Little Village Downtown suggestions

If they ask you if you'd like garlic with your village bread, be aware that they charge $3 for a 25 cent bulb of garlic. Tell them to go light on the butter on the ribeye if you get that, if not it will be way too salty. If you'd like a baked potato with that ribeye be aware that the "slight upcharge" for that is $7, even though it lists that it comes with "your choice of potato".

Lastly, don't allow some douchebag waiter to insult your choice of wine (I had ordered Eberle) before suggesting his total shite choice that is more expensive.

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If you'd like a baked potato with that ribeye be aware that the "slight upcharge" for that is $7, even though it lists that it comes with "your choice of potato

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Lastly, don't allow some douchebag waiter to insult your choice of wine (I had ordered Eberle) before suggesting his total shite choice that is more expensive.

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Sounds like a nice little place.

Don't order the specials they tell you about unless you're prepared to pay $48 for them.

Both BR LVs get plenty of lunch biz, and Airline some night, despite serving the same fare that can be found in many BR eateries, and often better elsewhere, yet Stabiler's only joint worth the price gouging(Le Creole), sits fledgling anew and unknown to the masses..

Folks need visit LC, let's keep Chef Ryan Andre in BR, despite some of their original Mike's on the Avenue/Clara Peller "Where's The Beef" portioning.

Decent quality meets very well-chosen location. Folks banking on memories of Mrs Fanny Distefano's original, which is a BR Alltime Top 5er Restraurant.

Downtown has the bankers, lawyers, and politico crowds. Airline has the Industriplex, Highland, Airline biz owner and management crowd, plus soccer-moms doing lunch crowds.

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from the outside looking in (reading the usual comments about this place - and having never been to little village), I can't help but wonder how on earth this place stays open.

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The food is all very good and it is an upscale-feeling restaurant without upscale prices all around (although many items are overpriced). But the problem with this place is you have to know precisely what to order.

You can spend $150 just as easily as you can spend $50.

I only go for their Italian. We don't go out for steaks much.. I'm not a huge fan. Their Italian dishes are ~$15 so it's a good deal, but if you've never been and you order the specials not knowing the prices (and one of their overpriced glasses of house wine for $12), you can easily spend way too much.

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Overall, when we're in the mood for Italian, my girlfriend and I pick Gino's. The entree prices are about the same and we like them better at Gino's.

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Agreed. They're on BargainBee today.