Tuesday, February 23, 2010

Restaurants in Chicago - Cafe Iberico (recommendable)


This is a great Tapas place to go to with a group of friends.

We tried many different dishes:
-Tortilla Espanola
-Patas Ali-Oli (red potatoes with garlic mayonnaise sauce)
-Jabon Iberico (spanish cured ham with manchego cheese and tomato bread)
-Gambas al Ajillo (grilled shrimp with olive oil, garlic and wine)
-Paella Marinera (seafood paella made with shrimp, fish, clams in a special saffron broth)

All dishes were well prepared and recommendable. I especially liked the tomato bread which is simple chopped fresh tomatoes + olive oil + salt on a piece of white bread.

The only thing is if you have any allergies and intolerances, the staff do not know the dishes well and can not give you a straight answer to your questions e.g. if a dish or sausage has lactose or not. They purchase their bread from someone else but do not know the ingredients.

With tip it is around $25 per person which is good value for money.

739 N La Salle St
Chicago IL 60654