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Ranalli's, the longstanding neighborhood pizza joint in Lincoln Par, has catered to locals, sports fans, families, pizza devotees, students, sports players from nearby parks, and beach-goers for more than 45 years. The expansive, outdoor and dog-friendly sidewalk cafe offers seating for 175, catering to diners looking for a place to socialize during the summer months, just steps from Lake Michigan and Lincoln Park.

With 27 TVs throughout the fluid indoor and outdoor spaces, Ranalli's is the perfect setting for private events. Our back room has a private bar, restrooms, private A/V sound, and floor to ceiling windows overlooking the outside sidewalk cafe. Ranalli's host a variety of events from rehearsal dinners, showers, birthday parties, game day watch parties, and corporate events!

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Reviews of Ranalli's

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Margo Sent on 04/25/2020
5 out of 5 rating

Ranalli’s Rehearsal Dinner

We had our rehearsal dinner At Ranalli’s. The suggestions for the menu items and # was helpful, the event personnel were patient and kind, the service was exceptional, and the space was just perfect!! It was a perfect way to kick off our wedding weekend!
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Lauren Sent on 04/23/2020
5 out of 5 rating

Rehearsal Dinner Venue

Ranalli’s could not have been a more perfect venue for our rehearsal dinner. We wanted the vibe to be casual, fun and have great food and drinks. Ranalli’s knocked it out of the park! The 4C events team ( especially Bridget!!) could not have been more wonderful to work with. Planning so many components to a wedding weekend can be stressful but Bridget and her team took the stress of it and helped us craft the perfect kickoff celebration. The service was amazing, the food was excellent and the drinks never stopped flowing! Ranalli’s has always been one of our favorite spots in the city but this truly solidified the special place in our hearts. Thank you so much to the 4C team for a perfect evening!
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Kate Sent on 04/20/2020
5 out of 5 rating

So Accommodating & Best Service!

After much searching, we chose to have our rehearsal dinner here in the back room. Our contact was so responsive and answered all of our questions timely. Our rehearsal dinner was incredible - everyone had a great time. Such an amazing value for the service and experience we had. They surpassed all our of expectations and were seriously so accommodating - everyone there went above and beyond! We had mini champagne bottles as favors for our guests and some decorations that we wanted to have set out. They put everything out for us and it looked soo nice! The servers and bartenders were the best! They were so sweet to us and even wrote us a card and gifted my husband and I a bottle of wine as a wedding gift!! Would recommend Ranalli's to anyone looking for an incredible experience. Best service and the most amazing food and drinks!
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Carolyn Sent on 04/20/2020
5 out of 5 rating

Engagement party

My fiancé put together a gathering after our proposal in the back room of Ranallis. Everyone involved in assisting with the party was very professional, friendly, and made the night very easy for us to sit back and enjoy friends and family. They allowed for personal decor which was nice for my family to be able to set all of that up, made it very personal. I will definitely be using the spot again!!
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Sue S. Sent on 04/20/2020
5 out of 5 rating

Backroom at Ranalli's - Great place for Rehearsal Dinner!

This review is long overdue but had my Rehearsal Dinner in backroom at Ranalli's last year. Had about 50 people, perfect place to hold casual more laid-back event to kick-off a wedding weekend. Pricing is fantastic and food was great. Appetizers - Chicken Tenders and calamari, salads and a variety of pizza's - open bar - everything was great. All of the kids and teenagers were especially fond of the dessert, the baked skillet Chocolate cookies, I think they ate about 5 each, so good. The Staff were on top of things and kept food coming, even for late arrivals. Additionally, I had a lot of older and elderly folks attending and Ranalli's left in tables so these folks could sit and were happy to serve them drinks and food at their tables not high-tops. If you have speeches to make, no problem - they provided mics for us to use. I highly recommend this venue - book it, you won't regret it!
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Carly Sent on 04/20/2020
5 out of 5 rating

The PERFECT Rehearsal Dinner

We were searching for a casual place to host around ninety guests for our rehearsal dinner in September of 2019 and wanted to support our favorite restaurant group, Four Corners. We read the reviews of other events at Ranalli's and immediately reached out to the team about planning our event. Bridget was not only responsive and professional, but seemed genuinely excited for us! The platform to book the event and plan the menu was also extremely easy to use - one of the best I have seen. Communication was wonderful and Bridget helped us think through our menu, providing great suggestions.

The event itself was absolutely perfect! We used the private room and about 1/3 of the patio, which worked well for our about 90 guests. There were plenty of seats and the party room has its own bathroom - which was a major plus! They let us decorate and we used the TVs to display a photos, which was easy to set up. The food was amazing - we did a few appetizers and pizza (they even have gluten free which we needed for a few guests). No one had to wait for a drink - we did an open bar and the service was phenomenal. They arranged for a microphone for a few speeches and let me pick a playlist of a music for the night.

Everyone had such a blast and loved how casual it felt compared to other super formal dinners. We have been back a few times since and can't wait to host another event. 10/10 would recommend!!
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Hilary Sent on 04/20/2020
5 out of 5 rating

Fun, casual rehearsal dinner venue!

We had our rehearsal dinner at Ranalli's and we LOVED it! We wanted a more relaxed, intimate rehearsal dinner and this was the perfect place for us. Bridget and her team were so helpful throughout the planning process. She worked with us to make sure that everything went smoothly. We reserved the King's table and the back room which provided plenty of space for our 80 guests. Our guests were mostly from out of town and they were thrilled to try Chicago style pizza. The staff was responsive and helpful throughout the evening. We had an open bar at the back bar staffed by 2 bartenders. We also brought Bang Bang pie for dessert and they even cut it up and served it for us! We were so happy with Ranalli's and would highly recommend them to other couples looking for a fun, casual venue!
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Michael Sent on 04/20/2020
5 out of 5 rating

Fantastic wedding shower

This was a great space for our shower. The on-site staff and management were very friendly, and communication with the events team was quick and professional. I have been to, and hosted, several events at Ranalli's and have always had a positive experience.
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Ian Sent on 03/13/2018
5 out of 5 rating
We did a sizable amount of research on options before choosing Ranalli’s. It was, by far, one of the best choices we made for the wedding weekend. We worked with Bridget throughout and she couldn’t have done a better job. She was incredibly responsive and got us situated with the perfect amount of food and drinks, even with several dietary restrictions/needs. The food was amazing and we heard multiple times that it was the best rehearsal dinner our friends and family had been to. I can’t recommend Bridget, her team, or Ranallis enough.
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Cory Sent on 03/12/2018
5 out of 5 rating
Bridget and her team were awesome! We live in the neighborhood and eat here at least once a week. We wanted our closest family and friends to experience Ranallis. The food was superb and the barkeep kept the drinks flowing all night! I would highly recommend using Ranallis in the future to anyone.
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