Tony Spavone’s

Chose this restaurant solely on location as it was a halfway point for meeting a friend. As many other reviews have stated, the atmosphere is dated and boring, and the lighting is too bright and glaring. We were seated right away for our 6:45 reservation and greeted promptly by our waitress, Nicole, who took our drink order, a bottle of wine that was on their list. She came back and said they «don’t carry» that wine, which forced us to choose another. After the wine was poured, we sat for at least 45 minutes, waiting to give our food order. I had to go ask the hostess to PLEASE send our server over, since no amount of arm waving could get her attention. After finally ordering, we waited another ½ hour for the food to arrive… please! how long does pasta take? All three of our dinners were below average. Edible, yes, tasty… a definitive NO! The prawn special came on top of spaghetti noodles with an enormous amount of raw garlic sliced all over it, yet surprisingly, had very little flavor. The appetizer special which was ordered as an entrée, had fried calamari (gummy batter was falling off the squid), some kind of weird tasting shrimp swimming in an unpleasant sauce, lots of roasted red peppers, olives, capers (you really can’t ruin that), stuffed rolled eggplant (if I didn’t read it on the menu I wouldn’t have known what it was). Tony came over once to apologize for the long delays (the restaurant was busy, but c’mon, when you’ve been in business for over 30 years you should know how to handle a Sat night) Tony should be more attentive to his customers than he is to his lounge act. And he should fire Nicole.

Spavone’s is Bloomingdale’s best!!! Try the homemade lasagna, linguini and clams aloio, baked clams a must! The prawns!!! Lamb chops & filet cooked to perfection! Even the meatballs are delish! Fresh cherry tomato sauce over rigatoni! Vodka and Alfredo Sauce. YUM! Eggplant appetizer! Excellent soups! Had the tilapia Friday!!! Just to name a few of my favs!!! Entertainment makes this a good choice for special occasions and parties! Try Spavone’s today! Open 7 days a week!

I used to come here a lot with family about 15 years ago. Today is the first time back in a while and it hasn’t changed a bit! Food is still awesome and service is great. What more can you ask for!

So Tony Spavone’s is like walking into a time warp. I feel like I would have gotten I trouble here as a kid for playing by the fireplace or pulling on the tablecloths. It has an old time, family feel to the place. I know in other reviews Unilocalers say its outdated, but I think it’s a nice welcome of something different. I dined on a Thursday night and the place was basically dead, which concerned me until I got my food. The only down side was that I don’t drink or eat items cooked with alcohol, and virtually everything on the menu had wine of some sort in it so I had to order wisely.
Everything we ordered was extremely fresh and authentic. I had a filet, and my boyfriend had some crazy trio of things I could not pronounce. Everything was simply delicious. My filet was cooked perfectly, and the lemon butter sauce it came with was awesome.
.Tony himself was there and very sweet as well. I really enjoyed my visit here and step back into another time.

Went to Spavones for my nieces birthday. Dinner was delicious egg plant and veal parm combo. Awesome. The service was great and the birthday tiramussi was yummy.

Had a work holiday party here last night. Restaurant is severely outdated. They have a disco ball on the ceiling that is covered with dust. Their wall paper is torn and taped back on the wall
Their dinner rolls have way to much garlic on them. I love garlic, but those were not eatable. The meal was family style. Fish was good, pasta was good, but the chicken was raw. How can a restaurant serve raw chicken? Cooking 101
Tony did a few songs and has a great voice. I’d close after the holidays and revamp the décor and menu. It’s time.

I have been eating here for 30 years. This is a dying breed, so if you get a chance get here on a Friday or Saturday night and you will not only have a great meal, but Tony will sing you some great Italian favorites. Great atmosphere. Make sure you make a reservation because the place is busy on weekends.
This menu hasn’t changed since the 1980’s because it is solid southern Italian food. The veal dishes are amazing, the Chicken Parm is worth the trip and Braciole is also great. My only negative comment is that sometimes garlic takes over some dishes. The house salad dressing is an example and so are the garlic rolls that start the meal. Oh well, they are garlic rolls.
Service is good but could improve. Wait staff sometimes is a bit hurried and not as attentive as they should be. The décor is a bit weathered but adds to the experience. This should not be a reason to miss this place.

So the story starts here. My husband, my mil, and I were going to go our for birthday dinner number one. Yes, I celebrate multiple times, why not?!
Anyway, we first stopped at jc’s in Bartlett to find them closed. Then we went to villaggios in roselle… To also find them closed. At this point we were hungry and cranky so we headed to spavones. At least they were open!
The décor reminded me of an 1980’s banquet hall. There was a decent crowd, but a banquet was also going on in the next room.
Our waitress seemed frazzled. Most questions we asked were answered with an I don’t know. My husband asked what the widest noodle he could get and she literally had no clue. Hmm…
So we ordered our entrees, and two drinks. I was happy with my gluten free pasta, but it wasn’t anything special. I guess for the 19.95 price tag, I was hoping to at least get a salad. Nothing came with the meals except bread rolls. They smelled delicious and it stank sitting there with my mouth salvating while my other two family members ate.
Overall, the meal was fine. Nothing special though. I would love if they threw in a salad or soup with the meal. I would be more willing to go back. But an 80 dollar bill before tip seemed like an awful lot to me.

Great Italian food… We ordered linguine with shrimp and scallops. My wife got a chicken dish in vodka sauce which was amazing.

Great meal! Friendly service, good atmosphere and singing! Had an amazing time here. Chicken Marsala was out of this world! Calamari cooked to perfection. Good wine recommendation to pair with meal. Will definitely come back even though a 30 minute drive from the city.

Went here 6months ago for our 2^nd date. We wanted to recreate the evening. It was pouring rain my bf dropped me off in front, someone had apparently seen him do so and proceeded to buy us a round of drinks. Food was excellent! Clam w linguini and white sauce, Rigatoni ala vodka sooooo good! Tons of clams, no skimping here! We also had the Bruschetta yummmm! Don’t be fooled by the outside just try it you’ll definitely come back!

A friend and I from out of town went there and wow!!! It was super packed, but everyone was having a great time. Very colorful local traffic. The staff was so attentive despite the crowd. Our food was exceptional and we tried several items based on recommendations from our new friends at the bar. Tony sang for us and made the evening complete! Highly recommend it for local flavor. Not a chain!!!

Very disappointing, years ago, this was a really great place for good service and great food. Today it’s all different, service stinks and the food, well, save your money.

Great food, really fair glass of wine and good service. What more do you want In a restaurant?
5 stars if they had a nice crusted Italian bread, otherwise a don’t miss restaurant.
Reviewed by an Italian with roots in Naples– like the food here!

We came to Spavone’s tonight with family from out of town. My husband introduced me to this place a couple years ago and the family we went with has been coming here since they opened.
Tony was nice enough to come to our table and chat with our family and talk about how my husband and his family have been coming here since they opened. Tony was singing Christmas songs and asked me if I had a favorite Christmas movie. Tony as well as my entire family laughed when I said ask the Jewish girl her favorite Christmas movie (I married into an Italian family).
Our server was kind of weird and spoke in a very monotone voice but she did come up with great food. recommendations including ordering tiramisu with cannoli filling on the bottom.
Each time I come here I order something different and have to say they nothing I order here is bad. We ordered two appetizers to share of the calamari (I don’t eat that) and their delicious bruschetta. The bread is amazing and comes out warm with fresh garlic. The minestrone soup was delicious. I decided to order for my main course the chicken Parmesan. The portion size was huge with two giant chicken breasts. It was warm and delicious with the perfect amount of breading. cheese and sauce. I was so full I couldn’t even get to my side dish of angel hair pasta in meat sauce. I took the pasta home with me that is a portion large enough to have as a dinner the next night. I had a bite of my husband’s chicken Marsala and that tasted delicious as well. Everyone else at my table ordered the chicken Vesuvio which looked amazing. I’ll have to try that next time we dine here. Their ti

When I was younger, I used to go here all the time with my parents. It had been YEARS since I’ve been there and my dad suggested it over another Italian restaurant.
It was a Saturday evening at around 6pm and they were slammed! We had to wait 15 minutes. I don’t usually drive past it but when I would the parking lot would always be nearly empty, so I was shocked to see this much business.
I believe several changes had been made to the food, ambiance and restaurant and it is now back to what it used to be. Yes, I will say, for a suburban Italian restaurant it is a little pricey! BUT, I will also say that you will not find a better vodka sauce at any suburban Italian restaurants. Everything is made to order, so you could expect your dinner to be around 2 hours or so.
They start you off with garlic-​butter rolls, delish! The baked clam appetizers were very good and our calamari was crispy and tender on the inside. Our cocktails were strong, bonus points to the bartender. I asked for my chicken parmagiana to come with vodka sauce and the waiter had no problem making the substitution. The rest of our party enjoyed their meals, especially my dad and his veal dish.
The service was good, but a little spotty, I couldn’t tell who our server was because a couple people kept switching off. At any rate, the service was fine and fulfilled it’s purpose.
It’s also dinner AND entertainment: Tony Spavone sings and takes requests!
My dad is a Taylor Street Italian and loves to hear his «Mob Hits» and Tony kept his favorites coming! That’s amore? Yeah. I can’t comment on much of their menu, but I do recommend the calamari appetizer and the parmigiana dishes.