Caro Mio is up at 1728 W Wilson and is an Italian BYOB in Chicago with great homemade pasta. The decor is basic and the music was pretty good - they played some Aimee Mann and the some Country Western which was refreshing. My dish was Chicken Parmigiana on top of pasta with a meat sauce. Kate had pesto stuffed Gnocchi with a creamy pinkish sauce. Each dish was $21.95. My chicken was a little tough actually but the pasta underneath was very good. I got through about a 1/3 of the total dish because it was huge - and I was hungry too. Kate made her way through about 1/2 her Gnocchi.
Our wine was a Jacob's Creek Shiraz Cabernet and I have to say it was very forgettable. It had minimal upfront taste and the overall flavor was just kind of weak. I base most of the wines I drink off 3 buck chuck (Charles Shaw) from Trader Joe's. Basically I ask myself "how much better is this than three buck chuck?" and then there are levels of better. The Jacob's Creek was
no better than three buck chuck. I paid $9.99 for it so I am noting here not to buy it again!
Ooh, yeah Jacob's Creek is pretty disapointing. Food looks great tho! If you like Thai food, I suggest you try Dib on Lawrence, just east of Broadway. Great food, and of course, it's BYOB. Not many places to buy wine near by, so shop beforehand.
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