Hearty beans simmered with spices, offering a warm and flavorful accompaniment.
Bars • Fish • Coffee • European
"We decided to try this place out since it was nearby. We found the ambiance to be very nice and the music gave us a party feel when we arrived. We were promptly seated and served. There are 80 or so rums on the menu and if you are chasing down some rare and hard to find rums, this is your place! The food on the other hand was not good. It was obvious to us it has been pre-prepared in advance and then slightly warmed before putting it on the plate. By the time the food arrived at the table it was a temperature slightly warmer than room temperature. It was a place we really wanted to like but have no plans of returning."
Fish • Soup • Coffee • Caribbean
"Paladar always has good reasonably priced food for the area. Our waiter was attentive and courteous. This place is great for lunch as it is more quiet then and you can talk. If you like it more lively, come on a weekend evening. I been here many times and we've never had any bad food. I recommend as 2 thumbs up."
Bbq • Wine • Coffee • Mexican
"De inicio, el servicio bastante mejorable, nos dejaron mucho tiempo sin atención después de asignar la mesa, después de montar el servicio y las entradas, no dejaron cubiertos suficientes para la cantidad de salsas que colocaron, los platos y vasos se mantuvieron vacíos (sucios) sobre la mesa hasta que solicitamos los retiraran, aproximadamente 15 min después de terminar de comer y fue justo porque pedimos postre, de lo contrario los hubieran dejado en la mesa por más tiempo. El sabor del consomé de carnero (sin mencionar que lo sirvieron tibio), si bien no es malo, tampoco es rico, lo calificaría como simple, al igual que la barbacoa. En cuanto a los postres, el pie de queso con frutos rojos muy rico, al igual que el agua de horchata."
Fish • Meat • Cheese • Seafood
"Biggest tacos throughout the south... also the chicken quesadilla ive had never had a quesadilla like it somewhere... my absolute favorite though is they have lamb tacos and idk elsewhere that it has... and if somewhere else I very doubted his as fresh as this place... once I had the lamb taco from here was addicted... I already loved to begin their tacos, but I tried the lamb and Ohhhh man AMAZING also the fish taco with cabbage . GREAT ....definitly my favorite Mexican place in the Chicago area .... the service is also excellent ... very nice very friendly staff and man I have to give it the babe here they really know what they do ... I come twice in the week atleast and had not 1 problem and always smile"
Mexican
Cuban • Steak • Drinks • Mexican
"eating was overwhelming! Whenever I am in the opposite, I will always stop in this sweet restaurant. the beef oxtails were in their mouth melting, falling from the bone, the hew was so moist and tasteful and omg the empanadas were to the for! thank you! all my foods follow my insta for delicious eating @girleatsworldx"
Full • Wine • Sushi • Mexican
"to go to the restaurant, we were delighted by the facility. but after ordering the drinks and eating the drinks were made bad and did not taste well. I ordered the smoke sink and tasted very bitter. concerning eating, I ordered the garnelen tempoura roll, or “ serpiente de los dioses”, and there was much more rice than any of the other ingredients. I also ordered the “aguachile de atun”, and it was incredibly salty and no chips were even provided with the plate. all in all the experience was very bad and the food quality vs price was very bad. I would recommend this place only for dancing and the facility."
Cuban • American
Full • Cheese • Mexican • Resorts
"Food was decent. Enchiladas too spicy, steak too salty, margarita too salty as well (if you’re not a fan of very salty house margarita, ask for it without the salt foam). Music was playing in restaurant but there was also a live band playing at bag directly across the way so it was slightly too loud and overstimulating. Service was great. Overall not terrible but probably would not go back."
European • American • Colombian • Vegetarian
"Ana María was the best waitress, she literally made our day and made us laugh a lot. If I come here again I would ask for her service. Please give her a rise."
Steak • Cheese • Mexican • Chicken
"It was very good. They have the good chips and good salsa. They are the thin crispy fresh warm chips that I love. The chicken quesadilla was pretty good they used some kind of softer cheese then the mozzarella I’m used to. The flavor of the chicken was good I just prefer mozzarella in my chicken quesadillas although it may be very authentic the way it came. If you prefer the softer variety of white cheese that is sometimes used in a quesadilla then you will like it. But if you prefer mozzarella cheese or cheddar cheese in your quesadilla than you may not prefer this option. Next time I’m going to try a chicken enchilada. My dining companion really liked his huge burrito. I very much enjoyed the Mexican rice it was delicious and had corn kernels in it. If you don’t like corn or you can’t eat corn then you should probably not order the rice. We had very good service. If you like sodas are you gonna pay $2.99 for one at this place. $2.49 is my limit for a Carbonated beverage at a restaurant so I opted for a water instead."
Steak • Steakhouse
Full • Wine • Steak • Mexican
"have passed this place 100’s of times. had been looking for a better alternative to chili (which has really gone down in recent years! so my mother I decided to try this place after the menu. Eating options looked really good and they have a great cocktail choice (yes, I'll tell restaurants about it! haha! I started with a coconut margarita and my mom had a mango. delicious, refreshing and a nice balance between the fruit and the alcohol. for eating we started with the fresh guacamole, which was really good, maybe a tad too salty, but it did not stop us to finish it. for the main course I tried her short rib tacos, which was one of the specials this evening. Note to Management/owners: set them as a regular menu item! it was amazing! perfectly spiced, and the tacos were filled with the short rib meat. the supplement of the bohnen had a beautiful spicy kick, but nothing nonsense. Mom has the carne asada burrito. again, great portions! She took about half home and had the rest for lunch the next day. service was fantastic. kudos to our server, kit. she was very friendly and dedicated. in any case happy that we have kept up because the place was already jammed when we arrived there and within half an hour the place was full."
Grill
Bbq • Drinks • Mexican • Chicken
"Have been going to El Rio Grande for more years than I remember. It is always a good time. I love their Mexican food so much, I have never yet even tried their Tex Mex. Their traditional Margaritas are heavenly! Nice hip crowd of various age brackets love it here. A little trivia: Liz Smith used to live in the upstairs apartments and loved to go to El Rio Grande!"