Andalous
Chicago, IL 60657-1639
Phone: (773) 281-6885
- Price:
- $
- Cross Street:
- School Street
- Directions:
- El: Red, Brown, Purple Line to Belmont; bus: 22 to School
- Hours:
- Mon-Thu 4pm-10pm, Fri 4pm-12am, Sat 11am-12am, Sun 11am-10pm
Editorial Review for Andalous – by Robyn Galbos
The Scene
Set on a busy strip of Clark Street in Lakeview, this storefront attracts a casual neighborhood crowd of couples on dates and groups of friends. Orange-hued walls, oil paintings of Moroccan street scenes and iron chandeliers and ceiling fans lend warmth and hominess to the compact space. Service is friendly and unobtrusive.
The Food
The kitchen dishes out full-flavored, piping-hot Moroccan cuisine served in generous portions. Pita bread accompanies spreadable appetizers like Zaalouk--grilled eggplant mashed with tomatoes, garlic and Moroccan spices--and Bakoula, a zesty chopped spinach dish. Tagines figure prominently on the menu: Marrakech tagine features fork-tender lamb shank bathed in a herbed tomato sauce, and Zagora tagine with braised lamb shank, artichoke hearts and green peas. In a perfect marriage of sweet and savory, the Pastilla combines tender shredded chicken and Moroccan spices, baked in a crispy phyllo shell dusted with cinnamon and powdered sugar. Moroccan pastries complete the meal.
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Insider Tips
The ExtrasThe restaurant is B.Y.O.B. with no corkage fee.
Know Before You GoGiven the compact size of the dining room, it's a good idea to make reservations. Reservations are accepted for groups and small parties alike.
Look GoodCatering services are available for groups of 20 or more. Packages range from $25 to $40 per person. For information, call (773) 936-8877.
User Reviews for Andalous
04/26/2008 Posted by FranklyMiller
The service is not "okay." It's simply bad. The excuse seems to be that "real Moroccan food" takes time to make "fresh from scratch." That's interesting since numerous Chicago restaurants are able to serve fresh braised or stewed entrees within 45 minutes. At Andalous, we waited over an hour and a half to be served! Yet we thought, well the food must be good. NOT SO. The flavor is one-dimensional and not at all complex. In fact, the beef dishes are so over-salted that they are nearly inedible, the vegetables as so over-cooked and mushy that many are unidentifiable, and the meat is so dried out that one is left to think that an angry chef must have done it on purpose. Avoid. Avoid. Avoid.
Pros: None
Cons: Flavor & Service
04/07/2008 Posted by GabrielM
A group of 5 went there this past weekend, completely forgetting to reserve a table on a busy Friday night. After driving around and around for parking, we were lucky at getting a table after waiting only 6-8 minutes! We read the reviews before arriving, and I must say we don't believe everything we read. The restuarant was great... the food was amazing.... and the service was terrific. (Am I making the point yet?) The server/manager recommend all of our entrees (which we all thought was weird and funny), but we trusted his judgement and loved every bite of our meals. We tried some appetizer, some samples of their desert, and the green mint tea was awesome. Best of all, the bill was SO cheap! We tipped very generously because everything was perfect. I highly recommend taking a date there, or a group of friends. Did I mentioned they sat us quickly after sitting 2 parties of 18-20 people each! I felt like they went the extra mile and they deserve to be noticed.
Pros: BYOB, FOOD, PRICE
Cons: hmm... tight squeeze between tables
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