Osteria Trulli
About
Osteria Trulli is an Italian restaurant at 1510 E. Hintz Road in Arlington Heights that cooks the food of Puglia, the region at the heel of Italy. Chef and owner Giovanni DeNigris, who grew up in Mola di Bari, makes orecchiette, cavatelli and gnocchi, the baked rice, potato and mussel dish tiella barese, and whole fish such as branzino and red snapper. Seafood specials rotate every couple of weeks.
What to know
- DeNigris was previously executive chef at a downtown Chicago hotel and ran a trattoria in Evanston, the Daily Herald reported in August 2026.
- The restaurant’s site lists the Marchio Ospitalità Italiana award from the Italian Chambers of Commerce for 2023-2024 and 2025-2026.
- Orecchiette con ossa e bracciole pairs the ear-shaped pasta with beef roulades in a neck-bone ragu.
- Tables can be booked through the restaurant’s site, and carryout runs through Toast.
- A catering menu sells half and full trays of pasta.
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