PR Italian Bistro

PR Italian Bistro is an award-winning Italian restaurant in Wrigleyville and it is a perfect place for Chicago couples who want to go out for a nice fancy meal to eat. As summer approaches Chicago, everyone from the owner to the employees is ready for people to come in and enjoy their delicious food.

As they are getting ready for the hot Chicago summer months, they have gotten out their chars and tables for outside and are cleaning every single one of them along with opening the windows on nice summer days.

"We are really excited to welcome everyone back for the summer because unfortunately we were not able to have indoor dining and we had to have about an average of six people eat outside last summer, so it just never felt the same as it did in previous years but we are ready to welcome everyone back," said Jean Martino who has been a manager for 7 years.

This could not have come at a better time because they really struggled last year during the lockdowns in Chicago and because of that they almost had no choice but to close down their restaurant permanently and that would have been a devastating loss to the owner.

"The amount of money that we were losing was astonishing even for a lockdown year and I was very concerned that I would have no choice but to close down and tell my employees who I have gotten to know so well that they would lose their jobs and it is simply a miracle that I did not have to do that," said Stefano Roman who is the owner of PR Italian Bistro.

But, with PR Italian Bistro now able to have the full capacity this summer. They hope that they can make up for some of their losses last year and kick off a bounce-back year and with the restaurant's reputation in Wrigleyville. They expect this bounce-back year to be a big one. 

  


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