Club Lucky - Chicago
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    • Description:

    • Club Lucky seems to have been carved from a local 1950s-era corner tavern with an Italian mamma cooking up family recipes in the back. The Naugahyde banquettes, Formica-topped bar and tables, and Captain Video ceiling fixtures give the place a fun retro flair. The scene here changes throughout the evening: Young families gradually give way to stylish couples posing with glasses of the restaurant's signature martinis (be prepared to wait on weekends).

      You might or might not take to the scene, but the food does not disappoint. Prices overall are moderate, especially considering the generous family-style portions. The large calamari appetizer -- "for two," the menu says -- will almost certainly keep you in leftover land for a day or two. The menu offers real Italian home-style cooking such as pasta e fagioli (thick macaroni-and-bean soup -- really a kind of stew). Or try the rigatoni with veal meatballs, served with steamed escarole and melted slabs of mozzarella, or the spicy grilled boneless pork chops served with peppers and roasted potatoes. The lunch menu includes about a dozen Italian sandwiches, such as scrambled eggs and pesto, meatball, and Italian sausage.

    • © Frommer's 2013

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    User Reviews for Club Lucky

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      Get in early on Friday night...

    • Wanted local Italian food on my last visit to Chicago. This Wicker Park choice is a step back in time for decor but delicious fresh food. We shared five dishes, and our server was...

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      Editorial review from GrubHub

    • Great menu (same as the restaurant). Pasta cooked perfectly, arrived hot even though we live three miles away. Excellent roasted red peppers (hard to find elsewhere). Generous portion...

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    Awards:

    Frommer's
    Frommer's
    •  Recommended 2010
    • Details

      • Contact:

      • visit website
      • tel: 773/227-2300
      • fax: +1 773 227 2236
      • send email

      • Address:

      • 1824 W. Wabansia Ave
      • 1 block north of North Ave., between Damen and Ashland aves
      • Chicago, IL 60622

      • Neighborhood:

        • Wicker Park & Bucktown

      • Payments:

      • amex mastercard visa discover diners

      • Hours:

      • Mon-Thurs 11:30am-11pm; Fri 11:30am-midnight; Sat 5pm-midnight; Sun 4-10pm; cocktail lounge later

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