Tucked away and lovely. Ambiance is awesome and the servers are fabulous. The “coconuts” cocktail was so refreshing - I love coconut but normally steer away from it in drinks because they tend to be so sweet. Not here! The food was amazing- perfect portion sizes, great flavor, with some cool twists on otherwise very well-done traditional fare.
We ordered Castro's last meal! It was pretty good! I loved the assortment they offered! We also tried their empanadas which were quite tasty. Nice little restaurant to check out in Roscoe village. We will be back!
no half-stars here, as i would place this one in the middle of a 5 point scale. unfortunately another in a very long list of disappointing Cuban joints in Chicago (disclaimer: i am Cuban and i will concede that i am a very tough critic).iffy service with generally unhelpful and unfriendly staff (our specific waitress, the other seemed normal enough), iffy decor and ambience (the large Scarface mural should have been a warning, but at least much better than a Che Guevara mural), but worst of all iffy food flavours and selection:1.) sandwiches only during lunch so unsure if they are good or bad2.) no desserts (i guess unless you count vanilla ice cream as one ??♂️) — i don’t trust a Cuban place without a good selection of desserts tbh3.) no cafecito4.) the black beans had no flavour, the trifongo (not sure if adding yuca and removing pork does anything positive here) was too dry, and the mash didn’t do much for me5.) small selection of entrees given that sandwiches aren’t available for dinner (and even some of those were unavailable)6.) no batidos (Cuban shakes)7.) another Cuban restaurant that insists on chipotle mayo ??♂️8.) the mojito was pretty unbalancedon the other hand, the croquetas were good, and the empanadas were decent.was hoping i finally found a good Cuban place in my neighbourhood, but i’ll just have to continue going out to 1492 in Humboldt to satisfy my Cuban food needs.i assume, seeing the reviews here, that if you don’t have much of a discerning palette for Cuban food you will likely enjoy it. so, follow your heart i suppose.
Every experience has been spectacular. Food is amazing, drinks are awesome. The yucca fries are ridiculous and I'm addicted to the Noche Buena!! Definitely go do the empanadas, as well.
Such a cute spot in an underrated neighborhood. Service was wonderful, food was authentic and full of flavor, and the drinks were my favorite! Fresh muddled mango and strawberry with tequila and a tajín rim. Delicious! Can't believe I overlooked this place for so long.
Great food and atmosphere
Mojitos are delicious. We tried ropa vieja, media noche and lechon. Everything was tasty. The only plus that I'll add in some spicy sauce or some Pico de Gallo for the lechon, it was kindy dry but itself. The atmosphere was good. Definitely a great place to go back
O. M. G. It was the best experience; ambiance was great; service was great and the FOOD?! The food was by far the beat Cuban food I’ve ever had. I really enjoyed myself here AND WILL BE BACK to try other entrees on the menu, thank you for having us.
So far 3 for 3 in visits, everything we’ve ordered came out great. The outer skirt, plantains fritas surf and turf all so good. Even the basic kids chicken was fresh and yummy. Love this place
This is a very nice restaurant the service was excellent the waitress was amazing will be returning soon ?