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- Cuisines: Mexican, Latin American, Cuban
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NileGuide Expert Says:
This intimate Cuban restaurant is a great place to take a date for dinner or catch weekend brunch. A live band plays during Sunday brunch (11 am to 2 pm). The food is rich and flavorful. You won't leave disappointed.
NileGuide Expert tip:
Parking can be difficult to find, I suggest taking the Brown Line to Irving Park. The restaurant is a short distance away.
Description:
- Café 28 specializes in Cuban and Mexican cuisine that goes a bit above the typical fare. Instead of tortilla chips, you'll be offered a basket of bread while you browse the menu. It includes items like pistachio-crusted chicken, honey jalapeño pork chops, and almond-crusted halibut. When Café 28 opened in 1995, the restaurant only served breakfast and lunch at its nine tables. Once the menu expanded to incorporate dinner dishes, Café 28 quickly grew to include indoor seating for 100 as well as a back patio. Diners come not only to sample the food, but also the drink menu. Café 28 mojitos use fresh ingredients and are served strong. - Betsy Mikel
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User Reviews for Cafe 28
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Excellent food, nice combination of unique dishes and spicy, enhanced main dishes
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The menu and food were excellent, great for sharing small dishes or a couple of main plates with a small group. The service was fair at best, friendly but slow, had to wait with empty...
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- posted on 04.04.12
- by spartymatty
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Delicious food, nice atmosphere and attentive service
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Normally I would not go out of my way to go to a Cuban restaurant. However Cafe 28 is an exception. Recently four of us dined at Cafe 28 and each of us was pleased with our meal. The...
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- posted on 03.27.12
- by Walking16
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Really good Cuban food - nice atmosphere
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You may have to wait for a table on REALLY popular nights, but the mixed drinks, the spicy and delicious ethnically true but inventive dishes, the atmosphere - makes it worthwhile....
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- posted on 11.23.11
- by bjeanp
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Contact:
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- tel: (773) 528-2883
Address:
- 1800 W. Irving Park Road
- Chicago, IL 60613
Neighborhood:
Lakeview/WrigleyvillePayments:
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Hours:
- Mon 11:30am-3pm, 5:30pm-9pm Tue-Thu 11:30am-3pm, 5:30pm-10pm Fri 11:30am-3pm, 5:30pm-10:30pm Sat 9am-2pm, 5:30pm-10:30pm Sun 9am-2pm, 5:30pm-9pm
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