We ordered this food for a work event, and I was pretty underwhelmed with the dish I ordered. I got a combo plate that comes with a piece of steak, burrito, enchilada, tostada, rice, and beans. The steak seemed a little flavorless, but it was okay. The tostada saved the dish with the crunch and amount of flavor/toppings it had. I really enjoyed the chicken on top. The enchilada and burrito on the other hand had such a mushy texture, and I didn't taste much flavor in them. The rice and beans were good, and it helped that we got some chips and salsa as well. The service was pretty quick since we ordered delivery, and they got all of our orders correct. We didn't eat at the actual restaurant but pictures made it look pretty nice inside. read more

Hay Caramba - Mixed Platter (Steak, Enchilada, Tostada, and Burrito) - Mexican Near Me - Park Ridge, Illinois

Pretty good Mexican spot with a nice atmosphere. Nice place to visit if you're in the area on a Friday or Saturday night. The food was good but the prices were a bit high for the type and amount of food. Being ten minutes from Maria's. I would go there instead 100% of the time. The fajita meat was kinda dingy but flavorful. The staff was not the most pleasant but not rude by any means. They have a mariachi type musicians that come play at your table if you like which is kinda fun. Parking can be a bit hard to find on weekends but if you're willing to walk about a block you can find some. Overall not bad but I personally wouldn't go back read more

Haven't been here in a few years. Food portions got so small. They now serve street size tacos and charge more money than they were when they were giving more. I know prices went up, but the portions were ridiculous. The food was cold. The service was terrible. Server barely came back after we ordered, why because we didn't order margaritas?! To make the bill higher? Would never come back here again. Too bad because it used to be very nice. read more

I've been going here since 1991, but I tried something new today - CALDO SIETE MARES. I had a taste for some warming soup and this didn't disappoint! read more

Hay Caramba - CALDO SIETE MARES with huge shrimp and big chunks of octopus, clams, crab and fish. Hot and satisfying -it's a full meal - Mexican Near Me - Park Ridge, Illinois

The food was AMAZING. I got the steak taco dinner and it was delightful. It came with three delicious tacos and rice and beans. The service was caring and efficient. 10/10 would recommend to anyone in town. Not to mention on the weekends there's a live person who comes to your table and makes your guac TO YOUR LIKING! read more

food was ok. Steak chimichanga was $24.95 and it was small. Worst part was that it was $185 for a party of 4 and we sat by the kitchen where in plain view was a fly trap strip. So gross. Ruined my meal. By read more

Went here for lunch on a weekday. The restaurant is beautiful with plenty of seating inside and outside. Customer service is good. Order: Appetizers: Jalapeño poppers - They were not spicy at all but tasted so good. Definitely recommend. Chicken taco salad - I asked for grilled chicken instead of shredded, add rice and jalapenos. The salad itself wasn't too bad but wish there was a sauce aside from sour cream. The shell was extremely oily. The Enchiladas en salsa ranchera (2 cheese & 1 chicken) looked decent in terms of presentation but were lacking flavor. We were so excited to check out this place but not sure if we will return. If we do, then we will try different dishes. read more

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Their service was great and efficient. The food was AMAZING! Would recommend to anyone in town for a good family friendly place.

Day after Christmas I was thankful a restaurant was open I ordered a relleno for takeout. I was impressed that the order was ready in about 3 or 4 mins. Was warm (i only had a 5 min commute gone), pico de gallo and hot sauce (salsa?) were very good. The relleno seemed to me that it was frozen then reheated quickly, the sauce tasted like cacciatore sauce and the refried beans were watery For $23 - I'll skip this next time read more

Hay Caramba - Relleno - Mexican Near Me - Park Ridge, Illinois

Hay caramba indeed! I'll start with the complimentary chips and salsa which were very underwhelming to me. For starters the salsa wasn't spicy at all and the chips unfortunately come unsalted. This leads to a nearly flavorless experience, but that's not where my problems ended. I ordered a frozen pineapple margarita to start and I'll have you know that margarita's flavor was closer to water than tequila. After realizing that a frozen margarita here is just an on the rocks margarita with larger ice chunks I asked the waiter for his recommendation. He recommended the mango premium margarita on the rocks which to my surprise was SIGNIFICANTLY better than my first drink. I ordered a Burro Suizo and while it was not the best chimichanga I've ever had in my life, it was pretty good in my opinion. read more

Hay Caramba - Mexican Near Me - Park Ridge, Illinois

My boyfriend took me here for the first time. The wait staff was very friendly and quick, the mariachi playing gave me that authentic Mexican vibe I was looking for. I gave it four stars because we ordered a margarita pitcher and there was hardly any tequila in it so that was disappointing, and won't be ordering that anymore but the food was decent. read more

High quality steak burrito. Id say one of the best Mexican restaurants ive ever been to. I see why my parents who do taco tuesday every week recommended it! read more

Glad to report that we have been back several times recently and have been very pleased! The service has been friendly and efficient and the food very tasty! read more

What great Mexican food. Hay Caramba has a terrific outdoor patio offering great people-watching opportunities on a pleasant day at Park Ridge. I ordered the tacos de pescado, aka fish tacos, which consisted of three tacos. You had a choice of either salmon or tilapia, and I picked the tilapia. The tacos came with red cabbage, pico de gallo and chipotle sour cream. My server put the chipotle sour cream on the side, which is a perfect touch, as I usually ask for that stuff on the side. Fish was seasoned well, and the overall taco was delicious! Meal came with complimentary chips and salsa. The salsa was a "2" on a spicy scale of 5. Chips were room temperature needed some salt, which the server gladly provided. I sat outside so I didn't get a glimpse of what it looked like inside, but from the pictures on their website, it looks massive. As far as the outdoor patio, they have plenty of seating, some on the adjacent sidewalk, the other more in the inwards of the restaurant. I sat in the latter, which offered just the perfect amount of shade on this hot Park Ridge afternoon. Hay Caramba also had margaritas that I regrettably did not try, but will definitely do so next time! Server was good, food was good, and overall experience was great. read more

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If you've never been here this is your sign to try it! It's in the heart of park ridge and honestly what an amazing Mexican restaurant! My husband and I discovered this a decade ago and we constantly come here to eat and celebrate our birthdays with some amazing Mexican food! We love getting their tortas and taco salad and on top of that the inside of this restaurant is beautiful we love it and everyone who works there is so sweet! Such a worthy place to check out!!!! read more

Hay Caramba - Torta (Mexican Sandwich) - Mexican Near Me - Park Ridge, Illinois

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Service is fast, food is delicious and the atmosphere of the restaurant was great. The restroom was comfortable and the location of the restaurant was too read more

Hay Caramba - Mexican Near Me - Park Ridge, Illinois

My family has enjoyed the growth and good food since its beginning. Our last meal at Hay Calamba was a costly disappointment. The food was poor quality, The dish costs were over priced. $18 for three small tacos and the veggie taco was rice and lettuce. Beans and rice which was assumed to be included added the dish up to $22. Our bill for 2 was $100.00 with tip. We are no longer a patron of Hey Caramba. So Sad. read more

Excellent food and quality service. We've been enjoying the dining experience since their previous Park Ridge location.

My son loves the shrimp tacos. Great weekend spot to get out and see your neighbors device is great and the table to table music is great read more

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I don't particularly care for this restaurant and I never crave it when I want Mexican food, but it's definitely not the worst Mexican food I've ever tasted. I've had enchiladas here, as well as tacos. Everything I have had here is pretty bland and it's just eh. The pina coladas here and the margaritas here are pretty good though, I must give them that compliment. The decor inside the restaurant is vibrant and cute, but in my opinion, it looks very busy inside. Like too much is happening. On the other hand, the architecture is beautiful because the interior walls are stone and brick. Too bad they used some tacky color scheme to take the attention away from that. As for the customer service, it's not the best. Came here with my mom a few times, and more times than not we had slow service where the servers didn't give us refills or even check on us. However, when I came here with my friend recently, our waitress was attentive and friendly, even in the evening when it was decently busy. Overall, Hay Caramba is not my go-to, but it's not horrible. Food quality is decent, but to me, I'd rather go elsewhere and taste more flavorful enchiladas. read more

Hay Caramba - Delicious margaritas and pina coladas - Mexican Near Me - Park Ridge, Illinois

It took 50mins to get our food. Food is too salty and service at Taco Bell is way better . We were looking around and every table has the same issue waiting for the food, actually we got our food before the table next to us who ordered before us. Not coming back, first and last! read more

Me and my wife wanted a quick lunch this Saturday afternoon. We were seated quickly outside, and m immediately got chips and salsa. The chips and salsa were obviously not fresh, and tasted like grocery purchased chips and salsa. I ordered the bean tostadas and my wife ordered flautas. The food came out quickly, but my beans on my tostadas were cold. My wife's flautas were hot and tasted average. it's a very nice location and we enjoyed the scenery, but this is a one time event and we probably won't be back. Overall, the customer service is good, but the food quality and taste is average. read more

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I had lunch at Hay Caramba recently and what I liked right away was the overall appearance, it felt like you were on vacation at a seaside restaurant in Mexico. I started out with their house Margarita which was good, just right, then I ordered the Guacamole for an appetizer, it had a nice texture to it and the right amount of heat. For the main course I ordered the Chimicaramba, it was a platter of a Beef burrito, chicken tostada, cheese enchilada, small skirt steak. The Beef Burrito was a standard-sized flour tortilla with a nice mixture of seasoned ground beef, the tostada had chicken that had the consistency of "pulled pork" stringy not little chunks, it just had a strange look to it. The cheese enchilada was perfect, nice size good cheese, and sauce. I saved the worst for last, the skirt steak was a real disappointment, it was half the thickness of a typical skirt steak, and it was tough, after two bites I gave up on it. Our waiter was professional and willing to answer any questions. I probably wouldn't go back, there are so many Mexican restaurants. read more

Salsa was ok, margarita had no flavor and Carne Sada was very thin and very salty and not medium like I asked for it. My husband had the Carne Sada tacos, he couldn't make it home fast enough before he started vomiting. We will never be going back. read more

Hay Caramba - Carne Sada Dinner. - Mexican Near Me - Park Ridge, Illinois

This was our first time and we went with another couple on a Friday night. I emailed to see if they took reservations and they responded that only for 6 or more and she added that they have very long lines on the weekends. We got there early about 530p and it was only half full. The waiter was less than enthusiastic and not very friendly. We ordered a pitcher of lime margaritas which were not that great. We ordered the guacamole and it was good but even before we finished, the main entrees arrived. It was clear that they were trying to get us in and out as quickly as possible. They never asked if we wanted more drinks or even dessert. It was a definitely a one and done! read more

Definitely not impressed, our food was cold and it obvious that it wasn't fresh. Don't think I will ever be back!

Delicious food! Nice open atmosphere with outdoor patio seating. Good service. Highly recommend! read more

My order was taco dinner steak miller lite bottle of beer. At the bar the beer was old and stale. The chips and salsa was so hot. It burned my mouth for the entire meal. The tacos themselves I ordered with cilantro and onions. I was not impressed . The carne ASada is diced so perfect. It's gotta be done by a specific machine. Found to be dry and blan . The refried beans tasted like paste. The Mexican rice was OK.. everyone was polite service wise/ polite . The restaurant itself is clean just didn't care for the food. It was a $25. Meal.. They only got a $.90 tip the food was poor bad . After eating there I would trust a food truck on any corner more for a quality meal. And it will be $15. Cheaper and better quality. If my plate was intentionally tainted or labor didn't like me so I didn't get the quality meal that I paid for. Well they shouldn't be allowed at work. Desent paying consumers. You don't deserve the right the privilege to serve a USA consumer. read more

Absolutely amazing as always. have been coming here for decades and the quality never changes. it is delicious through and through.

I was craving tacos and actually went to a different restaurant nearby but couldn't get a table, so we came here instead. Plenty of nice outdoor seating. Mango margarita was so good!! We ordered a half pitcher and it was about 3 glasses. Got tilapia fish tacos and chicken tacos, both were decent. I thought the fish would be breaded/fried but it was grilled fish, still good! The food here in general is a bit pricy though. read more

Hay Caramba - Mango margarita - Mexican Near Me - Park Ridge, Illinois

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Can here for dinner and was NOT disappointed. Had the combination dinner with the carne asada. - OMG Fantastic. The flavor and tenderness of the steak was sooooo good!! We will definitely be back and order just the carne asada. read more

It is difficult to give a rating to this place because the marrachi band was so freaking LOUD that we could not even talk amongst our table. We had to point at the menu because the waiter could not hear us. Could'nt even ask about a dish, so you got it wheather you decided on it or not. Asked to move and there was nothing available. Another thing, when we were seated each place setting had a fork and a napkin. No knife, no fork, kinda hard to eat like that. One patron got a decible rating of 85.6! read more

Great good, service and ambiance. Nice to have a family run business that is successful!!!

Great food, nice service, clean and colorful ambience. I'd definitely bring my family back there again. read more

The ambiance, food and service is always excellent when you stop in for a wonderful Mexican meal. Live music on some evenings make it all the more enjoyable. Whether you want a plain taco or burrito or a fancy dish both can be had here. Highly recommended. read more

Hay Caramba - My little guy enjoying his chicken tacos - Mexican Near Me - Park Ridge, Illinois

Excellent restaurant! We stopped at Hay Caramba on a Friday evening. We were greeted and seated promptly. The restaurant is large; the decor is bright and colorful in a historic space. Salsa and chips showed up in a second. We ordered margaritas. They were good (Not too sweet..., A little tart, the way we like them) I ordered the shrimp and chicken fajita. My husband ordered the combo ... Chilli reyeno, chicken tostada and beef taco. We both liked our food. It was fresh and tasty! I also had the fried ice cream. Soo good! Excellent experience! We will be back! read more

Fun place with great atmosphere and live singers. There are many Mexican restaurants but few that still have this sort of experience.

We placed a carry out order so maybe that makes a difference. First and last time we'll order from here. I did read the mixed reviews but we wanted to give them a try. We decided to steak burrito and fish tacos. Not the worst but just disappointing. Maybe people that frequent this restaurant have never had real, authentic, Mexican food full of flavor and spice. Or maybe they prefer it that way. If you are in the mood for Mexican, this isn't the place. read more

What happened to Hay Caramba? Nothing like it used to be Cheaper chips, salsa, rice and beans tasteless. Prices higher and quality down. Is there a new owner. Such great space and service but food not what it was. read more

This is my second time here and I love the food and service. also have an outdoor seatings which is nice during summer. I will be back!