Best Neighborhood Gem Restaurants in Brookfield

Had a wonderful Valentine’s Day 2025 dinner at Prasino. The snowy Chicago weather meant it wasn’t overly crowded, making for a cozy and intimate experience. The ambiance was excellent, and while the entrée selection was somewhat limited, every dish was flavorful and well-prepared. Service was attentive and professional. Highly recommend for a date night or a business dinner!

Ate at Lucca’s on a very busy Valentine’s Day evening. Although the entire restaurant was bustling we still thoroughly enjoyed our meal. We started with a manhattan cocktail and a pomegranate margarita which were fine. After drinks we ordered the bruschetta appetizer and found it to be delicious. The finely chopped tomatoes made it light and tasty. For entrees we ordered the chicken calabrese which was surprisingly spicy but anticipated a spicier entree as it does have calabrese peppers. We also ordered a pizza that was 1/2 gringo loco and calabrese. A combination of two of their specialty pizzas. I enjoyed the calabrese pizza more. Overall our waitress was great, and even though it was busy, we were happy with our service. Definitely would patronize again in the future.

Good and service were great! Had a drink afterwards in bar and listened to piano music. She was terrific!

We loved Coa! We’re so happy we were finally able to check it out. The restaurant was super cute, felt like we were on vacation. The service was excellent, between the hostesses, the waitress, the manager… everyone was super attentive and so nice! The ambience was great, again vacation. Now the food…. it was delicious! We ordered off of the hot and cold tapas menu, everything was so good! We had no room left, but we had to order the pastor tacos… so good! My husband and I are already planning our next dinner and I’m planning my next girls night out here so we can try the sangria!

Excellent food and service. Cool vibe. Only disappointed that I didn’t start going there sooner.