The Riverside area has plenty of culinary options that any college student, or person passing through, can enjoy. There’s everything from pho to burgers and everything in between. But what the Riverside area is really missing is an actual Italian restaurant (sit down Olive Garden and Macaroni Grill fans) and the Chicago Pasta House solves that conundrum.

Chicago Pasta House is only six and a half miles from campus, and the time spent on the freeway is minimal. It’s close enough to campus that it doesn’t require NASA rocket launching-type planning to go there but far enough way for a nice change of scenery.