Best Casual Restaurants in Elmwood Park

I had visited Rustico's original location on Lake Street in Oak Park when it first opened. I was not impressed. My family and I checked out the Oak Park Avenue location last night and I was in for a very pleasant surprise. This is a completely different, wonderful restaurant! All of our dishes were top notch and the service was very attentive. Also, it was completely full of diners. Obviously, my neighbors have been on to a great thing before I was. I'll definitely be back. Thanks for a lovely evening, Rustico!

I was looking forward to the squash ravioli, but unfortunately it was so sweet it should have been a dessert. I also didn't care for the cubed pieces of squash in the sauce, but that's a personal preference. The steak tartar was more veg than steak, which I found weird However, I still love this restaurant and will continue to go back as most everything on the menu is outstanding and they mix a good drink. I'll just avoid these two things in the future.

Tonight they had some type of Award ceremony so noise level inside was high

Loved being there to help Maya celebrate 17 years as a local restaurant. Good food and drinks. Raul and Josh were attentive. One of our group’s favorite local restaurants.

Casual, fun vibe with festive lighting and great photo ops. Nashville Chicken Sandwich was excellent! Huge sandwich. Portion size was small on guac/pimento cheese dip. Service excellent. Great location with lots to do!