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	Jeremy Branshaw—#1 Best Chef Dylan Mcrae—#1 Best Chef 1 Best Italian Food 1 Best Service

	Dylan Mcrae—#2 Best Chef

	Best Italian Restaurant Neighbor’s Choice, 2020

	Patrick Scholz—Best Chef Best of the Region—2012 through 2017 #1 Best Italian Restaurant in the Region Best of the Region—2011 through 2017 #2 Best Fine Dining

	Best Fine Dining Bet Italian Restaurant

	Voted one of the most unique restaurants in Indiana! Read the article.
	Neighbor’s Choice Award 2015

	Indiana Dunes Country Culinary Tour Featured Restaurant

	Neighbor’s Choice Award 2014

	“That spaghetti carbonara was awesome!” Tracy Butler—ABC7

	Lake County Restaurant of the Year Recognition of Service Excellence

	Places to Dine Chicago Social—2008

	Restaurant of the Year Porter County—2008

	Best Gourmet Restaurant The Times, Readers Choice Award Best of the Region—2006

	Best Appetizer Menu Lake Magazine, Best of Readers’ Choice—2005 Best Dessert Menu Lake Magazine, Best of Readers’ Choice—2005 Best First Date Spot Lake Magazine, Best of Readers’ Choice—2005 Best Friday Night Dinner Spot Lake Magazine, Best of Readers’ Choice—2005

	Worth the Drive “It’s worth the drive to this tasty little trattoria.”—Bonnie Miller Rubin

	Putting Porter County on the Map

We offer “open seating”—first come, first serve seating. Reservations are not accepted at this time at any of our locations.

LARGE PARTIES—Eight (8) or more—Please phone ahead. We ask that parties of eight or more arrive before 6pm or after 8pm on Friday and Saturday evenings.

Large parties dining before 6pm on a Friday or Saturday evening are asked to keep within a 2 hour dining window.

Please remember that your entire party must be present prior to being seated.
—Buon Appetito

Chesterton and Crown Point

Sun – Thurs | 11am–10pm (9pm winter)
Fri & Sat | 11am–11pm (10pm winter)
Memorial Day | Closed
4th of July | Closed
Labor Day | Closed

Culver

Wed – Thurs – Sun | 4pm-10pm (9pm winter)
Monday & Tuesday | Closed
Friday & Saturday | 4pm-11pm (10pm winter)

Memorial Day | Closed
4th of July | Closed
Labor Day | Closed

HOLIDAY HOURS

Chesterton and Crown Point

Thanksgiving | CLOSED
December 24 | 11am–7pm
December 25 | CLOSED
December 31 Reservations Only 5pm–9pm
Open Seating After 9pm
Kitchen Closes at 10pm
January 1 | CLOSED

Culver

Thanksgiving | CLOSED
Black Friday | CLOSED
December 24 | CLOSED
December 25 | CLOSED
December 31st Bar Opens at 4pm
Reservations Only 5pm–9pm
Open Seating After 9pm
Kitchen Closes at 10pm
January 1 | CLOSED

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