Cucina Rosa Italian Restaurant

Andrew Sofiakis

Cucina Rosa is a clean and unassuming place both inside and out and kind of hidden in a small strip center off Route 31 in McHenry, Illinois. The food is outstanding and every bit as good as the best Italian restaurants around, including Taylor St. (Little Italy) in Chicago. My wife and I just discovered this gem and returned a few days later. It will now be a regular for us.

Dale M.

Friendly staff. Great food at reasonable prices. Very nice ambiance. Highly recommend, best Italian restaurant around.

Linda Andersen

We went to Cucina Rosa for the first time. I wish I would have tried it a long time ago. The food was delicious! Reminded me of a Italian restaurant I worked at years ago. I have been looking for a place that had the same food I was used to and could not find one. No other restaurant has come close. This is a winner! We will be back again very soon. Great atmosphere and affordable too.

Luke Romin

First of all, love the main course. The chicken parm is great. Big portion of chicken, plenty of pasta. The gravy is perfect, not too salty. The cheese stuffed ravioli is very good as well. Portion size was plentiful. Only real complaint I would have would be the tiramisu. Honestly the worst I’ve ever had. Stop using cream cheese for the cream, it’s not a birthday cake. Use marscapone, like it’s supposed to be. Also, There was not even a trace of espresso (which is a main flavor ingredient in the dish) or anything, in what I had received. Very dry. Main course 10/10. Desert 0/10.