"0"^^ . "2018-01-07T00:00:00"^^ . "5"^^ . "1"^^ . . . . "Last night my husband and I had dinner at Nando's. We had heard both good and bad things about this place but based on the reviews I had seen I thought it was worth the try. A few good friends spoke highly of this place and their interactions with the owner.\n\nWe split a bottle of a Sangiovese and had the Mare Caldo for an appetizer. The presentation of the course was beautiful and tasted delicious. The risotto in squid ink, filled with marscapone swimming in lobster bisque...it was excellent. Highly recommend this!\n\nWe skipped a salad since we had a beverage and appetizer at another venue. We shared a Chef Special - the name escapes me but it was a risotto with a variety of seafood including Manila clams, calamari, shrimp and clams. Another amazing dish. \n\nOur final course was the lamb chops; one was breaded and the other not, but both cooked at medium rare was excellent. \n\nWe took the dessert home - a chocolate mousse with pistachios scattered about. We closed out dinner with the homemade limoncello. I highly recommend it!\n\nThe service was top notch- if our waitress wasn't checking in on us, the other waiters/bus boys made their rounds. Looking around the room I could see others were also enjoying their meals and some appeared as regulars, hugging and interacting with the staff as if they were old friends. If you are from the Chicagoland area, this place reminds me of the Francesca's restaurants scattered throughout the suburbs and city.\n\nJust an FYI- Nando is the name of the dog, not the owner of the establishment. We were told otherwise and referred to the owner by his pets name"^^ . "0"^^ .