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Avanti Caffé

4.1 (183 reviews)
InexpensiveItalian, Sandwiches
Closed • 8:00 am - 4:00 pm
Updated over 3 months ago

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Moderate noise
Casual
Dogs allowed
Good for groups

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Art J.

Well this is a step up from eating at Luke's sandwich shop across the street ambience Wise It's not a hole in the wall it's more bougie and trendy. The service was much more friendly although I paid a little more and also I ordered a little more for my lunch. My main order was the meat lasagna which came with salad and drink but I didn't care for the salad I wanted a soup of the day. It was either minestrone or pasta fagioli soup. I went for the pasta fagioli soup which was tomato based light minestrone but had beans. It was actually delicious. I then moved on and ordered since I had a craving for arancini. It was good too I ordered the meat base one versus the spinached one. We separate the marinara or the tomato based sauce which tasted fresh. And it wasn't heavy. Most homemade arancini it's almost like a meal and it's heavy because I already ordered lasagna but it was delicious and light as an extra appetizer. The meat lasagna was actually very delicious but she's tasted fresh the sauces taste the fresh it's like a step up from Sbarro's lasagna from the mall. It comes with a complimentary bread. I was surprised how big the portion of tiramisu is but I guess if you paid $5.95 for tiramisu and can eat large portion . When I'm in the mood for Italian American I'll come back here instead of Lukes. four out of five stars because of how they separated just like ordering a lot of food into two trays but now I know how large their portions are so I'll be okay with one

Espresso Macchiato and Americano
Tiffany L.

I really wanted coffee and Avanti Caffeé was on the way to the Sky Deck. The menu was pretty straightforward and simple. I order an espresso macchiato and my boyfriend got an Americano. The coffee was on the cheaper side, so you get your bang for your buck because it's the same quality as other coffee shops! It looks like this place is more known for their sandwiches/food, but since we already had lunch we didn't get the chance to try. However, all the other reviews seem to have great things to say about it!

Italian Bean Salad And Olive Salad
Steve A.

Got some lunch at this unassuming cafe in the Loop. It didn't look like it would be that good, but it was much better than it appeared though. Avanti is basically like a deli with lots of salads and sandwiches, along with sweets such as cookies. For the location it wasn't that busy honestly. The prices are pretty okay for the small portions of salads. At lunch I wasn't that hungry. It turned out this was a perfect kind of place. The portions of the salads were just enough, and made a pretty healthy meal too. It's $4.50 for the small portions. There's a variety of salads. I got a couple of the vegetarian choices. The Italian Bean Salad was kind of like a typical one. Lots of beans. Making it better though was the addition of the Italian dressing along with the artichokes and carrots. Better than it looked to be. The Olive Salad also had some carrots in this. Lots of olives. This would make a great smorgasbord for parties. Come try the many salads they have. It has something for almost any taste. There's meaty ones with chicken and there's a few okay for vegetarians.

Chicken & Mozzarella Tostino
Abigail O.

The cafe is nice. It has a nice ambiance for lunch. They menu has a big selection (I think) with a minute of warm and cold meals, salad, sides, desserts, etc. Customer service was friendly. She was patient as this was my first time here and recommended the chicken mix sandwich (warm for this nice cold day), I had a pistachio cannoli and a caramel macchiato. The meals came out pretty quickly. All was really good! I would recommend this place to a friend & its great for a working day lunch!

Diavolo Italian Sub (hot) on focaccia bread
Mike W.

So happy that this place survived during COVID! I haven't been back to the Loop in over a year because my office has been closed, but thankfully Avanti is still there! This is my go to place for lunch because they have such a great menu and I've liked everything I've tried. Salads, whole pizzas and pizza by the slice, great sandwiches, pasta, etc. If you're looking for a great non-chain spot for lunch in the Loop this is it!

Chai latte
Mildred O.

Needed a place to eat breakfast before our reserved time for Skydeck. Found Avanti among a sea of McDonalds & Starbucks. It is locally owned. Great place to grab a latte, smoothie, variety of pastries, or breakfast sandwiches. Their lunch offerings look really good. The items were also priced pretty well for the area. Good place for a quick breakfast or lunch!

Cute little place connected to my office building. The siciliano tostino is delicious and a good size for the price. I ordered online and it was ready within 10 mins

Grilled Panini?! Cheese not even melted!
Erika G.

No. I was craving a nice, crispy, buttery Panini sandwich. Maybe some salami, maybe a ham and cheese. Wanting to try a new place and wandered in here. Never. Again. I ordered the Ham & Cheese Tostino, anticipating melty cheese grilled goodness with delicious ham. First of all, on a bun?! No. A panini should be grilled BREAD. Probably Italian bread, packed with buttery goodness. Not this bready, thick BUN with a few char marks on it. And the cheese should actually be MELTED, not cold. And the ham was okay, but pretty standard deli sliced ham. Won't get fooled again.

6" Italian Beef w/ mozzarella & hot peppers. Peppers were crunchy and actually hot, beef was juicy & plentiful.
John S.

This is definitely a gem of a restaurant in the loop. I've been avoiding it because I thought it was a small place, but it has tons of menu items that are amazing. I got the italian beef the first time I came here, and I thought it was probably better than Lukes, Maxs & Al's Beef around the area. The hot giardiniera was actually surprisingly hot and left a good burn with the beef. I had the chicken parmesan sandwich next, and that was definitely worth it as well (would've liked more chicken though). I just had the meat lasagna, and this thing was the size of a newborn baby. It came out steaming and was very delicious, several people made comments of the amazing smell. I was able to finish it, but the crazy part was that they included bread and a salad to go with it. I had to give the salad away to a coworker since I was too stuffed. Bright side is that it looks like they use romaine lettuce w/ their salad, so that's pretty awesome. Pretty excited to try their other menu items.

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This is one of the best catering places we ordered from. The food is great and the service is excellent.

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5 months ago

I order for pickup. Whether dining in or picking up, the food was great! Focus was on time as they said, nor waiting. Staff was friendly.

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Great spot for a breakfast sandwich or lunch....highly recommend! The croissants are delish!

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Great service and food will be back more often for lunch, they have a lot of options and are vegetarian friendly.

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