Palermo’s 95th

Palermo’s 95th at 4849 W. 95th Street in Oak Lawn is one of the south suburbs’ longer-running Italian dining rooms; the restaurant says the business has run since 1961. The kitchen works from family recipes brought from Sicily and turns out pasta, chicken, steak and veal, seafood, thin-and-crispy pizza and deep dish, with cannoli and T-bone lamb chops among the house specialties. The dining room has fresco-painted walls and an Old World feel, and banquet rooms handle larger parties. Regulars tend to come weekly, and carryout, delivery and buffet-style catering packages serve the rest of the south side.

What to know

• The restaurant says the business has operated since 1961.
• The menu has both thin-and-crispy and Chicago deep dish pizza plus pasta, veal, steak and seafood.
• House specialties include chicken caprese, T-bone lamb chops and home-style cannoli.
• Banquet rooms and custom or buffet-style catering packages are available.
• Reservations are taken through OpenTable, and there is online ordering for carryout.