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Categories: Latin American, Dance Clubs
Neighborhood: Near SouthsideCermak-Chinatown (Red)
Tue-Wed. 5:00 p.m. - 12:00 a.m.
Thu-Sat. 5:00 p.m. - 2:00 a.m.
Sun. 10:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m.
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If you go, I highly recommend going early for the prix fixe. My friend got the regular, I got the vegetarian, and we were absolutely stuffed. The portions are huge!! I think it's the nicest restaurant I've been to, south of downtown. Yes, it's expensive, especially if you get mixed drinks. But find a coupon (if you live in South Loop they send em to you) and suddenly you're getting an amazing four-course meal for $25/person.
And just a warning: save room for the dessert! It's the best part, and you will probably need coffee by then. :)
Took my friend for her bday brunch on a Sunday. It was Fantastic!! I had the french toast and she had the Caribbean crab cakes, which were scrumptious. They also have a full bar so I could have my Irish coffee. The service was great and the Bossa Nova band was on point.
We also went for dinner and the stuffed trout was a good choice. I personally think the decor is aesthetically pleasing. Cuatro has a sophisticated and contemporary feel. Everyone has a nice time. Its definitely not a stuffy place where you feel like someone is looking at you like you don't belong there. The food is wonderfully prepared, it won't break the bank and parking is easy.
Cuatro is a date night place for my husband and I.
We enjoy the food, the atmosphere, and the service. We have enjoyed the time we've spent here with just us, or with friends.
We highly recommend it.
Any place that hires a server who within 30 seconds uses the word "retarded" in front of a table full of customers (who incidentally, find the term incredibly offensive) doesn't deserve more than 2 stars, regardless of the quality of the food.
Oh, and she also forgets our orders of soup. Umm, it helps to write these things down if you can't remember orders.
The food we did get was delicious, but we wouldn't go back--the server left that bad a taste in our mouths.
Suggestion to the management: Teach your servers manners.
The Ceviche Makes me want to SING To your EARS!! WHOO TO THE HOO!!! .. LOVE LOVE to just go to this place just for the Appetizers which can be a meal in its self! The food is DELICIOUS!! You know when you want to lick the plate but you don't want to appear as if your momma didn't teach you any manners and you are looking to cute in your heels ?? LOL Well it's that good! ha ha ha!! .. The Drinks are a bit Strong.. each time i've gone your face may twist and turn with your first swallow like Jim Carry's in that one MASK movie but after that.. You may be telling your friend what you REALLY think of her messy attitude :) . Love this place! The restaurant.. The Bar is busy and LOUD!! ... there isn't anywhere to sit. That is the Con .. unless you're eating. Thats the only seats that you will get .. SO YOU PAY TO SIT! ha ha.. but if you want to just go.. maybe move your hips.. the music is fantastic.. it's a must go to unwind..
I still can't believe how much I enjoyed my dinner here last night! My now-husband and I had our first date here 3.5 years ago and while we thought the food was decent, we hadn't been back until last night. This time, the food was incredible. I started with the ensalada de xuxu that came with spinach, pears, tomatoes, lightly fried cheese and some flavorful spicy squash. Together, all the flavors blended perfectly. I couldn't pick out exactly what all the ingredients were in the squash spice blend or the dressing, but it was pure goodness. My husband started with the empanadas and enjoyed those as well. They were served with a green sauce (I don't know what it was called) that was good, we were just eating the sauce plain after the empanadas were done.
For entrees, I ordered the cachapas (crepes) and my husband had the pinchos de pollo. Both had excellent flavor as well. The jerk sauce on the chicken was outstanding. Our waitress asked if "spicy" was okay when we ordered (it was), and we couldn't have been happier with the level of spice. It was hot, but not so hot that you couldn't taste the flavor of the chilies and we weren't left chugging water. The cachapas also had a little heat to them that made them so savory and delicious.
We didn't have any of their mixed drinks and ordered a bottle of wine. Their wine prices were pretty reasonable and we were happy to see a bottle of Argentine Torrontes on their list. It was one of the better bottles of Torrontes we've tried.
I didn't come here expecting to love my food as much as I did, and now I can't wait to go back!
This is one of our favorite restaurants and it's shortlisted on where we take people from out of town. Last night's excuse was my daughter's birthday. It surprisingly wasn't as good as it has been sometimes in the past, but still very good.
We got the empanadas as an appetizer. I got the trout, my daughter got the short ribs and GF got the pork chop. The stuffed trout is always a stand out and I heartily recommend it. The short ribs were a little fatty and the pork chop was maybe a touch overdone. The one very disappointing thing was we got an order of tostones (fried plantains) and they were completely overdone. We got the ice cream (the vanilla bean/sweet corn is amazing) and tres leches for dessert. Both were excellent. And of course, you can't go wrong with the caipirinha.
The atmosphere is always very hip without being clubby or too loud. Parking is easy. Despite this outing being a bit disappointing, we'll continue to come back.
I came here with some friends that were celebrating their one year wedding anniversary. They got married in Punta Cana, DR and wanted to find a restaurant to go with the theme of their wedding. We ended up coming here for brunch.
Everything was very good, from the sangria with fresh fruit to all our orders, delicious. If I lived a little closer, I would stop by here more often. Just overall a cool casual restaurant with live music, great sangria, and Latin infused specialties.
This place is not messing around. The drinks are seriously strong, the food is awesomely spicy, and the service was flexible and friendly.
Let's start with the service. My friend chose Cuatro for her birthday celebration. I made a reservation for 6 people at 8:00pm. The hostess was great about letting three of us sit down when the rest of our party was running late. And when our party expanded to 9 people, they were very accommodating and pulled another table over for us, despite the busy evening. Thank you friendly hostess!
Now the drinks. Everyone knows I love a good cocktail, but I had no idea what I was in for when I ordered my Bombay Sapphire martini. It was seriously the biggest martini I've ever consumed. Literally overflowing and mixed perfectly. Yummy. I thought that might be the end of my drinking, but I couldn't pass up the Fresca Margarita with muddled cucumber and orange. Again, delightfully strong and fresh. Delicious. But I couldn't stop there. I had to try the Caipirinha. Perfectly made, and again, strong. Drinks are $13, but you certainly get your money's worth. We were there for 5 hours and I had to cut myself off after the third drink. Way to go Cuatro!
The food. I'd heard that the pinchos de pollo are spicy, but I never believe it 'til I taste it. I was certainly hoping they were because I never order chicken in a restaurant. Never. Well these pinchos de pollo did not disappoint. Really spicy, and I mean it. Delicious and great with the peas and rice and plantains.
The night we were there they had a DJ playing until 2am. Packed crowd and good music. Perfect night for the birthday girl, and I managed to make it out of there for about $60, and that included pitching in for my friend. Hooray!
I finally tried this place out after years of wanting to go. We had six people in our group and were seated immediately even though we were late to our reservations. The restaurant in pretty small inside and the decor is really lacking, they should have done more with the space, I wasn't impressed with the atmosphere.
Now about the food, we had Empanadas and vegetarian Ceviche to start with and both of there were good, especially the goat cheese crab empanada. For drinks we had wine and a few of us including me tired the Pomegranate Mojito which was awesome. For dinner I had the short ribs and loved them, it was a huge portion, the only thing I didn't care for was the rice it came with. Others in our group had fish, steak, chicken and pork chops and there were no complaints. For dessert I got my favorite Tres Leches dessert and wasn't really impressed. Our server was very friendly and the service was great. Overall the food was good but not great and that's why I gave it three stars, i don't think I would go back for dinner but I do want to check out their brunch.
LOVED IT!
My boyfriend took me here on a date and I was thoroughly impressed. Our service was fantastic (expensive restaurants that cannot manage to ask how you like your food & do not regular refill water make me so angry!).
The food was good too, and drinks were AMAZING. I had a mojito and he had a caipirinha.
I've only had drinks here and I enjoyed myself. Granted, my friends are fun, but still... LOL. I have a friend who says they make the best dirty martinis in town, and I have to believe her when she says that b/c she drinks them all over the city! :)
All the drinks were good, the crowd is diverse, the music is fun, and the vibe is still laid back.
We went here for brunch on Sunday and it was as good as advertised. There was a live bossa nova band (from 10 - 3 PM) playing great atmospheric music. The food is very decently priced (not sure why Yelp shows a $$$ tag) at around $10 for a huge omelet or sandwich. Also, the ceviche vegeteriano is very great. It is basically an incredibly fresh salsa, with palm hearts, mushrooms, avocados and red peppers in a citrus sauce. It comes with freshly fried chips for dipping. Awesome place and can't wait to go back for a dinner and drinks!
I've been here a few times, love the music and "Madd Soul" who plays here at least one Friday a month. The food is spicy and flavorful, the seating arrangement is a bit awkward and it tends to be a bit crowded sometimes, but overall the atmosphere, vibrant diverse crowd and great food and music makes it a good night out. I came here to celebrate my B-day with family and friends and tried one to many mojitos, they were very good...however I must say the female bartender in the back by the restaurant area SUCKS!! She was being treated nicely and tipped very well and she had the biggest attitute and came off like she was annoyed the entire night..someone needs to fire her..she SUCKS....oh, I said that already..:-)
I would go back for the empanadas de cangrejo; they were delicious.
The vegetarian ceviche was also good-- a neat idea and execution despite being paired with an awkward choice of chips. This was far better than the salmon-scallop ceviche, which was even more disappointing in comparison by being twice its price.
Loads of fruit in the sangria, both red and white are very tasty.
I got a nice message on my review from the owner. She thanked me for my feedback and explained more about the burger. The truffle oil does make it a bit oily at times but it's not meant to be excessive. My experience was probably just a one-off situation so I'll be sure to give it another try next time.
Cool, upscale atmosphere with tons of space. If I were in the South Loop and needed a place to have… Read more »
I must have gone on an off night... with all these reviews for 4 and 5 stars there's obviously something I missed.
Both my BF and I went here and agreed it was far less than stellar. Not bad on the prices but the flavors we were hoping to get were not present.
I love the set up of the place and the wall photos are amazing- totally my style! The food was just so under par. The ceviche had no spice, the service was not very good at all, and there were these little gnats that wouldn't leave our table alone... we were seated near the bar so maybe they were trying to get at the fruit?
Anyway, It seemed like there were a lot of large groups of regulars there because the customers and employees were on a first name basis and I enjoyed seeing the camaraderie... but our table just got no love. We waited for what seemed like forever for each dish and no one came by to check on us at any point.
To top off the bad dining experience, I used the bathroom before we left and the door was broken but not in a way that you couldn't lock the door, it was so I couldn't unlock the door. I was trapped in the stall for nearly 15 minutes, my cell phone had no reception to call my bf, and I was basically at the mercy of the next person to enter. Thankfully an employee or regular customer came in and freed me but it was clear that the door issue was not a new thing because the woman said "oh, the door stuck again?". Why would they have not fixed this or put some sort of sign up suggesting the buddy system?
I don't know, this place just didn't tickle my fancy.
HORRIBLE!!!!!!!
what part of the fucking the game is it when bartenders give ur credit card to another patron? one of the asshole ass bartenders gave my card to some idiot, who didnt have enough common sense to verify it was theirs..the dumb ass bartenders were about to catch a south side beatdown. i demanded they get the manager before i either whooped someones ass or called the police and had the place shut down. i will give it to him (the manager) that he reimbursed me for the cover i paid to get in along with the cost of the drinks,but the principle of the matter is they apparently dont believe in safeguarding their patrons information by doing something as simple as CHECKING A GD ID or just have some horrible ass business practices... whatever u do, dont leave an open tab and have cash for these "taints" b ecause they apparently are idiots and dont know what the fuck they r doing...and if u cant tell, yeah im still mad as hell. i had to cancel my damn card and the better hope no one tried to use my shit..i mean, this experience was so messed up, i wont even bother to tell u about how good the empanadas r..bastards
My fiancée and I had dinner here last night and were pleasantly surprised with the experience. She ordered the Salmon Entamalado, and I had the strip steak. Both meals were outstanding!
The Howler Monkey Mojito and the La Isla (not much different from a Long-Island) were a little pricey, but were really good and went well with the meal.
Overall, good food and presentation, nice place, and good drinks. We'll definitely be back..
My review is not based on the food, purely for the music and crowd, which is what makes Cuatro a spectacular place to hang out. The dance floor is small considering the crowd it draws on the weekends...so big that valet was actually at full capacity. The interior is also very simple and of course resembles a restaurant more than a club. The highlight of this place is its award winning live band house music. I visited Cuatro when Madd Soul was performing and that one visit exposed me to music where you can't help but nod your head at the least. All the music was improvisation and everyone was dancing, swaying and jiving to the music. Nobody cared how they looked or how everyone else around them looked because everyone's purpose was to dance and appreciate music. A completely different experience than Gold Coast clubs for sure. Kudos to Madd Soul!
Wow... just wow! Who knew pancakes could be so good!
I went to Cuatro today with friends after church. I was impressed with the ambiance, it was real laid back. On my friends recommendation, I tried the tropical pancakes- three huge coconut milk pancakes stuffed with pineapple, some sort of pecans and some other stuff that I don't remember. But I DO remember how it tasted- OMG the best pancakes that I've ever had!!
The prices were very reasonable, there was even a live band there. I will be going back to try dinner. Note: the ladies bathroom was the bomb- not that I go around checking out bathrooms- but the sinks, the doors, everything about it was HOT!
Yes I know, I'm shocked too!! I was downtown and on the south side even, for a place like this I might do it again.
Traveling for what felt like days for Friday night plans, I left my cozy corner up north to venture into the dark and unknown Southside of Chicago. I survived and I'm here to tell my story. Surprising enough parking was a breeze and for a Friday night I was astonished at how many spots there were. I heard people raving about this place but when my group of four arrived there was only two other tables seated. Throughout the night there appeared to be more people but the place wasn't full at all.
Our waiter was great (he looked like he could have been Paul Giamatti's (Sideways) brother), very friendly and had excellent recommendations, he was quick with the food and the pouring of our wine. They are BYOB right now due to losing their liquor license but they said it should be back in a month. From my understanding this helps the bill a lot because Cuatro is a little pricey with their drinks.
The service was good but the food is what gives Cuatro the 4 stars. There was not one thing that I tried that I didn't like. Everything looked so good we had to share. Here are some of the excellent foods I had and highly recommend.
The Empanadas de cangrejo -fresh crab and goat cheese filled dumplings, pico de gallo, avocado salsa cruda (my favorite)
The Ensalada de xuxu- broiled, spice rubbed chayote squash, baby spinach, cucumbers, pear tomatoes, queso frito, bitter sweet vinaigrette.
The Bistec a la parrilla -12 Oz. Uraguayan New York strip, chorizo twice baked potato, sautéed spinach, green chimichurri sauce (Didn't eat the steak but it was cooked perfectly and the potato was awesome)
The Pinchos de pollo -grilled chicken brochettes basted with tamarind jerk sauce, moros & cristianos, maduro plantains (my dish and it was so good I had a hard time sharing, also fyi this is the spiciest dish on the menu)
The Cachapas de papa -Colombian style corn crepes filled with three-potato mash and Costa Rican irazu cheese, aji mirasol sauce, zucchini con crema.
The Pastel de queso -Mexican vanilla scented cheesecake made with fresh farmers cheese, oaxacan chocolate sauce, dark bolivian chocolate ice cream. (you gotta have dessert).
All extremely fresh, all strong in flavor, and all begging me to go back to taste again.
FYI they don't valet until a certain time at night. Also no corkage charge, whoo hoo!!
Call it 4 1/2
After being too overwhelmed by the drink selection to make an "appropriate" choice, I first opted to go with the Dirty CEO martini which, in my mind, was just about the best vodka martini I've ever had shaken outside of my own home. By the time my dates arrived, I was almost finished with it and we all moved towards the Fresca Margarita which was a fabulous if not neon red margarita thanks in part to the blood orange mix. We drank them out of the blood orange mix half way through dinner and my final drink of the evening was the Cuatro Margarita.
We started with the tuna Ceviche which was more than just tuna; the appetizer was redolent with rock shrimp, calamari, tuna and a piquant sauce. We also ordered two of the empanadas to share including the luxurious crab and goat cheese and one filled with duck served with a garlicky pesto of parsley/cilantro/culantro. The fillings were slightly overpowered by the perfectly wrapped and fried dough, but delicious nonetheless.
After perusing the menu, I decided to go with the perfectly spicy pinchos de pollo, grilled chicken brochettes expertly basted with a fiery tamarind jerk sauce and served with moros and cristianos and perfectly cooked maduro plantains.
One of my dates opted for the stuffed trout and the other ordered a three potato mash in corn crepes. Believe me, the menu is perfectly punctuated with all kinds of steak and pork, so if that is more to your liking, please be assured Cuatro has that too.
As it had been revealed that we were there to celebrate my birthday, the ubiquitous birthday dessert was sent out with a candle, but the trio of dark chocolate, pistachio and vanilla bean ice cream were excellent. I don't think most restaurants do very well with desserts, and ice cream is usually the biggest offender in terms of quality, but not here. It was very clear to me, from the blue crab in the empanadas to the French-style ice cream that Cuatro cares about every last ingredient and the quality and integrity of those ingredients. A decadent chocolate mousse cake was also ordered for the table and it was also quite excellent and served with the same vanilla bean ice cream.
I will definitely be going back, if not only to have a great drink shaken, but to sample more of their tempting Nuevo Latino menu.
Good food. Spicy, hot, flavorful and well....yummy. I had a chicken dish - cant remember the name of it (I need to write this stuff down) which was super hot but don't worry they offer other, more mild, things on the menu. My only complaint about my meal was the rice that came with it; too plain. For a dish that spicy it would have been nice to have something cooling to accompany it. A nice, refreshing mango salsa over the rice would have been perfect. It did come with fried plantains but after plantains for two weeks straight in Colombia last month, I dont ever want to see one again!
It's BYOB right now because they lost their liquor license so drink up!
This place was mostly unmemorable. Maybe it's because I'm a vegetarian. I do remember being excited about the purple peruvian fries, but they weren't very tasty. My main dish, the cachapas de papa, was pretty tasty but just not that spectacular. And not *that* filling. My friends all seemed pretty happy with their meals, but for the amount of money we spent, I think we would've been happier going somewhere else.
I'm glad I finally checked this place out. I'm always happy to have new restaurants coming into the South Loop. There's definitely a good bit of catching up to do there. We went at 9pm on a Saturday night. I felt like something was a little off as soon as I got into the place. Firstly the air conditioning wasn't doing a great job cooling the place down. Our waiter seemed a little sloppy and rushed. The lights were a bit too bright and the music too soft, however, about 30 minutes later the lights dimmed and the music was turned up a bit. I was surprised to see how expensive the drinks were. My drink was definitely not worth $13. We found it a bit odd that 30% of the menu was steaks, not flank steaks or skirt steaks. It just didn't seem that Latin influenced. We also ordered the pork empanadas which were very yummy. For the entrees we got the short ribs which came on a huge bone with some tomatillo salsa which I didn't like and some rice. The short rib itself was moist and flavorful. We also go the seafood stew in a coconut broth. The mussels were not fresh and way over cooked. There was unfortunately only one scallop which was very good. The shrimp were plump and delicious. The huge stuffed calamari was a little over cooked and the stuffing was under seasoned.
The waiter only came around briefly and there was a lot of time spent waiting. I'm glad I finally tried this place out but I probably won't go back any time soon. The experience was decent, but not great.
I came here with a group of 20 to celebrate a friend's birthday. We were seated and the waiter came over immediately to get the drinks flowing. I had the grenada mojito because my new thing in alcohol is pom. it actually was really good straight up with the extra shot. for appetizers, i tried the yuca fries tossed in olive oil and garlic and they were awesome. they were crispy and lightly salted giving them a step up from reg fries. for dinner i tried the cuatro burger and was not disappointed at all. it's kobe beef with truffles mixed in topped with bacon and caramelized onions and it was huge. i didn't finish the whole thing. on the side were some purple fries and the jerk ketchup was out of this world. i sampled some other dishes incl the salmon and the braised beef and only the beef tickled my fancy. the salmon came off a little bland to me but the coconut rice on the side was really good. the 14 hr slow cooked beef was sooo good and def would be what i would order on returen. they handled our big group great even the "i don't have any cash" end which always gets complicated. overall it was a very good night
Went here with a group of friends for a drink and maybe a little dancing. Had a drink, didn't stay for the dancing. I was bored so we left, wont be back.
We ventured out to Cuatro for an early dinner on Friday before a show. My biggest complaint is that they are byob right now - what happened to their fantastic looking drinks? Our waiter offered us some vague and confusing explanation about the whole liquor license situation. I did appreciate the heads up from the hostess when she called to confirm our reservation.
Food was great. We started with the ceviche and the flautas - both were excellent. My boyfriend got the cuatro burger. I would have been begging for a bite had it not come w/ mayo - it looked delicious! I ordered the moqueca de mar - basically seafood soup in a yummy, spicy coconut broth. It was amazing! Perfectly spicy and a little sweet too. For dessert we had the cheesecake. It was good, but I've had better. The dark chocolate ice cream was a nice touch. I can't wait to go back and try the howler monkey mojito and the forbidden fruit sangria!
Tried this place once and did not like it!
Beer was about $8 and mixed drinks were around $12!
In the summertime they open the windows, so you can sort of have the outdoor/breeze eating effect. Looks really nice especially at night.
Feel free to try this place if you want to drink expensively!
Me-likey this place a lot!!! I had dinner at Cuatro back in November. And at that time, my server let us know that blood oranges were in season. So of course we had to try the blood orange margaritas. This drink will not disappoint! It's delicious and nutritious since the juice was fresh squeezed and chilled to perfection! I had the roasted sugarcane juice cured pork chops and my boyfriend had the boneless trout filled with shrimp, BACON and chard. Both entrees were enormous but because it was so good, we both finished our plates!
What I like about this place is that it doesn't try too hard to be something that it's not. You look around you begin to feel relaxed as this place is filled with a good mix of local neighbors and friends hanging out for a good meal and drink.
My fiance basically dragged me here one night, since I'm not much for the South Loop brand of pretentiousness. We got off to a rocky start at Cuatro (first they said we could sit anywhere we wanted, then they told us we'd have to move to another area because we had chosen the no-food zone...even though the place was empty). That said, once our amazing $5 sangrias arrived I mellowed out considerably.
Sangria is always touch and go at restaurants and bars. Too many places claim to make their own, yet I swear they just bust open the bottle of Senorial, toss in some chopped apples and ice, and charge $6 for the unappetizing end-product. Cuatro's sangria was FANtastic. Seriously. In fact, if sangria was the only thing to review I'd give this place five stars. The veggie ceviche was also delicious.
Basically, this is a solid option if you're in the area or (as we were) finishing up at SummerDance, a concert at Millennium Park, or something else downtown.
Was there this past Sunday, too late for brunch, had the food not been up to par, I would have only given 1 star based on the service, or lack of.
Here's my advice to the manager:
1. I just assume you have plantains on the menu if you're a Latin-fusion restaurant and you do, but they're only on the dinner menu. OK, so when I ask the waiter if it's possible to get some, it shouldn't take 10 minutes (yes I was timing it) to determine such. I don't need an overview of food procurement either from such to know why I'm not able to order. A simple, we don't have them is sufficient.
2. When I ask for a check, it would be cool to get it fairly promptly.
3. When my GF goes inside to ask the hostess if the waiter might have gone home, and asks for a check...it might be an indication that we still need the check
4. When it still hasn't come and I have to go in and ask for the check...it makes an enjoyable summer day a little less so
5. Finally, visualize this, after our initial beverage ran dry and our waiter and staff disappeared we then finished our water. After those ran dry and the busboy walked up to the table right next to us and refilled their coffee and water, I bet my GF $5 that he would pivot 45 degrees and ask us if we wanted a refill. She being as smart as she is didn't take the bet...she would have lost.
It's really not hard to deliver good customer service, no wait it must be. Get your act together Cuatro, the more restaurants that come into the South Loop will make the choices to go elsewhere that much easier.
Delicious Latin-fusion food + Good Drinks + Inviting Environment = Great evening out with friends! I went to Cuatro with a group of friends, and I was pleasantly surprised with this place. We started off with a seafood cocktail/ceviche served with a side of homemade potato chips and some crab empanadas. I then had the Crema de Choclo, which was a roasted corn and poblano chowder. Everyone else said it needed some salt, but I thought it was sufficient. It did, however, need a twist of lime.
For my entree, I had Cachapas de Papa...which is basically a crepe stuffed with potato, with a zucchini medley on the side. This was a great vegetarian dish...and one out of the 2 vegetarian dishes they serve. My friends ordered salmon, chicken brochettes, and the trout. The chicken brochettes were very flavorful, and very spicy! The trout was stuffed with shrimp and it was served alongside some bacon infused chard.
The service at Cuatro is friendly, and the food it great! If you're in the neighborhood, check it out.
Came here for brunch and was absolutely blown away! This place is a gem! Live band which I was actually able to appreciate because it wasn't overwhelmingly loud. The service was outstanding and the food was to die for! I order the game day. It comes with honey habenero wings which were the best wings I have ever had! Also the pancakes are made with coconut milk which gave them a unique and very tasty flavor. I also ordered a pomegranate mojito that was mixed to perfection! This was truly an outstanding meal and the prices are manageable. I recommend you run, not walk, to Cuatro for brunch. I'm anxious to find out how yummy lunch and dinner is so I'll be right behind you!
Good Food, Good Drinks, Good Service!
Heard about this place through coworkers and decided to head there one day since it was really close to McCormick place where we were staying at with friends.
Drinks: Caipiroska and cuatro margaritas were definitely yummy and strong.
We ordered the crab and goat cheese empanadas recommended by our friendly waitress and it got a thumbs up. For dinner, my friend and i ordered a very flavorful Moqueca do mar which was shrimp, clams, tilapia, scallops in a coconut broth. My bf and my friend's husband ordered the cuatro kobe beef burgers. I had a bite of the kobe beef burger and was jealous that I hadn't ordered that instead.
Can't wait to go back and order my own cuatro burger =)
Went here for a late dinner on a Friday night and could only order from the bar menu. I had the pinchos de pollo and it was very tasty. It is somewhat on the spicy side but I love spicy food so that was no problem, especially with a few mojitos to wash it down. They were playing some good music. However, it seemed that our waiter had a bit of an attitude problem and seemed to be more focused on my boyfriend than anyone else at the table....weird. I gave four stars because I enjoyed the food, drinks, and ambiance. The waiter problem was just a small setback, no big deal to me. I had a good time regardless.
I would give Cuatro a 5 but since they changed their menu and took a few of my favs off of it I had to rate appropriately.
Cuatro is a great place to dine for authentic Latin restaurant. Decor is just great, if you ever drink too much, the fish tank behind the bar is beyond gorgeous and soft on the eyes.
They're Black beans and platanos are amazing! The servers are beyond kind, professional and seemed knowledgeable of the menu. From time to time you will see a bit of rift raft passing by but for the most part, you won't have a problem. I love wine and there is a wine by the name of Bitch...yes it's a pink labeled red wine that is great! Our waitress recommended it and boy was she awesome for that!
This is a great place to go on a date and be cultured by the food and customers. Everyone is on their own agenda there and you will see it depending on the night you go. You may see the Corporate guy wooing his 20 year old blonde w/ the boob job, or the ball player with his...this all adds the mystery and ambiance of this great place.
Absolutely LOVED it! We had a party of 9 and had wonderful food and service. This was our first time there and went because of the clip on "Check Please!" a few years ago. We shared a few orders of the Empanadas and Ceviche and I had the Moqueca do Mar for dinner. It almost reminded me dishes I've had in New Orleans. The sauce was amazing and the seafood so fresh! I can't wait to go back!! It was very easy to get to and parking wasn't too bad, just remember your quarters.
Excellent restaurant!! We tried several items on the menu and they were all fantastic. Everything was cooked and seasoned perfectly. We had the flautas de barbacoa, empanada trio. Our favorite one of the three was the picadillo the chimichurri was perfect! We also had the costillos estofadas. They were very tender and so flavorful. For drinks we had the orange cucumber margarita, and mojitos. Also very good. For dessert definitely order the pastel de queso y cafe it will not let you down. The texture is nice and creamy like a cheesecake or flourless cake and the chocolate icecream is delicious. We also ordered the pastel de chocolate. It was ok, I've had better desserts. Overall it was perfect. We can't wait to go back and try more.
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