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    Hay Caramba

    3.3 (280 reviews)
    ModerateMexican, Bars
    Open • 11:00 am - 9:00 pm

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    What's the vibe?
    Moderate noise
    Casual
    Good for groups
    Good for kids

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    CALDO SIETE MARES with huge shrimp and big chunks of octopus, clams, crab and fish. Hot and satisfying -it's a full meal

    I've been going here since 1991, but I tried something new today - CALDO SIETE MARES. I had a taste for some warming soup and this didn't disappoint!

    Taco Salad
    Kruti P.

    Went here for lunch on a weekday. The restaurant is beautiful with plenty of seating inside and outside. Customer service is good. Order: Appetizers: Jalapeño poppers - They were not spicy at all but tasted so good. Definitely recommend. Chicken taco salad - I asked for grilled chicken instead of shredded, add rice and jalapenos. The salad itself wasn't too bad but wish there was a sauce aside from sour cream. The shell was extremely oily. The Enchiladas en salsa ranchera (2 cheese & 1 chicken) looked decent in terms of presentation but were lacking flavor. We were so excited to check out this place but not sure if we will return. If we do, then we will try different dishes.

    Relleno
    Joey S.

    Day after Christmas I was thankful a restaurant was open I ordered a relleno for takeout. I was impressed that the order was ready in about 3 or 4 mins. Was warm (i only had a 5 min commute gone), pico de gallo and hot sauce (salsa?) were very good. The relleno seemed to me that it was frozen then reheated quickly, the sauce tasted like cacciatore sauce and the refried beans were watery For $23 - I'll skip this next time

    Hay caramba indeed! I'll start with the complimentary chips and salsa which were very underwhelming to me. For starters the salsa wasn't spicy at all and the chips unfortunately come unsalted. This leads to a nearly flavorless experience, but that's not where my problems ended. I ordered a frozen pineapple margarita to start and I'll have you know that margarita's flavor was closer to water than tequila. After realizing that a frozen margarita here is just an on the rocks margarita with larger ice chunks I asked the waiter for his recommendation. He recommended the mango premium margarita on the rocks which to my surprise was SIGNIFICANTLY better than my first drink. I ordered a Burro Suizo and while it was not the best chimichanga I've ever had in my life, it was pretty good in my opinion.

    Chipotle mayo on the side!
    Lefai K.

    What great Mexican food. Hay Caramba has a terrific outdoor patio offering great people-watching opportunities on a pleasant day at Park Ridge. I ordered the tacos de pescado, aka fish tacos, which consisted of three tacos. You had a choice of either salmon or tilapia, and I picked the tilapia. The tacos came with red cabbage, pico de gallo and chipotle sour cream. My server put the chipotle sour cream on the side, which is a perfect touch, as I usually ask for that stuff on the side. Fish was seasoned well, and the overall taco was delicious! Meal came with complimentary chips and salsa. The salsa was a "2" on a spicy scale of 5. Chips were room temperature needed some salt, which the server gladly provided. I sat outside so I didn't get a glimpse of what it looked like inside, but from the pictures on their website, it looks massive. As far as the outdoor patio, they have plenty of seating, some on the adjacent sidewalk, the other more in the inwards of the restaurant. I sat in the latter, which offered just the perfect amount of shade on this hot Park Ridge afternoon. Hay Caramba also had margaritas that I regrettably did not try, but will definitely do so next time! Server was good, food was good, and overall experience was great.

    Torta (Mexican Sandwich)
    Iris P.

    If you've never been here this is your sign to try it! It's in the heart of park ridge and honestly what an amazing Mexican restaurant! My husband and I discovered this a decade ago and we constantly come here to eat and celebrate our birthdays with some amazing Mexican food! We love getting their tortas and taco salad and on top of that the inside of this restaurant is beautiful we love it and everyone who works there is so sweet! Such a worthy place to check out!!!!

    Service is fast, food is delicious and the atmosphere of the restaurant was great. The restroom was comfortable and the location of the restaurant was too

    Pina colada
    Bob K.

    My son loves the shrimp tacos. Great weekend spot to get out and see your neighbors device is great and the table to table music is great

    Delicious margaritas and pina coladas
    Jessica S.

    I don't particularly care for this restaurant and I never crave it when I want Mexican food, but it's definitely not the worst Mexican food I've ever tasted. I've had enchiladas here, as well as tacos. Everything I have had here is pretty bland and it's just eh. The pina coladas here and the margaritas here are pretty good though, I must give them that compliment. The decor inside the restaurant is vibrant and cute, but in my opinion, it looks very busy inside. Like too much is happening. On the other hand, the architecture is beautiful because the interior walls are stone and brick. Too bad they used some tacky color scheme to take the attention away from that. As for the customer service, it's not the best. Came here with my mom a few times, and more times than not we had slow service where the servers didn't give us refills or even check on us. However, when I came here with my friend recently, our waitress was attentive and friendly, even in the evening when it was decently busy. Overall, Hay Caramba is not my go-to, but it's not horrible. Food quality is decent, but to me, I'd rather go elsewhere and taste more flavorful enchiladas.

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    Their service was great and efficient. The food was AMAZING! Would recommend to anyone in town for a good family friendly place.

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    Excellent food and quality service. We've been enjoying the dining experience since their previous Park Ridge location.

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    Definitely not impressed, our food was cold and it obvious that it wasn't fresh. Don't think I will ever be back!

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    Absolutely amazing as always. have been coming here for decades and the quality never changes. it is delicious through and through.

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    Great good, service and ambiance. Nice to have a family run business that is successful!!!

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    Fun place with great atmosphere and live singers. There are many Mexican restaurants but few that still have this sort of experience.

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