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“Many choices. Great execution ”
Review of Clara's

Clara's
Ranked #1 of 65 Restaurants in Woodridge
Price range: S$11 - S$40
Cuisines: Italian, Seafood, Steakhouse
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Good for: Child-friendly
Dining options: Private Dining, Reservations
Description: Since 1987, our family has enjoyed serving your family our fresh homemade pasta and sauces, fresh seafood, and traditional desserts. Located in the Chicago suburb of Woodridge, Il, our free-standing restaurant offers a full bar with an extensive wine list as well as private rooms for banquets and off-premise catering.
Reviewed 15 August 2017 via mobile

Huge menu. Incredible flexibility --- you can mix and match a dozen or so pastas (including gluten free), multiple sauces, and diverse ingredients to build your own dish. A nice list of Specials and Specialties. Don't miss the Rudy Junior's Shrimp pasta. I asked the waiter for a recommendation between the Lasagna and the Rudy Shrimp. Without hesitation he said, "You do NOT want to miss the sauce on the Rudy Junior's Shrimp. He was Right. It was rich and garlicky. Wonderful. The special Lobster Ravioli with Shrimp in dill sauce was delicious. My picky Sicilian brother in law loved the Stuffed Shells. The portions are large enough to have lunch the next day. They offered two special wines ... both the red and the White were great. There's at least a dozen menu items I'm anxious to go back and try.

Date of visit: August 2017
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Dawn M, Owner at Clara's, responded to this reviewResponded 23 August 2017

David V,

Wow, what a great review, thank you! We are delighted to hear you enjoyed your visit with us and hope we will see you back in soon.

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Reviewed 10 August 2017

I've had a few things on their menu. You can tell the pasta is fresh out of the squeezer thingy. Lots of sauce! How can there be too much? Other placed barely even give you a ladle. The atmosphere is lovely and the staff very friendly and accommodating.
One warning: The veal is a bone in chop. It looks like a giant lamb chop. I'm used to having my veal differently so it freaked my out at first.

Date of visit: August 2017
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Thank Julie B
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Dawn M, Owner at Clara's, responded to this reviewResponded 12 August 2017

Jujubee2015,

We are delighted you've enjoyed your visits with us, even after the veal suprise! Thank you for your kind words and we hope to see you back in soon.

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Reviewed 5 August 2017 via mobile

We had our son's wedding rehearsal dinner at Clara's and had about 45 guests. The function room was very inviting and the wait staff were friendly and helpful. The food was outstanding. This is Italian comfort food made onsite and each dish was so well done. We had a family style meal of pasta, eggplant parm, and pesto chicken. Appetizers were calamari, bruschetta, stuffed mushrooms and sausage and peppers. We were all full but nevertheless enjoyed the restaurant's terrific tiramisu. The event was a great success.

Date of visit: August 2017
Thank MTR14
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Dawn M, Owner at Clara's, responded to this reviewResponded 7 August 2017

MTR14,

Thank you for your kind words and for letting us be part of such a special event! We are delighted you all enjoyed yourselves and hope to see you back in real soon.

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Reviewed 28 July 2017 via mobile

In spite of the place was packed , We were desapointed , basic italien/ american-way disses with too much tomato sauce.

Date of visit: July 2017
Thank Bomomo46
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Dawn M, Owner at Clara's, responded to this reviewResponded 29 July 2017

Bomomo46,

We are disappointed to hear you did not enjoy your visit with us. Thank you for giving us a try and we hope you will give us another chance.

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Reviewed 21 June 2017

Clara's in Woodbridge was tried by a group of three for the evening meal last night (a Tuesday) and all went well. We wanted to be able to visit in addition to enjoying a meal together. When first entering the dining area I was overwhelmed with the noise because it was definitely a packed house. Clearly this restaurant attracts a crowd for dinner any night of the week. I am a senior and told waitress I could not hear anything she said. How they responded with courtesy was very impressive. She took my daughter to another quieter area of the restaurant to see if that could meet our needs, and it was a great improvement. We moved from our table without any trouble and without any negative responses by the service crew. Good job! Once settled we all found something appealing from the extensive menu.
I had visited Clara's years ago in their old location in a very small restaurant so I was almost in shock at the new, large and very busy location within a shopping mall I had never been to before. Service was excellent, friendly and attentive. The food and beverages were all satisfying.

Date of visit: June 2017
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Dawn M, Owner at Clara's, responded to this reviewResponded 24 June 2017

ChiWind,

We are delighted to hear you had an enjoyable visit and that our front desk was able to properly accommodate your needs. Thank you for your kind review and we hope to see you back in again real soon!

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