Two stars for Fast Service, I ordered two breakfast sandwiches just egg, ham, and cheese. Total of $26 dollars no drink included maybe like ten pieces of potatoes comes with it. I got home and realized that I was given burritos with under cooked rice and cold potatoes. Food is missing seasoning. Try another restaurant and save your time. Expensive food and bad service. read more

Cafe con Leche - Mexican Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Friendly staff. Delicious food. Consistent. Chilaquiles are highly recommended. Free parking in the back of the building is a game changer!

They have pretty good Chicken Tinga empanadas. We had a nice host that seated us quickly. After we were seated the server came and gave us water right away but soon after the whole experience went south. Once we went to order they no longer had sangrias, which I know is not the servers problem but she had a very nonchalant attitude about it rather than offering something else. THEN we ordered our meal and my boyfriend and I were sharing a jibarito which the server seemed VERY annoyed about. We simply wanted half of it with cheese and the other half without. Blanca then let us know that is not possible and she can give us cold cheese on the side. I have been in the service industry for a very long time and that is not that response you should give your customer. I was obviously annoyed and she was too, after that she seemed to have an attitude. After we got our food to top it off it was flavorLESS. I will not ever come back here! If your going to be rude at least have good food !! You should hire people that care about your business! read more

This is probably the worst jibarito I have EVER! Had the plantains were over cooked they were brown not yellow how they should be... they were worst than chips to top it off their bistek was burnt also the only good thing was the rice&beans had a long day at work only to get this overpriced meal to not even meet what it cost... read more

Wouldn't return, food was just okay... very small portions for the price. Mixed drinks are very small too for the price. The restaurant itself was very cute and cozy. the service could've been better. read more

This place is spectacular. Everything I've had was on point and the the tacos steak & Chicken mexican rice and beans were delicious. Didn't think I would like the sauce one but it was a winner. I have been to a handful of palaces around the neighborhood nothing as quick and the staff were great. I liked The owners very friendly and great hospitality 1st time there Best time ever at a neighborhood well now restaurant. Thanx for having us will definitely be back read more

This is a great place, I've been here about 50 times throughout the years. Great cocktails, amazing food and excellent service.

I LOVE THIS PLACE! BYOB! The addicting Coffee is no lie! A cozy place to relax & enjoy on your day off! The Service is Excellent, the Employees work hard & the owner always "Acknowledges" & "Recognizes" "EVERY" Customer! I'm in the Hospitality Industry & these days Customer Service is a MUST! The price for the Service & Quality is totally worth while!! Very inexpensive!!! Ok, the "FOOD", Deeelicious. Reminds me of home. A nice twist to all the other Restaurants I have to eat at :( Since i work many hours! If a meal isn't quite what you want, "just say so" they will make it your way. My favorite: Cafe Con Leche, Parfaits, Chilaquiles & Chipotle Mayo Chicken as a Jibarito!!! read more

I had mixed feelings about this place. First we made a reservation the. Didnt get seated for like an hour. The host did buy us a round of drinks on the house but to top it off our waiter was kinda rude and we didn't feel that we got the hospitality back from how long we were waiting. But besides that the food was actually delicious and the presentations were awesome. This place was kinda small so it's nice for an intimate setting and there's a live band so that's enjoyable. I'm willing to give this place another chance just because I heard brunch here is amazing. So hopefully I have better service next time. read more

Cafe con Leche - Yummy!!!! Shrimp tacos, chimicurri steak with asparagus, Jibarito with fries, and steak flank on a toston. - Mexican Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

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I was visiting a friend in Chicago, I'm originally from Wales so we don't really have latin food here. I asked my friend what she recommended and she said to get the jibarito. I went ahead and got it and boy, was I amazed! It was the best damn sandwich I've ever had. The staff is very friendly and quick. A very nice atmosphere as well. 10/10 recommend. read more

The service here is fine, they have good bloody mary's, standard not-bad place. This is exclusively a review of the chilaquiles.. If you are not interested in chilaquiles, read no further. I'm a chilaquiles fan. Everywhere you order it, it's made entirely differently, which is fun. The ingredients are such that, no matter how different each prep is, it's always tasty. The chilaquiles at Con Leche are very average, maybe a little below and they're 11.95. They have rice, beans, tortilla chips, eggs and salsa. With those ingredients, this dish should be like 6.95. I added chorizo 3.95 and avocado, 1.95, bringing the total with tax to 19.50, for some thoroughly unremarkable chilaquiles. The thing is, this dish should already have had these ingredients, and been 11.95. That's all. I hope you've enjoyed Chilaquiles Minute. I'm Josh, and remember, never pay $20 for average chilaquiles. read more

Delicious coffee served in a big mug!! The size of the restaurant isn't very big and feels a big crowded especially when they are busy. Food is good but the coffee is what makes me come back. read more

Started out with the chips and guacamole which was delicious then got the burrito which I loved also! The margaritas were delicious too and the back patio was a very nice atmosphere. read more

This is my favorite spot for coffee! My favorite dish for breakfast is the chorizo skillet! They have great service when I'm there, I have been going for many years. I always see the owner and he's always very pleasant. read more

I love this place. The food is always fantastic and I've never had a bad experience. The staff is always pleasant and polite. I dont think I've ever even seen them look annoyed. When I lived closer, my roommates and I came once a week religiously for the micheladas and chilaquiles. Miguel usually ends up being our server and we couldn't ask for anything better. It was wonderful spending our day off in the sun with him as our server. Can't wait to come back! read more

The service here is awesome. Everyone is always super friendly, and the food is delicious. I've been here numerous times and every time I'm pleased with the experience. Would definitely recommend! read more

Doesn't look much when you pass by, just a hole in a the wall. But when you get in, the ambiance is key note here. I ordered a portion of chillaquilas. I would say that this is one of the best chillaquilas in town. Our server was exceptionally welcoming and we had been hosted on the mark! One of the very good Saturday time I got to spend with my family. We missed on one spot that they have a parking behind their restaurant. This restaurant and their service would not disappoint you!! read more

I brought friends from out of town here and we had a good experience. The food, drinks and service were all good. The chicken soup was absolutely amazing. I think the chicken soup alone is worth going for. I had a bloody mary that was also really good. I'd go back! read more

amazing food, great service and awesome music! i love caffe con leche! every time i come over i enjoy the atmosphere! will keep going there as long as i live in logan square (-: read more

I stopped here on a whim. The decor is beautiful. The staff is friendly. The wait was extremely long. I felt the dishes were a little overpriced. Though I will say the food def beats a cheap Mexican place. There was soooooo much flavor in the rice. I couldn't get enough. I also got dessert! That was the best choice. I had the friend rice pudding. Truly amazing. I was amazed by the flavor. read more

My review will not involve food it's going to be on customer service. PATHETIC! Today is Sunday March 2nd 12:30/1:00pm. Who ever this pathetic excuse of a worker is who is taking names down for seating wearing glasses is absolutely rude! I've been standing carrying my 3 year old son for 30 minutes. He kept telling me to move, there is a way to ask and tell people. He needs to be trained how to speak to a customer, he had no care that I'm carrying a child so I had to get in his face. DO NOT TELL ME TO MOVE... Apologize for your customers inconvenience and ask to please step aside or please move over here... Only reason I stayed is I will support my neighborhood business and they do have good food. I wish I could give no stars for his service... The waiter on the other hand was great thank you Josh I give you 5 stars maybe you can give the other guy some pointers! read more

Not the best Cuban sandwich, but holy cow, the best fries in the city.

I don't understand how this place has a 4-star average rating. If you want poor food service, subpar, cold faux-mexican food and a rude, clueless manager, this is your place. I went here with a party of 6 for my brother's birthday dinner. Being in Logan Square and having 4 stars, we were looking forward to a nice night celebrating over a delicious meal . I got there 15 mins early, and lo and behold, they don't have our party reservation in their system. I should have seen that as a red flag. They scrambled to get our table ready. After I'm seated, the rest of my party arrives. We order our food (one appetizer and 6 entrees). For the appetizer we had guacamole and chips. This came out quickly accompanied by two salsas. The guacamole, although fresh and a good size, lacked any seasoning and had no flavor. There weren't enough chips to finish the guacamole so we asked for more chips; instead of the fresh, homemade chips from the first batch, they gave us stale tortilla chips out of a bag - like the kind you buy from Jewel. I don't understand why they would serve us different chips when they didn't give us enough chips in the first place for our appetizer. Moving on - we waited close to 30 minutes for our meals to come out. Not sure why it took so long, as there were empty tables all around us. And this is where things took a terrible turn. Five out of six meals came out close together in time. My meal (vegetarian enchilladas) took another 15 minutes to come out. I watched as other tables received their meals while our table still wasn't completely served. I was getting pretty upset, not to mention hungry, waiting around with no explanation. I had to flag the server down to inquire about my food, and she said, "It's coming." My food finally came out but my party was already halfway done with their meals. Unacceptable. Speaking of the other meals, the Chicken Mole dish we ordered (and as others have commented) was fridge cold - like they didn't even bother to properly microwave it before dishing it up. The chicken was on top of the sauce, and the sauce sat on the plate. I've eaten my fair share of mole and this was literally a separate sauce that was spooned onto a plate and they laid a cold, naked, unseasoned chicken breast on top. The mexican rice that came with our meals was also cold, not to mention we got nothing but the dry rice remnants from the bottom of the rice pot. It was disgusting. Dry, no flavor and again, poorly microwaved at best. Nothing tasted fresh or new. We all sat around not enjoying our meal, when the restaurant manager, TONY, came to our table, unsolitcited, to as us how we were enjoying our meal. We were polite but honest and told him that we were very disappointed in a number of the entrees we had for the reasons listed above, as well as the massive delay in receiving all of our meals on time. He said he noticed that our food was late getting out, hence why he wanted to ask us how things were. Then he walked away. We were pleased thinking that the manager noticed, took initiative to ask us, and we expected him to do something nice for our party to make up for the trouble. We were sorely mistaken. No one asked if we wanted a dessert or made any effort to make up for the situation with food. We figured maybe he comped our app or took off an entree for our troubles. Lo and behold, when we got our bill, we saw all menu items on our bill, and the kicker - a 20% automatic gratuity since our party was a table of 6. ARE YOU KIDDING ME? You're gonna charge us full price, tack on 20% for "excellent service" when we told you the kitchen service was poor and the food tasted off? How dare they. I called the manager over and told him to take the gratuity off. He agreed to do it, but prefaced with "Don't take it out on the server by taking away her tip." So now the manager is going to insult us by trying to guilt us for taking away the server's tip?! I told the manager that he needs to deal with that, and that his kitchen's service did not deem a $25 tip. I told him to pay the server with one of our meals, but that we were not tipping anything for the experience we had that night. He begrudgingly took the check back to modify, and when he dropped it off again, we asked him for another manager and he said he was the only manager there. So we told him that his actions we unacceptable - don't ask your guests how their experience was if you have zero intention of alleviating the legit issues we raised, especially when YOU said you noticed the issues we were having. That's poor management, poor customer service and poor handling of the situation. He modified the bill by taking my meal off, and removing the automatic 20% gratuity. We paid the bill, did not add a tip, but did give the server a cash tip for her service. It wasn't her fault the kitchen staff and manager are incompetent. The manager didn't even apologize to us for the serious inconveniences. Needless to say we will never be back here. read more

I didn't hate this place but I certainly won't be back. Breakfast is my favorite meal as shown by the fact that we came here well past the typical breakfast time. We walked in and we're seated immediately despite them being pretty packed. There were 3 of us. For drinks I ordered the homemade lemonade which could have used more lemon juice and sugar. My friend ordered a coke that had to be sent back because it was so flat, he wound up switching that for a lemonade as well. For $3.95 we were disappointed to find out that the lemonade didn't come with free refills. My other friend ordered the earl grey tea which was of premium quality. The food was very overpriced for portions given and taste quality. I naturally ordered french toast because that is my go to breakfast treat. It was delicate and moist but I was disappointed in the presentation. I had to request butter which I was expecting to be whipped since it was french toast but instead it came in cold packets. Don't get me wrong I can get down "diner style" when paying diner prices but $8 for a few pieces of bread dipped in egg? I think whipped butter isn't an extravagant request. I tried my friends plates as well which were okay. We all agreed that nothing was "bad" but also not worth coming back for. Also, the music was too loud. read more

I should begin by saying that even if the food they served was poopy, Cafe Con Leche would still get 4 stars for it's... well, Cafe Con Leche. GET YOU SOME! Food's not poopy. It's actually pretty good. I had Chilaquiles (which I pretty much only order because it's ridiculously fun to say) and they were plentiful and tasty. I didn't really read the yelp reviews thoroughly enough before jumping in the car and heading over here. I wasn't expecting table service or anything but I didn't expect the place to be the size of a Chicago bedroom. This time of year, have fun eating with your coat and hat on because every time that door open (which is frequent because of all the cronies that amass here at any given point) you get a blast of cold air. And yeah... old farts loves this place. They all sit around at the corner table and talk as loud as humanly possible, seemingly at the same time. I don't know how the fuck anybody communicates anything over the constant stream of noise - yeah seriously, no listening, all talking. Fuuuugggg.... I'm hungover, ssssshhhh. Anyrate. Come for the CCL. They even have a parking lot (albeit filled with some of the creepiest onlookers ever, but who cares!? I drive a beat up '97 Toyota Corolls-Royce with the radio yanked out.) OK I'm off to get some now. I can't take it. read more

I had the chicken fajitas decent a bit dry. Decent margaritas half mix half fresh or at least that's what it tasted like. Service was standard nothing out of the ordinary. I feel the quality of the food can improve with such high prices. After all it's just a trendy spot and for quite a while now. I think the good thing is they have daily drink specials and that will make me come back soon. See ya! read more

The Micheladas here are horrible!! Mine was dark brown and not reddish, like it should have been. Also, the service is mediocre... Won't be coming here again. Looks like yet another Latino Bar/restaurant that focuses on the Americanized customers and serving them mediocre Latin food and drinks, sucks for them when they have to actually serve a Latino who knows how the drinks should actually look and taste!!! read more

I love Cafe con Leche! Totally addicted to their huevos rancheros and have a steaming hot cup of cafe con leche every morning to start the day off right. Cheap and reliable, but the old gross men can take a hike in my opinion. Apparently, its the neighborhood hangout for perverts, but if you can get past that- it's gold. read more

So, here's the thing. I'm torn about this place. In all fairness, the food was very good. I have to admit that my chicken jibarito was the best I've had (even better than La Boriquen). The plantanos were not greasy in the least bit and I appreciate that the garlic butter is served on the side. My cocktail, a cider made with muddled apple, whiskey and St. Germain was innovative and pretty well executed. I can't even complain about the decor. It's a cute place. My problem lies with the atrocious behavior of the owner which I witnessed while dining there for the first time. Some guests at a table near mine were leaving and one of them had apparently left their wallet behind. A few moments later, the busboy came to clean the table and saw the wallet. Seeing as the guests were already out the door, he ran after them in an effort to return it. Rather than being rewarded for his kind effort, the owner (who incidentally was sitting at the bar drinking with his hat turned backwards) scolded him in front of the customers! He told him "What's wrong with you? WALK never RUN in my restaurant. Don't ever do that again." In my opinion, that was FAR more unprofessional than the busboy running a few feet to the door. I am in the service industry and this display of abuse made me cringe. Quite frankly, I'm not sure I will return because of it. A note to the owner: happy employees equal happy guests. Get off of your high horse and take a good look in the mirror while you're at it because your look and attitude was incredibly unprofessional. At least have the decency to reprimand your staff in private. read more

Yummm best chicken flautas and cafe and caramel flan!! Steak torta is so good and just clean!! Not really a fan of anything else on the menu.. Great customer service everyone is always nice and welcoming!! Good "homey" food read more

This quality of food has declined since I've been here last. The portions are adequate and the wait staff is courteous. We were a party of ten and the food came out at different times not all the party was able to enjoy our meal together. I would not mark it off my list just yet as my family and I do visit this establishment often. read more

Really great, slightly upscale Mexican cuisine. We tried to go to 90 Miles (which is also great) but it was more than 1.5-hour wait. Café con Leche had no wait. Not at all disappointed about changing restaurants. The queso fundido has real melted cheese, not just cheap cheese dip. read more

Best jibarito in town !! The pancakes are very good too. My favorite drink at Cafe Con Leche is the Sangria. Always clean and everyone who works there is very welcoming. One of my favorite spots indeed read more

Loved this place Great cafe con leche and very good breakfast. Looking forward to stopping in for mex/cuban fusion dinner very soon. read more

Polite and nice staff, stop in for a kickass burger everyone once in a while. Today picked up a Chicken Soup to help beat this cold ......in heaven. read more

Love the breakfast here! Fresh fast and friendly! Great bloody Mary's and good looking staff

i've been to cafe con leche many times and i can keep this review pretty simple. there are two things that keep me coming back to cafe con leche: 1) they have delicious french fries. french fries + mexican food. 2) they are a block from my house. and there are two things make me skip going to cafe con leche: 1) the rest of their food doesn't blow my skirt up. 2) el cid is two blocks from my house. one last thing. last time i got takeout i asked for bbq sauce (for the aforementioned fries) and received maple syrup. check your condiments, friends. read more

Walked in this morning at 9:05AM, was probably greeted by the same HOST as a previewer reviewer mentioned - he is completely rude. I was the first one in the restaurant, and he attempted to site me by the door. It's chilly, so I ask for a seat further from the door and he decides to sit me by the waiter stand.... UGHHHH!!! He is completely rude, never greeted me with a proper GOOD MORNING/BUENOS DIAS... Then to make things "better", the waiter reached over me to continue to get menus... The food was cold. It was just all around rude... The HOST treated a lot of the Latino customers walking in vey short, which is sad because he is totally a young Latino... But I'm going to blame his behavior on just immaturity. I did leave a nice note for the owner, but I will follow up to make sure his attitude is different next time I go to eat breakfast. read more

Great spot in Logan Square. I used to live in Miami and the menu definitely brings me back to those days. Highly recommend!

Con leche y azucar, they should say. But that Cuban-style latte-with-sugar is frickin good (and damn sure cheaper than hifalutin coffeeshop stuff). Cuban and Mexican food, good tortas, tasty burritos. Breakfast looks good, I still need to try it. I discovered molletes here: halved french bread with frijoles, pico de gallo, and cheese, baked. You don't need to be a vegetarian to appreciate that. Cheap little meal, too. DO NOT miss the salsa, the red sauce, made from arbol chiles. You will be in love. read more