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Venice Italian Steakhouse

4 (96)
$31 to $50
Soul food
275 Joliet St, Dyer, IN 46311

About this restaurant

  • Good for special occasions
  • Romantic
  • Innovative
Treat your taste buds to an explosion of flavor at the Venice Italian Steakhouse. This casual dining restaurant serves up classic Italian staples in an elegant space. The dining menu features tasty appetizers and salads alongside house specials like grilled salmon fillet, baby back ribs and chicken parmesan. Venice Italian Steakhouse also offers a savory collection of pasta dishes and gluten-free dishes for guests with unique dietary needs.Venice Italian Steakhouse's roomy dining area makes it a good pick for large groups. It is also a nice pick for family outings. Enjoy your meal indoors or in the restaurant's scenic, rooftop atrium. The restaurant has a friendly small-pet policy, so pooches are allowed. Venice Italian Steakhouse is open for breakfast, lunch and dinner.

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Additional information

  • Dining style
    Home Style
  • Price
    $31 to $50
  • Cuisines
    Soul food, Steakhouse, Southern African
  • Hours of Operation
    Dinner: Monday - Friday: 4:00pm - 10:00pm, Saturday: 2:00pm - 11:00pm, Sunday: 2:00pm - 10:00pm
  • Payment Options
    AMEX, Carte Blanche, Diners Club, Discover, JCB, Mastercard, Pay with OpenTable, Visa
  • Dress code
    Casual Dress
  • Executive Chef
    Chef Lou Ser
  • Area
    Dyer
  • Cross street
    Joliet & Hart St
  • Parking Details
    Parking is located in the back of Venice Italian Steakhouse.
  • Additional
    Beer, BYO Liquor, BYO Wine, Cigar Room, Corkage Fee, Counter Seating, Dancing, Delivery, Entertainment, Full Bar, Happy Hour, Indoor Smoking Area, Late Night, Non-Smoking, Outdoor Smoking Area, Takeaway, Weekend Brunch, Wine

Reviews

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Reviews from people who have dined at Venice Italian Steakhouse.

4

4.0
(96)
  • 4.1Food
  • 4.0Service
  • 4.1Ambience
  • 0.6Value

Noise • Moderate

85 Reviews
  1. Kelly

    Chicago / Illinois2 reviews

    2.0

    Dined on 1 January 2015

    1. Overall 2
    2. Food 1
    3. Service 2
    4. Ambience 4
    We had 9pm reservations on NYE. It was a prix fix menu. Calamari on appetizer platter was overlooked and barely breaded. They were out of one of the soups and the minestrone that we got was clearly the bottom of the pot. I ordered my steak medium, there was no pink anywhere in my steak, but I didn't want to send it back since we waited so long for everything else. I understand being out of food late in the evening, but there we at least 5 other parties that had 9pm reservations when we did. The waitress obviously wanted to leave because when she came to take the dessert order the first thing she asked was if we'd like to take our desserts home. And they only had 2 of the desserts on the menu available. It seemed the couple next to us was also unimpressed. He DID send his steak back. I would assume better food and service with a prix fix menu.

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  2. mspiggy11

    Chicago / Illinois15 reviews

    4.0

    Dined on 1 January 2015

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 3
    4. Ambience 5
    This was our second visit here and our experience wasn't as good as the first. The food was very good, but I think the staff was a little overwhelmed with the crowd on New Years Eve. The secondary staff should have been more ready to refill water glasses, coffee cups and from what our waitress said, there was only one coffee pot to refill the whole restaurant? We will come back for sure on a regular night.

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  3. Jerry

    Chicago / Illinois1 review

    5.0

    Dined on 31 December 2014

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Fantastic experience as always! Your food is always perfectly cooked and deliciously seasoned no matter what you order. New Year's Eve was absolutely the best. We were pleasantly surprised by the choices on the limited menu; the appetizers were delicious, as well as plentiful, our entries perfect and dessert huge. Couldn't ask for anything more for the price. I cannot say enough about your servers. Our experience each time we've been there with them have always been delightful. I think your restaurant is the best in the entire area. We've gone to all of them in Merrillville, Valpo, Crown Point, Schererville, Highland, Cedar Lake, and none can compare to yours. I am a gourmet cook myself and I know good food. I hope whomever reads this experiences your restaurant and enjoys it as much as I do. It's about 45 minutes for me to get there, but well worth the drive. Never been disappointed yet. Thank you.

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  4. cwgandsg Gold

    Chicago / Illinois12 reviews

    4.0

    Dined on 13 December 2014

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Visited on a Friday night with a group of 6 to celebrate my father's birthda in December. The ambiance was great! The light level is perfect - plenty of light to read your menu, but otherwise serenely dim. The noise level is such that you won't worry about others listening to you, but not so noisy that you can't hear. Steals were cooked perfectly as ordered and service was great. Lobster ravioli was a huge portion and quite good. I'd definitely recommend and return!

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  5. mspiggy11

    Chicago / Illinois15 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on 27 November 2014

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    This was a winner winner Thanksgiving dinner! Everything about the Thanksgiving buffet was fabulous. The apple Caesar salad was like nothing I've ever tasted before. The bruschetta was amazing. The wild rice goat cheese stuffing was top notch. The variety of pastas, carvings and desserts would make anyone happy. We were so happy to see Vic and my entire party of 9 was completely delighted about this dinner. Thank you so much!

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  6. UnhappyCustomer

    Chicago / Illinois2 reviews

    4.0

    Dined on 22 November 2014

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 3
    4. Ambience 5
    Food was great, wine was great, friends were having a great time... then the waiter was asked to separate our checks (it was simply 3 separate checks) and the waiter calmly said "Sure" then turned and sighed very dramatically and loud as if he was so annoyed that we asked him to do this simple task and one of my friends even looked at me, shocked, and was like, "Did he just...?" And I nodded and laughed in shock, "Yes he did..." As a manager myself in the restaurant industry, I understand small frustrations but not only could the waiter have waited to AT LEAST leave the room before he rudely huffed and puffed away from our table but I was very disappointed by the blunt lack of professionalism. Can't say I hold the same high praise for this place anymore.

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  7. Kathleen Gold

    Chicago / Illinois23 reviews

    4.0

    Dined on 15 November 2014

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 4
    I used to enjoy everything about this restaurant and it's ambience. The Sinatra and dean Martin songs added perfectly to the vibe. Friday we had non stop 60's MUSIC. What??? It got old fast, and we are in our early 50's. It ruined the experience. Allll 60's music?? Whoever changed that better be warned that that hits a slim target market.

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  8. Taffy

    Chicago / Illinois7 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on 6 November 2014

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 5
    First visit. The restaurant was very decorated very nice. The food and service was great. Had the ribeye very good and flavorful. Their was four in our party and we all enjoyed our dinner. Will return!

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  9. ValpoEric Gold

    Chicago / Illinois22 reviews

    4.0

    Dined on 26 October 2014

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 4
    Took my wife here for her birthday. This was our first time trying this restaurant and we will definitely come back again. The food was excellent and the service was great. It was a nice change of pace for us!

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  10. Docc Gold

    Chicago / Illinois364 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on 19 October 2014

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    When we go there we like to ask to sit in the atrium!! It's pretty and you don't feel so crowded!

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Additional information

  • Dining style
    Home Style
  • Price
    $31 to $50
  • Cuisines
    Soul food, Steakhouse, Southern African
  • Hours of Operation
    Dinner: Monday - Friday: 4:00pm - 10:00pm, Saturday: 2:00pm - 11:00pm, Sunday: 2:00pm - 10:00pm
  • Payment Options
    AMEX, Carte Blanche, Diners Club, Discover, JCB, Mastercard, Pay with OpenTable, Visa
  • Dress code
    Casual Dress
  • Executive Chef
    Chef Lou Ser
  • Area
    Dyer
  • Cross street
    Joliet & Hart St
  • Parking Details
    Parking is located in the back of Venice Italian Steakhouse.
  • Additional
    Beer, BYO Liquor, BYO Wine, Cigar Room, Corkage Fee, Counter Seating, Dancing, Delivery, Entertainment, Full Bar, Happy Hour, Indoor Smoking Area, Late Night, Non-Smoking, Outdoor Smoking Area, Takeaway, Weekend Brunch, Wine
  1. Home
  2. United States
  3. Chicago / Illinois
  4. Northwest Indiana
  5. Dyer

Permanently Closed

This restaurant is permanently closed.

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