Chicago Joe's
Las Vegas, NV 89101
Phone: (702) 382-5637
- Price:
- $
- Cross Street:
- Gass Avenue
- Hours:
- Tue-Fri 11am-10pm, Sat 5pm-10pm
Editorial Review for Chicago Joe's – by John Curtas
In Short
Located in a tiny, old brick house on Fourth Street, Joe's feels like the modest home of a big Italian-American family. This is the place for some of the best-priced pasta, veal, and chicken dishes in town, all served in a classic Italian-American homestyle venue that's a cozy and romantic choice for dinner. Sample dishes include spaghetti with meat sauce or huge linguine with clams.
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Insider Tips
When to GoIf you're going for lunch, go a little early: At midday, Chicago Joe's is taken over by the numerous lawyers and office workers in the area.
Save MoneyA veal marsala dinner or a delicious chicken Angelo, complete with soup (usually pasta fagiole), house salad and a side of pasta will set you back less than an Andy Jackson.
User Reviews for Chicago Joe's
03/12/2007 Posted by jorgejulio01
I work downtown, so there aren't many good lunch options for me. Consequently, I end up eating at Joe's pretty frequently because one of the guys suggests it. The food is consistently average to below average. The red sauce is very ordinary and leaves an unpleasant, lingering garlic taste in your mouth. The negative reviews about the bread are right on the money; it's like a crusty Wonderbread. The butter is always frozen so unless you hold it in your hand to warm it, you won't be able to spread it on the awful bread. Really, the only thing the bread is good for is sopping up some sauce. The soup, which is the same everyday, is basically overcooked garlic with a hint of tomato sauce poured over pasta. It's rubbish. The salad is worse than the stuff you get in a bag at the grocery store. Even with all these negatives, I'll admit that the entrees are generally okay, but not great. The service is pretty standard. I try to avoid Joe's when I can, but without a lot of options to counter a co-worker's suggestion, I'll be back. My advice is to eat somewhere else, but if you have to eat at Joe's, go with the chicken parm. It's a standard, and they don't screw it up. If you're looking for a cheap Italian meal and are prepared for average food, this is your place. If you are looking for a pleasant surprise, keep looking.
Pros: Location (good for downtown employees); price
Cons: Bad bread; horrible salad; gross soup
05/30/2006 Posted by jackstraw74
I am baffled by the good reviews of this restaurant. It was hands down one of the worst places I've ever eaten. I'm not a food snob, but I know and love good italian food having grown up on the East Coast. This place was just flat out awful. Your local pizzeria probably has better food than this place. While the ambience was good, there was not one Italian working there, and it felt like the chef learned how to good at a local prison. The Veal Parm was disgusting. They were "out" of spaghetti. The silverware was dirty. The bread was like Wonder Bread. The salad was lower grade then McDonalds. And it was in the middle of nowhere. So unless you're an ex-con, you should probably pass on this place.
Pros: None
Cons: Rubbery meat, Crappy Bread, "No Spaghetti"
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