During the 1980’s and 90's one of the most famous Italian chain of restaurants in Chicago was The Rosebud chain which started back in 1975. Originally located on Taylor St. and known as “Boccia della Rosa”, which means bud of the rose, the owner Alex Dana began serving few of the best Italian meals and their own signature dishes such as Chicken Vesuvio and Pappardelle which in fact means square noodles, and so their food became quite popular and attracted celebrities such as Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett or Robert DeNiro. During the early 1990’s, the owner decided to spread his business from Taylor St. to the Rush St. area, and in 2012 Dana stepped down as the general manager and owner of the Rosebud chain and was replaced by his son and a team of his best employees and three years later or in 2015 the successful businessman celebrated 40 years anniversary of his legit business.



The Rosebud on Rush St



Chicken Vesio



Pappardelle