Adalina

Great food with super attentive staff! We went for our anniversary and they celebrated with us. Our server was Nydia and she was incredible. She made great recommendations and was well informed about the menu selections. Definitely going to come back!

I went here for restaurant week and I enjoyed the experience. The service from all of the staff members was great and welcoming. Each course was perfectly timed and the drink was tasty and well-crafted. The food was delicious, but the star of the show for me was the beet salad, I loved every bit of that dish. My only critique was the ice cream sandwich. It was my least favorite and a little underwhelming compared to the other dishes and difficult to eat with the spoon that was given to us, but overall it was a nice lively aesthetically pleasing spot.

Fellow travelers, when in Chicago around Near North Side, please visit Adalina. A modern upscale place that combines traditional flavors with innovation presented in a warm romantic ambiance. The staff provided service that was welcoming, friendly, and accommodating. Service was terrific with recommendations on menu items and wine pairings. We went with the suggestion of sharing an entrée and a protein, and it was enough food for two. During our visit, we ordered the following items: - Gnocchi Fritto - Bread Service - 2022 San Felice Chianti Classico - Gnocchi della Nonna - Veal Chop Parmigiana All the items were presented beautifully and were delicious. We were celebrating a birthday, and for the special occasion, our server brought us a chocolate dessert. A very nice gesture from the team at Adalina. Adalina is a fantastic place to celebrate a special occasion, have a date, and visit when traveling.

We went here in 2023 and I’ve been dreaming about that Veal Parmigiana ever since! Well we got it again tonight! It was the wine sommelier Alex was awesome and helped us pick a great red from France!

This restaurant was a real joy to experience. The wait staff was phenomenal and each dish was perfectly cooked and seasoned. We ordered the meatball appetizer which was sweet and savory with the best blend of tender meats and herbs I’ve ever encountered. We then ordered a pasta to share and ordered the salmon and halibut. But again, cooked to perfection and seasoned in proportion to the fish. The food and dining experience was overall a must. If there was room for dessert after this, we would have ordered! Take a trip and try it out. We will be back to try more!

Our reservation was for 6:30pm on a Saturday to celebrate our 40th wedding anniversary. The first floor hostess greeted us by name and congratulated us on our anniversary as did the second floor hosts. Almost immediately after being seated the General Manager, Colin Hofer, stopped by our table to welcome us and chat for a few minutes. The ambiance of main dining room includes high ceilings with softly lit ceiling coves, chandeliers, wall sconces and stylized Art Deco features. From our table at the window, we sat on the outer edge of a pleasant buzz of conversations by neighboring diners. Our server/guide for the evening, Fatimah, was knowledgeable, attentive, inspired us to enjoy ourselves and treated us to an anniversary prosecco! She engaged us as we made our selections leading to a very memorable experience! For our appetizers we had the bread service, gnocco fritto and fried green tomato caprese. Each was fantastic and complimented one another! Our entrees were equally exceptional. I had roasted halibut with shellfish brodo, lemon aioli and charred fennel. My wife had the veal chop parmigiana with spicy tomato and crispy basil. Our son had the mezzi rigatoni with peperonata sauce, grana padano and peperoncini. All three were spectacular! Not to be forgotten!!! For a vegetable we ordered the roasted carrots with cashews in a caramel sauce. Wow!!! Desert was as special as the rest of the meal. Fatimah surprised us with an anniversary chocolate mousse tart which was delightful. The mango calamansi sorbet was like eating a soft frozen, amazingly sweet, mango!! The Adalina tiramisu has coffee, chocolate, Lady Finger crunch, amaretto gelato and a Bourbon sauce. This is one of the most intriguing items of the evening. Cutting into the tiramisu one can see and feel the spongy cake. Putting it in your mouth, everything just melts together. It's like there never was anything solid! The very last taste is a slight hint of the Bourbon sauce. We topped off our incredible three hour meal with a cappuccino and made our short walk back home! What an evening!!!! Reviewing the menu prior to our visit, we noticed the polenta with pistachio gremolata and mimolette cheese. Regrettably we forgot to order it...this time! During our meal we asked Fatimah if Chef Soo Ahn ever prepared Ossobuco as a special. A favorite entree from our wedding, this is a traditional Italian dish of veal shanks braised in broth, white wine, and vegetables. Our fingers are crossed that a certain squeaky wheel gets a call announcing an Ossobuco special!!! For these and numerous other reasons, we have to return soon!!!! We strongly recommend the dining experience at Adalina!!