Rocco has created a fantastic restaurant with a little bit of everything. Not in the mood for deep dish pizza? No problem, there are several pasta dishes to choose from. Not into pasta? How about a sandwich? Or there's thin crust....
For starters you can choose from crisp green salads, with deep green lettuce not the watery iceburg stuff. Or a delicious Caprese salad, mozzerela, tomato and basil drizzeled with basalmic vinagrette. Doughy breadsticks or Spicy Hot Sticks (Rocco's special sauce twirled up in a breadstick) are a good option to get things started if you're not counting carbs. If you are then perhaps you should go with the chicken wings.
No authentic Chicago restaurant is complete without Old Style.
However for those whose beer tastes are a bit more refined or can't appreciate a good, cold Old Style, there are ample craft and import beers to choose from, as well as a list of wines.
For our tasting Rocco served a rosemary penne pasta, intense and flavorful. We sampled the Angry Samoan, Spin City (pictured above) and the Kitchen Sink. My favorite has always been the Spin City - a pizza packed with spinach, basil and garlic.
Like we had any room after salad, wings, pizza and pasta, Rocco brought out a sausage sandwich smothered in marinara sauce.
No meal is complete without dessert and Rocco generously served 3 different flavors of Eli's cheesecake. Another famous Chicago favorite.
Here's an album of higher quality pictures!
2707 E. Broadway
520.321.1860
Open everyday but Sunday 11:00am - 10:00pm
If you go in, mention that you read about his restaurant on Tastecasting and receive free beverages.
