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RIVER NORTH — A new Italian restaurant, Torchio, is focused on bringing fresh, house-made pasta and authentic Italian food to River North.
Torchio Pasta Bar opens May 16 at 738 N. Wells St. The Italian restaurant will serve up lunch and dinner with a focus on pasta that’s made in-house every day with seasonal ingredients. Diners will even be able to sit at a station where they can watch as pasta is made.
The 1,800-square-foot restaurant will seat up to 51 people, and the pasta-making station will have room for six to watch. A dog-friendly sidewalk patio will be open in warmer months with seating for another 16 people.
Credit: Kevin Osterhourt/ProvidedThe menu will vary with seasonal ingredients, but customers can expect to see dishes like spring vegetable fettuccine made with asparagus, peas, zucchini and lemon squash; Giovanna’s Bolognese, based on an Italian “nonna’s” recipe; and spaghetti with “clam soup” with baby clams, according to a news release.
The restaurant will also offer bar snacks and small plates, including crostini, salami platters, and beef and veal meatballs. Desserts will include gelato, house-made biscotti and olive oil cake.
Torchio will also have a wine menu, specialty cocktails and Limoncello and Aperol spritzes. Local and Italian craft beers will be available as well.
Torchio will serve lunch 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday and dinner 5-9 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday and 5-10 p.m. Friday-Saturday.
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