Bartolini’s Restaurant has lured food lovers to the south side of Chicago since opening their doors in 1995, with a promise of many of Chicago’s iconic eats all under one roof.

At the heart of the success are brothers Christopher and Dominic Bartolini, who attended the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, NY before setting out to create Italian beef, superior pizza, and meatballs so spectacular, they’ve been named some of the nation’s best. The secret is a perfectly sized, impeccably seasoned, juicy beef and pork meatball coated in “red gravy” and made from an expertly crafted original recipe created by Bartolini’s Grandfather more than 70 years ago.