Description:
Part sleek dining room, part sultry nightclub, Nacional 27 showcases the cuisine of 27 Latin American nations including Venezuela, Argentina, Costa Rica, and Brazil. Rich walnut and bamboo woods and gauzy curtains lend a tropical air to the grand dining room, which has cozy booth seating and tables arranged around a central dance floor. The innovative drink menu will get you in the mood: You'll find classic mojitos, sangrias, and trendy martini variations. For starters, there are a variety of skewers, ceviches, and empanadas; good choices are coconut-crusted shrimp and scallop-and-shrimp ceviche with avocado. The entrees are divided into steaks, seafood, and "Latin Comfort Foods," which include stick-to-your-ribs selections such as grilled pork tenderloin with corn-mushroom flan or honey-chile glazed duck. (Some of the food can be quite spicy, so ask before you order if you've got extra-sensitive taste buds.) Nacional 27 heats up on Friday and Saturday nights after 10pm, when a DJ spins fiery Latin tunes and couples take to the dance floor.
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User Reviews for Nacional 27
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Amazing
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Food was phenomenal, drinks were out of this world! But the best part besides the ambiance was our server. He was attentive, helpful, personable, and really understood the menu. They...
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- posted on 05.23.12
- by EC2011
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Latin Fever
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Expectations can run high and all too often the reality is less than you hoped; that is not the case at Nacional 27! We were excited to try this Latin gem on the north end of town and...
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- posted on 05.01.12
- by pablo_a2
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As always good food
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Good food and good music. What more do you want. The caparinha was a little sour, but food was very good.
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- posted on 03.13.12
- by rvanderzande
Awards:
Chicago Magazine
- Best Dish 2007
CitySearch
- Bar Menu 2007
- Latin Food 2007
- Salad 2007
Frommer's
- Highly Recommended 2010
Message from Nacional 27
Take the sweeping universe of flavors, cooking styles, and ingredients from the 27 countries comprising Central and South America?put them in the capable hands of Chef Francisco Vilchez, whose menu has been called the best of its kind in America?add a Wine Spectator-award-winning wine list? and you still haven't adequately described this magical place. To do that, you'll also need to mention the chic d?cor "with all the swank of a Ricky Ricardo nightclub," a master mixologist who combines fresh fruits, herbs, and exotic liquors into cocktails that lead to new worlds of delight, and myriad special treats, such as a five-course Chef's Tasting Menu, tapas nights, wine events, Latin jazz nights, and weekend dancing as late as 3 a.m. It's no wonder Nacional 27 has been named "Chicago's hottest Nuevo Latino restaurant."
- Nuevo Latino Destination
- Definitive South American Menu
- Latin Jazz & Salsa
- Details
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Contact:
- visit website
- tel: 312/664-2727
- fax: +1 312 649 0256
- send email
Address:
- 325 W. Huron St
- Between Franklin and Orleans sts
- Chicago, IL 60610
Payments:
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Hours:
- Dining room Mon-Thurs 5:30-9:30pm; Fri-Sat 5:30-11pm. Bar Mon-Thurs 5-10pm; Fri-Sat 5pm-2am
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