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Jimmy's Place is located in Illinois.
5.0 of 5 stars.
Jimmy's has the best old-school American-Italian food I've had in many, many years. The food is simple, colorful and flavorful, and you eat it on red-checked tablecloths. My usual favorite is the...
yelp.com - user review - 09/30/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Jimmy's Place is a great place where you can hang out with friends, have a drink at the bar or eat one heck of a good meal. Their marinara is out of this world, I grew up in a predominantly Italian...
yelp.com - user review - 09/01/2009
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2.0 of 5 stars.
There are better Italian resturants on the same block, and no draft beer, not worth the time.
yelp.com - user review - 08/10/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
If I lived in their delivery area I'd go up 2-4 pant sizes! Jimmy's is such a comfortable joint that even if the food was simply "good" I'd go hang out at the bar for cocktails. But the food isn't...
yelp.com - user review - 06/24/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Whenever I go to any other Italian restaurant I feel like I'm cheating on Jimmy's Place. Jimmy's has the best Italian food at reasonable prices. I'm a fan.
yelp.com - user review - 06/09/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I love Jimmy's and have been going there with my family for years, I just wanted to make a correction to the business' profile, they are now delivering all their menu items. I love their pizza and...
yelp.com - user review - 05/12/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Jimmy's is kind of like Sunday night at someone else's Nonna's house. The dishes are all recognizable and tasty--made with love and care. The service is genuine. The atmosphere is comfortable. No one...
yelp.com - user review - 04/22/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Pretty good no frills Italian Restaurant.Good house Chianti, good bread, good pizza, great antipasto salad, good stuffed artichoke, great mussels.Not a fan of the Caesar salad.Overall a pretty...
yelp.com - user review - 04/13/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I give this place four stars because of the pizza. Great flavor and sauce. For the rest, I would only give it three. Service could be better and the rest of the menu is just average.
yelp.com - user review - 03/23/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I am torn on how many stars to give here. Service was shotty and the food was great. So, I guess I go in the middle. 3 Stars.We wandered in here after waiting over an hour for a table a restaurant...
yelp.com - user review - 02/24/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
how have i not reviewed this? i used to live across the street and this was my go-to for pizza and pasta.it's not a super hip or chic place, but it's inviting, delicious, and cheerful enough that i...
yelp.com - user review - 01/16/2009
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2.0 of 5 stars.
On our endless quest for good thin-crust pizza, the hubby and I gave Jimmy's place a try. It was nothing to write home about. The crust had fine texture but no flavor (yes, Virginia, crust can have...
yelp.com - user review - 01/12/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
This is a great place to go to with a crowd, or before going out around the neighborhood. They serve Italian-American food, so everything from pizza to pasta to the Italian-American bracciole or...
yelp.com - user review - 11/11/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
We were in a pasta mood so we went on over to Jimmys. This is a family spot. Filled with families and older couples. They have a nice little bar in there to, not a great beer selection nothing on...
yelp.com - user review - 10/20/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Jimmy's is super. On most Friday or Saturday nights, expect to wait 45 mins for a table and hope that they can sqeeze you in sooner. We always get pizza, even if we get it as an appetizer and take...
yelp.com - user review - 08/25/2008
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I have been to Jimmy's for over a year and love the food.... but the service stinks! Time after time I keep expecting my last time to be a fluke and to have a great experience, but I always leave disapointed....
citysearch.com - user review - 05/03/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
One of the better Pizza's in the area. Good cheese flavorAlso expanded seating area for large groups or parties.Or sit at the bar with your wife or date and enjoy whatever game is on.Or just watch...
yelp.com - user review - 05/01/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Being from Boston and having lived in Boston's Little Italy for many years, I am a tough customer when it comes to down to earth Italian food. I've lived in Chicago now for 6-years and moved to Oak...
yelp.com - user review - 04/27/2008
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Jimmy's Place is a great family restaurant. The atmosphere is warm and welcoming. The walls are covered in pictures of people from the community, which gives this local restaurant a wonderful feel. The prices...
citysearch.com - user review - 04/11/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
love this place. friendly lively alcoholic and italian... just like mom used to make.i fantasize about the cavatelli with vodka sauce. so so so so good.havent found pasta quite like this.pizza is good...
yelp.com - user review - 04/11/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I honestly wasn't expecting an Italian place named Jimmy's to be good at all. I mean odds are if you were to go to Italy you wouldn't find anyone named Jimmy there. But there is a reason why this...
yelp.com - user review - 02/26/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
DELICIOUS!!!back intown again..and yes yes yes!!!must have some jimmys!!!!the aroma when i walk in the door and the friendly smiles is what i love anout this place!!!there is a genuine feel of chicago...
yelp.com - user review - 02/13/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I agree with the other posters that say that the quality of food is better than a chain restaurant, but not as good as some of the more highbrow restaurants, if you will. But, I liked Jimmy's because...
yelp.com - user review - 12/18/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Great pizza, great pasta, great service. Love Jimmy's. Can't believe I haven't reviewed already. It's friendly, and homey, and just plain good.Bottle of Ruffino Chianti, $24.
yelp.com - user review - 11/10/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I've read all the reviews and this place is what it is. It's a neighborhood bar/restaurant with awesome pizza. It doesn't pretend to be anything else. I do love the braciole, though, and I'm torn...
yelp.com - user review - 10/09/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Jimmy's Place is what it is, your basic casual Italian restaurant. In general the pizza is solid (good); however, relative to the other pizza options in the Oak Park/FoPo area, Jimmy's pizza is...
yelp.com - user review - 05/30/2007
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2.0 of 5 stars.
tried this place for the first time last week. service was good. get the soup instead of salad, i got the salad with ranch and it was by far the WORST ranch i have ever tasted. the cavatelli with...
yelp.com - user review - 05/21/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I LOVE this place. Every month or two a get a strong hankering for Jimmy's Place. Angel hair pasta with vodka sauce is my favorite. Sounds boring, but it's not - very flavorful. I've tried lots of...
yelp.com - user review - 04/20/2007
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1.0 of 5 stars.
The reviews I read are have the same complaints I do! Jimmy can be friendly but if he is busy doing free shots/drinks with his buddies--you are forgotten. And I don't know what you have to do to be...
yelp.com - user review - 04/13/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Good casual neighborhood place. One negative for those of us who don't want to breathe cigarettes with our food is that people can smoke there.The pasta is freshly made - the cavatelli with vodka...
yelp.com - user review - 03/23/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I have an aunt who lives in Oak Park and one in Forest Park and they always take my brother and I out here. The pizza is good, but uninspiring. The salads are delicious, although the house salad was...
yelp.com - user review - 01/07/2007
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We gladly drive an hour to eat pizza here.Its is by far the best we've ver had.The owner/bartender,Jimmy is also a constant there which ensures the quality is always superb!His quick wit and friendly ...
judysbook.com - user review - 10/13/2006
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This place came highly recommended and through several visits for several years it was consistently fantastic. The owner is a great presence and he set a friendly tone for the place. It has great local flavor...
citysearch.com - user review - 09/26/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Gee, too bad there are people who would say bad things about a guy who's just a little overly gregarious and friendly. I'd rather see an owner be overly friendly than to act like I didn't exist when...
yelp.com - user review - 08/27/2006
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2.0 of 5 stars.
FYI - the head chef quit the restaurant. He's now at Smoking M's They do have good pizza (don't know about it being the best thin crust, but it's good) and they serve your basic dinner salad on a...
yelp.com - user review - 07/25/2006
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Not impressed...maybe I caught an off night? My fave pizza places are: --PIECE in Wicker Park for Thin Crust White Pizza (world's GREATEST pie! Truly and utterly unbelieveable!!)--Lou Malnati's on...
yelp.com - user review - 05/21/2006
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Jimmy's Place, a Madison Street fixture since 1998, offers a variety of traditional Italian favorites as well as nightly specials that satisfy anyone's craving for homemade pasta, pizza and entrees. R...
judysbook.com - user review - 04/26/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Best Thin Crust Pizza in the whole Forest Park, Oak Park area!Their pasta dishes are great!Jimmy is a heck of a guy!
yelp.com - user review - 03/01/2006
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a recent e-mail criticized me for reviewing too many italian restaurants. i have heard that song before. on the other hand i have also been told that i don't do enough italian restaurants...
searchchicago.com - user review
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home cooking italian in a casual setting. locals know this place well and gush over the meatballs, pasta dishes and sandwiches.i gush along with them. i love the rapini and beans, too...
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