(sun)My review unfortunately for this Cuban rest. will not be a pleasant one. For starters I am Cuban and know my manners very well. This was my 2nd visit here. When they 1st opened I came with my family was hesitant to return but my boyfriend wanted to stop in. Our 1st visit consisted of extreme waiting , from getting water on the tables to bread, to gettng our orders and recieving them. Decided at this point wouldnt be returning althought the food was great. 2nd visit againt my wishes was even worse. Again same server the older gentleman with glasses (had him both times,who isnt even Cuban and doesnt know his menus or food)is extremely unprofessional. We were seated barley greeted, it took well over 5 mins to get 2 glasses of water , another 10 to come take our order in the midst of taking our order advised to give him a min that he wld be back his other tables order was up. we couldnt believe it., I mean it wasnt packed in there althought the Cuban fest was going on..... Once he came back he finished taking our order it consisted of a Mojito and 1 Cuba libre etc... Needless to say it was taking so long he came to the table to apoligize it took about 10 mins to get our drinks. Once the drinks came , it was over. My drink the Cuba Libre was filled to the middle of the glass. a $7 drink ..not bad but the least they could do is fill it at least to make a full drink. it was missing 4 sips it seemed ! Are you kidding ? The mojito was extremely week. Went to the counterto cancel our dinner order and offered to pay for the Mojito since he drank from it, the Manager came out noticed i was looking disturbed and asked what happened once I explained he asked the lady the waitress that made it and she agreed it wasnt full but thats the way they come.. FALSE, use a smaller glass then if youre going to try and be cheap with it he said no worries not to pay but didnt look happy with either of them. Simply advised I would never come back and would never refer this Cuban rest to anyone. read more

My wife and i are from new Jersey we know what is cuben food and here in Chicago il we found de cuba really amazing food always come here but there is a waitress here that doesn't know the meaning of customer service. Hopefully no one gets her i cant say because she doesn't even say her name. read more

One of my favorites !!! Great food!! Just as good as 90 miles but not as expensive and better than señor pan!!!

Love this place! The Lechon sandwiches are amazing, so much flavor and very satisfying! We have been there about 5 times over the last couple of months and they always have fresh and delicious food!! We will be back very soon read more

I am cuban myself and have tried plenty of Cuban restaurants, from Miami, to New York and D'Cuba has been by far the best, very authentic cuban cusine, great prices, lots of food, one plate can be shared easily by two people, I ordered the Lechon asado, it was just amazing!! My husband ordered the Rabo Encendido which he enjoyed very much, service was great, small but clean restaurant, loved it! read more

The service here is horrible. When we first walked in no one acknowledged us and we waited at least 5 minutes before a server asked us what we wanted..Really?? We came to your restaurant to eat not just stare. There was a women and server setting up for a party so they had to kick out the singers to seat us at a 7 top table, mind you there were only 3 of us. They brought us the wrong appetizers and the wrong entree..They just left the plates and were like oops..Wow my husband just ate the meal not to hear me complain. The food was just ok, nothing special. I will not return.. read more

First know that i am not easily impressed and hard to please because o am an amazing cook myself!! D'Cuba is Absolutely AMAZING and have yet to find better in the Midwest!!! Better than 90 Miles in Chicago! We ordered so much food and drinks and could not believe how cheap our bill was! The service was great, atmosphere was lively, clean and simply delightfulThat food was so good!!! Let's take the kids for our birthday???! LOVED this place!! Do YUMMMMYYYY!! We will be back cause we've found a pretty close Restaraunt comparable to Miami!!! So affordable which is awesome cause we have a huge family!!! Our favorites: sangria, empanadas, croquets, papas rellinos, Cuban midnight sandwich, skirt steak, rice with black beans to DIE FOR!!! read more

I cannot believe what just happened! I went here tonight w/ my husband and arrived to a full house and found one waitress who was also the hostess (not that she even attempted to greet us), the bartender, & the bus boy. It was about 7:30pm and there were 6 tables including us and one very large group. About 20 minutes in, she comes to take our order. Mid sentence she walks away saying the kitchen is calling her. A family of 4 walks in right around the time we make our order. They stand at the door kind of clueless since there is no one around and finally sit at one of the open tables. We ordered tostones in what is now 30 minutes. a long while later, I see her give them to the table that got there when we ordered. I mention to her that we've been waiting for ours for quite some time. Just as a woman at the table next to us grabs one, the waitress (w/out a word) snatches the plate from that table, walks to the bar, puts it down, grabs something else then brings my husband and I those same tostones!!!! What in the world??!!!!!!! Then she tried to tell us they were different ones when she was in my field of vision the entire time! When I told her I didn't want those tostones the other family had already dug into, she attempted to say it was a different order and that they were making the other table a new batch. HUH??? That made no sense whatsoever. I canceled the toston order entirely since I knew I'd end up with the same batch either way. She gave me an attitude as I canceled! If You can't handle the crowds, why do all these groupon or whatever promotion you're running?!! I could have cut her some slack for being so busy but that was just disgusting and did not sit well with me. Terrible! About an hour in at this point, (the other table has not yet received their "new" tostones yet either), they walk out. My husband and I followed. That's why restaurants fail so quickly, garbage management! Never again! Oh, then i get home to an email from Restaurant dot Com saying "thank you for using your coupon"! I never got it back from her after giving it to her upon ordering and they had the nerve to cash it!!!!!! (SMH) read more

I would have given five stars if not for the slow service. Forget about that though. The food is SPECTACULAR and well worth the wait. It"s true home cooking, not the watered down taste that happens when you go to restaurants. Too bad it's taken me about a year to find this place. Its the best kept secret in Chicago when it comes to Cuban food. We arrived here last April and went to guy fieri's recommendation and what a let down. Visited a few other places that left much to be desired. My husband had been so disappointed with the Cuban restaurants in this town he was reluctant to try any more. This place was recommended by a local couple so we decided to give it a try. Well I'm so glad we did. This place has the best Cuban, most authentic food I've had in a pretty long time and I'm from South Florida where Cuban food abounds. Try the palomilla steak, tender and tasty. Can't go wrong with the ropa vieja or shredded beef, yum yum. We also tried the fried pork chunks and roasted pork. And oh my the garlic sauce the chef puts on the yuca, to die for. And last but not least, the congri as they call it, I know it as moros, very good!! Oh, almost forgot, the tamal, just like you get back home, and better, they're made by the chef. Give this place a try, you won't be disappointed!!! read more

Overall food was so delicious! I've had the steak sandwich, media noche sandwich, chicken soup, empanadas & arroz congris there and I must admit that all of it was delicious except for the congris that tasted like it had been cooked many hours before serving. It was cold and grainy. Besides that, I would definitely go back to eat. The service was good & the people were friendly. read more

The food here rocked! Really fresh and reasonably priced. The waitress was a sweet heart. Place was nice not overly haughty like some other Cuban places. read more

Sat down was starving was giving this restaurant the first try came with my girl and I tell my girl always if the waitress takes care of you I'm very big fan on tipping people to make there day then the lady tells me we are about to close I said okay so can we still eat hear or no then she said yes we sat down ordered then tells us we don't have that right now the chef put everything away cause today was a slow day I pick me stuff up and leave WORST EXPERIENCE OF MY LIFE read more

We went yesterday 6-30-18 after a couple of months ,but everything was different,Maria our regular server was not there anymore, and the new servers were not good at all, ask for bread 3 times,take too long to bring the batidos,appetizers came almost on time,no knowledge of the menu,my wife and uncle ordered camarones al ajillo they were good,but the server never asked my wife about the sides if she likes maduros o tostones,she just assumed what my uncle order as a sides was the same for her ,result she did not ate the maduros(fried plantain),I always order MASITAS DE PUERCO(pork chunks) and this time they used lechon asado fried instead, we went there so many times before and we enjoyed the meals there,but this time was terrible, our server was not attentive, never came to check our dinner,I have to flag another server to let her know about my dinner,she agrees that was wrong but nothing happen, never offer to fix the problem I was very dissapointed,I use to tell my family and friends how good this cuban restaurant was but now I change my mind,I do not know if they change cooks or what,before we used to go and use Restaurant.com certificates,not sure if we come back soon,we will try 90 miles instead ,but in the future, we will give them another try,hope this restaurant does not end like the other cuban restaurant at Fullerton(S.....r P....n) do better training for the servers and more friendly and attentive and remember that you are in the HOSPITALITY BUSINESS not in the HOSTILITY BUSINESS, and prepare what your menu is printed and offer: PORK CHUNKS, I hope this review help to correct issues, sorry before was my 5 stars cuban restaurant and this visit came down to 1 read more

Great food! Best Cuban food in Chicago period..... my family loves this place. Yes the neighborhood isn't great, but the food is always on point. read more

We are from South Florida ( West Pembroke Pines), we live between Miami and Fort Lauderdale , surrounded and around the best quality Cuban/Spanish Cuisine in the World. We came to Chicago a year ago on Business and went to 5 Cuban Restaurants...90 Miles, both locations, Señor Pan , both locations and another place in Downton Chicago....after these 5 Horrible, incompetent places , we totally and completely gave up, until a Cuban couple referred us to D'Cuba Restaurant run by Osmin , a Real Chef from Pinar del Rio , Cuba. Osmin is the Mario Batalli of Cuban ,cuisine, this guy makes most Good Cuban food in all South Florida looks bad..!!!!!! His cuisine is to die for, this is the best by far far Cuban cuisine in all Chicago!!!!! not 90 miles, not Señor pan..........The plato Tipico ( lechon asado, Moros and Yuca ) in Amazing.......The Guajiro ( Masas de puerco Fritas, Moros and Toatones) is also to die for.......Try the Cuban Tamal filled with Puerco, and you will never never eat a Mexican or Rican Tamal again in your life....This is Cuban/Spanish Cuisine at best, the way is supposed to be made... The Mariscos , plato Habanero and many other plates are amazing, with the Real Cuba taste, Real Cuban old Fashion food, Exactly as they cook in Cuba.....Osmin can also make a Killer Arroz Con pollo and also a Paella....there is nothing this guy can't cook well. we have dozens and dozens of greatCuban Restaurants in South florida and Osmin can cook with the best of them or better...!!!!!! If the stars were up to 100 , he will get 100 stars for his Cooking Osmin in South Florida will be like the King of Cuban Cuisine, and South Florida has the best cuban cuisine in the World....La Carreta Chain, Romeous chain, Las Vegas Chain, Versailles, La Casa de los jugos chain, Molinas in Hialeah , Enriquetas, Los Bobos, Rio Cristal,Villa Habana, Habana Vieja.....have nothing on Osmin and D'Cuba Restauran and these are Top Cuban restaurants in South Florida...Also , let me say , that these Cuban restaurants in South Florida are loved not only by Cuban Americans but by Venezuelans, Dominicans, Puerto Ricans, Peruvians, Colombians, Nicaraguans, Mexicans , Jamaicans and Many other Caribbean people who live in Broward county and Miami Dade County and of course many many Anglos who descent from many parts of the world..... read more

this place is kind of a hole in the wall but we were surprised by the fantastic food! it took a while for us to get a waitress to our table and bring us water but it looked like she was by herself so i guess i understand. we had a restaurant.com voucher and we ordered all types of food. we had the yuca frita, guava & cheese empanada, house salad, fried chicken and pork chops. all of our food was excellent! the fried chicken had garlic all over it which gave it much flavor. the pork chops had cooked onions on them & they were soooo delicious! my friends and i enjoyed each others company and had a great feast! we would definitely come back to this place & tell other peeps about it cuz it's just that good! read more

We started with beef empanadas (good) and chicken croquettes (just okay). I had the ropa vieja with rice and plantains...very good, and a very large portion. My husband had the caserola de mariscos enchilado (shrimp, calamari, fish, clam and mussels cooked in cuban creole sauce), which he really enjoyed. They do not serve alcohol anymore (they used to have good margaritas). We have been there a few times, and it is never crowded, but the food is good. read more

Enjoyable dining experience overall. We had the appetizer platter for 4. Loved the empanadas and papas rellenas. Hubby liked the ham croqueta. I did not. The fried yucca was fried yucca. Can't really go wrong there! Surprisingly the tostones needed salt! Liked the fact that they weren't super thick but they were bland. Maybe it's just me but I tend to soak mine in garlic salt water before frying and salting them afterwards. Thought that's the way it was supposed to be done! Just saying. But oh, they give you this basket of bread that is so buttery and garlicky and yummy. We attacked it and it was gone in less than 5 minutes. Unfortunately it was just a tease because when we asked for more there was no melted garlicky goodness drizzled over the top! Boo. Anyhow. My mother inlaw and I had sangria which was ok. Hubby and father inlaw had batidos de mamey which they loved. On to the dinners. We ordered: Shrimp and calamari in salsa Criolla- good; Bistec marinero (T-bone and shrimp with a garlic Criolla sauce)- good; Rabo Encendido-AWESOME (so awesome I felt like snatching it out of my husbands hands); and the Lechon asado-salty but tender. All of the dinners included white rice, black beans, and maduros. The waitress was really friendly and the restaurant and the restroom were clean. All in all we will be back to try other items on the menu. Probably sooner rather than later. That bread! OH! read more

Their cuban sandwiches, tamaleswas and croquetas are the best!!! And the ladies that work their are super nice, great service we went last night (have gone many times before) it was almost closing time, they took our order and were wonderful, highly recommend it! read more

Honestly... I am confused by some of the low ratings. This place has the best Cuban food in the city (PERIOD). It might night be the fanciest Cuban restaurant, I've been to several... my husband is Cuban. No, their staff is not over the top but they are attentive. We both agree the food here is consistently DELICIOUS. The yucca in garlic sauce is an absolute must have. Orders are big the price is right. I love the fried pork chunks dish which comes with black beans and white rice. Ropa Vieja... YUM! Congri... YUM! And their Mojitos... double YUM! If you know good Cuban food you'll keep coming back! read more

Cuban sandwich is off the chain. I'm rating a 4 stars because some days the sandwich is hit or miss

It doesn't get better than this! Amazing! Truly authentic Cuban like you would find in rural Cuba or Miami Beach. Owner/chef was born in Cuba. It is like having your Cuban mother making you authentic, home cooked meals in the kitchen. read more

Use to be our go to place for MANY family celebrations. No more. Service has declined and they no longer serve their amazing mango margaritas only byob. read more

This is my favorite Cuban restaurant. We have tried the 90 Mile Cuban Cafe and Paladar as well and we keep coming back here. The decor is very nice and comfortable. The prices are excellent and it's not very loud like at 90 Mile Cuban Cafe where I could not hear anyone's conversation. Now let's get to the best part, the food. We have tried the ham croquettes, papas rellenas (stuffed potatoes), yuca al mojo de ajo (garlic marinated yuca). These are all appetizers and are very good. Some of the main dishes that we tried are the palomilla encebollada (steak marinated and grilled with onions), robo encendido (ox tail, delicious), masas de puerco fritas ( fried pork chunks with Cuban spices, onion, and garlic sauce on top). The fried pork chunks are amazing and one of my favorites. Ask for extra garlic sauce which is delicious. You might not have any friends left after eating it, but so worth it. read more

I have been there twice the first time I went there with a Travelzoo coupon. We had the crab empanadas which by the way you pay individually for. They are not huge but not too mini either. Not a great deal to me though for just one. The entrees: we had the ropa vieja (shredded beef in sauce) it was good, I had the roasted chicken, the portion was huge both entrees came with white rice, black bean soup, and fried plantain it was great!!! I opted for the cuban rice so no black bean soup, it was still worth it. This deal came with Mojitos which we both agreed were great. We also had 2 chocoflan, it was sweet (in my world that is good) but really the entrees alone are enough. 2nd time around we came back with friends they liked the food too but service was lacking the second time around. We waited a long time for everything. My theory if you go there sit close to the bar best service there, thats where we sat the first time around. The further away you sit from it the worse the service gets. My theory from watching as the people at front got served faster the second time around! I would definitely go back but sit closer to the front! lol read more

The 2 equates from -1 on service "Owner" and a 5 for the food. The food was excellent and portions definitely more then adequate. It was my first time at this restaurant or any Cuban style. There were many choices and not knowing how the food was had a hard time deciding what to order. We were with a group of 30 plus adults and around 20 kids so many of the dishes looked delicious as they were brought out and I surely had plans to come back and try all of them. Sadly the arrogance of the owner overshadowed the great food and the hardworking staff! The group was a planned event that was called in one week prior and they only had 2 waitresses staffed. So it was understandable that we all would not eat at the same time and placed our orders in groups of 4-5. Unfortunately two of the ladies that were one of the first to order at last to eat. "reminder 50-60 guests" after an hour they had asked where their orders were? They were told that because what they ordered usually takes longer to prepare. "1st was the salmon a la salsa de mango, 2nd was the Cacerola de mariscos enchilado". neither of which should take 1 hour. Now here is the kicker another 30 mins go by no food not even a platter of rice or garlic bread to supplement them because they were starving and watching everyone else eat. There was third order from our group that she just canceled her order and left before her food came which consisted food for herself and three hungry boys! Finally after nearly 2 hours the food came when the rest of the party was ready wrap things up and leave, literally everyone had finished or had their to go containers ready! We all understood that is was a large group and that the under staffed crew was working very hard and obviously forgot to put the order in "twice" it happens but where it really gets absurd is when we mentioned to the owner that we were disappointed with the two hour wait instead of apologizing he asked sarcastically what do you want 50% off now? You do know it takes longer to prepare fish! Well I have had fish served many times and it never took 1 hour let alone 2 hours. All he had to do was apologize and offer a free soft drink which costs him .20 cents!! Here you have a potential 30-50 new customers at the very least several existing and formerly satisfied customers leaving very unhappy and disrespected! Myself I had seen 5 dishes I would have loved to try now it will have to be at a different Cuban restaurant! I have a funny feeling he won't be around too long if he doesn't change his poor customer service. It would have been beneficial to staff one more server for 2-3 hours at a cost of $15 for at least $1000 party bill! read more

I took my Dad here for his birthday and we loved it. The atmoshphere was nice and the menu was resaonable. The drinks were a little expensive but, the food was wonderful and we enjoyed our meals. I had the Rabdo encendido oxtails black beans and rice which were to die for!! My son had the Bistec Marinero Steak and shrimp in the garlic sauce which was excellent. My parents had the Lechon asado sliced pork and it was tender succulent and juicy. My brother had the Fiesta Cubana and he raved about it. The portions were really good. We all had doggie bags. I would definetely go back and recommend it to others. read more

I wish there was a negative star ranking on Yelp. Two friends and I purchased a Travelzoo deal for a 3-course meal at D'Cuba. This restaurant has the most horrendous service I have ever (and I do mean EVER) encountered in my 30-something years. We were there for 4 solid hours, the last hour of which we requested to receive our check no fewer than four times. The wait was terrible; we had to ask for our drinks (and aforementioned check) multiple times and at the end of the night 7 tables were waiting for their checks and none of the tables that had already left were cleared. Instead of bringing checks, the staff were locking the front door and turning off the open light. Really? That's your top priority? This was after another table actually went up to the register to receive their check and were told to sit back down, which they did for probably another 30-45 minutes. D'Cuba was a terrible experience - the food was good but not spectacular (although when I actually did get a mojito, I have to admit I enjoyed it. Was it worth the 30 minute wait to get the drink? That would be a resounding "NO"!). Needless to say, I will never return to this restaurant again, nor will my friends.There are way too many fantastic restaurants in Chicago with much better food who actually value their customers' time and their dining experiences. Do not go to D'Cuba! read more

This review is based only on service as I never got to try the food. I placed an order on Grubhub for some food from D'Cuba around 6pm last night and got the standard email from Grubhub that my food would arrive between 7:20-7:30 pm. At 7:45 I still didn't have my delivery so I tried calling the restaurant directly and there was no answer. Then I called Grubhub, they weren't able to get an answer at the restaurant either and refunded my credit card. At about 8:45 a delivery guy shows up at my door with the food, but says he can't give it to me because I cancelled the order. He also told me that he couldn't give me the phone number he has for the restaurant which was different than the one listed online. After reading other yelp reviews I see this restaurant has other complaints about poor service. I think my scenario is actually pretty comical, I was looking forward to trying the food, but will continue going to 90 Miles Cuban Cafe where the food and service are always awesome. Unless you have a few hours to spare, I don't recommend it. read more

i love this place! the food is great i usually get the jibartio and rice its definitely the best ive had .