Illinois' Best Italian Restaurants (One Has Been Open Since 1914)

From Chicago's Little Italy to a coal-mining town in the Illinois Valley, these 8 Italian restaurants show how Illinois built its Italian-American story, one family recipe at a time. "Best" is an argument, so we ranked them by endurance: how long the doors have stayed open, how long the same family has stayed in charge, and how much of the original story is still on the plate. Restaurants in this video: Rosebud on Taylor Street, Gene & Georgetti, Bruna's Ristorante, Alongi's in Du Quoin, Vito & Nick's, Italian Village, Tufano's Vernon Park Tap, and Verucchi's Ristorante in Spring Valley. Hours, menus, and payment rules can change, so check each restaurant before you go. Know a family-run Italian spot we missed? Tell us in the comments, and subscribe for more of Illinois' food worth driving hours for. #Illinois #ItalianRestaurants #Chicago #FoodWorthTheDrive #MidwestFood