This place is so vibrant - The music is inviting when you're approaching. The decor is captivating. And the food is display of great flavors. I love the Paraiso cocktail. I've already gone back for the wings. My other favorites that I've tried so far are the crab legs and the shrimp cocktail - both have a nice smoky flavors that adds a nice dimension to the dishes. I already know what I want to try next time I go. read more

So..... been to Azul twice now. First time was on a Friday to celebrate my birthday with my family and second on date night with my wife. First time, it was crowded and second time was almost empty. At both times, service was excellent. Attentive, friendly and very accommodating. Food is fresh & delicious with a good selection of appetizers, cocktails and entrees - and comes out surprisingly quick! Pozole is awesome! Reminds me of my mom's. One of our favorites. I had the seafood paella and loved it! Plenty of fresh seafood with nice sized chunks of lobster, mussels, shrimp and octopus. It didn't look like a lot but it was plenty. Had to take home leftovers. They also have vegan options. Aside from all these pluses, they gave us a complimentary sample of one of their cocktails (on both visits) and a small gift our second time! Every one (and I do mean every person working there) has a great attitude and really go out to make sure you are having a good time. Depending on where you sit, the music could get a bit loud but it is part of the atmosphere. I've seen this location change businesses a few times over the 30+ years that I've known about it (used to be a club back in the early 90s). I do hope this restaurant stays. read more

We stopped by last Friday and it was great to see everyone adhering to Covid guidelines. Everyone including staff was wearing masks and your temperature is checked upon entering. The customer service was spectacular. They were incredibly timely with drinks, food, and checking up on us. Their drinks were amazing! We ordered the spicy mango margarita and the cantarito (which was by far the best). The ambiance was fun for a Friday night and the music wasn't too loud but upbeat and added to the ambiance. Their food was very well made and the presentation was fabulous. I would say it's a bit on the expensive side but you definitely get what you pay for. I would say this place is one of the top Latin cuisine restaurants around the area and I hope they thrive for a very long time. I can't wait to go back and checkout their rooftop patio when the weather is warmer. read more

Azul - Spicy Mango Margarita on the top left. Cantarito on the bottom right. - Seafood Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

I definitely recommend this place. Great for date night, and also for a dinner with friends. Great food, great service, and great ambiance. We will definitely be back. read more

Azul - Looking toward the bar and DJ area from a booth. - Seafood Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

This place is amazing all the food is so delicious I definitely recommend the langostinos Great Overall experience great service and great food read more

Came for restaurant week, and was super excited to eat some fresh and flavorful seafood. The location and vibe were great and everyone was super friendly. The food, on the other hand, was pretty average. It was lacking freshness and quality. However, the flan was surprisingly good! Overall had higher expectations for the food. read more

Azul - Ravioli de Langosta - Lobster Ravioli - Seafood Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

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I came here on a Wednesday night and enjoyed my experience very much. We experienced really great service. The waitstaff are fast and attentive even when it got crowded. Everything seemed truly perfect. However, the drinks are on the pricier side and for a $17 cocktail I really can't say it's worth it. I wasn't really feeling much of an impact after finishing my drink. However, I'm sure the don Julio tree for $90 will knock ya on your ass. I didn't get that treat because it was just me and my husband and although I'm sure I could have finished all the alcohol it would have made for a shitty morning afterwards lol. Unless you're a light weight or getting the larger tree drinks that are for groups I don't know if you'll feel like $17 for a cocktail is worth it here. The food on the other hand is totally worth it! Everything else was wonderful, our waiter was super kind and the food was AMAZING!!! I'll definitely be back. read more

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This place was awful!!!!!! When we went it was on a Saturday afternoon around 5pm. We started with the ceviche with lobster empanadas. It was disgusting! I'm not sure why on tik tok would recommend this you must've never had good lobster in your life. it had such a weird taste to it and no type of seasoning to it only thing was the sauce it came with that I was able to swallow it with. Then I had the pina rellena, disgusting. It was overly salty!! The fish didn't taste fresh. It was so hard to eat it since all I tasted was salty, I'm not sure why they over priced it too $40! Go to los maygues I promise you the best drinks and seafood at a reasonable price!! Next the drinks! They were super over priced!!!! They aren't even that good for that price. We got the margarita tower ($80) ! We got the mango which was ok the strawberry which was overly tooo sweet and not enough liquor either. Not worth the hype I promise! For dessert some the portion sizes were small we got two desserts the molten cake which was actually really good, and the churros which was basically a funnel cake with ice cream. The funnel cake was so hard!! It felt as if they made it over night let it get stale outside and just heat it up for 10 seconds . Super hard. The tip was automatically charged on the bill and it was only 4 of us. The bill came out to 400 with tip, which the waitresses wasn't even that attentive we had to tell her a couple times the items she would forget to bring! I was only ok with it because the busboys were attentive regarding the empty plates in our tables. But I will never be coming back again. read more

I really was let down by this restaurant. After seeing countless snaps and tik toks of this restaurant I was ready to test it out. Even though the tower margaritas were Snapchat worthy and tasted really good, they were overpriced at 80 dollars for 4 small drinks. The lobster rolls were a good appetizer but also were 30 dollars for 3 rolls. The flautas were mediocre, but pretty tasteless in my opinion. Rice and beans were very plain. The lobster ravioli was TERRIBLE. I legit had to send it back. The sauce was made out of salt and oil, I couldn't even finish one of them without making a face. The overall price was kinda ridiculous because I left hungrier leaving than coming in. Would not recommend. Service was good, and atmosphere was nice. Still not worth the hype. read more

The restaurant was beautiful and service was great, we started of with a side of ceviche and I was disappointed in the amount of shrimp that was in the ceviche, to me it felt more like a pico de Gallo instead of ceviche, Also ordered some oysters which were great, drinks I thought were definitely over priced. Our entree tasted good I had camarones a la diabla definitely to much garlic but still tasted well. I give this place 3/5 maybe I'll be back in a few months I know they just opened so will try again at a future date, also I wasn't a fan of the music at least when I was there. read more

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Had to try it out to see what the hype was about! After being seated, they forgot our waiter just left and no one knew who was serving our table... but once they got our waiter after 25 minutes, we was well taken care of. So yes, this place is definitely worth the hype after all that confusion. Our waitress gave us a few shots for free to accommodate us. We ordered the lobster empanadas and it was amazing! I would go back just for that! We also ordered shrimp and steak tacos, both were delicious as well. The patron margarita tower was cute and ours was pretty strong. My daughter enjoyed her fries and quesadillas. The ambiance and music was on point for a late lunch. I would def recommend this place! read more

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It was great, our waitress was so amazing, friendly, and the food was terrific. It was a great place to grab a bite before a concert at the Salt Shed! read more

First I would like to say thank you so much to Matilda & Leo for their hospitality they were very professional and attentive at my table made us feel like we were at home thanks for that. Salmon is a must combined with a drink call Paraiso(Matilda choice ) Shrimp tacos are awesome combined with a side of plantains and their hot mayo sauce is to dye for (Leo's choice ). read more

Over rated / over priced ., 4 Shots of Don Julio $198 plus tip . Definitely not worth it

Seated by a way too loud speaker but was turned down after asking. Food not bad but not over the top good. Not sure what this place is trying to be - a club, sports bar, restaurant?? Overpriced for what you get. read more

I rarely leave a review but I felt I had to in this case! The host, should not be a host. He is very rude and not very welcoming, he turned away other patrons with no reservations and treated them poorly. Our waitress was pleasant but didn't check in on us at all. All staff appeared to be very uptight, customer service was not their main priority and it was obvious. The food was decent but the staff made the experience a poor one. Unfortunately we will not be back due to the poor customer service. This establishment should recognize that customer service makes an experience and that will determine if a customer returns. Not worth the hype on social media! read more

This is your place if: You want to be reminded of your Mexican vacation You are happy to pay $20 for valet parking You like $17 margaritas served in plastic cups Having a couple waitresses do a little dance when they bring your bottle service tequila to your table sounds impressive You have money to burn but can't think of a more imaginative way to impress your friends You have no idea how to behave at a restaurant and appreciate the educational note on your table that you can only stay for 90 minutes (rather than finding it off-putting, after paying $20 for what is now 90' of parking) On the plus side: Lovely view from the rooftop Service is mediocre but pleasant enough when they finally get to you Food is decent but overpriced- the small plates are all padded out with lots of tortilla chips I'm not sure what makes this place so busy - maybe I'm missing the point. read more

A fantastic seafood location along the river with the weather and the local chef calling for an enticing celebration and delicious menu to experience for the whole family. read more

Azul - Bloody Mary Mule & Patron Silver Tequila celebratory drinks from Azul Mariscos + Muelle celebrating a birthday guest of ours today. - Seafood Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

As good as it gets! After being cooped up for many months my friend & I decided that this place was worth it to get us out of our homes. I was a little wierded out about being around other people but we were able to sit outside on the patio a safe distance away from other patrons. When we walked in the first thing one of the employees did was take our temperature on our wrist & then proceed to seat us. We started off with the chips & salsa which was good but my favorite was the shrimp cocktail. They did not cheap out on this appetizer as there was a lot of shrimp. My friend got the Azularita & he liked it a lot. For the entrée we each got the Chipotle Cream Pasta & it was amazing. I haven't ordered a pasta that good in a very long time. They did not hold back on the portion especially on the seafood. This is my new favorite restaurant & we will definitely be back soon. read more

Perfect spot to bring friends and family, our server was very friendly and helpful, the food was delicious and came quickly after ordering, the music matches the vibe of the restaurant and the drinks are the reason I'll be going back. Would definitely recommend the steak taco dinner if you're unsure what to order. read more

Melony took care of 22 of us for New Year's Day brunch, tasty food, fun boozy drinks and great service. All around solid spot 100% would come back in Summer read more

Service = terrible Margs weren't good. Only thing saving this place is the atmosphere and view from the rooftop. First person to come to our table was the head chef and we thought he was the bus boy. If it weren't for him i'd be giving this place 1 star. This restaurant is disguising as a social media dream but really is just hiding mediocre food and awful service behind a pretty view. Really a shame. For the price point you could do so much better. read more

Worst restaurant in Chicago. Terrible service. Terrible music. Terrible food. And crazy prices. Also our table collapsed during dinner. read more

I really wanted to love this place overall decor is beautiful, staff was very friendly but the food was very mediocre. I too received undercooked prawns (langostinos) however decided to cancel my order and they did give me the platter anyways. My friend had the pasta and the other the piña dish. But we left wishing we had been elsewhere instead. Beautiful place, they just need a better selection of food or.... better cooks? Probably would come back to rooftop and drink (margaritas were ok) but not to dine in. read more

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This restaurant is absolutely gorgeous! There's not a bad seat in the house. It's has a miami vice kind of vibe. If you are into night clubs, you will love it. It's dark and loud. There's a bathroom attendant handing out soap, towels and perfume. Personally, not my vibe and had I known I probably wouldn't have came. We ordered the shrimp ceviche, the snapper and the steak tacos. The ceviche was amazing. The snapper was super good too. The steak was dry though and were just average. Go for the views though! read more

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Its a very small restaurant in a bad area. They charge 20 dollars for their parking spot. We made reservations and they gave us a time limit for how long we could stay. Its not a traditional Mexican restaurant where you are greeted with chips and salsa. The food was very bad and extremely salty. Silverware and cups were dirty. This place is good if you only want drinks read more

I went for a friend's birthday dinner and I was a little surprised at the steep prices. Ultimately, if the experience is good, I don't mind paying so decided to look beyond that. Taking into consideration location, service, portion size, and ambiance, it is not worth it. We were a group of three and ordered two apps, two entrees, and a couple of drinks. Food came out of the kitchen fast, but generally speaking it was very difficult to get a hold of the waitress (it was a Tuesday night with a couple of tables with patrons). At one point we waited 30 minutes to get a hold of someone for drinks, gave up and went to the bar to order. Prices are comparable to River North/ Loop and you are still getting paper napkins, plastic plates, and subpar service. The food is tasty, but not worth the money. To wrap up the whole experience, they overcharged us $100, which we are still trying to solve with the restaurant but they are uncooperative. Chicago has better to offer! read more

Was browsing places to take my wife on a lovely date. This restaurant caught my attention. From the pics it truly looked amazing so why not. I made a reservation and later that weekend we are off. Upon arrival I wasn't expecting Valet parking at their parking lot. I found it extremely unnecessary to have valet when it wasn't even downtown Chicago let alone they had plenty of parking. So yes be ready to dish out $20-$12 bucks for parking. When walking in the place, looks fantastic, music is awesome and service was super friendly and welcoming. That I did like and made me feel like things are going to start getting better. However the music was way to loud, so we switched to sit outside and it was still loud when I can barley hear my waiter when speaking. Lucky she was patient enough and nice to us also very helpful. Prices are pretty fair a little expensive for what they give you. So when the food arrived it was exactly like the pics I seen online. Taste amazing the food was hot and presented beautifully. My last nit pick was they over loaded our food with tons of rice. Not enough shrimp, octopus or lobster. Just full of rice in both plates, yes the rice was good but the food wasn't as filling. So with all that said, I did have fun and enjoyed the night but probably won't be back again. Hope they do make some changes and adjustments. Good luck. read more

Azul - Modelo Goose Island 312 Paella NEW ITEM Piña Rellena - Stuffed Pineapple - Seafood Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

I don't typically write reviews but felt like this was necessary. We went to dinner last night and overall were pretty bummed. First thing we noticed- we got there at 6:45 and the music was blaring - like a night club. Almost to the point where at dinner we had to scream at one another to hear. You would think they would start music a little later in the night? Drinks- we ordered margaritas. They were fine. $16 per drink We also go the shrimp ceviche which was not good. No flavor and honestly i could make better. No lime or salt whatsoever and the shrimp were giant pieces - typically they are cut up? We next ordered the grilled octopus. Overall pretty good but it came with chips- not sure if they expect you to eat it like a salsa? Kind of strange. We shared the king crab legs which were actually good. They were pricey for a small amount. But had a good smoked flavor and the melted butter was good. Overall impressed with that. I ordered the seafood paella. Disappointed in this. It was literally just a pile of rice with the seafood mixed in. Very dry. Typically paella has way more flavor and has more sauce. This was just very dry and bland. My boyfriend got grilled mahi mahi. It was decent but dry. Came with a side of rice and garlic bread. Our bill was $300+ and what really made me mad was how disgusting the girls bathroom is. For a place that is that expensive they should keep the bathroom tidy. The stall I went in had the toilet seat top sitting on the ground next to the toilet and no toilet paper holder because it was on the ground and the TP sitting on the back of the toilet Overall would not recommend and probably won't be back. Was expecting more for the price etc read more

Amazing Place. The atmosphere is great. People are friendly. Food is great . Well let me tell you the drinks are to die for. I highly recommend this restaurant. I enjoyed sitting outside. The inside has beautiful decor. read more

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Restaurant week menu with excellent food. The service was horrible. The waitress didn't take our drink order for 20-plus minutes at least. We got our food before our drinks. Had to flag her down for a second round when were we done eating. I asked for coffee and was told they didn't serve coffee. It's on the menu. Plates piled all over the table. No containers. Bill was split incorrectly and one in our party overpaid. An 18 percent tip is automatically added to the bill with parties of 6 or more. Perhaps that is why our waitress was not motivated to provide us with excellent service. Wil not return. read more

If I could rate it a zero, I would. Less, actually. It's been maybe 15 years since my last yelp review, if that tells you how important I feel it is to help people avoid this place at all costs. This is a public service announcement: DO NOT GO HERE. I don't drink, so I can't comment on the drinks personally - but my friend was less than impressed with hers. Now, to the food. We started with the seafood ceviche. It was a bunch of tiny ground-up shrimp and fish bits in Bloody Mary mix. So much so that I actually had to ask the bartender if there was alcohol in it because as I said I don't drink and thought perhaps they gave me some kind of fish Bloody Mary. I'm not kidding. It was repulsive, and even worse, lazy. It was 100% Bloody Mary mix and fish bits. We sent it back immediately. The bartender did not seem surprised. Now, for the mains. I ordered a steak which had been pounded into complete submission by a chef with obvious anger management issues. In the spirit of honesty, it wasn't bad. Decent flavor and pretty tender--but it was about the size of two credit cards laid end to end, so overall, maybe a C+. But...the ice-cream scooper full of rice was cold and dry - stale even - as if it had been cooked, scooped and laid out for several hours to slap onto a plate when needed. The beans were soupy and runny and tasted worse than the worst canned beans I've ever had. It was shameful that they tried to pass this off as a dinner. Here's the deal - if you're Chi-chi's, this might fly. MAYBE. But when you're paying $40 for a steak dinner and you get hours-old dry rice and a piece of steak that looks like it was scraped off the tarmac at O'hare, there's an unacceptable discrepancy between price and experience. I've routinely spent several hundred dollars on nice dinners - so I'm no stranger to spending money for a high-end meal. So don't mistake this as me not understanding "what a nice meal costs." This was not a nice meal--it was cafeteria food. I can get an 8oz filet at Joe's Seafood for $40. The fact that they're trying to tell me the garbage they served me was worth $40 was insulting at best, criminal at worst. Although listed in the "starters" menu, my friend opted for the mini lobster rolls for her entree - an anemic spread of three pathetically small lobster rolls with an indescribably small amount of lobster on each. The fee for this abomination: $28. For 20 minutes my friend and I sat there, scratching our heads, trying to make sense of what was going on here. It was like showing up to an Arby's where they put an extra zero on the price of every sandwich but everyone was walking around like it was completely normal. It was pretty busy in there, the food was UNACCEPTABLY bad and the prices were OUTRAGEOUS for the quality of food that was being served. We're both intelligent, successful people, and despite our best guesses, we came up empty as far as an explanation. This happened about a month ago and we still talk about this experience in disbelief. I eventually called the manager over and explained to her the discrepancy between the quality of food she was delivering and the prices on the menu. She didn't seem surprised at all and was happy to refund a generous portion of my bill. This was not the first time this had happened. It will not be the last, either. She seemed completely resigned to exchange soup-kitchen meals for the occasional refund without reservation. This was business as usual. It was like "hey, we have another customer that figured us out and is calling BS - go out there and issue another refund." If any of you can explain what is going on in this place, and why it hasn't been shuttered and given its rightful place on the marquee above the restaurant Hall of Shame, for the love of god, PLEASE reach out and tell me. I cannot die not knowing what could compel someone to frequent this place and not leave violently angry. It is a seafood version of Chi-Chi's with Joe's Seafood prices. And for the love of god, DO NOT GO HERE. Never go here. Never, ever, ever. Ever. Unless you've dreamed of one day simultaneously swimming in the delights of old fish bits and Bloody Mary mix. Then, by all means, cheers, and enjoy. read more

Food is mediocre and overpriced. Valet parking is insanely expensive. I'm giving 3 stars instead of 2 because they have vegan options. Yes, it's by the river and they have an outdoor area but it's a bad and gross vibe. Wouldn't go back. read more

Service was terrible, waited an hour even with a reservation. Food was overpriced and mediocre at best. My girlfriend got food poisoning literally 10 minutes after eating there. I told the manger and he thought we wanted free food. I told him to notify the chef not for a free meal as he took it. If you're looking for good Mariscos, go to La Costa. Don't waste your time. drinks are filled with sugar as well! read more

This past Sunday, July 18th we had reservations here to celebrate my girlfriends birthday. After the hostess rolled her eyes when we told her that a few people from our party weren't going to make it, that was our first red flag. I'm most upset that a don't know the name of our terrible rude, incompetent so called waitress. Is it a coincidence that she never mentioned it??? It was a party of only girls, I'm sure she would have been more attentive if there were males in our party instead. When taking our order, she purposely skipped over me and another one of my friends. We were nothing but nice, but she had an attitude from the start. She screwed up our orders and then insisted that we were the ones who made the mistake. She gave us our bill before the birthday girl even got her dinner!! But this is the ultimate, this rotten person, our waitress, had the nerve to bend down and ask me if the birthday girl was pregnant....she is not!!! She overheard and was so upset and went straight home after a great day planned for her. THE NERVE OF THIS CLASSLESS PIECE OF SHIT!! How dare the owners/general managers allow this horrible behavior in your restaurant!!! Shame on you!! I'm going to make it my mission to find out her name and let everyone know to stay away from this establishment until you teach your employees simply MANNERS!!! $470 would have been better spent ANYWHERE except here. read more

1st time at this place. Highly recommend. Service was on point, timely and attentive. The food was delicious. Each dish was better that expected. Drinks were also delicious. Got the spicy mango Margarita pitcher.. did NOT disappoint . And the dj was playing good music as well.. if u like Latin music like we did! Haaaaa..sorry no pictures of the food.. but that's cuz we ate it all. Would definitely come back!! read more

I ordered the Apple Cider Sangria and the Chilaquiles with shrimp. The food was delicious, very flavorful. I also ordered the ceviche with shrimp. It was so yummy that I didn't get a chance to take a picture. My drink was tasty too and the music was good. I just hate it was too cold on the patio because the entire restaurant looks amazing. This is definitely the perfect date night spot or a night out with the girls!! read more

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I really enjoyed my time here and the food was excellent. Karen was an amazing and attentive.

Karen was our server and she was amazing she made the start of my birthday weekend fun and welcoming. The food is always amazing!!!!!

Wen t here for date night at the recommendation of IG @wops_stomach the food was delicious and the drinks was superb. Our waitress Jasmine was awesome and very attentive she made great menu recommendations I had the lobster ravioli base off her recommendation and is was so darn good. They gave complimentary mango margarita samples which was good and became my drink of choice. Thanks for the hospitality and great service...will be back soon!!! read more