All the food tasted way too oily especially since it was deep fried and tasted like it. The food was dry and bland at the same time. I had high hopes for this place since it's a neighborhood spot but sadly I will not be coming back to this spot. Not good. read more

worst restaurant every owner makes you always buy the expensive menu items. making excuses for other food. portions are really small rice smells nasty meat still raw n hard to chew .worst restaurant I have every had read more

Yummy food!! I got una arepa con queso y patacón con chicharrón. I have never tried Colombian food and this was really good read more

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I wanted their arepas but they didn't have them. We got the empanadas instead. Delicious but a bit greasy on the outside. The crust was crispy and golden but again greasy. The yucca fries were perfect. read more

Food over cook y desabrida. Parkin is great and location. Los que le dieron más de 4 estrellas deben ser empleados del lugar. read more

I wanted to check out this restaurant for two reasons #1 it's close to my neighborhood and #2 I always want to support my fellow Colombian community. Let's start off with the positive; it's beautifully decorated, there is plenty of parking and very well situated. Here is where there is opportunity for improvement; the service was not great. It was very much let me take your order and no conversation or checking in throughout the meal. Not welcoming at all. The meal was terrible - I really wanted to enjoy this but unfortunately it was not great. I ordered 1 beef empanada and it was terrible - The outside was hot but the inside was raw. Bandeja paisa - The meat had a sauce on it that is not traditional style carne asada from Colombia and the rice had no salt and the ground meat was overly cooked. Just overall terrible. Y los frijoles were cold and the consomé was water down. I was beyond disappointed. The price tag for this meal was 44.00 - At the end of the meal the waitress asked if I enjoyed the meal and I was very transparent and honest with my feedback. This place is very new and I am really hoping they revisit their kitchen staff and get a chef that is consistent and understand Colombian cuisines. I am hoping since they have had couple bad reviews they will revisit and improve with all the feedback. read more

LA PROVINCIA - Colombian Near Me - River Grove, Illinois

Over priced and not good food. $10 for a Arepa con queso? Felt like cardboard in my mouth. The papa rellena was not even crispy , it's soggy and the rice was nasty. I ordered 8 empanadas, 3 arepas , 1 papa rellena and 3 Colombians and it came out to $95 dollars. This is not good food. If you are in the area north west area, La Parilla steakhouse on Irving and Narragansett is the place you want to be . Or Arepa George on North And Kedzie. It's sad I have to write this about my own nationality. read more

LA PROVINCIA - The receipt for this over priced abysmal food. - Colombian Near Me - River Grove, Illinois

Calentado 2/5 Arepa- very very dry.....couldn't eat it. Beans and rice- ok Egg- good. Steak- good flavor Would've been nice if: -we were offered water -had a salsa of some kind for the food -if sugar was brought along with my coffee without asking. -coffee was watered down and there were little white flakes floating. Powdered milk??? -empanadas ... NO. Don't even waste your money. I had very high hopes and expectations for this restaurant, unfortunately, I don't think we will be back. read more

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First time trying and super disappointed.... 66$ for 3 arepas that where basically gross. 6 empanadas that where super oily. I wish I can get my money back. Smh. read more

LA PROVINCIA - Arepa ? - Colombian Near Me - River Grove, Illinois

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I recently visited La Providencia Colombian Restaurant with high hopes after passing by a few times, but unfortunately, my experience was nothing short of disappointing. From the moment we walked in, the atmosphere felt awkward and unwelcoming. The layout resembled more of a bar than a restaurant, and there was no one to greet us or direct us. We felt completely lost, unsure if it was a bar, a takeout place, or a dining establishment. Eventually, we were told we could sit wherever we liked, which didn't exactly set a positive tone. Upon receiving our menus, I noticed they were printed in English but contained misspellings, which made everything feel a bit unprofessional. Undeterred, we placed our orders, only to discover that our waitress had little to no knowledge of the menu items and often had to ask her colleagues for clarification. This led to a particularly awkward moment when the manager--who initially appeared to be a customer--came over and asked if we were Mexican. When I corrected her, indicating my Colombian and Puerto Rican heritage, she merely shrugged and walked away. As for our order, I asked for a Colombiana soda, only to be told they were out of that and, in fact, out of everything--leading me to settle for water. The first dish we received was the empanadas ($3.50 each). They arrived on a single plate without utensils or extra plates. One was burnt, and they were mushy on the inside, resembling cat food--certainly not appetizing. It was painfully clear that the quality simply wasn't there. Next came the patacón with beef ($10.50), which looked like a burnt rubber sole rather than a beautifully prepared dish. The plantain was over-fried, the beef was again unappetizing, and the mound of cheese on top did little to save it. This, too, ended up untouched on our table. The main course, a mixed platter ($32.50), did nothing to redeem the dining experience. Served with a variety of meats, corn cakes, yuca, plantains, and potatoes, it fell flat. The corn cakes tasted nothing like arepas and were painfully dry. The pork rinds lacked flavor, and the pork cubes were hard and dry. At this point, we both felt defeated and decided it was time to leave. Getting our bill became another challenge, as the waitress seemed more interested in her phone than in her customers. A different waitress eventually approached, surprised to see our barely-touched food, and inquired about our experience. I expressed my discontent, and once again, she commented on our Colombian heritage, smirking as she handed us the bill of $65. When I asked for a box for the meat we had, she flung a to-go box onto the table with a laugh before walking away entirely. The entire visit was overshadowed by a bad vibe from start to finish. In conclusion, La Providencia is a place I cannot recommend. There was a clear lack of service, quality food, and genuine hospitality. I left with a sour taste in my mouth--unfortunate, given the rich culinary heritage that Colombian cuisine has to offer. 100% DO NOT RECOMMEND!!! Save your time and money; there are far better options out there. read more

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Service was great. But I think if you see that the food is not looking good to you dont serve it. We order a piccada for 4 people. The pork belly was so soggy. The meat was dry and hard. The chicken was bad. The didnt have any can soda no water was served. We had to ask for plates for the appetizers. The only items we enjoy were the empanadas and the beans. Sorry read more

Forgot to take pictures of the delicious food... but this restaurant was so cute! We ordered a lot of food and will def enjoy it some more tomorrow. We ordered chicken and beef empanadas, ajiaco, mixed meat bandeja, seafood/salamon... the plates are EXTRA large, and the food was really good! The service was great and Alan was very hospitable. Hoping do well and have continued success! We'll be back and also ordering from DoorDash! read more

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Wait staff need training. Food was terrible. If you want good Colombian food do not go here.

Very friendly staff and the worst food ever . Fryed agressivly, too solty, I am angry when I think about it. Just very shity food , Ilove colambien food but not this one. read more

Good food. Friendly service. Reasonable pricing. Good vibes. Various ways to pay the bill. read more

LA PROVINCIA - Carne Asada meal. - Colombian Near Me - River Grove, Illinois

Great food, great service and a great time. Definitely recommend to anyone looking to enjoy a good meal.

I will start by saying that the restaurant decor is beautiful. The ambiance was good music was great and the location is great and easy to get to! Now the food, horrible! A picture speaks louder than words read more

LA PROVINCIA - I don't even know what to call this! - Colombian Near Me - River Grove, Illinois

The food was very authentic, I would say it's one of the best empanadas you can find in Chicago. Everything was had a great taste and good portions. The staff was friendly and pricing was good. read more

Went for dinner w wife, on a Saturday around 6ish, thought we could try a new Colombian spot near us. Plenty of parking at dinner time seemed odd.sat down and waitress asked us what to drink, we said Diet Coke please 2 of them. She responded by saying" don't order that they taste really bad!" I looked at wife and said 2 waters please. Wonder why they taste bad? Maybe they don't clean their lines? Any way my wife placed her order of fried yuca and a patacon con todo, I ordered an arepa stuffed with pollo. The waitress responded " Is that all you are ordering ? I said yes! 2 dishes and an appetizer and she asked again is that your entire order and I said " Yes" later our food appeared except my arepa, so I started to munch on yuca and wife's dish. Many minutes later passed approximately 10-15 minutes and she came back to ask if all was ok? I said well no, where is my arepa? She asked me "what arepa?" The one I ordered! She responded " really, you ordered an arepa? I said yes! On I'm sorry, I did not place an arepa, I just looked at wife and made a face like WTF is going on with this chick??She said she was sorry and asked if I still wanted to place order and I was upset by then and said " No" I don't want to place order. I don't want anything. At end of meal she came by for bill. I paid it , "No Tip" and she asked me if I wanted receipt and I said yes please.i always leave tip on table. She just walks away and no receipt. Wow. What a creepy experience. Anyway long story short...never going back there again. read more

First time my husband and I been there, I was looking forward to eating some good food, well first the outside was so dirty and abandoned. There was two customers in the restaurant and two waitress, and they were standing around taking their time to wait on us, finally the girl comes to our table and takes our order no smile real firm attitude. When the food came, my husband and I looked at the plate and said wow, very little food and food did not have any taste. The rice was very hard and we left all our food there. Very expensive not worth spending your money. When we left, they did not even say bye and have a good day. Nothing we will never go back there. In the insight, the place is not clean. They don't deserve any stars. read more

La comida es exquisita! La música, el ambiente, el staff. Todo genial! El mejor lugar para comer y pasarla rico!

The food was absolutely delicious. Will go back pretty reasonable. Service was good as well. The beans were delicious. read more

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Ya'll gotta try the salchipapa the best salchipapa I ever ate I gave it 10 can wait to go and try more food

Food was great The food was great. The atmosphere was awesome. Music is great. Everybody seems to be from Columbia place has liquor, food atmosphere grade plenty of parking great place to bring family. read more

The Colombian food was very good (pollo a la plancha) and the service was even better. Huge portions and friendly ambiance. This is a great option for Colombian food on the northwest side of Chicago. read more

I was really excited to visit this place, however I will not recommend it. Spent over $400 and it was definitely not worth it. Service was horrible, had to keep on reminding the waitress to bring water and it arrived literally at the end of the meal, same as napkins. Also ordered sodas which were full of ice which is really common in the industry. What is not common is not to offer refills, to which if you are not offer them be mindful of the amount of ice in the cups (total rip off) Food was average if that. Empanadas were soggy due to the filling being extra extra wet. Plantain chips (which were on the house) were stale. read more

The best Colombian restaurant in Illinois, the staff is very attentive and the food has large and very delicious portions, I highly recommend it if you want to treat delicious food!! read more

LA PROVINCIA - a platter of appetizers - Colombian Near Me - River Grove, Illinois

La Provincia Colombian Restaurant has a casual atmosphere and serves delicious food. The burger and yucca fries were fantastic. My wife loved their refreshing blackberry juice. The music was slightly too loud, but overall, we had a great experience. read more

Horrible serve food was huh okay nothing special the owner was the worst she had an attitude when we told her her waitress made numerous mistakes read more

Great Colombian food right in my neighborhood! The carne asada had a great flavor to it. Can't wait to go back and try their other dishes. Staff was really welcoming and friendly too read more

Comencemos por lo positivo, el restaurante estaba limpio , y paremos aquí. Me gusta darle impulso , proyecto y oportunidad a los pequeños emprendedores y a los negocios locales, esto siempre y cuando la atención al cliente sea excelente , la comida este deliciosa , te hagan sentir bienvenido al lugar donde vas a gastar tu dinero y que el ambiente sea acogedor ; desafortunadamente nada de esto tiene este restaurante , el servicio es pésimo , la mesera bastante grosera y atrevida en la forma de contestar a nuestras preguntas, esto sin contar que 0 inglés , nos salvamos porque yo hablo español pero mi esposo no , de verdad que ser bilingüe en un restaurante es importantísimo para tu clientela , bastante estresante este lugar la música extremadamente fuerte , la comida se tardo mucho tiempo en salir , pedimos un aperitivo y lo trajeron con el plato principal , pedimos unos jugos se tardaron 15 minutos , nadie nos pregunto si todo estaba bien , terminamos de comer que por cierto yo no sabía que era un sancocho trifásico , me causó curiosidad y ese plato lo pedí , me lo explicaron de una manera muy atractiva perdón por la ignorancia , pero llego de otra , según son tres carnes juntas en el sancocho, gallina , puerco y costilla ; me llamo la atención y cuando me llega el sancocho , sin casi carne super aguado y el pedazo de pollo asado al lado con un montón de arroz horrible mal cocido, nos tocó esperar otros 15 minutos por la cuenta y como siempre hay excusas para todo según les faltaron dos meseros , nunca nos ofrecieron si queríamos postre o café , vimos que toda la gente se paraba por la cuenta y de verdad esto es algo que daña la reputación de un restaurante nuevo, finalmente nos tocó pararnos a pedir la bendita cuenta ; por favor si algun día el dueño o el supervisor leen los comentarios que se dejan aqui no se sientan ofendidos , piensen como pueden arreglar todos estos inconvenientes para que el restaurante perdure. Cuando los clientes hacemos comentarios en estás plataformas no es para sabotear al negocio muchas veces es la frustración que podemos tener por ir a gastar tanto dinero en un negocio que no te atiende bien , no recomiendo el restaurante porque es importante dejarle saber al cliente que eres importante para su negocio y que eres bienvenido , muchas veces la comida no esta buena en un restaurante pero te tratan super bien que hasta dejas una buena propina y regresas solo por curiosidad para ver si la comida mejoró . No recomiendo el restaurante! read more

Hello La Provincia , My wife and I always support small businesses, it doesn't matter what type of food; our friends told us about this new place on Grand ave , so we decided to give it a try . Let me start from the positive the food was ok , the portions were good and the place was clean, that's were it ends; when we arrived we did not feel welcome , just a simple look and pick a table , it took 15 minutes for the server to come and throw the menus on the table and walked away, we tried to asked couple of questions from the menu and she just made up the answers and walked way again, we waited another 10 minutes and finally we had a new person taking our order . The appetizer and the meal all came at the same time , no silverware, finally they see us not eating and they brought over some silverware, no body checked on us to see if we needed anything or how the food was . We finished eating and one more time we have to wait for some one to come and take the dishes away , and never asked if we wanted anything else, and again we had to wait for the check for 15 minutes , finally we went to the counter and asked for the check because our server disappeared, at this point I do agree with all the negative reviews, hopefully the management and owner read this review and can do something about it , remember how important it's to take care of your clientele. No excuses on bad service , you want to succeed make it happen. I will definitely do not recommend this place to my family or friends, it is too expensive. read more

Food wasnt very good rice was hard tasted like reheated and salad not very good meat was chewy also brought apitizer with food which dosent add as why would you want that with main course meal and way overpriced almost 100 dollars for two meals and drinks seems no recipt offered as well to verify pricing for very expensive for quality read more

Stopped in on a Tuesday night. The food was very good. Large portions. The empanadas were excellent. The restaurant was very clean and the parking was easy. read more

It was terrible visit. The server forgot to sent the food, it was almost empty and took and half an hour to come to the table. I decided to tried again today, I bought a couple empanadas, they were undercooked and the pony Malta yesterday cost 3.50 and today the price is 4.50. Never again. read more