This is a small slice of Costa Rica transported to Chicago. The food is amazing and fresh. I don't think you could go wrong with anything on the menu. They do not serve alcohol but allow you to bring your own bottle of wine or liquor. They do offer drink mixers. My absolute favorite place to eat in Chicago.
Had not been here in over 15 years because they were cash only forever and never carry cash! I'm so glad we went back. The food was great, especially the skirt steak sandwich and shrimp/whitefish ceviche. Very friendly service. We will certainly be back.
We enjoyed the Casado with skirt steak, and sweet plantain was very delicious! The whitefish ceviche didn’t fully live up to our expectation (felt to be on the blander side) but was still decent.
The atmosphere here was open and lively with lots of street view seats that are perfect for enjoying the summer weather.
Great food that’s well worth the price! The portion sizes are really good. The flavours were amazing. Order the empanadas, and whatever you do, make sure you get a side of the plantain. I had the vegetable casado and fully enjoyed my meal.
My server was attentive, my food came pretty quickly, and the music was good. An all round wonderful experience.
As fellow Ticos visiting from out of state, we made a required stop at a Costa Rican restaurant. It was the best decision we ever made for food in Chicago.
They gave us a free side of black beans with our chips for coming in with an Imperial shirt!
We had the mixed ceviche and patacones for appetizers, might be the best ceviche I’ve had in the city. The patacones were incredibly filling as well!
We shared an entrée of the Tilapia Casado, which was the tenderest fish I’ve ever eaten!
We both drank an Iced Horchata coffee which I’ve had many of, the best by far!
The food was so amazing that we took an order of empanadas to go!
Long story short, it’s a delicious and authentic stop owned by really nice people and I will recommend it to anyone and everyone!
I have wanted to try this place for a while now. I placed an online order to go for the Skirt steak Casado and a skirt steak burrito for my Wife. The skirt steak was very tender and seasoned to perfection. The salad included slices of beets, radishes, cucumbers and tomatoes. The plantains were awesome. My only disappointment was that the Gallo pinto was a little dry to me.
Amazing food, first time trying. Excellent catering order. Skirt steak, pork, rice beans, plantains, and empanadas were our favorite. Everything came with spectacular sauces, the customer service from Owner Henry was exceptional. Can't wait to try the rest of the menu.
We found this restaurant on Google when in Chicago. We live in Costa Rica and had two ticos with us. The food was amazing and my two tico friends were so excited. The service was great and the staff friendly. I highly recommend it for a true Costa Rica meal.
Outstanding food here. The chicken Casado was to die for and the pulled pork was very very good. Service with a smile and the owner came over to check up on us. I’ll definitely go back and I highly recommend eating there.
OMG, the absolute best! The food, the service, and staff were all top-notch! I'll definitely be back 😋
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