Stopped here for a work related event. Good was great Staff were friendly. Even the cook came out to say hello to me. But be advised it's buried in the corner so keep an eye out if you're headed there so you don't drive by it read more

Great Argentinian steakhouse. Staff were friendly and they had a good selection of options on the menu. I love a good steak, and they cooked mine to perfection. Prices can be a bit expensive but it's worth it for the quality. read more

I came here with a big group. The staff were very friendly and knowledgeable. To start off, we got a sampler appetizer. My all time favorite was the pastrami flatbreads. The best I can describe it is like minced meat on pita bread drizzled with some sauce. SO GOOD. Some honorable mentions were the empanadas, grilled sweet corn ribs, and beef skewers. I wasn't a big fan of the fries or onion rings. Both were kind of soggy. My main was the boneless ribeye with a side of mash potatoes and carrots. The presentation was stunning, but this was disappointing for a few reasons. 1) my meat was room temperature at best 2) carrots were super hard like almost a raw carrot and 3) the mashed potatoes were underwhelming in flavor. I definitely enjoyed the appetizers much more than my main. I think they saved the whole experience. read more

Evita Argentinian Steakhouse - Ribeye - Steakhouses Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

They did not have most of the items on the menu. I could list them. No beef wrapped dates. No lamb. No veal. A couple of the steaks they did not have. I ordered one of their specials. I took one bite and told the server that it was not good. He said he would take it off the bill, but when the bill came, it was still on. I actually order a burger and gave it to the next table. Paid and left to another restaurant. This was one of my go to restaurants in Chicago. I am not sure what is going on. I heard the waiter telling the chef, that he needs to start ordering more food. read more

Evita Argentinian Steakhouse - steaks on a cutting board - Steakhouses Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

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Health Department should close this place. Talk about a gross place to eat, this is one of the worst in kosher chicago. I'm used to the devon junkholes, but this takes the cake. bugs, filth, etc. No sanitation and the staff shrugged when i brought it to their attention and just said I should go eat somewhere else then. I recommend you avoid at all costs and do like me and call 311 if you experience the same. read more

This is a great kosher restaurant in Chicago. Really enjoyed the steak and appetizers. The food was great. The service was good and the ambiance was very enjoyable. Highly recommend. read more

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TOO EXPENSIVE!!!!!! Horrible chicken sandwich or $100+ steak. I wasn't prepared that kind of thing. Service kinda sucked. If you know the owner you're taken care of. We were an after thought. Ambience was that of a small gross nothing place. read more

unreal. We had a party at this place so we were upstairs, not in the regular part of the restaurant. I don't know what the prices were because it was a joint effort for the party. All together we had a great experience, the food, the atmosphere, the place was rustic which was just a great look to the place, and the service was great, friendly waiters and great people. go here if you want great food and if you have the money for it! read more

The moment we walked in we see the manager yelling at the staff. We should've known to turn around and go somewhere else. They bring out over priced meat that they probably bought at Peoria Packing. They bring out the food and it is mediocre at best. A lot of the things on the menu were not available. The meat was tough and had a sweetness that was very strange about it. But that's not even the worst part, we were charged twice for our dinner on two different credit cards. We tried disputing it and they forged my signature on the credit card receipt with a name that doesn't correspond to us at the bottom. Steer clear from this place! Horrible people horrible products and just a horrible experience! If you go on there reviews you can see the owner and the way he talks to people that leave a bad review! It's actually sickening that anyone goes here after seeing this. read more

If I can recommend one place for the best meat in the greater Chicago area, it's definitely this one. The service is beyond anything I have experienced. The owner and his whole staff were super attentive and always checking up. Combine that with one of the best pieces of steak I've had and it was truly a great experience. Also, highly recommend the bacon dates and the taquitos as starters! And .... Amazing ambiance !!! 100% TOP read more

This was one the the worst steak houses I have ever been to. If you want to get ripped off this is the place. You walk into Evita you immediately notice the smell. A heavy odor of musk and industrial cleaner. The menu they have on OpenTable and other public sites are years out of date. Expect to pay about 40% more than the online prices. The online menu for short rib was $41 but at the store it was over $60. We should have left when we saw the prices but we had ordered a couple of cocktails and we decided to eat there. We had fish and a sandwich and with 3 cocktails our bill was close to $150. My martini cost a $1 more because it was a dirty martini. The drinks were small and not worth the price. Upon receiving the check we find there is a mandatory 20% tip added to the bill. All that for just bland food. Nothing special. Do not eat there. This place was a total rip off. We eat out a couple of times a week and this tops our list for the worst. read more

Went to Evita Steakhouse last week and was shocked to see the exorbitant prices. On top of that, they add a non-negotiable 20% to the bill. Service was awful and management attitude was haughty, but no incentive for good customer service with mandatory tip. When they served the other four people in my party, they told me they were out of what I ordered and I had to select something else. Don't know why they could not have told me that earlier. By the time I got my food, the rest of my party was done. Two of the entrées were served with wrong sides. When the bill came, they charged me $89 (for an entrée) instead of $24 for an appetizer we ordered. They corrected it, but if I had not looked carefully, I would have way over-paid. Wonder if they do that to everyone and how many they get away with. When I asked about the 20%, they said it is for the staff. The thing is, gratuity is to show gratitude for good service, not as a penalty for poor management or to satisfy greed. read more

Nice kosher Argentinian steakhouse. It was empty when I went and a bit far from everything. The food was good including the empanadas. read more

Evita Argentinian Steakhouse - Empanadas - Steakhouses Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Food was absolutely delicious! The staff was helpful in describing any dish we had questions about. It is a BYOB. Definitely recommend this restaurant! read more

was here this past weekend with my family from Israel and North of Touhy. Some of the people that go here are strict observant jews and dont get out to many other restaurants. I will say that having the wing appetizers it looks like they baste the wings with a brush of some good looking and better tasting bbq sauce. As a wing afficianado I totally appreciate it. The salads are stupendous and amazing. If you have to entertain your kosher neighbors or friends this would be a good place to take them. I wanted to order the steak but I already had some lamb chops a few hours before and that felt like pushing it. So instead I had the Salmon with dijon sauce. It was delish to the core. The steaks are from $36 to $62 which vary in size. My sister in law had a steak that was good and she ordered it medium well and she felt it was not cooked enough so the chef brought for her personally a different steak like hibachi style which i thought was pretty cool of them. And then the meal did not end there. The chef and waiter let us sample the dessert menu because they were sorry that the meat did not come out well. Now the ice cream has no actual milk in it but the chocholate cake has chocolate sauce oozing out of it. I would come here again and not just when someone else pays :) read more

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Made dinner reservations for 7pm via Opentable. Arrived at 7m only to be greeted by host that the restaurant does not open until 7:30p. Pointed out opentable accepted the reservation and suggested to make an update. Waited half hour for kitchen to open up. Loved the quaint warm ambiance. First seated followed with total of 5 tables. Food was good and prepared primarily for Koshers eaters. Papa Rota came late where we were finished with our steak. Tip: 18% gratuity added regardless of number of party. Service was not very good to pay 18% read more

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I am posting this about a year later because I didn't want this to drastically affect the business too much, but it needs to be done. My first time here with a friend of mine, it was amazing. I was raving to everyone about it for those that have never really experienced kosher cuts of meat let alone an Argentinian steak house. Once Covid happen, menu items seemed to change as they had less options for empanadas and dry aged cuts. My friend was so happy with his experience on our first visit here, he wanted to have his birthday at Evita during covid (back when there were limitations on how many people could be in a restaurant or sit near each other, etc). Now, my friend is not Jewish, nor were the entire group besides myself that came for his birthday. My friend shows up 15 minutes late to the reservation and when he finally gets there, the owner mentions they can no longer seat us due to giving the table away and having to follow guidelines with Covid because people from the city are walking around and checking up on restaurants. Ok I get that, not going to argue my friend was late, if anything deserves to lose his reservation. What got to me was him mentioning about the city coming to check on occupancy and how many people can be seated, and social distancing, and yet no-one was wearing a mask inside. Everyone that entered didn't wear a mask, it was the owner at the front, he was friendly didn't make them wear a mask by any means..people who got up from their table didn't wear a mask(of course these are customers, not Evita's fault), literally no-one was wearing a mask when it was mandatory when this guy wanted to talk about the city keeping an eye on restaurants, and yet was not enforcing wearing a mask at all..After some banter the owner seated us and said next time just show up on time. Long story short, I'm not saying this happened at Evita... but the timing is strange..for members of the party first time going out since lockdown and not going anywhere else, happen to catch Covid after eating here is a bit of a coincidence. I felt my friend was a bit mistreated at first because no-one in the group was jewish..but being such a nice genuine guy we were able to be seated, but that really rubbed me the wrong way. I've grown up in a Jewish household and eaten kosher meals plenty of times, and was happy to see my non-Jewish friends venture out to try something different in their perspective, and that was an experience I hope no-one has to go through. Food wise, it was not how it was before Covid like I mentioned earlier. They only had one type of empanada, which was chicken came out cold. They used to have these really good beef empanadas. Steak was definitely much better first couple of times I had gone. Qualityquality of food. definitely went downhill. read more

Awful I went in for my friends birthday, the meat is extremely salty and super greasy... We were told there was a new chef, but apparently this new chef is even worse than the last. They even have some BS thing on the menu that they want to keep their stuff happy, etc. and they automatically add add 20% which is ridiculous because that gives full freedom for the stuff to act like complete jerks and totally ignore you. First of all, they were six of us, and the server came over with one bottle of water as if that's even going to fill up half of the glasses? He also brought one bread basket and the chimichurri sauce was terrible. It used to be so much better I don't know what they did but it sucks. The server never came back to check on us or ask if we want to order anything else etc. and everybody was done eating. I had asked him to send out a surprise dessert... Instead of actually doing his job like clearing the plates out, etc. He came at a really random time when the birthday girl wasn't even paying attention she was talking to somebody else that she ran into, her baby was screaming to the guest from the bathroom... It's absolutely ridiculous like we spent $400 over six people for some appetizers, sandwiches and salads. Yes, I fully understand. The prices are high, especially kosher restaurants, but that is absolutely bizarre and the food doesn't even taste good kosher or not. Keyword it used to be great and just keeps going worse and worse, the worst part of it all is that a yelp review a comment to the manager, etc. does absolutely nothing . Why don't you actually pay your stuff properly and get stuff that actually gives a shit instead of getting shitty service and even shittier food. read more

I came here to eat Argentinian food not tacos or empanadas of lamb also I tried ordering 3 different dishes and they are not available Also got the loaded fries and the were loaded with salt When I returned my dish it was me and another couple and the chef said nobody complained lol Also I asked for bread and the never came back with it Service sucks and unprofessional will not come back read more

I dined for the first time here Sunday night as I was with friends who keep Kosher. I had heard of this restaurant being kosher, but had never been here before. When you first walked in, I had no idea that it was even a kosher restaurant which was pretty cool. The ambience is beautiful, and the food was absolutely amazing! I thought that the service was phenomenal, the food was wonderfully presented and it was delicious. It was a little bit on the pricey side but that's to be expected with kosher meat however I definitely thought the food was well worth it. A couple of the friends I was with weren't a fan of their meal but I personally have nothing but positive things to say, I ordered the Asian Salmon salad and it was huge and yunny read more

Evita Argentinian Steakhouse - Steakhouses Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Evita Argentinian is an outstanding steakhouse, the staff is very friendly and knowledgeable. I have never had a bad experience there and I'm certain that you won't be disappointed. Bon appétit! read more

Shameful. Went to my birthday dinner tonight with my husband and couldn't be more terrible, which sucks because I was really looking forward. -waiter confirmed steak should be medium rare, it came well done. Waiter came back with a new steak, still wasn't medium rare, $80 out the window -bread was stale -manager comped half our bill..after every staff member helping us blatantly lied that our steak was being wrapped up and "didn't want to interrupt the table because there was dessert on it", finally confessed at the end and still only comped half. -tip was included on the bill, not even suggested. -the waiter didn't have change(we paid in cash) so he decided to round down and not give us our proper change. Waste of money and time. Be prepared to have your birthday ruined and nobody cares read more

To start with, let me say, the gentleman who greeted us, and who I presume to be the owner, was effusive and friendly. Likewise, our waiter, I wish I could remember his name, was equally great. No problem with most of the food, most of it was delicious, with the exception of the breaded veal which was dry. My biggest complaint is with the acoustics. I'm no designer but I've got to believe there are easy fixes for that. I've got some ideas read more

My wife and I went here for my birthday dinner. I will say that the highs were extremely high and the lows were careless mistakes. First the highs. The food was off the charts. The steak was one of the most flavorful I have tasted. The sauce was a perfect compliment to the steak itself even though the steak would have been great without it. The steak tacos were extremely flavorful and perfectly balanced. The risotto was well cooked and was a perfect flavor combination with the asparagus and duck. As far as flavor, 6 stars. Unfortunately, I ordered the steak medium-rare and it came out inconsistently cooked with parts cooked med-rare and other parts med-well. Steak temperatures should be steakhouse 101 and always hit perfectly. The service was highly mediocre. We arrived and were seated efficiently. But then after being offered drinks we sat for 20 minutes before a waiter came to take our order. At a $100 a plate steak house, I would expect more. Similarly, we were brought a few small cubes of bread and that was it. I would expect either more bread to be brought or a little bit more brought up front. Bread is cheap but buys lots of good will. Lastly was the fact that there were items on the menu we were told not to order. We saw the watermelon gazpacho shooters and got excited. When we tried to order them, our waiter said no because it was bad. If it is that bad, get it off the menu ASAP. Lastly I did not appreciate the 20% required tip. I almost always do tip 20% and I understand that restaurants are being pinched but I don't like it being forced. I want there to be at least some incentive for the wait-staff to do their job well. read more

Very impressed. It is a small, cozy place. The staff know what they are doing; it was a very enjoyable hour of dining. I had butternut squash soup, Patagonian steak, and the chilled desert. Everything was well-presented and tasty. The personable owner is on-site. He shows a sincere interest in his customers. Right now it is BYOB, but they hope to get their liquor license soon. My only gripe; no coffee! How can one finish a fine meal without coffee? Evita's is a welcome addition to Chicago kosher dining. read more

Evita Argentinian Steakhouse - This was desert! Butternut squash soup and Patagonian steak were excellent. - Steakhouses Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

DISAPPOINTING! We visited for dinner on a Tuesday. There were only 2 servers and most of the restaurant was sat. It took 15 minutes for us to even order wine/ drinks. It is BYOB but it has to be kosher wine, which I understood. The manager gave us a discount on a bottle of cab and that is what the star is for. Our server took our menus without even taking our order. Then it took another 10 minutes for us to even get his attention to tell him that he did not take our order at all. He definitely had time since he was standing in front of the service well waiting for food and doing other side work. After all of this frustration, I didn't even care how the food tasted. I just wanted to get the check and go. Consider additional staff. This place has close to Morton's pricing for their steaks but the service was like a diner. read more

Went for Mother's Day, party of 4. Ordered, appetizer and fries for person 1, two burgers and fries for two others, and the last person ordered a steak. The food is decent, but Ricardo our waiter didn't write anything down, so multiple parts of our orders were wrong. Half the time the person serving us was someone else, and here's the kicker: the receipts that they charge a 20% GRATUITY for parties of 1 OR MORE. So we paid ~$50 tip for not so great service, and didn't have any say in the matter. Food was cool, I enjoyed my burger, the ambience is nice, menu has some nice options. But there's no shortage of good restaurants in Chicago, and being forced to tip that much (we tip well on our own) for bad service made the experience unpleasant. Would not dine again. read more

Ok let me get you some perspective here, ill be straight forward and blunt: The restaurant has super friendly staff and owner, and that is probably the one of the two positive things about this place. The second positive thing is the delicious kosher bacon. Aside from that, it all goes downhill. The place smells like mold, the prices are crazy overrated, and the food is underwhelming. I ordered a burger, a steak, a slider, and another smaller steak. The bill came out close to 170 usd, it would be fine if the food was done in an excellent way, or if the experience was so memorable. Sadly non was the case. Bottom line, i wouldnt recommend it if you are looking for delicious Argentinian food. And it will leave a deep scar on your wallet. read more

They open at 9 pm on Saturday for religious reasons. Unfortunate they don't have things set up correctly on Opentable and we made a reservation for 8pm. When we got to the restaurant we were told they weren't open and one of the servers called the owner. I speak Spanish so I over heard the conversation with the owner who basically said "make them wait".... Won't come back read more

This is one of the best steak houses around, open til 12 midnight! Good tasting steaks. Ribeyes that 'melt in your mouth' said and old waiter there, and he was right. Along with the service, which was delightful to the ear, as the staff chatter in a Spanish, unusual for me in Chicago, the Argentinian dialect. The staff was knowledgeable about the food and very interested in my experience and taste in food. I recommend this joint, with it's musky dark room, a feeling that you are at the front house of a stable from an Argentinian meat processing plant of the type of the old estancias de los old dictadores. I was impressed by the place and the mood of loud talking and laughing as the staff works hard to deliver the best service possible. Good job on the floor guys, 'los compañeros' I heard often in the background, meaning comrades or partners or something like that! read more

The food was very good. But the prices were extremely high. Averaged over $100 per person for a family dinner. At 50% of the price this would have been a five star review. read more

After having an enjoyable meal here, we've returned and the food has been consistently excellent. Last night we decided Evita would be a perfect location to celebrate my birthday. Upon entry, we were seated immediately, and the waiter brought us warm bread, with a nice crust, olive oil and chimichurri. My companion had the sinfully delectable Empanadas Salteñas, which also pair nicely with the house-made chimichurri. I enjoyed the Bife Bordelaise, which was cooked perfectly [medium] and had a subtle hint of herbs in a rich wine sauce. It was paired with grilled peppers and mashed potatoes. I hate wilted vegetables, and the grilled peppers had a perfect al dente texture. We also enjoyed participating in one of the Evita & Kol Tuv wine pairings, sampling 10 delicious wines from The River Wine. I particularly enjoyed the Twin Sons Chardonnay and the 2014 Majestique Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon. It was a nice bonus to have the wine producer present and to hear more about the people who produce the wines and their roots! An excellent meal, excellent wine, excellent ambiance, excellent service. read more

STEAK was tough. Server inattentive. Then gratuity for a party of 2?! Do yourself a favor, and patronize one of the many far better steakhouses. read more

Went to Evita with my girlfriend. It was not a busy night in the restaurant. That may be the problem. About the atmosphere, we couldn't spend more than 5 minutes talking without being asked if everything was okay by 3 different servers. For starter, we ordered the steak taco. Came cold. I thought it was on purpose. We finished it. Wasn't incredible, was good. Nothing memorable but not bad either. Then, the server brought the same dish to us. We told him that we had it already. Then, the guy told us in spanish that it was supposed to be for us. Actually, another table ordered it but they sent it back because it was cold, so they brought it to our table.... I felt really stupid when the waiter told us that... Then, had the burger and my girlfriend had a steak. Next time, I'll go to Romanian, buy a steak and make it myself.... there was nothing special. Just nothing. I was creeping that place on social medias for weeks before going. I was so excited to find a kosher Argentinian Steakhouse here! In Skokie! I was just incredibly disappointed. What a shame. The meat looks so much better on Instagram! The waiter, Camilo, was really condescending and not helping. He was a little too much with our table... tried too hard to be friendly and didn't seem genuine. At all. Very very condescending. Okay food can be fixed with a friendly and kind service. Nothing was right that night. May I please know when Camilo is off to come try to give you another chance? Also, the waiter and the owner were at the front station starring at us, it was so awkward... Also, including a mandatory 18% tip on each bill I is just not right. Tips should be up to your customers. Another tip for the owner! Having an open kitchen is great! But tell your Chef to take his AirPods off, it's not very professional. Overall, paid a little over $150 for disappointed food. Didn't give 1 star to encourage you to improve. read more

Just a fantastic meal. Service was outstanding. Food excellent. Had empañadas, pastrami flatbread and tacos. Each entree so delicious. Very warm atmosphere too! A gem! read more

We went there as a family with 6 adults, one infant and a toddler. They were able to accommodate us fine. The atmosphere was charming. Service attentive. The wine was good. The bread was great. The steak they served was awful. Only one person liked their steak. Most of us got stringy, grizzled meat on a plate. Yech. I do not understand the great reviews for this place.. read more

Ehh nothing to write home about For the price/atmosphere, save $50 and go Tengo Sur...... read more

My father ordered a double Maker's Mark neat. It arrived and tasted watered down. We let it go. My mother got a pasta dish...she's allergic to cilantro...no mention of cilantro on the menu, but her dish was covered in it. We got the bill and the watered down drink was $28. TWENTY EIGHT. We asked the manager about it and he was unapologetic. NEVER RETURNING. read more

Evita's food is creative, abundant and delicious. The decor is hip and comfortable, and the service is almost always superb. Wait staff are well-informed and generally very happy to accommodate even the most finicky of customers (that would be me). The owner often is present and will bend over backward to ensure that your experience is perfect. I've seen him being astonishingly patient with the most unreasonable of customers. He also gets to know his clientele and is always happy to help you figure out whether or not a given menu item or special is likely to please your palate. In addition to the restaurant service, I've been to three private functions there. Never have I had steak at an event that was sooo good. Some of the few complaining reviewers describe visits so outside my experience at Evita's that I genuinely wondered if they were describing another restaurant. Because Evita is a kosher restaurant, it's true that their prices are higher than non-kosher steakhouses. Unfortunately, that's inevitable given the much higher costs of doing business. What's ironic is that Evita actually is significantly less expensive than comparable kosher restaurants. read more

Very bland food...no flavor, whatsoever. Terribly run restaurant; tip is added, without permission, to your super expensive check. The manager is unwilling to meet the customer's satisfaction. I would give this "Argentine" restaurant no stars; it has absolutely no Argentine flavors in their meals nor any Latin feel in their ambiance. read more