Salpicon

11/17/06

Overrated

by berryberrysweet at Citysearch

This place is just OK. I tried it because of the great newspaper reviews and was disappointed. Six tiny shrimp swimming in bland sauce. I'd go elsewhere for the money

11/15/06

Not what I expected

by hirudina at Citysearch

The food was good, not amazing. The ambiance was nil- overly bright and way too crowded. I'd probably not go there again by choice.

11/13/06

Overpriced Mexican food

by sbrady at Citysearch

This restaurant receives many raves, but i thought that the food and drink for what they charge was very dissapointing. We have great mexican restaurants in this city and i would not quickly go back to this spot.

• Pros: good location
• Cons: expensive food not worth the price

11/11/06

A wonderful dining experience!

by lefontana at Citysearch

Had a reservation for Friday at 8:00; were seated promptly, Server knew her stuff about tequila. Turned us on to one of the many tequila flights they had. We took her recommendations on dinner and were not disappointed (stuffed jalapenos, squash blossoms with goat cheese, spinach salad with chipotle honey dressing, Alaskan halibut and lamb loin chops. Fantastic! Michael, the sommelier, recommended a bottle of Australian Grenache that complemented everything we ordered. Although the restaurant was packed, service was impeccable! Great job by all. Definitely one of our best dinners this year! Can't wait to return.

• Pros: great food and service
• Cons: none

11/01/06

Mex-i-can't do it again!

by treybyrne at Citysearch

Surprisingly crowded on a Monday night, the vibrant decor, colorful artwork and atmosphere complimented the few interesting costumes worn by the good-looking staff for Halloween. Luckily, this was a distraction from snooty, sometime snail-like service (understaffed?), and somewhat bland entrees. Great salsa and guac were detracted by mediocre chips (how about fresh made chips?). The Oaxacan mole's earthiness nicely complimented the pork, served with plantains and pineapple, but my partner's chile relleno's were bland served in a watery sauce. If I'm going to indulge in deep-fried fat bombs they better taste good! Great, authentic margarita's, not too sweet or limey, and an excellent tequila list. Good, but not good enough for a return visit, being that there are plenty of other mexican joints to try out.

• Pros: Great margaritas, Atmosphere, Guac and Salsa!
• Cons: Street Parking, Bland Rellenos

09/22/06

More fuss then it's deserved

by mbianc at Citysearch

Got there before 11Pm on saturday, we were told we couldn't order dinner but we could go to the bar.

We (2person) ordered margaritas and bartender offered us the bar menu, and said we could order some apetizers, then the host came over to the bar e told the bartender he couldn't take any order, and it upseted me not for not be able to order but, the way the host came about it no class at all. So I couldn't say much about the food as we were not able to. About margaritas??? It was the worst I've ever had and I know about margaritas if you realy likes margaritas do not spend any money @ Salpicon with it, it is not worthed.

I have a personal view about restaurants/hostess, if you're invited/allow customers to come in you have to serve like any other customer.

I would not come back! There is plenty of excelent places to eat/drink

• Pros: did not see any
• Cons: no parking - very small place - host very rude - worst margaritas in town

07/25/06

Best Mexican dining experience in Chicago!

by janetmacgregor at Citysearch

Everything we ate was amazing; the flavors were balanced and exciting.

Our waiter was knowledgeable, attentive, and funny.

If you would like to drink something other than margaritas, try one of the MANY wines available and dont be shy to ask for help with the extensive wine list. The Gruner Veltliner we drank during our last visit was perfectly delicious and complemented everything we ate.

I cant say enough good things about this restaurant!

• Pros: Amazing desserts, metered parking close and available, excellent service.
• Cons: None.

05/08/06

THE BEST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

by ragazzo70 at Citysearch

I have been going to Salpicon since it opened. The quality of the food, service and wine/ tequila selections are unmatched! Excellent seafood selections, enjoy soft shell crab season.

• Pros: Location, service, Quality eats

08/29/05

Great Mexican!

by jamesonl at Citysearch

This is a charming restaurant that keeps getting better and better. We first dined here over 4 years ago and have been back many times. The quality of the food, the flavors, presentation, wines and tequila never disappoint. Keep up the great work Salpicon!!!

• Pros: food, wine , service

08/18/05

Not really worth it

by drherron at Citysearch

Overall, I didn't feel like this place deserved the hype. The service was great, my halibut was good, but the shrimp with it weren't fully cooked. The margaritas were nice, but the server tricked us with a $2 each upgrade so they ended up costing $10 each which is so ridiculous for the small size of them.