Best Casual Restaurants in New Lenox

This was our first visit to Francesca Fortunato, although our family is very familiar with the Mia Francesca brand. Before relocating to the East Coast, we lived in Chicago's West Loop, walking distance to the Mia Francesca West Loop location. We were frequent diners and hosted several events in the private dining space: wedding anniversary, college graduation, law school graduation celebrations and ladies' luncheons. We recently hosted our dad's memorial luncheon at Francesca's Vicinato in Tinley Park. Francesca's Fortunato lived up to Mia Francesca's exquisite brand. The restaurant is located in a lovely section of Frankfort, and was beautifully decorated for the holidays. The staff was attentive, friendly, and the food was delicious. We had a lovely holiday dinner and are grateful that we "tried something new" for the holidays. Highly recommend this neighborhood gem.

Kathy is the best waiter in the business! The owner, Joe, has assembled an amazing staff that makes you feel part of the family. We were lucky enough to eat in the wine cellar for Christmas Eve, and it was so quaint and cozy. The food is always immaculate as they have a chef that curates the menu and sources local ingredients. Just the best spot!

Tasting room experience was great as always. Jeremiah was excellent as a server. My only negative is how customers waiting in line for gift cards were soooooo negative and complaining. People it’s the day before Christmas Eve!….your poor planning is not the fault of the employees!!! The employees of CH handle it with grace. They’re customer-oriented and patient!!!!

We planned a last minute Christmas dinner with friends and had the best time at Frankie’s. Everything was perfect from the delicious appetizers and entrees, excellent service from Don, and great cocktails. We had the booth in the corner which was perfect for us since we wanted to spend time catching up with friends and didn’t have to worry about the noise level. We also loved that we weren’t rushed through our meal. It was the perfect evening and Frankie’s is now one of our favorites that will remain in rotation for us.

The food was great. The service was great. It was a perfect evening.