DeMarco's Italian Ristorante 5N105 Illinois 53, Itasca, IL 60143

"I flew in from FL for my brother 40th birthday. The waitress Mary was exceptional and extraordinary in every way. This is one of the best Italian restaurants I have ever been to. My childhood friend had the cheese tortellini. It was the best dish I ever had in my whole life. My brother goes back for the baked clams as that is his all time favorite. They even sang happy birthday. It's a great feeling knowing that people still care. Thank you and God Bless!"

"When you go to a place, the food should always be the top billing and DeMarco's didn't disappoint. I got the tortellini sugo and my wife got gnocchi with shrimp in Alfredo sauce. The entrees came with soup or salad. We both got the creamy chicken with lemon and it was fantastic. The bread kept coming and it was fresh and hot. Our server was great. She was attentive, but not overbearing. I did give the atmosphere a lower score because there were two "sales bros" seated near us in the bar area who used profanity as a second (or probably first) language. This got worse and we were kind of glad to leave. If you get a seat in the dining room, make sure you take it! DeMarco's is with going to."

"I'm from NY and have had Italian food made by Nonnas in their home kitchen, and DeMarcos reminded me of that. Simple food done extremely well makes for a fantastic meal. Greeted with a smile, seated immediately and, because they had a large group coming in, they moved our table so we wouldn't get crowded. Small touch but very nice. Mario, our server, was smiling and happy and is an asset to the place. Made us feel like family. We shared the sausage and vongole al forno (baked clams) appetizer. Outstanding. The sausage was light and the sauce amazing. The clams were buttery and briny and Yum. I had Veal Parmigiano, and Mom had Chicken Francese. Both were to die for. Veal was tender, great sauce, and gooey mozzarella. Moms chicken was lemony and fork tender. Tiramisu for me, lemon sorbet for Mom and an espresso to top it off. Here's the Breakdown: Fantastic food with great service from Mario get +5,000 stars. Google only lets you give 5 stars -- Eat here -- you will not regret it. I will go back over and over."

"I was truly excited to try this restaurant. Friendly and quick service, but the food was not aligned with the 4.5* review. The bread was not fresh, garlic butter was a nice touch, baked clams were super tiny, sautéed spinach was over salted to the point of being inedible, and the pasta was not cooked al dente."

"One of MY top 5 dining experiences of ALL times. Small restaurant but well worth it. Delicious food. Excellent, fine dining service with great pacing. The BEST tiramisu of MY LIFE! Busy, but casual yet fine dining. So good!!"