Caffè Pronto — Restaurant in Norwood Park Township

Wow, what an incredible place with fabulous service, great coffee and food, and awesome ambience. This place popped up on a random Google search for coffee near the airport. The reviews seemed good so we checked it out. We are from out of town and a good coffee place can be really hard to find. This place surpassed all of our expectations and then some- This is an 'authentic' Italian place with the décor, staff, and product to perfectly complement each other. Both the coffee and food were great. Our server Joanne was just incredible. She was courteous, friendly, attentive and brought everything out without any errors or delays. We also had a chance to chat with the owner and he was just wonderful to talk to. Did I mention that this place has awesome Gelato? Yeah! If you like good coffee and an awesome authentic chill ambience to have a great casual lunch or coffee with family or friends, this place is perfect. We will definitely be returning next time we...

Classic neighborhood Italian cafe (rather than coffee shop, so there's booze) though kinda ruined by two giant screen TVs, one pretty loud. There's 8-ish tables of various sizes and heights in two rooms (one with no TV, so that would make this bearable). I was there on a a Sunday morning and there were a couple of tables of middle aged Eastern European guys, including one cabbie. Decorated in Italian posters and sports memorabilia. Two outlets. Wi-fi with password you ask for, plus xfinity. Small menu of coffee and pastries, plus sandwiches and a few Italian appetizers. No breakfast items except pastries. Decent selection of bagged teas. Super-friendly and warm Slavic barristra/waitress: she raised the place from 3 to a weak 4 stars. [Update Jun 2025: Small patio outside, partly covered. Was there on a Sunday evening and there were a number of guys smoking which kinda ruined the experience. Had some mediocre...

If I could fall in love with a business, then this would be one of those places. It brought me back to my travels around Italy, the smaller villages.

I was a bit hesitant walking in, thinking, I’m an outsider and everyone is just going to stare me down, but no one batted an eye.

I was met with friendly banter and a great cappuccino. Now, if you are looking for a crafted coffee drink from a hip coffee shop, you are not going to get that here, and that’s ok. There is no attitude from some snotty barista, but you get a great cappuccino or espresso, made with love. They use Kimbo beans, just like you would find in Italy. And I had a pistachio cornetto along with it. Between that and listening to the neighborhood gentlemen chatting in Italian, I felt like I belonged.

So happy that we made the move to this neighborhood and we found...