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    El Campeon

    4.2 (26 reviews)
    Open 10:00 am - 8:00 pm
    Updated 3 months ago

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    Outdoor seating
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    Ariel W.

    When you are near the Shed Aquarium, Adler Planetarium, and Field Museum and you need a snack or a refreshing drink, you can count on El Campeon, a local Chicago company founded in 1993. In 1999 El Campeon developed what they call their "authentic Piña Colada Acapulco Style." Located on the lawn in front of The Field Museum, El Campeon is a stand that serves tacos, burgers, burritos, fries, hot Doritos and Cheetos with cheese, acai bowls, crepas with nutella, fruit, and whipped cream, and fresh fruit coladas. They even have vegan and vegetarian selections. Prices were pretty reasonable for a place serving such a high concentration of tourists. Before going in to the museum we got the Piña colada pineapple deluxe ($15), served in a pineapple with slices of fruit. It was the perfect delicious refreshment. After walking all over Chicago it was so nice to sit on the museum wall among all of the wildflowers and sip my drink. On the way out we stopped for the $8 refill of the strawberry flavored fresada colada which powered us on to our next destination.

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    Yesenia S.

    El Campeon is one of my favorites when going to festivals. Now I don't have to wait for the next fest to get my hands on their delicious piña colada. The restaurant is spacious they have great customer service. Oh and did i mention they have vegan options! I tried three tacos carne asada, chorizo and Al pastor. They were all delish. I also got a vegan elote. My sister tried the quesabirria tacos and she said they were amazing!

    These pina coladas are legit and perfect on a hot muggy day
    Casey S.

    After a long morning at the Field Museum my husband and I were walking back to the train during a particularly warm and muggy afternoon when he suggested we get a piña colada at El Campeón. Normally, I avoid little stands outside of tourist attractions because I find them to be pretty lackluster, but we were on vacation and I thought, "What the hell?" Wow, the piña colada was perfectly refreshing for our walk back to the train. I could taste the fresh pineapple and coconut cream which was well balanced and not overly sweet. My only regret is that we didn't spring for the drink to be served in a whole pineapple, which would have really made our trip feel like an escape to a tropical paradise.

    Al Pastor, Carne Asada, and QuesaBirria Tacos
    Erin T.

    El Campeon is such a great local spot! Growing up right outside Cicero, there were always fantastic Mexican restaurants, but El Campeon has outdone themselves! The meat is seasoned to perfection, cooked perfectly, and tender! I ordered 3 different tacos--Al Pastor, Carne Asada, and Quesabirria. All 3 were juicy and delicious. This is our 4th time visiting them and they have never let us down. If you're in the area, stop on in! The staff is friendly and the space is welcoming to everyone. Highly recommend!

    Jason M.

    Theses QUESABIRRIAS are the bomb, it comes with 4 and with the delicious consumer is like the cherry on the top tons of flavor, highly recommend this place and the QUESABIRRIAS!! Family friendly as well

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    Erika G.

    Chicago needs more places like this, on my "secret lakefront". Away from the Chads and Trixies of Castaways, ECPC exists on the chill beaches. The ones with families and kids running around. People (me) rolling their bikes thru. A janky little stand (stay home, suburbanites) serving up some fresh bevs (BYO rum) right on the beach. And c'mon . . . pina coladas, what's not to love. I dream I'm back on those gorgeous Cuban beaches . . .

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    Neisha M.

    The best thing when you want to quench your thirst after the Field Museum and Shedd aquarium. Saw this and it looked like a fun drink to have while strolling through the park. I had the pineapple and my friend had the mango. The pineapple peña colada was definitely better. The only thing missing was some alcohol! Would love to have this by the beach. The booth is small and the menu limited but lovely in warm weather!

    if I can give 0 stars I would. Terrible food service paid 5 bucks per taco just for them to be very small and have 12 pieces of meat. Eat anywhere else but here.

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    Delicious Piña coladas. Food is always good nice little spot in Cicero! Nice place to sit and enjoy the drinks

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    Literally the best steak arepas I've ever had. Also the piña colada is to die for. 100/10!!!

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    Great place to pick up nice cool drinks, tacos or even a burger. Location is not too far from Midway.

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    The clerk wasn't very kind. She had an attitude. Would not go here again ever. I wouldn't suggest this place to anyone.

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    GREAT tacos in a cute, fun, clean room! Especially like their taco al pastor. Hope to be back soon.

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    4.0(8 reviews)
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    It was great.The woman was very knowledgeable about protein shakes and it tasted great.read more

    Buyer Beware: THIS IS HERBALIFE Now then, now that it's out…read morethere let's start. If you are an outsider to the Herbalife world, (like myself) you wouldn't even know looking at this place. That's my first issue, as you can see, a yelper is letting you know, not the actual business! That right there, is wrong. My family and I felt very mislead. Now, I'm not trying to be rude. But hopefully after my review, the company makes some changes. Now, this is not to say Herbalife products don't work or aren't helpful. That I wouldn't know as I've never bought into it (well except today I supposed). That's my second issue with this place. There is no signage in store or on their Instagram page that this is Herbalife based. This is also wrong. A: if you are a proud business owner, why not tell everyone what the main foundation of your company is? B: it is dangerous not to disclose what is going into your drinks i.e. nuts, soy, dairy etc. My family was beyond stoked that we were getting a smoothie joint near the area, and walking distance too! But unfortunately this is not a smoothie bar, where you can pick and choose ingredients like fruits, milks or powders. This is worrisome because no one asked if we had any allergens. What if someone walks in who does and they think they are just getting a regular blueberry smoothie with regular milk? Very very dangerous. There are no nutritional labels near the menu or on the actual cups. This should also be disclosed. Now if you are an avid athlete or you'd just like to kick start your life into a healthier direction, this is great! But again, what are we really drinking? We wouldn't know. I'm giving this place 1 star, not because people where rude or the place was dirty. One star because being mislead is wrong and dangerous. It's wrong to pose as a regular smoothie caffe and charge high prices because there's protein inside. Please disclose the actual company at its roots, please create nutritional labels and please provide allergens. My husband and I spent $16 on two smoothies! We didn't taste (due to Covid) until we were outside. It honestly just felt like we were taken advantage of. It seems like the owner doesn't want to disclose its Herbalife because maybe they will lose out on business. Hopefully my review spares others who plain and simple just don't want these products for whatever reason. It's our right, and this place feels forceful upon inspection.

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