Italian Restaurants in Schaumburg, Illinois

Schaumburg, Illinois, is a northwest suburb approximately 25 miles outside Chicago and 10 miles from O'Hare International Airport. There are a number of forest preserves in the area suitable for hiking and cross-country skiing. If after a day outdoors you have an appetite for Italian cuisine, Schaumburg has a selection of Italian restaurants you might want to try.

Barnelli's Pasta Bowl

Barnelli's is inside Portillo's Restaurant, a well-known, local Chicago-style hot-dog restaurant. The restaurant features a 1950s-1960s theme with wooden tables and red-and-blue checkered tablecloths. There menu features salads, sandwiches and pastas, including spaghetti, mostaccioli and fettuccine with meat or marinara sauce.

Barnelli's Pasta Bowl
611 E Golf Road
Schaumburg, IL 60173
(847) 884-9888
portillos.com/barnellis

Pompei Little Italy

Pompei Little Italy has six locations, including one in Schaumburg . Salads, pastas, pizza and Italian sandwiches are available. One specialty is the "pizza strudel," a hand-rolled pizza dough, braided and stuffed with various sandwich and pizza choices. The "Heart Healthy" pizza strudel is made with whole-wheat crust, broccoli, mushrooms, green peppers, zucchini, onions and low-fat cheese.

Pompei Little Italy
1261 E Higgins Road
Schaumburg, IL 60173
(847) 619-5001‎
pompeipizza.com/

Uno Chicago Grill

Uno's Chicago Grill opened in 1943 and claims on it website to have created Chicago's famed deep-dish pizza. While Uno's offers a vast menu, the main reason to go there is for the deep dish pizza.

Uno Chicago Grill
1160 Plaza Drive
Schaumburg, IL 60173
(847) 413-0200
unos.com

Lou Malnati's Pizzeria

Another outpost for deep-dish pizza is Lou Malnati's Pizzeria, which has several locations. Malnati's prides itself on the tomato sauce it uses on its pizzas. The "Lou" pizza is topped with spinach, mushrooms and sliced tomatoes. And for those watching their carbohydrates or who are gluten-intolerant, Malnati's has a crustless pizza.

Lou Malnati's Pizzeria
1 S Roselle Road
(847) 985-1525
Schaumburg, IL 60193
loumalnatis.com

Riccardo's Ristorante

Riccardo's Ristorante is operated by a husband-and-wife team. It's been awarded "Best Pizza in Schaumburg" and "Best Pasta in Chicago" according to its website. The menu features house favorites such as eggplant parmigiana and a full range of pizza styles including thin, stuffed and gourmet-style.

Riccardo's Ristorante
170 S Roselle Road
Schaumburg, IL 60193-4072
(847) 891-7777
riccardosschaumburg.com

Article Written By Stephen M. Flanagan

Stephen M. Flanagan has been an attorney for more than 30 years. After practicing law for several years, he started his career as a legal researcher and writer for a legal publishing company. For the last 10 years he has provided legal research and writing services for a number of publishers through his own company, Equitas Legal Research.

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