Irazu

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.

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.

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!

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.

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.