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La Celia Latin Kitchen

La Celia Latin Kitchen

2890 N Milwaukee Ave, 60618, Chicago, United States

Steak • Mexican • American • Ice Cream


"The murals on the walls were beautiful. The food is excellent. We had the croquettas, mango tamales, Cafe de la olla, maduros, yuca con mojo de ajo, chilaquiles con chorizo, and torta de ropa vieja The flavor of the croquettas was very good. They were not as crispy as I liked, but they were so good we gobbled them up. The Cafe de la olla was perfect, sweetened with piloncillo (but not too sweet). The mango tamales were just amazing. The combination of goat cheese, mango sauce, and mango bits just worked so well together. I can't say enough about that mango tamale. It was just wonderful every morsel. The ropa vieja was good. To me, it tasted like a much chewier barbacoa (when barbacoa is made in a sauce). The flavor was great, though. The yucca was kind of waxy and tough though, but the mojo was good. You can tell the Maduros were cooked at perfect ripeness, and they fried them just right. The taste and texture of the maduros was perfection. My husband had the Chilaquiles, and he prefers them crispier, but the combined flavors were excellent. He cleaned that plate. Everything here was seasoned great. Every flavor was a delight. The service was more than excellent. The man who took care of us was very attentive. I would definitely return to try more menu items (and get the mango tamales, cafe de la olla, maduros, and croquettas again and again). FYI, the hours are different than on Google. They open at 10am (at least on Saturdays)."

Abanico Tapas Bar And

Abanico Tapas Bar And

21 E Washington StreetSC 29601, Greenville, United States

Fish • Tapas • Spanish • Chicken


"Honestly would have given it zero stars if possible. One of the worst dining experiences I have ever had. My husband and I just had to laugh our way through the meal because the entire experience was a joke!! SO many red flags upon entering the establishment and we should have left then. Unfortunately we went to try a different place downtown but they had an hour and a half wait time so we went here instead. We walked in to a completely dead restaurant except for one other group who ironically was laughing about being the only group in the whole place once we walked in. Upon entering there was no host stand or person to greet us so we were awkwardly standing there when a girl eating at the back table (with a spread out in front of her) decided to come up to greet us after about a minute. There were also two tables in the restaurant randomly spread out with menus on them as if they were waiting for someone (weird way to set up a reservation and they remained empty for the entire time we were there lol). The host was nice it was just odd she was eating in the dining area and then approached us after about a minute of standing there and grabbed our silverware with her just having eaten and not washed hands lol. The other major red flag was the booths lining the back wall. They are quite honestly atrocious looking. It looks like a perfect place for Gordon Ramsey to do a complete restaurant makeover for both the interior, staff training, and food quality. The booths (just to dive into some more detail) are these weird almost camping cot like design and they are clearly stained and are mismatched blues between the backs and the bottom seats. Now for the food ....this was the most mind blowing experience. We ordered 5 dishes upfront (we would have left after the first if we would have staggered ordering) all of which were horrible, small, and microwaved. The mushrooms are very clearly sliced canned mushrooms. There was probably the equivalent of 3 whole mushrooms in the entire dish. If I had to guess how they make it, I would say they dump half a can of mushrooms into a dish. Top it with two spoonfuls of pre-chopped garlic and a large slice of butter and then microwave it. The crispy brussel sprouts were supposed to come with manchego cheese but it was topped with pre packaged shredded mozzarella that was half melted on top of the dish. The brussel sprouts were the highlight of the meal lol. They were at least crispy but the cheese was hilarious. We also got the chorizo which was supposed to be cooked in apple cider vinegar. Based on the menu description, I imagined we would get some shredded chorizo that had been cooked in a crock pot for a few hours. LOL NO. It was not even chorizo it was like a prepackaged chorizo and beef sliced sausage placed in a dish that they then put a slice of butter on and poured raw apple cider vinegar on and then microwaved. I 'm not kidding or exaggerating. We got two more dishes. The almond chicken over fried potatoes. The entire size of this dish was the size of my fist and I 'm a tiny lady lol. The chicken was also very clearly CANNED or they took a tiny piece and put it in a food processor (but I honestly doubt that because that would be more work and they clearly opt for the easiest way for all their dishes). And the potatoes were the smallest things I have ever seen. Each one was the size of the tip of my pinky finger. It tasted like **** and I couldn 't finish the chicken. The last thing we got was the bombas which by the description sounded like breaded ground beef rolled into a ball and deep friend. Also not what we got lol. What we got was a pre made frozen potato with what looked like a tiny slice of a breakfast sausage link in the very center of it. It was also STILL COLD. The entire meal was hilarious to us because we have never had food this bad from a restaurant or honestly ever. We were starving upon arriving so we ate our food but we will NEVER be back and will avoid this place like the plague. DO NOT go here. We read the reviews and"