We ordered catering from Sabor A Cafe for a large party of 50+ people including steak, chicken, rice, vegetables, three types of empanadas, and a dessert of plantains, cheese, and guava paste. Everything was delicious. Elio was easy to work with and helped coordinate everything and arranged for delivery which arrived on time, nice and hot. You get a lot of food for what you pay and our guests enjoyed everything. It was a good thing we had as much as we did because people kept going back and wanted to take some home. Highly recommended for catering quality Colombian food. read more

Want some friends for lunch and it is your typical Latin American (and I can say that because I am Latin American!) Restaurant with typical foods nothing outstanding, nothing terrible, very edible. The make the fried green plantains that I'm used to calling Tostones in a different fashion. They're not as crispy, and I think that the plantains were weren't as green as they needed to be so they were a little bit softer and sweeter. They cut them lengthwise and smash them down instead of cross, cutting them into discs and then smashing them the second time so it makes for a less crispy texture when fried the second time. My order was the mango shrimp ceviche and it was drowning in a thick mango purée. Was hoping for a more standard sage with mango pieces in it, and there were delicious mango pieces in it however, the sauce was overwhelming. It was served with nice thinly sliced green plantain chips. My better half ordered the chorizo in bread and when it came out, it had a thick slab of melted cheese on top, with mayo and a weird brown sauce, so it was quite different from what he had expected. It was served with some delicious french fries! Service was very attentive and professional. The ambience is a bit dark and depressing. It was really, really cold in there. We had to move tables because we were sitting right under the air conditioning. Good place to come when it's really warm out. read more

This is by far my favorite restaurant in chicago for colombian food. the portion sizes are huge, and the food is always cooked perfectly. I love the feeling of stepping into this restaurant and feeling like you're at a restaurant in Colombia. The ambiance on the weekend is great with live music every Saturday. The service is great, although i feel like sometimes if the person is not colombian, some of the waitresses are a bit more quiet and not as lively; but regardless it's still a great experience. read more

Sabor A Café - Bandeja Paisa - Steakhouses Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Food was great, service was excellent. Highly recommend it. Amazing food and staff are very friendly. As far as food we had the empanadas which were a good size and very crunchy. We also had the Bandeja Paisa and los compadres which I highly recommend. read more

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The food was delicious but the service was very bad! It took a very long time for someone to take our order. My boyfriend had and I are patient people but it felt like no one was attending to us at all. After our meal was finished we asked for the check and waited another 15 minutes till my man reminded the waiter we wanted our check. I really enjoyed the food but the service needs to improve. read more

Sabor A Café - Bistec a Caballo Bandeja Paisa - Steakhouses Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

The food was amazing! The ambiance was superb and the service was great. I had the fish and my husband and friend had their specialty plate. read more

Sabor A Café - Steakhouses Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

We had a lovely dinner here. We came very early and it was nearly empty, so the sound was fine. It is very small with a stage VERY close to the tables. I have a feeling that dinner while they have live music would be very loud. My passionfruit mojito was phenomenal. Very fresh and not too sweet. I had the steak, which was a bit more fatty than I prefer. However, the sauce for the steak (and the sauce that I kept from the empanada appetizer) was great on it. The empanadas are delicious. We ordered the beef and veggie. Both were full of flavor and crispy. read more

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Looking for Colombian food and we came across to this restaurant. I order a fried fish and yuca with a blackberry juice and my boyfriend order the bandeja paisa. We also empanadas for appezitier. The employee is very nice and welcoming. I would come back again. Street parking and there is enough side for a party. read more

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This place is an authentic experience. Super cute inside, with live music. Empanadas are delicious!

This place was not good at all. Very overpriced for what they serve. The service was the worse. I guess they were not happy because it was 8 of us, totally understanding. My issue was that one of the waiters was checking on every single table except ours. He brought out a plate and gave a snarky look. I asked if he was ok and he said yeah. We overheard him tell the other table that he doesn't like serving big groups of our ethnicity. We asked for him water and he refused to bring it because he wasn't our waiter. He said "I'll tell your waiter to bring you water because this is not my table" .. does it really kill you to bring water to the table? All I know is that service is horrible and food not even good. read more

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Sabor a Cafe Colombian is delicious and the menu is outstanding. They have homemade in-house chorizo which is truly delicious. The service was amazing and everything came out piping hot. Highly recommend 10/10 read more

Sabor A Café - Sobrebarriga a La Criolla - Steakhouses Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Not byob so we are taking it to go Food looks good Rustic interior Hope to come back for dining sometime soon if the food is good Restaurant is almost full so that's a good sign Staff was nice So we shall see ! There are 2 rooms to dine in. Interesting little storefront on Peterson Avenue. They serve beer so maybe that's why we could not open our bottle of wine. Service seems a little slow. Not sure if we will comeback. read more

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The restaurant serves authentic and delicious foods from South America Colombia. The vibe is calming and very inviting. The pechuga Al carbon was a flat grilled chicken breast, and the portions were huge. The service was welcoming, friendly, and helpful when asking about the menu. Live music plays on Saturdays in the back area of the restaurant. It's a great place to go with friends and family in Chicago! read more

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the service is always great here, however the food specifically the steak is never ever consistent. i ordered the ny strip steak yesterday medium rare, it was so well done to the point the meat had turned grey and the cerated knife was not able to slice through. I didn't want to cause a huge issue however it was inedible, upon getting it fixed my steak came back raw, it barely looked like the meat had touched the pan. for the other people i was eating with their steaks were well done as well. this is my second time giving this place a try the first time i went here my friend's and I had steaks that were undercooked and raw and had to be recooked again, its just very embarrassing given this is a steak restaurant. whoever the chef is needs serious retraining if a barely 16oz steak is a challenging for them. read more

I took my wife, one-year-old son, sister-in-law, and father-in-law here, last Mother's Day. I didn't have any reservations, and they weren't excepting any, but was surprised that as soon as we walked in, we were able to get a table. The food was great and you get a very very big plate of food for the amount that you spend, I would recommend skipping breakfast if you go here for lunch or a late dinner. The decorations were really nice and made you feel like you were somewhere else other than in the city. Their service was a little slow, but understandable, with how busy they were, and the only negative experience I had on this place was they didn't keep customers table numbers in order. I found out that they were using table 6 for probably almost everyone in the restaurant so we wound up getting someone else's bill that we had to get corrected two different times. If I was able to rate 4 1/2 stars I would, but it doesn't look like yelp allows me too. I would recommend this place, and I definitely would go again. read more

The food is amazing. The decor is gorgeous. I went during lunchtime there was a decent amount of people and service was quick. Highly recommend this gem. Will have to come back out for live music. read more

Sabor A Café - Sobre Sobrebarriga a La Criolla - Steakhouses Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

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It definitely looks like the hole in the wall. The Cuban sandwich was very flavorful. I love the coffee but, wish they offer different sizes since there aren't refills, lol. I like that you can place your order and pay before sitting.... Good when you go in larger groups. read more

Ambiance, excellent food and live music on a Friday evening! What else can you ask for? read more

Sabor A Café - Live music on a Friday night: Ana Everling and Edinho Gerber - Steakhouses Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

We used to live nearby so we've been here several times. Love this place! The service can be a bit hit or miss but it was excellent this time. Parking is usually pretty easy, the decor quaint and clean, the food very good and the drinks top notch! If your first time here, try the paradilla it's a little bit of everything...a Colombian meatlover's dream! I really enjoy that they make their chicken super thin, it just makes it much more flavorful. I'm not sure what they do to their rice but it is a nice salty fluffy perfection. What really makes their food even better are the sauces! We always end up ordering extra, and then extra after that! We also love their margaritas! Served in nice heavy glasses and strong (especially if you ask them to make em strong!) All in all a great place for Colombian food or if you love meat! On weekends there is also live music which is always fun! read more

Sabor A Café - paradilla - Steakhouses Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

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Agree with whoever left a BAD Review this restaurant is soooooooooooo slowwwwwwwww! The hostess/waitress cannot multi task. I cannot recommend. Try Senor Pan or Cafe BaBaReeba not this place. read more

Just finished my carry out order from this neighborhood restaurant. The Churrasco was delicious. Unfortunately what I had ordered was the Carne Asada. I don't know how they made that mistake since I used the Toast app to order it. Seems like they should know exactly what was passed to them. The food here is great but if you're doing a carry out, best to check your order before you get home and open a surprise. read more

I was there this past weekend for one of their live music event and was impressed with the small/cozy venue! We had a reservation for 8pm and we showed up about 15mins early but since our table was ready they sat us down right away. All of us ordered either the mango mojito or the passion fruit mojito... the passion fruit was by far my favorite and highly addictive!! Right away we asked for separate checks and the waitress (Jenny) did an excellent job tracking down the items we all ordered throughout the night. I had the "parrillada" dish which was great and had a little bit of everything! It has a piece of steak, grilled chicken, a sausage, and two pieces of shrimp with a side of plantain (fried into small pieces like french fries) and some potatoes and yuca. Everyone in the table seemed to enjoy their food and the popular dish was the "Bandeja Paisa" which had a lot going on. The place was crowded and with the live music it was super fun! It was lively and some people were dancing between the tables. We had a few rounds of mojitos and even walked out with a CD of the bands latest album. The audio is great for a small intimate venue which was cool. I would def be back for other live music events in the future!! read more

Sabor A Café - Papo Santiago on full blast... great times! - Steakhouses Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

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Chicago is like a second home and it's always nice to be in town.Visited my yelp friend this week as she brought a new place and tried this columbian Spot after a lot of thought around 10 as this place is open till midnight. We were greeted and seated immediately inside where they have live music going on.Ordered Chicken and Beef Empanadas which were pretty good especially the dip that came along was the BEST , kept on ordering the dip whole time .Arepa topped with cheese was just bland.Ordered the Pescado(Fish) dish that came with Plantain, rice and little Salad . Fish was damn tasty .Ordered coke and some juice . The dinner costed us $29 which I think was pretty less when compared to the taste. Pros: --------- Amazing Food Great Ambience Attentive Staff Live Music Quick Service Free Parking (Some hours) Cons: -------- None Actually but the Arepa can be better . Note:Link your card on yelp and earn some cash back read more

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This place has live music and a great abmiance. The food was really good, especially the ceviche and churrasco. Our waiter was so accommodating and sweet. I highly recommend this intimate Colombian restaurant for those missing the Miami or NYC feels. Definitely coming back read more

Sabor A Café - Ceviche mixto - Steakhouses Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Have been coming to this spot for many years. With that said, today is the last time coming here. Food was awful. Ordered a shrimp ceviche, first they brought the wrong thing and since the waitress never came back we ate some of it...no flavor. The chicken empanada tasted like the chicken had been made last week. Then we let the waitress know she got the order wrong and she snapped back that is what we ordered. The passion fruit smoothie also had no flavor like it had been watered down until it was tasted like water and not passion fruit. We paid over 100 dollars including tip for our food. Garbage food and service. Never again. There are plenty of Colombian restaurants in Chicago, so this one will no longer get my patronage! read more

Servicio es demasiado malo, soy una persona muy paciente y comprensible y más con mi gente colombiana pero ya llega un punto q es muy deficiente la atención al cliente. He ido varias veces al sitio y he salido bastante frustrado. Una vez llame y pedí un consomé de pollo para recoger, cuando llegue tuve q esperar un rato, después salió alguien y dijo q no había, me tocó pedir sólo empanadas. Segunda vez llame para pedir solo 6 empanadas para recoger, anotaron mi nombre y mi orden. Llegue al sitio a los 20 minutos. Me hicieron esperar. Espere por 35 minutos 6 empanadas y salió alguien y me dijo, su nombre otra vez. Di mi nombre y q tenían otro nombre bajo la orden. Igual no importa refute, q yo solo quiero las empanadas. Espere 10 minutos más y nunca llegaron. En total 45 min + los 20 del tiempo cuando llame. Decidí irme y realmente no volver nunca más. Además el tiempo q estuve allí vi cosas falta de higiene. read more

This is a great lunch spot if you're in the area. I don't come to Chicago too often since I live in the north suburbs, but whenever I visit my family in the area, I'll make sure to get the carne asada lunch special. Portions are just about right, prices are decent, and the quality of the food tastes delicious :) Looking forward to dining here again once quarantine ends. read more

Great spot for a late lunch. Service is friendly and attentive. Their chimichurri sauce is incredible. And I'd recommend the platanos with guava and cheese for dessert! read more

Love this place. Great ambiance, particularly with live music, although it gets loud being such as small space. They've hosted some amazing concerts. People usually get up and dance or sing along. Great food and fantastic service. Prices are reasonable. Good location with street parking. read more

Sabor a café is a really nice place to Colombian food and listen to some good music. I went Saturday and the group that was in the stage made the experience great. The food is tasty, the service is wonderful and the drink selection is good. I had a Colombian beer, my companions had wine and cocktails. We share a plate with different meats.... remember is a stake house...which was enough if you are not so hungry. I had flan for dessert and was very tasty. read more

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I went there Monday 5-23-22 I order my food and after 45 min of waiting I decided to ask the waitress as she was passing by what's going on with my food and she replied to me with a attitude that the other person was there before me. I told her I wasn't asking her the other person I was asking her about food and she just told me that they are preparing my food so I waited 5 min more they brought me my food my food was cold as if it was sitting there for awhile! I don't know why she didn't bring my food sooner won't be going there again read more

This is my favorite Colombian restaurant the food and the attention are amazing I would highly recommend it if you're looking for some authentic Colombian food. read more

Food was excellent, nice and clean. Quick service. Little bit expensive. But it was a good experience. Will go again.

Amazing empanadas and lunch specials! one of my favorite sauces from here is the green avocado one.

Food is good but the attention is horrible The waitress was horrible she did not like me since i walked in and she made us wait and another table walked in and she went and took care of them first then i was seating in a very small table and a requested to be changed and she was mad about it and then i asked her for an order of empanadas and she said what is that you just want one and i asked her for an ordered and we went back and for for a few minutes finally i told her just bring me one for her and for me After that she did not even want to deal with us So te busboy came to the rescue and treads us nice and made us feel better read more

Sabor A Café - Chicharones - Steakhouses Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Worst place to eat, rude employees and service takes long. Only to get mediocre food that's waaayyy better any place else. Don't even bother. I asked for a mango margarita and was served a regular. How do you forget what a person ordered after 2 minutes ?? Please go somewhere else, the reviews are from friends and I have no relation to this business so no need to lie. read more

Sabor A Café - Maduro THATS STILL raw!!! Not worth going here at all!!! - Steakhouses Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

When we first got there it took a while for the waiter to attend us, i actually got up to order drinks. Then my order was canceled because they didnt have my new york steak, so they gave me a chubasco steak and i ordered tostones but instead they gave me yuka, the steak was great, ,over the food was great, just dont know how to take orders, then my drinks kept comming out watered, no alcohol in it, for a pina colada, i was better off w a aguila beer. If i could even get one. The venue was small but lovely, there was a band which played argentinian music and it was nt bad. Was awsome...we had a great time, it was different, parking is in public pay. But different taste different experiences are only memories, happy balentines day babe..i love u.. read more

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Went on a late Sunday afternoon and we had the place to ourselves. Decor was fun making us feel like we were on vacation someplace warm. There was so much to admire all around. The stage was a great focal point with several portraits. There was even a couple that had light shining through them and projected to the wall. That was pretty cool. Although, there was no live music at that time, it looks to be a great happening night spot and the boards with all the musicians' signatures may be proof of that. There were some miscommunicatons with deep accents between the servers and my in laws, but overall service was fine. They didn't come and check in on us too often and that was just fine. Grilled Shrimp plate was huge with 6 jumbo shrimp, white rice, 2 large fried plantains, side salad and salsa. Half of the shrimp was burnt, but hubby didn't mind. The ones that weren't burnt were pretty good. The Churrasco was huge as well, but lacked flavor. read more

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The food was terrific and I loved the Consome. The staff was friendly and very kind. They kept on checking on my table and attended to us right away. The ambiance was so lovely and the music made the dinner even better. My family had such a great time and we will come back again soon and recommend going here for a nice family dinner or to have drinks with friends and be entertained by the music. read more

I only ordered chicharron & empanadas. The empanadas were actually really good. The chicharron was very fatty though it was more fat than meat. The arepa that came with the chicharron was not good. The fried yuca was okay. Another thing I noted is that there were no Colombian workers there...Sooooo authenticity is questionable i'd say. Still the workers were kind and all. read more