Fast and helpful service. Complimentary chips and salsa. Salsa is good but a little spicy for me. The agua de tamarindo was good. I ordered hilachas which is like a beef stew with potatoes. The meat was super soft and the stew was delicious. The restaurant is small and unassuming, but worth trying the food here. They also served delicious homemade tortillas. read more

El Quetzal - Hilachas - Latin American Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

I had been curious about this place for a while and finally tried it with a friend. I got the chicken garnachas and another stew-y meat dish whose name I remembered. The food was good and enjoyable but didn't particularly blow me away (I can't even remember the main dish I got unfortunately). Overall, a solid, cozy restaurant worth checking out in the area. read more

El Quetzal - Chicken garnacha - Latin American Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

The food is good everyone. Seriously very unexpected but a welcomed surprise. I've been gatekeeping because I know for a fact, that once this place blows up, I'm gonna be waiting 30 minutes just to get a spot to dine in. What should you get? All of it. We highly suggest the bean and cheese and the cheese and chicharron pupusa. The soups here are absolutely divine. Our favorite is the El guatamalco, it has a piece of meat, sausage, veggie salad, beans, guacamole and rice. The service is amazing, seriously I am so appreciative of all their hard work. Try it and I promise you, you will be a repeat customer. read more

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At first I was very nervous on trying this restaurant but I ended up LOVE IT THE FOOD WAS 10/10 and the setting was 10/10 !!! Try this place out !!! The server was super friendly and nice 10/10 of her !!! She is one of the best servers left us wanting to making this out fav read more

We picked to go to El Quetzal restaurant yesterday because of their artistic sign board and inviting exteriors. Our overall experience matched our expectations. We were made to feel comfortable right away with tortilla chips and salsa. Horchata has a mild and distinct peanut flavor which was a plus and the virgin Micheladas were fun. Appetizers, Garnachas chicken were delicious and the Shrimp Aguachiles surprised us with jumbo shrimps laced with red onions in green lime tart sauce. Main entree Chiles Rellenos is served with rice, bean sauce, veg salad and soft hand made tortillas. Hilachas, beef with potatoes is the non spicy option and Revolcado is a dish for more adventures at heart. Tacos are stuffed like never seen before! It was a very satisfying and fulfilling dinner. I will encourage everyone to go ahead and give them a try. read more

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La comida tiene sabor, el "atol" de maiz fue mas un atol de maicena que de maiz, y el servicio fue malo la mesera fue muy grosera.

Well I went there the first time and I tried the Churrasco and it was real good and they give you a lot of meat plus Russian salad. Guatemalan sausage. Black beans. Guacamole.. fresh tortillas and it was real good .. plus we find our friend Norma that works there and has been working in Guatemalan restaurants for a long time.. I recommend this place. Unfortunately we moving out of Chicago and its gonna be to far to travel here.. read more

It's a cute little place that you will easily pass up. The decor is colorful and the staff is extremely friendly. Defiantly lost of regulars. The food tastes like a home cooked meal at someone's home. The pupusas with frijoles and queso is so good! I also tried the hilachas. Meat was very tender. I saw several people ordered caldos/soups which I plan to try when the weather is chilly. read more

El Quetzal - Hilachas - Latin American Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

my friend invite me to this place antojitos from Guatemala Really good I try the garnachas pupusa whit curtido , corn tamales and coffee really good they also have mexican dishes on the menu I be back soon again read more

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Soy de Guatemala y esta comida me encanto! La carne asada estaba muy rica tenía muy buen sabor y cada comida fuerte trae tortillas frescas. El ambiente está bien la masera fue muy buena gente. read more

My wife and I live in Long Island New York. I've been here my entire life. My parents are from Peru and my wife is from Guatemala. As a Perúvian I can say I have many restaurants to choose from. But unfortunately my wife does not. Back in New York their Isn't any Guatemalan restaurants that I could recommend. We're visiting Chicago for the first time and happen to stumble upon this restaurant by chance. Guatemalan food has a lot to offer. Unfortunately there aren't many places to represent the food/cuisine well. For me a restaurant needs to be kept clean, the servers need to be polite & efficient. And of course the food needs to be well prepared. This place met most of the requisites and more. The young lady attending us was polite and attentive. The place is kept clean and it had good music (typical Guatemalan Marimba music) giving it a good ambience. The food was pleasantly tasty and plenty of it. As an appetizer we had a Pork Tamal each. For a main course my wife had Chiles Rellenos. I had a Steak with Onions which came with a tasty Guatemalan red sauce. Both dishes came with Rice and Refried Beans as well as an order of complimentary "Home made" tortillas. The tortillas were not the typical Mexican type tortillas that you find in many restaurants, meaning the thin bland tasty ones. They are substantially thicker, slightly smaller and have a robust taste to them. I accompanied my dinner with a typical Guatemalan fruit drink, tamarind juice. My wife had a well prepared glass of Horchata. Both drinks were not overly sweetened. For dessert we shared Rellenitos which is a dessert typically not found in restaurants. It consists of beans in paste form and a plantain based dough, deep fried and Lightly drizzled with sugar. At the end of our dinner we asked to speak to the cook. Two are pleasant surprise, a young lady emerged. She was the owner and the cook. We complemented her cooking and her restaurant. She was very appreciative and well mannered. Definitely won't be the last time we come here. I highly recommend this restaurant. read more

El Quetzal - Chiles Rellenos - Latin American Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

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This place was really good different style but delicious very small family owned street parking as for recommendations so you order the correct items BYOB but only for beer drinks they have cocktails read more

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Went in today 10/14 and something was not right. Didn't get the warm greeting I always get. The younger waitress failed to greet us, failed to take our complete order, came back with multiple questions, did not provide water, and seemed very upset that she had to take our order in the first place. Sorry to have inconvenienced you! Very bad attitude. My wife ordered a steak pupusa and it was very bland. Waited a while for my desayuno quetzal, which is strange because that never happens. My food came to the table while my wife was halfway done with her plate. Once the plate got to the table I noticed that the plantains were missing. Called the waitress again and she gave me a nasty attitude like I was the one that was wrong. Paid my bill and left.. didn't get a thank you or a come back soon. Not sure what was up today, but wasn't the experience that I usually have. Makes me second guess if I should go back. read more

Their food is amazing! Everything was so fresh and delicious. Homemade tortillas! Only 1 server the night we went but the food was definitely worth the wait. It's also BYOB. Will definitely be back. read more

El Quetzal - Empanada / Arepa - Latin American Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

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Comer esta comida me recuerda a mi país muy recomendable y con el mismo sabor de siempre que rico

Got the pupusas, theyre good not the best Ive had their salsa is kind of bland, the food taste frozen or fridged definitely not fresh

I ordered for carryout the chuchitos (pork corn tamale) and the pepian (chicken stew with Guatemalan seasonings) and both were very good. While we were waiting there with masks on, the employee was very kind to offer us a taste of their warm drink of champorado, called atol de etole (corn). I very much enjoyed that light porridge of a corn porridge. She also encouraged us to try the atol de platano (plantain). What a great comfort food treat! That was very thoughtful and welcoming service for carryout. We'll be returning for more. Their web site is just on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/El-Quetzal-Restaurant-113126063871132 read more

Guatemalan, small, Mom and Pop family business. I don't have much experience with Guatemalan food but I liked the flavors and the hand made tortillas. I recommend coming to try it. read more

Very authentic home cooking, tasty and freshly made. Many signature Guatemalan dishes, we enjoyed the hilachas and pepian. Chips were fresh and the salsas were tasty. Excellent waitstaff that were patient and friendly, we really enjoyed the dine-in experience here. Highly recommended for the delicious food and cozy atmosphere! read more

best food ever as you can see.... ate the whole plate. as i'm typing i am licking the leftover sauce one fork dip at a time savoring the taste. I am putting it into a cup and drinking it as we speak. Compliments to the chef. Reminds me of great grandma's house. would recommend 10/10 if you're looking for homemade authentic Salvadoran/Guatemala food. Oh it's giving, i think it was a slay, purrrrrr read more

El Quetzal - Hilachas - Latin American Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

To the point. I had the guatemalan enchiladas, they were solid. Pupusas were great. Hilachas were good. Definitely will come back. Service is good. Eat there and you will have no regrets. read more

Good home cooked food , like right down to the tortillas . So good will recommend . I'll be back .

The good is really good and is worth it and my family like it a lot and is so calm in there

Guatemalan style food tastes good but so over priced. Me my wife and our son would've legit paid less at Cooper's hawk and we have. Nothing wrong with the food just not worth it. read more

The food was excellent! We had a superb coktel de camaron, pepian (chicken stew), corn tamal, camarones al mojo de ajo, and a complementary serving of rellenitos de platano con frijoles (and were they delicious). Some of the freshest, best tasting food we've had in ages. Will definitely be going back. read more

It's small place but Everithing was good this food bringing old memories from my home town