Best Restaurants with a Happy Hour in Elmhurst

The food was amazing and the service was great! It did feel like we were at a Cooper's Hawk, though, and not an Italian restaurant. Another thing that was similar to a past Cooper's Hawk experience was that we had to wait 15 minutes with a reservation. The restaurant was fairly empty at 4:00 pm and the hostess told us they're just clearing our table when we checked in right at our reservation time, but we still had to wait 15 minutes to be seated. Not really a big deal, but it's not a pleasant experience when you had a time reserved and you're waiting fairly long to finally be seated. We had the Pasta Fagioli, which was fantastic, and the short rib papardelle and rigatoni alla vodka, both of which were soooo good and light. It didn't feel heavy like normal when eating pasta. The chocolate hazelnut cake and gelato trio was also delicious! Our server, Robert R., was friendly and helpful! He didn't rush us at all and was honest and knowledgeable. The restaurant is in the Oak Brook Mall area, so parking can be a challenge.

We hosted a brunch for ten. The food ordered ranged from eggs to pancaked and waffles to the honey chicken sandwich. Everyone thoroughly enjoyed their food. We were seated at the front on right side of restaurant at a round table. No one was crowded and we could all be heard when we talked. This area seemed like we had our own private room. Would definitely return and recommend.

Excellent food and live music just sets the right mood for a night out on the town.

Great experience! Celebrated a birthday and they met my special requests with a smile and extreme care. The staff went out of their way to accommodate me and the birthday boy! I would highly recommend this place for a great dinner and ambiance. Thank you, thank you for making the night perfect!

Overall everything is good. Good service. In the beginning it took awhile to get someone serve us. The both managers we were very helpful. And they should gives us automatic recipe for the live band from the restaurant on the website say if we eat the food we restaurant we will get it in.