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Restaurant review: Count on Il Primo for consistency

Chicken Marsala with roasted broccoli at Il Primo.
Chicken Marsala with roasted broccoli at Il Primo. Chicken Marsala with roasted broccoli at Il Primo.

EDITOR’S NOTE: This is one in a series of reviews featuring our staff’s favorite places to dine. They are either go-to spots we frequent for good service and conversation, the favorite dishes we order over and over or the one-of-a-kind Chattanooga dives that make us love our Scenic City that much more.

When I’m making a recommendation, it’s important to me that the food is not just good, but consistently good. Friends and I have shown up at Il Primo in Riverview when the doors are opening, dropped in late at night after Mocs games and we’ve sat through 30-minute waits before being seated at the peak of dining hour. But no matter what time of day or how busy it was, Il Primo has never served me a bad meal.

That’s why Il Primo is my go-to for recommendations – I feel confident it’s got my back.

THE SPACE

Il Primo is located in the former Greenlife grocery building at the corner of Hixson Pike andDorchester Road.