Fratelli's in St. Charles 4-23-2021

I think I have eaten at Fratelli's before, but it was over 10 years ago.  

I seriously think they moved down the strip mall about 5 stores and where they used to be (in the corner) is now a Bread Co.  

The restaurant they are in now, Mike and I realized we've NEVER been in.  I read online that they get very busy and have a long wait, but they use the Yelp online wait list.  So, about 5:15 I looked online and it said the wait was 15-20 minutes.  I waited a bit and at about 5:25 I put our name on the list.  At that time it said the wait was 20-40 minutes.  It took us about 20 minutes to get to 70 and Zumbehl.  We walked in and they told us we would have a 5 minute wait.  Some people waiting had masks and some didn't.  We waited about 2 minutes and our table was ready.

Because they have taken over the are of 2-3 strip mall stores, their restaurant is much larger.  They still are not using all the tables, so there is some social distancing.  I'd say they are using about 75% of their tables.  

Many things looked yummy on the menu.  They also had a pretty decent wine list (some wines that rate above a 4 that were very reasonably priced!!) which is kind of surprising (but great!) for a non-fancy restaurant.  

I ended up getting the linguini tutta mare with Pomodoro (tomato) sauce and a coke.  They did a very good job with it.  The seafood (shrimp, little bay scallops, and a little bit of crab) was just barely cooked and none of it was rubbery.  The sauce was simple and good.  I thoroughly enjoyed it.  

Mike started with a side salad and then he had a pepperoni and hamburger pizza.  He said both were good.  He finished about 1/2 the pizza and brought the rest home for leftovers. 

Fratelli's was a nice comfortable Italian place that a person could take a family or go to for a nice evening and not spend a ton of money.  I enjoyed the food and would go here again.