Great people, great service , great food. Rami and his staff r the best. I highly recommend this place.

Hookah was good. Not overpriced like other places. Food was ok chicken shawarma was way better than beef as it didn't have much flavor. Service was good. Definitely would come back read more

Great places , Hookhat is nice .amazing people rami and the crew are so nice and welcoming Definitely recommend read more

If you're looking for a great nightclub to eat,drink,and dance, you have to go to mangos. They even have a hookah bar. Free parking is always nice. read more

Being in walking distance, we tried Mangos yesterday for the first time even after reading the bad reviews. We were seated quickly but informed that the "happy hour" is only available for people at the bar. With two younger children that was not an option for us, so our group took turns walking to the bar to buy drinks. After our 2nd round a member went to buy our third and final round and was told he would have to order through our waiter. He asked if we would still get the happy hour pricing to which she said no. This is THE dumbest thing I have ever heard of in a restaurant. Food came out- 7 meals and 0 flavor. None of it tasted like anything. We all joked that maybe we had Covid but we went for dessert elsewhere and it was great. In summary- Cool atmosphere, dumb rules that screw their wait staff, and bad food. Spend your $ elsewhere. read more

It's my first time to come here to check the place out. It says they close at 2am. I came in at 10pm. Then they say restaurant is closed. So they close early whenever they want to. Order steak and chicken tacos!----worst ever you would think you were coming to nice Hispanic restaurant to get real Mexican food with all the themes around but in reality it was version of a pita inn! or more like Egyptian--middle eastern owner's nephew was the cook.... he didn't even look like a cook he had on regular clothes and was roaming around drinking take shots the cooks/chef supposed to be in the kitchen! WHAT A WAIST OF MONEY!!! I DO NOT RECOMMEND THIS PLACE AT ALL read more

Ambiance is great , service is quick starts off with tortilla chips and 3 varieties of salsa . We were 2 very light eaters so we didn't bother to order another Lol. So for the main we ordered pollo and carna which are basically chicken and steak fajitas basically , they were good not great and slightly over priced and ordered 2 margaritas on the rocks. Over all I'll give a a 2.5 to 3 out of read more

Mango Restaurant - Bars Near Me - Niles, Illinois

Went here to try a new place and it exceeded our expectations! Went with a group of 8 (seniors and kids) and everyone loved the food. The appetizers and entrees were amazing, the best local Mediterranean place around. Service was great too! Give it a try and spread the word! read more

Mango's no longer has a Mexican style menu. Mediterranean style is now the theme. We are very pleased with the menu changes. Yelpers should disregard review comments rating the old Mexican menu items. The waitress was also new; capable and pleasant. Masks and separation are required per Covid rules. Chicken Shawarma is diced chicken breast grilled crispy. It was very good. The Shrimp Kabab was also very good. The 7 large shrimp were grilled, and spicy sauce was provided as a side. Be prepared, the shrimp are de-veined but were not peeled, so they became finger food. Both servings were generous. They came with a large scoop of rice pilaf (a little dry), and a nice chopped salad. Prices are reasonable. Wines are inexpensive but selection is limited. Parking is off-street. They have entertainment some nights: Thursdays it was an outstanding big band playing 20s to 70s dance music. There is a modest dance floor with somewhat more friction than we like to have. Dancers remained separated. Mango's has an attached hookah bar alternative for adults. read more

Came here for hookah my friend had her ID and was over 21. The server couldn't do her math when she checked her ID and was very rude telling us she couldnt smoke. They don't like checking the ID's when you're checking in for your hookah reservation, but will check when you're halfway through your order! read more

awesome bar with awesome customer service. Great hookah for an affordable price. Go check out the best server Yaz she will take care of you !! Tell her Dee sent you :) read more

Middle Eastern food was amazing but again appalled at the service received. Used a 2nd restaurant.com coupon for $25 off a minimum $50. 1. Server was more interested in selling us a hookah and appetizers when we wanted to eat amazing Mexican food we had on a busy Sunday night at the bar.. 2. Took about ten minutes for the water to finally come out after we ordered everything - then five minutes later they gave us fresh chips with fresh salsa (outstanding). 3. When we tried to order a mango strawberry drink to share, the server came back after awhile to say that the manager said that they don't go well together and that we should have two separate drinks (the mango was awesome and fresh - the strawberry was from syrup) - oh at $7 each. 4. When we said we were interested in some Middle Eastern appetizers, we asked for a combo plate for no more than $11-12 (more to come later)- we were served a hummus (outstanding), baba ghanouj and six falafels (light and outstanding) with some light crispy pita. We then had to go to the bar to ask for silverware and napkins. 5. At this point we were really satisfied with the food, medium sized portions but didn't know the price yet of the combo plate put onto three separate plates... so the entrees come out. We ordered the shrimp diabla which we had before AND the grilled salmon which comes with refried beans, and a small salad with some guacamole and rice. The order comes out and the salmon plate looked like something breaded - my friend bites into it then says what is this - I bit into it and said it's not salmon. The shrimp entree was skimpy on the number of shrimp before and BOTH plates had no rice and we weren't even served the flour tortillas as well. So we were purposely not given the sides that came with the main and very expensive entrees. We ended up taking the salmon to go, waited even longer so it ended our night there; we had plans we then needed to cancel. The kicker was we checked the salmon for taste when it came out - not only was it an end piece most likely from Assi down the street but it was overcooked and dry. This also didn't come with the full sides that come with an entree and was priced at $19. 6. Total bill $66 - they charged us $10 for the appetizers, $7 for each drink and the full price for each entree. $41 total - left $13 tip - $54 Here's the review put on restaurant.com from 4/15/19: Server was saying it was her 3rd day, granted we were there later in the night. She tried charging us for three (3) entrees at $16.95 each then $3.00 more for chips and salsa which usually comes with meals then wanted $14 for two really weak long islands that were made for a white cloth restaurant bartender. Had to explain to her the bill with the $15 off $30 coupon! The middle eastern food there is OUTSTANDING just wish they could find the right help to bring them the customer service to their customers that they need in order to build up a great business food wise. Good luck. read more

Amazing place to hangout with friends. The owner is very very nice and I love the environment he creates. read more

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The BEST FOOD IN CHICAGO LAND! The owners and the staff are amazing! The FOOOOOODDDDD! Soooo good. Please come here and enjoy

Terrible service. All around bad experience here, servers were so rude and the quality of drinks and food was subpar. Did not feel welcomed at Mango and will not be going back. read more

Really, a terrible place. Service, food, etc - all bad. As soon as our server saw the restaurant.com coupon, which we had used as incentive to try the place, her mood changed. No free chip refills, no checking on how the food was, checking on other tables while walking by ours, etc. We had 7 people including 2 children - 2 of the orders were completely wrong, even though she wrote them down and repeated them to us. We also saw the waitress talking on her cell phone and eating cheetos behind the bar. Shortly after, she was filling a to-go bag of tortilla chips for someone using her bare hands. Really gross place. She brought our food out immediately after her cheetos snack. Foodwise - everyone hated what they ate. I got the chimichanga which was burnt dark brown and the steak tasted like a microwave burrito filling. My son's hamburger was so greasy there was a puddle on the plate. He ate none of it. I rarely hope that places go out of business, but this restaurant has to go. read more

Wow. What a disaster this place is and it's clear that without the live music and other entertainment driven events this place hosts, it would almost certainly be out of business. If a rating of zero was an option on Yelp, this place would more than fit the bill. We came on Wednesday night which happened to be "big band' night. The live 17 piece band was excellent, too bad the food was putrid and the service completely lacking. They offer a $12 dinner menu on these nights and you get to choose a soup or salad, one appetizer and one entree for this price. We ordered the guacamole and calamari for appetizers and the carne asada and chiles rellenos for entrees. We also had the "Mango Salad' and chicken soup. Here's the skinny: Chicken soup: salty, dirty tasting and mangled pieces of chicken. "Mango Salad": lots of finely chopped iceberg, a few pieces of tomato and a lonely, dry piece of mango. Not good. Guacamole: looked grey with tints of green with little flavor of avocado. There seemed to be a lot of mayo and salt in there... Calamari: super chewy, fishy tasting and very oily. Carne Asada: poor quality skirt steak that was excessively salty and cooked to leather like quality despite being requested medium. Chiles Rellenos: one single chile for the entire entree. It was liquefied and looked like someone had stepped on it. Service: When taking our order, our waitress criticized us for ordering out of sequence. We initially asked for our entrees, appetizers and soup/salad. Our waitress informed us that we had to start over because we ordered "backwards." No water was provided until well into our dinner despite multiple requests. We requested our check and it took over 15 minutes to get it...an eternity as we could not get out of there fast enough. Avoid this place. read more

Ok - We've been here several times over the last few years(never great but for the opening month) but today was an all time low. Thought it would be good on Cinco de Mayo - service was slow 60 minutes to get food and not all at once. Was never asked for a second round of drinks. Waitress never asked us how our food was, but she was the ONLY server in the place of 5/5??? Place was filled with older people who came to dance for the Big Band music (how weird is it to have old swing dancers while you are trying to enjoy a margarita). Food is becoming more and more bland!! I've tasted better fast food Mexican. Waitress told us she was charging us for more chips - one basket for 5 adults????? I will not go again. We suggested this place as it is also on American Airlines dining miles. I'd rather go to Taco Bell. I wish they would have stuck with being the Sphinx and the Mediterranean food as that was really good. read more

This is funny. I believe we came here the same night as the initial reviewer. Sorry if my review sounds redundant. The place was pretty empty, but the music was bumping. Came here with sister and cousin, and we split the chicken nachos. Was pretty disappointed with the nachos. It was a decent sized plate, but the chicken was a little dry, the guac didn't taste fresh, and the refried beans weren't smashed to a smooth consistency Had a margarita, and it wasn't good at all. Barely tasted like mango, more like straight rubbing alcohol. Gross The staff here was very nice. But i wish i could base it on the food, as Sarah M had read more

This place in now open in place of a former night club (night lounge) called Sphynx. This place didn't really set itself apart from your average Mexican joint I have been to. They have typical Mexican cuisine. Most of your entries are served with refried beans and rice. Food quality was just OK, nothing special. If you are looking for an average Mexican joint with reasonable prices and larger-sized portions you should try it out! read more

My family received a Groupon for this place. Upon arrival, staff failed to acknowledge/greet us (a few waiters/waitresses were talking among themselves behind the bar). While being ignored, we sat down (without staff to guide us to our seats). For a while, my parents and I were the only people in the restaurant *awkward*. It seemed like forever for someone to notice that we were there - no apologies for wait time. Once our orders were FINALLY placed, the food delivered was alright, nothing to write home about. Very unprofessional customer service, though. Unusually dark in there for a restaurant; perhaps they're more of a club scene? Regardless, will not return. read more

Made the mistake of going here for the food. The service was great but couldn't make up for the low level of cleanliness. If I had to guess what a Tiajuna dive bar would look like this place would be it. read more

My boyfriend and I went here on a whim in search of drinks and food. It was salsa night I believe given the salsa dancing couple in the middle of the room. Anyway the bartenders waited on us and they were amazing! So the service for me was awesome. The food was even better, I had the chile rellenos and they were the best I've had. So the food, service, and atmosphere was great. I just feel like we came here on a good night but I will try it again sometime. P.S...Pina Colada's were not the best :( read more

Came in on latin dance night. Was greeted by the question: are you in a right place? You are sure where you are? Yeah, I am not mexican, but not delusional, i know i can dance latin. That was a small turd, but the rest of the evening went fine. Hardly would return though, there are many places to dance... read more

I had to give a shout out to this place due to the live music alone. My boyfriend and I had a craving for Mexican and were actually heading down Milwaukee to go to Los Comales down the street but figured to give this place a try instead... I'm glad we did. This used to be Sphinx Cafe and the decor and the set up is very similar to how it used to be. It's nothing fancy, just basic tables and chairs... Some murals on the wall illuminated by blacklight. It's definitely not the place for ambiance. The bar is much nicer than I remember. Apparently, every Thursday starting today, the Sidemen Big Band plays live jazz. This was a very pleasant surprise considering that there aren't many places like this in the Niles area. The service was slow as our server was also the host and bartender making our drinks. We caught a glimpse of the owner who really didn't take initiative to manage the service. That would be my only complaint, but everything else more than made up for it for me to give this place 5 stars. Though we waited quite a while, the food came out fresh and was delicious. The bill for the two of us was under $30 and we got an appetizer, entree, and drinks. We were very impressed and will be sure to come back here on Thursdays! read more

This place was a truly dissapointment, we were Celebrating my Besties Birthday there, The waitress was horrible, she asked if we were ready to order and she haven't gave us menus yet, my fiance asked for a Horchata drink and she was like whats that!!!and when we did order, it took more than an hour to get our incorrect orders then she was bringing one plate by one and taking her time when our dishes were sitting at the bar she was there chatting with her coworkers as our food was sitting there, we didnt understand why she stopped bringing the rest, some of us ordered steak and she didnt even bring steak knifes. It was just horrible, and as soon as the bill was paid, that my friend spend alot of money to eat there, the stupid security guard was kicking is out, who does that? This place really sucked, and the people seriously wow how do they run a business with such stupid people. read more

Great place for groups of people. Very friendly employees . Loving the outside seats. Definitely coming back . Thanks for the service!! For further NOTICE ..the negative reviews are for the old establishments!!! read more

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Great food and the staff is great also I had a buffet and the steak was nice and tender and the chicken breat was amazing

It's my first time to come here to check the place out. It says they close at 2am on Sundays. I came in at 11:20pm. Then they say restaurant is closed. So they close early whenever they want to. Won't come back again. read more

We had dinner there last night and to start our server, Raphael was excellent, very knowledgeable about the food, He made our drinks-excellent-the food was very good, then the owner came out and talked to us. We were very pleased and will definitely be back. read more

I'm not quite sure what this place is, but a Mexican restaurant it is not. I've had better Mexican food at Taco Bell. The salsa was like water with onion and a few tomatoes and all the food was very bland. It's probably more of a late night dance club, but we were several hours early for that. read more

Awful experience! Really bad food and service. The worst I think I have experienced in quite some time. Similar scenarios as previous reviews, rude waitress that ate while dishing out chips with her bare unwashed hands. Will never go there again. read more

Went there on a sunday afternoon and there were only 2 other people in the place. We sat down and were ignored untill one of the other customers told the guy we were there. Chicken fajitas were okay, but my wife got steak and though it was tasty, it was tough beef. Pretty dark in there too. I think they are more for the club scene. read more

Great atmosphere. Great service. Excellent food. Had an awesome evening. I recommend the chomichanga dinner.

Waitress was exceptional. We had our dogs with us and she came outside and took our order. She accommodated for my dietary needs and food was great. We were so frustrated waiting over 2 hours at another restaurant where we were told 45 minutes wait and walked down to see if they can serve us. Waitress was an angel. We will come back and recommend them read more

Ay, Carumba! This place is bad for dinner! We went on a Friday night at 7:30 and WE WERE THE ONLY DINERS THERE ALL EVENING ! T.hat should tell you something...Despite that, drink service was slow, with no water being served until we asked. Their pitchers of Margaritas were very weak...maybe they were saving the tequila for the dance customers later. I agree with the other reviewers- stay away from the steak! . My friend liked her red snapper, and the guacamole was decent, so maybe the rest of us just ordered the wrong things.(ie, typical Mexican food!) As we left at 10:30, the owner of the pool hall next door told us he was nice not to tow us, since we parked in front if his business. There was no sign, and it's a strip mall! . I guess you could say the perfect ending to a depressing evening! read more

We went here for our first time on Sat 1/19/13 for dinner- around 5 pm- we were the only people in the place needless to say-we will never be back- some of the worst Mexican food we have ever eaten (and we have been to a lot of places) 1. The place smelled old and musty. 2. The chair was wobbly- had to switch it out for a "better" one. 3. Server gave initally gave us a hard time about ordering guacamole without onions. but then finally asked the kitchen and got it for us. 4. The food was sloppy on the plate. 5. The chicken soup was oily and the veggies looked like frozen veggies. 6.The skirt steak had a weird taste to it and again was oily. 7. The chicken tacos again were oily. 8. I think they use cheap ingredients. They asked how everything was and we told them. They did take $10.00 off the bill Maybe they do better as a nightclub but they stink as a resturant. My stomach still feels sick... read more

Went there once to check it out with my sister and cousin and loved the food and service so my sister planned her birthday party there. The waitress/hostess/manager (same person) informed us of the specials for birthday parties so we made a note to our friends to order dinner or they would have to pay for the entertainment at night. During the birthday party not all of our guests came on time which we were aware of ahead of time but this renaissance woman wasn't very happy about that. She had a bad attitude and very poor service while taking our order and asking us if we needed anything else. She didn't even bring water to the table, we had to ask her. And when the later guests arrived she didn't even bother bringing out menus. One of my friends placed an order that she never even brought out. Hire some help if you can't do it all! read more

Husband and I visited Mango on a Friday night. The place was practically empty-only two other tables had customers besides ours. The service was great and they were very kind. The food was good. We LOVED the chicken quesadilla appetizer. The entrees were filling but not the greatest--beef chimichanga and chicken fajitas. Probably won't be back anytime soon. They were so friendly that I really wish we had liked the food more! read more

I came here with a date for Cinco de Mayo, and had an amazing time. The woman working there (possibly owner?), Eva, was incredibly friendly and had nothing but nice things to say about the two of us all night. Fajitas were competitively priced and among the best I've had. Eva delivered the food to our table personally, and the chefs were skillful and expedient. Eva was on top of water refills all night, and after contemplating a drink order, she was kind enough to offer to craft a special margarita that we could enjoy. She even introduced us to her husband (who arrived in the early evening), who was also very nice and made our drinks masterfully. The night tops off with a DJ, laser lights, Latin music and dancing, where the night life shows the restaurant-club's true colors. Just when you think things couldn't get anymore exciting, a Mariachi band in hats, guitars and classic white suits stroll through the doors to join the entertainers near the sound equipment. This hidden gem is a real treat you don't want to pass up. read more