Great food, fast service and inexpensive for the portions. The rotisserie chicken was by far our…read morefavorite. So good that we are there once a week, often pick up on the way home from long day. sweet plantations are hit or miss, when they are smaller pieces, great, when they are large half sizes pieces not as flavorful. Only questionable thing we have ever had. Try this place, whether its the steak, chicken you can't go wrong. Rice and beans, even the soup are made with care.

Absolute fire. Service is always so friendly too. Steak has a great char on it. Absolute perfection.read more

Peruvian food can be very very good, and D'Candela was fantastic. The Lomo Saltado was very good…read more We've had it a few places and D'Candela's is as good or better. The Aji de Gallina (from the menu: "Chicken in walnut sauce. Served with potato, boiled egg and white rice") was incredibly good, although it didn't taste like walnuts to me. Doesn't matter, I'd get it again. Service was great, our server was very nice and attentive. We went at a random time so we were the only people there. Music was not loud or non-existent (thank you). Hoping to go back again soon!

Beware! They double charge tip and then pretend to not have a clue why that happened. Save yourself…read morethe headache and go to another Peruvian restaurant . Mediocre Food and Service. Do BETTER AND STOP STEALING

We're from out of town but my daughter had been to this restaurant before and insisted we go there…read more The food was delicious and reasonably priced. We had anticuchos, papa rellenano, Aji De Gallina, arroz chaufa with mariscos, and another seafood rice dish that I can't remember the name. Everything was so good. We have loved dessert but they didn't have any that day.

I've been craving Peruvian food for a while. I'm from the DC area, where places like Sardi's serve…read morecharbroiled chicken with those amazing green and yellow sauces. I was hoping to find something similar here in Chicago, but since that doesn't really exist, I searched for authentic Peruvian cuisine instead, and that's how I found this spot. I came on a weeknight to treat myself to dinner. I'll be honest: the place looked a bit sketchy from the outside. I even walked past it at first because there were only two people inside, and the restaurant looked pretty empty and uninviting. But since I had already driven nearly 30 minutes, I decided to give it a try, and I'm glad I did! I was greeted and seated right away and given time to look over the menu. The ceviche de pescado came out quickly, super fresh, and in a huge portion: honestly one of the largest ceviche dishes I've ever seen at a restaurant. I also ordered lomo saltado, one of the staples. It came with a generous serving of rice and beef. I do wish it had more fries, but that's an easy fix at home. The sauce was exactly what I expected: rich and flavorful. Service was good, especially for a small, family-owned restaurant. My only complaint was the water: When I asked for regular water, it tasted like it came straight from an unfiltered faucet, so I wasn't a fan of that. The good news is that they are BYOB! Overall, despite the first impression from the outside, the food was delicious and worth the trip.

Venezuelan food is new to me but I've been having it a lot lately. I decided to go try it in a…read morerestaurant and I don't remember what this was called but it was essentially surf and turf and it was incredible. We tried a few different things and everything was good. I already have a list of what I will try next. Also I don't speak any Spanish and I didn't prevent me from getting what I wanted. It is a nice ambiance with a lot of people going in and out rotating tables. Very busy place but even still there was no wait. If you have not tried Venezuelan food you are missing out. Go try this place. Happy Fooding!!

This place was great, I don't know what some of the reviewers are complaining about! I always like…read moreto try Venezuelan food whenever I have the chance to. I tried numerous little items from this place, including the mandocas or corn fritters, pastelitos de queso or cheese pastelitos, and the shredded beef empanada. Everything was really quite good flavor wise, very cheap, and overall just gave a nice street food kind of vibe. The corn fritters were really good. Fried crispy on the outside and a bit oily, but not in a bad way. They were surprisingly quite sweet and fluffy in the inside. Cheap and delicious. The beef empanada came in a large portion, and I really enjoyed it. The beef was well seasoned, flavorful, and had a fantastic texture. It wasn't too bready. I loved the green and slightly creamy sauce they served with the empanada. Great. The cheese pastelitos were probably my least favorite of the few items I tried, I thought they weren't all that flavorful, but definitely weren't bad by any means. Filling was decent with a good amount of cheese, but just not a ton of flavor to them. All in all, a very nice place to get street food type of items and more substantial items too, like cachapas and arepas. I'd definitely recommend this spot.

some of the best sit down local I've ever eaten. the owner is a sweet man and was so nice to usread more

Let me start off by saying that the Tamales were not that good. They were out of this world good…read more I will go out on a limb and say they are the very best I've ever had. Prior to seeing this establishment on DDD I had no idea what Peruvian food was. Boy am I glad I found out. On the outside this is a very unassuming place in a rather rundown strip mall. But I was taught not to judge a book by its cover. When we went in there I think we were expecting something that would have been some cheap rubbery junk. Man were we surprised when we had a 5 star dinner in a 2 star atmosphere. I was hooked after that. I totally loved it and have been a semi regular since what I believe was 2015. We go here from Wheeling. The only improvement I can suggest is to open one in the Northern burns so you can have more of my money.

This food is so tasty. I was skeptical at first because their prices are significantly cheaper than…read moreother Colombian restaurants in chicago- at least the ones i have eaten from. And so my first thought was "cheaper prices, cheaper ingredients". And tbh, the pics of the food doesn't look as welcoming as other restaurants that serve similar dishes. My assumptions were not correct. By far the best Colombian food I have had in Chicago, and I've had a lot! No wonder they are only open 2-3 days out of the week.... I've only had delivery, so I can't speak to the dining services. But I've gotten delivery at least 5 times since I first tried them about 2 months ago. The food is inexpensive, top notch in taste and they give you large portions.

It was okay... It…read morewas dark. We ordered the Churrasco Pueblito. It was a platter of MEAT. It was all so salty. So thankful we also ordered the rice. The rice really was the best part for me. And not just cuz everything else was salty but because it was so well made and yummy. The service was good. And patient. And it was so well done on the inside. It really made for some gorgeous pictures. City street parking. IYKYK

Solid food! Great service…read more Got bandeja paisa which was ok ... never tried it before so didn't know what to expect Will come back to try the chicken

Ordered the chicken plate. It was a good value at around $20. My buddy was raving about this…read moreplace, and while it was good it wasn't great. Maybe I went on an off day & need to give it a second shot.

We ordered catering from Sabor A Cafe for a large party of 50+ people including steak, chicken,…read morerice, vegetables, three types of empanadas, and a dessert of plantains, cheese, and guava paste. Everything was delicious. Elio was easy to work with and helped coordinate everything and arranged for delivery which arrived on time, nice and hot. You get a lot of food for what you pay and our guests enjoyed everything. It was a good thing we had as much as we did because people kept going back and wanted to take some home. Highly recommended for catering quality Colombian food.

Want some friends for lunch and it is your typical Latin American (and I can say that because I am…read moreLatin American!) Restaurant with typical foods nothing outstanding, nothing terrible, very edible. The make the fried green plantains that I'm used to calling Tostones in a different fashion. They're not as crispy, and I think that the plantains were weren't as green as they needed to be so they were a little bit softer and sweeter. They cut them lengthwise and smash them down instead of cross, cutting them into discs and then smashing them the second time so it makes for a less crispy texture when fried the second time. My order was the mango shrimp ceviche and it was drowning in a thick mango purée. Was hoping for a more standard sage with mango pieces in it, and there were delicious mango pieces in it however, the sauce was overwhelming. It was served with nice thinly sliced green plantain chips. My better half ordered the chorizo in bread and when it came out, it had a thick slab of melted cheese on top, with mayo and a weird brown sauce, so it was quite different from what he had expected. It was served with some delicious french fries! Service was very attentive and professional. The ambience is a bit dark and depressing. It was really, really cold in there. We had to move tables because we were sitting right under the air conditioning. Good place to come when it's really warm out.