Love Portillos! It can be a little chaotic but they have a lot of workers and move you through the line pretty quickly! They have the classic Chicago style hot dog and have very good Italian beef sandwiches. My wife loves their chocolate cake shake for dessert.
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+4.5
Great food and reasonable prices. Has a great outdoor seating area that makes you feel like you are on vacation. Love this place!
Always great service and consistent quality. They are great with kids too!
Very good food, family run success story in Park Ridge. Highly recommended.
Another "not my first time here, but first Google Review" for this place! It has been years since I last visited. Their Sangria is excellent and unique, and not pre-mixed. Tortilla Chips and Salsa, of course are served complimentary. The Salsa has a nice kick to it. Pictured here are two Steak Tacos and the Hay Caramba Combinacion. Both the Tortillas and diced up Steak pieces are nice and thick. Not salty. Would try the tacos next time with only onions and cilantro next time. The Cheese Enchilada that comes with the Hay Caramba Combinacion was great - melts in your mouth! Will be back more often for sure.
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What great Mexican food. Hay Caramba has a terrific outdoor patio offering great people-watching opportunities on a pleasant day at Park Ridge. I ordered the tacos de pescado, aka fish tacos, which consisted of three tacos. You had a choice of either salmon or tilapia, and I picked the tilapia. The tacos came with red cabbage, pico de gallo and chipotle sour cream. My server put the chipotle sour cream on the side, which is a perfect touch, as I usually ask for that stuff on the side. Fish was seasoned well, and the overall taco was delicious!
Meal came with complimentary chips and salsa. The salsa was a "2" on a spicy scale of 5. Chips were room temperature needed some salt, which the server gladly provided. I sat outside so I didn't get a glimpse of what it looked like inside, but from the pictures on their website, it looks massive. As far as the outdoor patio, they have plenty of seating, some on the adjacent sidewalk, the other more in the inwards of the restaurant. I sat in the latter, which offered just the perfect amount of shade on this hot Park Ridge afternoon.
Hay Caramba also had margaritas that I regrettably did not try, but will definitely do so next time! Server was good, food was good, and overall experience was great.
The outside tables are nice, the staff is friendly and attentive. The skirt steak was pretty good. This is a decent Mexican food place. The mango margaritas were really tasty!
Great margaritas, relatively quiet, not too busy even on a Tuesday. Big open space, Gives the customer the impression of the inside a large villa or Hacienda. I decided to get a variety plate, But perhaps should have asked for something more specific. The flavor is great and the portion was fine, but I probably would have enjoyed a full sized burrito or plate full of tacos rather than a sampling of everything all at once. Still, my parents were able to get drunk and have a good time, Food was prompt, the ceviche was very fresh tasting and I loved the shredded chicken tostada. This probably isn't much of a party restaurant, but that's fine, I would prefer a slightly more intimate and controlled environment for this kind of meal, anyway. We actually canceled our reservations at another restaurant because this one seemed more inviting. Great 2 hours with my folks. 👍
To start staff is very nice, fast with the food order. It’s is Mexican dishes but some dishes have American touch to it like cream and lettuce on tacos. If you want a real Mexican dish order your tacos with cilantro and onion.
Second thing I wish they had more salsa choices spicy 🌶 third hopefully they add Jamaica water to there drinks.
Overall very good experience highly recommend it.
Food on the pictures is left overs, so your plate will not look like that it looks very nice when it comes out the kitchen.
This place was great!! Awesome chips and salsa, great food and a cool ambience. The layout looks like it will be a lot of fun in the summer!! Service was excellent as well, would definitely recommend.
Nice atmosphere, loved sitting outside
Everyone enjoyed their meal. Excellent Fundido. Could use better chips. Our server wasn't too happy to be there or wait on us, but maybe he was just having a bad day.
I would go back
This resturant is a gem! Have never been disappointed! After all these years still feels like a mom and pop resturant! Food is awesome! Drinks are good especially specials.
Carne Asada, chille rellenos, salmon, tacos,guacamole can't go wrong!!! Best Mexican food around!!! Been a customer since 1996! Josephine, Bull ,Marlene,and Ruben make you feel at home and care about your experience at their resturant! Great atmosphere, inside and out! Won't be disappointed!
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