My review is for Barraco's on 111th St. near Kedzie in Chicago. This was my third time at this location. The first time I was with a big gentleman, probably 6"5". I don't know if this had something to do with it but we treated very well that day. The food was excellent so I decided to bring my daughter there. When we got there, we were told there was an event and we could not be seated. Mind you there were plenty of seats so I don't know where the event was taking place. There was no sign on the door or no sign inside. The young lady was very rude and did not apologize or try to accommodate us. We left. We didn't feel good about how we were treated so we called and asked if we could make reservations. Again, we were told that there was an event going on and there were no seats. That was acceptable except again she was kind of rude. Today, 6/29/2026 I decided to try this place again because the food was so good. Of course my daughter didn't want to go, but she decided to give them another chance. When we got there the person seating us didn't acknowledge us other than looking at us and saying table for three and set us down. When we were seated, we were told that the waitress would be there soon. We told the young lady that we already knew what we wanted to order because we had looked at the menu online. She said she was not the waitress, but she would get us something to drink . She also asked if we wanted super salad. This was about 4:25 PM at almost 5:00 PM. We still hadn't gotten waited on. Mind you, we were the only ones in the restaurant. This young lady didn't say hi, didn't introduce herself and never said you're welcome when we clearly said thank you multiple times. They never brought us bread. I just assumed they didn't have it until they brought bread to the other table. She brought my coffee out and said it was extremely hot and to be careful. I appreciated this, but when I began to drink the coffee, it was just warm. I asked her if she could nuke it because once I put the cream in, it would be cold. She said that wasn't possible that was the way it came out of the machine. she asked if I wanted another cup I said I would wait until the next cup. She never brought out more coffee, even though my cup was empty for a bit. I asked if I could have more coffee which she brought out. Please note, we still hadn't seen our waiter or waitress. There were only two place settings at the table. I had to ask for another one, even though there were three of us. We waited so long I decided we would cancel our order and leave. As I was digging in my purse to try to find some money to at least pay for the coffee and the service that we did get the food finally arrived. This is the first time we even met the waitress. No hello, no thanking us for waiting. Each of us said thank you and she never said you're welcome. I felt kind of bad because my 11 year-old granddaughter was with us and we teach her better than that. She actually said thank you, and the waitress never responded. The food was good as usual, but the service was not. We watched others get waited on quicker. I don't like saying this, but each time, out of the three times that we've gone to the 111th St. Location, we were treated like less than anyone else there...like we didn't belong there. Again, I felt bad because my granddaughter had to experience racism firsthand. I'm not talking about something I don't know because I gave them multiple chances to get it right. In my opinion, if you are of color you don't want to frequent this restaurant. I can't speak for the other locations, but because it's a family owned business I can't imagine it being any different. Unfortunately, racism still exists. I felt less than everyone there, even though my money spends the same. I wonder what you teach your children. You don't need to worry, we will no longer spend our money with you. And I pray that you think about this because God does not see color or financial status. You all will be judged on how you lived on earth. read more