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Nia Restaurant
Category:
Spanish Restaurants
803 W Randolph St
Chicago,
Illinois 60607
The tuna carpaccio is so tasty and fresh. The croquettes were delicious . I also love the...
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The tuna carpaccio is so tasty and fresh. The croquettes were delicious . I also love the eggplant spread and the seafood cocktail with crab , shrimp, calamari, octopus and avocado. The house salad is great. The chocolate mousse was out of this world. It was so romantic how it had fresh berries buried in vanilla mousse under the chocalate and came to the table with a smoking plate , when the smoke passed all you saw was rose petals. Just amazing. Go here now!
Pros: Best tapas food in Chicago
Cons: short waiting time without a reservation
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Fundajo Grill
Category:
Spanish Restaurants
3140 N Lincoln Ave
Chicago,
Illinois 60657
A great gem in the middle of monogamous frat bars. Every bit of the experience is well thought out...
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A great gem in the middle of monogamous frat bars. Every bit of the experience is well thought out from the facade of the bar to the butt shaking Latin music. My girlfriend and I enjoyed our time there and are going back with friends as soon as we can. Go see for yourself; you won't be disappointed.
Pros: Argentinan Food, Great Music, Mojito Rojo
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Cafe Marbella Tapas
Category:
Spanish Restaurants
3446 W Peterson
Chicago,
Illinois 60659
(773) 588-9922
I can go eat here and still have money in my pocket when I leave. I love going here with friends...
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I can go eat here and still have money in my pocket when I leave. I love going here with friends and each of us order something different so we can all share. Plus we get to bring our own alcohol.
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4 Taste Off Rush
Category:
Local Favorite
100 E Walton St
Chicago,
Illinois 60611
Almost walked right by this place with my husband, because of the lower level location(which makes...
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Almost walked right by this place with my husband, because of the lower level location(which makes it feel very intimate) Thank goodness we stopped in. The best food in the city when it comes to their tapas type of menu!!! And their service was outstanding. Will be making many more visits. It is a MUST!!!
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As we arrived at Tocco at 8:28 PM for our 8:30 reservation, we were told that things would take 20...
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As we arrived at Tocco at 8:28 PM for our 8:30 reservation, we were told that things would take 20 minutes since they were “waiting” for a few tables. Not a good start. But before we could even take a sip of our first round, we were seated and on our way to the tastiest Italian dinner we’ve had in a while.
The chef/owner of Tocco is not new on the scene. His Folia restaurant in the market district was one of the most affordable and tasty Italian meals in the city, occupying that rare nook of the Italian spectrum between La Scarola and Spiaggia. And with Tocco, he does it again.
For some reason, Italian restaurants have, over the years, become caricatures of themselves. Giant portions, overdoses of garlic, oceans of tomato sauce, and pasta pasta pasta. Fine-dining Italian was a contradiction in terms for those unfamiliar with the potential of a Spiaggia but even mid-priced restaurants like Topo Gigio kept the caricature alive and pretended to be fancy just by increasing prices. Sorry, it doesn’t work that way.
How refreshing it then is to taste some very mainstream Italian dishes and be overwhelmed by their uniqueness. Pizza, ravioli and pasta may not sound like the makings of a memorable meal but Tocco did a truly amazing job with them. The Pomodorini pizza was as good as any Folia did and at budget-busting $16, the most expensive item of the night. It was pretty big though. Enough to stuff 2 normal people, just not us. And speaking of stuffed, the ravioli had a mix of ground seafood including crab, shrimp and probably whatever else was past its prime on refrigerator shelves. But you know what? It was great. When you order a seafood ravioli, you had better expect it to taste mildly fishy and here it only added to the flavor. Despite all this delicacy, the loudest applause must be bestowed upon the Pappard Bisamzio pasta. Steaming hot, it was prepared in a tomato/cream sauce that must have been the best ratio of tomato to cream I’ve ever tasted. Here was one dish that we could have eaten 5 times over but as before mentioned, Maggiano’s was never in the building.
In closing I would like to thank the Tocco management for not gouging their customers on drinks. A Martini these days can cost anywhere from 12 which is somewhat inappropriate, to 18 dollars which is the pinnacle of greed. Points then to a restaurant that still charges $10. It will not be forgotten. Unless, of course, I have a dozen of them.
Pros: Pasta, Pizza, Service, prices!!
Cons: Slightly disorganized.
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I love everything about Manny's, best sandwiches anywhere, love the history as well, just wish...
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I love everything about Manny's, best sandwiches anywhere, love the history as well, just wish they had one up north or in the western suburbs.
Pros: Great Sandwiches and potato pancakes.
Cons: Need a location near Ashland and Wellington :)
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Lucille's
Category:
Tapas Bar
2470 N Lincoln Ave
Chicago,
Illinois 60614
I was truly surprised at how good the food was. The skewers, goat cheese croquettas, and steak...
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I was truly surprised at how good the food was. The skewers, goat cheese croquettas, and steak were excellent. The tapas were fairly priced. We ordered tons of food and drinks and the bill was less than I expected. The place has a great atmosphere. Pretty chill. Staff is pretty cool. They have outside seating which is nice. It started to get pretty busy around 9:30/10. I'm definitely going to become a regular.
Pros: Great food and drinks at a reasonable price. I also spoke with the Manager about throwing a party and he gave me a good deal!
Cons: More people should know about this great little spot.
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Quartino
Category:
Restaurants
626 N State St
Chicago,
Illinois 60610
My mom and I ate there together, and we both agreed that it was an awesome restaurant. We sat at...
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My mom and I ate there together, and we both agreed that it was an awesome restaurant. We sat at the bar first and enjoyed a couple drinks. The bartender was awesome. There was a dripping ceiling, which was kind of annoying, but the bartender tried to clean it as well as he could.
The waitress was okay. She wasn't overly nice, but that's maybe preferred. We made our own antipasto tray, which was fun and tasted good. My mom ordered a shrimp and fettucine dish, which came out before my pasta. That was a little annoying. I guess the idea is to share, but I don't like shrimp. So I had to wait for my food. When my pasta arrived, it was very good. Their marinara sauce is excellent.
I would recommend this place to anyone. It has some really good Italian food, good wine list, and fair prices.
Pros: Excellent food and drinks
Cons: Food comes when it's ready
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We had a great time! A friends and I stopped in and really enjoyed our selves. One of my friends...
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We had a great time! A friends and I stopped in and really enjoyed our selves. One of my friends had her youngest child with her and he could not stop eating the truffled fries. It's a tapas place so you are suppose to share but the food was so good that no body wanted to do that. The waitstaff recommended that we order 3 items each to guarantee we all left full and BOY were we full! We will definitely be back they invited us back for the variety shows they have on Mondays starting at 5pm. Also they are getting ready for their 1 year anniversary in August...lots of parties and specials I was told and they are having a birthday celebration for Barack Obama on August 4th. Check it out!
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Fixture -- CLOSED
Category:
Notable Beer List
2706 N Ashland Ave
Chicago,
Illinois 60614
My boyfriend and I went there last weekend, and had a great experience. Really friendly and...
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My boyfriend and I went there last weekend, and had a great experience. Really friendly and helpful staff, delicous food, great atmosphere. I highly recommend the crab stuffed artichokes...I could have eaten 100 of those. It is a small plate dining experience, don't go if you're wanting a half side of cow. I loved the small plates because it let us try a whole bunch of really interesting food combinations. Yum!
Pros: Food, service, atmosphere
Cons: prices
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