Abruzzo's Italian Restaurant

Excellent Italian food, good service, one of a kind family place.
Had choice of regular menu or lunch buffett. Parking available.
My cousin took home box of frozen ravioli to cook herself!
Calamari ! Apatizers! and a bar.

Very friendly staff, huge menu. Grilled calamari salad was good but not special: a lot of romaine, few tomatoes, couple red onion rings, some green peppers, and just okay grilled calamari. Excellent bread. I think the way to go here is the pasta and Italian specialties like eggplant parmesan.

Melrose Park, being known for its authentic Italian restaurants, is a veritable treasure chest of top-notch family owned Italian eateries. A few go back generations as do their home cooked recipes. As such, no restaurant-hunting excursion would be complete without a stop to one of Melrose Park’s truly iconic Italian establishments. Abruzzo’s. I’ve been there often and it truly “never gets old”. My personal favorite is their weekday, M-F, lunch buffet. I’m 100% Italian and as a group we can be VERY picky when it comes to our food. That’s why I keep returning. I know REAL Italian food the moment I taste it. To sound cliched, it reminds me of Mom’s.
(WARNING: Don’t let Mom hear you say that.)
In the Italian/American culture there is no higher compliment. Don’t waste your time deciding.
Just Do It!

Wow....I can’t understand why I don’t come every other day to Abruzzo’s. The food is as good as it gets, and the service and ambiance to match! Rigatoni paired with the crumbled sausage and vodka sauce is the best in Chicago, wait, so is the lasagna. The house Chianti is perfect, not to mention the dinner salad with the house Italian dressing and a generous cup of crumbled blue cheese.