasta Al Gusto Italian restaurant. We have a wide variety of homemade pasta, ranging from everyone's favorite to the speciality kinds. Our appetizers, salads, pasta and sandwiches are also worth a try at our cozy, yet casual restaurant. Made from only the freshest ingredients, you can definitely taste the difference in our dishes compared to other Italian restaurants. Find out for yourself by bringing your friends and family to dine here at Pasta Al Gusto!

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We welcome you to our restaurant, our home. Explore inside and discover the Pasta Al Gusto difference. Fresh family-style Italian restaurant & BYOB, traditional and our innovative homemade pasta dishes. That is what you can expect from Pasta Al Gusto Italian Restaurant. We specialize in homemade pasta using the freshest ingredients available. Our pasta is made to order with fresh homemade sauces and premium cheeses that keeps the critics raving. Pasta Al Gusto’s sauces are made from scratch six days a week.

Just steps from Music Box Theatre a visit to Chicago is not complete without a meal at Pasta Al Gusto Italian Restaurant. For lunch, dinner, business, or pleasure, Pasta Al Gusto Italian Restaurant has been serving traditional and our innovative Italian cuisine at the highest standards and in the warmest atmosphere. We look forward to serving you soon!

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Pasta Al Gusto

4.4

Poonam Arora

02:27 27 Apr 20

Was looking for a great Italian restaurant in Lakeview and happened to try pasta Al gusto. Wanted to celebrate a special occasion at home during the stay at home pandemic phase and the food from this restaurant just made it so special. The gnocchi in Al gusto sauce, the shell pasta in Alfredo sauce, spinach salad all was so delicious. Can't wait to eat at the restaurant when things open up again.

Damien B

20:41 02 Mar 20

I had an excellent at this place. We enjoyed the fantastic atmosphere and the meals. The staff members were super friendly. I’m glad we ultimately managed to visit this spot.

Deedi Plangton

01:55 27 Feb 20

I love their pasta. It's so great!! Also, their have really good service and atmosphere. Please try the chocolate mousse if you have a room for dessert 😋😋

Dani Fehr

00:43 27 Feb 20

Love this place. Great atmosphere, delicious food, wonderful staff. We enjoy this for a family outing, a date, or a summer evening on the patio. Pasta Al Gusto is a gem.

Larry Bossom

04:48 28 Dec 19

Nice staff and atmosphere but the food isn't anything to write home about. Portions are small, everything tastes fine but nothing stands out as being great. I don't think they make any of the pasta fresh, the texture and flavor seemed store bought to me. Prices are high, especially when all of the above is taken into consideration. I don't recommend ordering for delivery -- I've done it twice and each time I felt taken advantage of. When their staff and atmosphere are taken out of the equation the quality of the food does not justify the hefty prices.

D M

05:08 17 Dec 19

When you go here remember you can't eat the atmosphere! Nothing fancy but good Italian at very reasonable prices. Hard to find in trendy Southport corridor.

ellen maloney

02:34 02 Dec 19

Had a good meal here with friends. Service is ok. Funnily, we all agreed that we'd walked by it a million times and never saw it. I'd definitely go back. Make a reservation, it's tiny and busy. Oh! It's byob too so come packing.

aubrey iwanicki

08:19 24 Nov 19

The food was excellent as was the service. The lobster mac and cheese and the cannoli were to die for. I would highly recommend this place.

Max Perkel

04:33 22 Nov 19

Terrible service. Horrible calamari. Waitress never took our plates. Also automatically included the tip. Won't be going back

Mary Kovari

00:10 14 Oct 19

Best restaurant. Great food and you can bring your own alcohol with no cork fee. Lived it

Bryan Krzak

18:01 15 Sep 19

From Cleveland Ohio wanted to stop somewhere for lunch before the trip home wow this place was good and the service also highly recommend

Kate Gallagher

03:58 13 Sep 19

Waitress was super nice very attentive. Ordered a couple pasta dishes portions were big taste phenomenal! The cheesy bread was so cheesy and delicious. Meatballs are so good as well. Would recommend this place for anyone looking for awesome pasta! Will definitely be back.

alexandria brown

00:26 24 Aug 19

I ordered the Gnocchi with Gorgonzola cream sauce. It was decent, but was a bit too salty for my liking.

XxxLonely WolfxxX

05:33 01 Aug 19

I love it here! They have the best fettuccini Alfredo! I love ordering it with chicken! The food is always pleasing and is comforting. The prices were just like the ones at Olive Garden but the food was much better. Much appetizing! I will gladly come back! And recommend you do so! I’m picky with food so me actually enjoying it was surprising to me, but I love me some pasta! There’s also a tiny like museum I enjoy watching while going here, when you go to the bathroom you can see old pictures they used to put on the wall and a door they used to use and some old lettering sign. That says (states) “Pasta Al Gusto”. I might admit I don’t like the new photos or the fact that they are trying to sell burgers now but I love everything else otherwise :)

Joanne Machain

18:41 28 Jul 19

We absolutely love this place. In fact, I’m getting ready to go there now. For the ones who are leaving a bad review, good, that leaves more seats open.

Justin Newton

12:11 06 Jun 19

Been here twice and I don’t know if I missed something that everyone else experienced, but this place is average at best. Everything is made with boxed pasta and all of our dishes were way over salted. The prices are good, but you can probably make better pasta at home for a few bucks. There are sooooo many great places to eat on Southport, I would recommend you skip this one.

Alejandro Lopez

03:59 23 May 19

I ordered thru grubhub for delivery. I ordered the "Spaghetti Pesto e Pollo". So the order took very long to arrive, the food was a bit cold and the pasta was stuck together.....but with that being said, the pasta had a very good taste,it didnt have aton of oil like other places,it came with enough chicken pieces and vegetables and enough sauce that it was very delicious.. maybe next time I'll just dine in and really enjoy the meal directly from the stove.

Noelle Sercer

15:24 04 May 19

Absolutely delicious food. Friendly people. Ordered for pickup roundabouts close and was not disappointed with my pasta nor my cranberry goat cheese salad. The raspberry vinaigrette was so tasty I poured the entire container into the bowl! I will definitely be dining here again and this time I’ll come in and sit down ☺️👌

Douglas Krotz

02:07 08 Apr 19

So Wonderful. Food was terrific. Our waiter Danny was very fun and personable. You gotta eat here.

Charles Kay

00:58 17 Mar 19

Very good Italian restaurant. Been here 6 or 7 times. Never disappointed. Prices are reasonable. And it's BYOB which I prefer. Simple atmosphere and Simply good food 👌.

Brian Christ

19:22 12 Mar 19

This is a great neighborhood pasta place for a simple but delicious italian meal. The super casual atmosphere will make you feel at home. This place is right between the Mercury Theater and the Music Box Theater, so it's a great place for a quick bite before a movie or a show. But, don't expect anything fancy!

Neric Dominguez

22:23 29 Aug 18

Literally the best pasta you will ever eat

alissa r

03:59 28 Jul 18

I got the fettuccini alfredo with a side of pesto...it was DELICIOUS. Cheese bread appetizer is only 3 pieces and talked up.

Heydee Salazar

20:26 30 Jun 18

Food is always great n so is the service. Daniel the owner is a master chef. Prices r great. Byob

Joe Gregorio

00:31 24 Jun 18

BYOB is a plus. Good service and relatively quick. Decent price for what you get. The linguine pesto is solid

Eric Schrader

05:23 12 Jun 18

nice pasta selection. Nothing overly fancy but good home cooked feel.

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QUALITY INGREDIENTS

GREAT ATMOSPHERE

CATERING SERVICES

SPECIAL OFFERS

Whole Wheat Spaghetti$14.99

Tortellini di Carne$14.99

Spaghetti pesto e pollo$14.99

Spaghetti all pomodoro$11.99

Spaghetti all Polpette$14.99

Rotini al Gusto$14.65

ABOUT PASTA AL GUSTO

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It's Friday 3:04 PM — We're open

Latest Events

Introducing Private Dining by Pasta Al Gusto Italian Restaurant

Pasta Al Gusto Italian Catering in Chicago

Pasta Al Gusto Italian Restaurant Brunch Coming Soon

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