The food was delicious and the service was great. Our server didn't speak great English so she got her general manager to help to make sure the order was taken right. He was super friendly and patient. I felt very comfortable in this restaurant and very welcome. The food was cooked great and the portion sizes were huge to the point that you could share 1 meal with two people. It was kind of pricey but well worth it. Also you must try the margarita they were amazing and they definitely had a good amount of alcohol in them. read more

Great food and ambiance! Went for dinner on a Sunday, the place was full, so we sat at the bar. The service was very good and the food was great! We split the Red Snapper, which was definitely a good idea as the plate was enormous, cooked perfectly and delicious. Will definitely go there again and try something new a definite recommend if you enjoy seafood, prepared Mexican style, which is definitely delicious! read more

Delicious food and love live conjunto (or mariachi) on Saturdays. Staff is super friendly. 10/10 read more

Mariscos La Costa - Huachinango a la diabla - Mexican Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

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First let me start by saying the food is really good. Definately worth coming to try at least once. But for me I could not enjoy my meal because it was so loud. I love good Mariachi music however it was too loud. The band used mics and the space isn't that big where mics are necessary. I would recommend the owners to have the music at a more comfortable to the ears level. We could not have a conversation and I could hardly hear what the waiter was saying. If not for this one big issue for me I would say it was a 5 star restaurant. But I won't go back unfortunately. read more

Excelente lugar y muy buen menú para pasarla bien en familia y amigos, variedad de bebidas read more

Mariscos La Costa - Coco relleno - Mexican Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Pretty big place to go to that had mostly seafood dishes. Entrees are a pretty good size and have a lot of different dishes than the usual. I had the shrimp empanadas that come with a zesty sauce and avocado and were pretty good. Tried the michelada with Dos XX and it comes in a big mug but was just ok, I have had much better. Ordered the fish taco with cilantro, tomatoes, lettuce and avocado and it was a good size taco but didn't have that much flavor to it. The Pina de Costa was pretty cool and unique. Its a pineapple stuffed with shrimp, octopus, scallops and some white sauce. The service is pretty slow and we were there on a weekday for lunch so it wasn't very busy. They also have musicians who will play songs for you but in my opinion is pretty costly at $20 song? There is parking in front that you pay for but there is also a free parking garage across the street. I heard that the margaritas really good so may try the place again and have that. read more

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Had the caldo 7 mares today for brunch and let me tell you... This place needs to become a franchise, they have successfully commercialized Latin seafood! They start you off with tostadas instead of tortilla chips and ceviche and salsas as a starter for free! That's good business if you ask me The prices are what you would expect from a nice Mexican seafood spot, $17-35 average price for an entree (of course they had much more expensive entrees but who has the money for that nowadays! They have an appetizer that's over $200 but like I said $17-35 average) I had caldo 7 mares and it exceeded expectations, the octopus was sublime and honestly the most excellently cooked octopus I've had since Bob Chinns in wheeling, the fish selection was good, crab, shrimp (with the head still attached was an awesome touch) scallops, clams, mussels it was a wide selection. Top it off with that some very tasty garlic bread and you have yourself a winner. (Not gonna lie I would have preferred tortillas instead but the garlic bread is tasty) Combined with a cold beer it really hit the spot and filled me up for the rest of the day!! I will bringing my gf here very very soon read more

Mariscos La Costa - Caldo 7 mares, wow!! this really hit the spot and the garlic bread was a tasty side, I would have preferred tortillas however - Mexican Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

I came here on a Sunday afternoon and it was extremely busy. My boyfriend and I waited about 45 minutes to be seated. They skipped our name on the wait list and stated they looked for us, but we were sitting in the wait area with everyone else. Once we were seated, we were served pretty quickly. I ordered the Molcajete Fabuloso and it was great! I also ordered a Long Island iced tea which was mediocre, but the Corona-Rita was good. Our waitress was also really friendly. Overall, I would return but I definitely had to knock a star off for the wait time. read more

Mariscos La Costa - Molcajete Fabuloso - Mexican Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Good sea food micheladas are on point the place is nice to eat at the restaurant live mariachi so fun to bring the family and friends.

Placed an order for a charola mixta asked if they can make it estilo Nayarit because not a fan of the soup style in normally comes in. Well my GG picked up the order it was $105 got home opened the tray and was very disappointed first off the size of it was ridiculous 2nd the tray was full over half way with that shrimp soup o told them not to put 3rd no flavor what's so every it tasted like straight water it was red but I feel like they put paprika or something to make it turn red because it had no flavor. I live about 40min away from The restaurant so I call the restaurant and all they can tell me is not go back so they can exchange it. I was not happy it's that response if I wanted to drive n additional hr and 15 min I would just drive to the canjrejo on archer which has way better taste and the half charola is the same size as the costa full charola and at el cangrejo it's half the price. So please do yourself a favor if you want real Mariscos estilo Nayarit take the extra drive to el cangrejo you won't be disappointed. read more

Food is ok, overpriced. Service is trash, waitresses only take care of tables that are men only. Many times they are too busy talking and not taking care of tables. It isn't worth the headache too read more

Came here with my boyfriend for some seafood. I would say it get super busy so come in prepare. I do say it worth the wait but don't come in a empty stomach on a busy weekend for dinner. I do not know weekday. The portion are large. Price is reasonable since it's seafood. Drink are serve here. Street parking. Serve party too but space a bit tight. read more

Mariscos La Costa - Mexican Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

The food is good,the only thing is everytime we go there once they get your order and bring g the food out, the wait staff forgets you are there, specially if it's a large group. read more

The food is great the front staff was horrible the young lady in the front was very rude. Unfortunately we will not go back. Again the food was great, but very very expensive. The charola of mix sea food for 2 people was $100. we spend on one drink each $40. and the menu does not have prices. The server was decent but not friendly, the music extremely loud. Even thou the food was good but not for that price $245.00 is too much for 2 people, they had some additional that were not in the menu or posted in the entrance. Definitely expensive. read more

We had to wait 1 hour for a table on a saturday at 9 o'clock, And Ok so just to get this clear, coming from a mexican family my expectations for good sea food are quite high. To be honest this restaurant offers a good variety on seafood wether its cold or hot. The beverages are ok they have a good variety of alcoholic drinks. Ceviche is MEH... I had Pulpo al mojo de ajo and it was OK, the garlic on it was diced garlic so the chunks were kinda of big and the taste was overwhelming. Octupus was not that fresh.. Im gonna keep on my quest to find the beat seafood in chicago. read more

Mariscos La Costa - Mexican Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

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I honestly wanted to like this place more since I live in the area however the prices for what you get are a little ridiculous. My ordered of camarones zarandeados was $30 and it was about 8/9 shrimps sliced in half. If you upgrade the tequila on your drinks its like $5 more per drink which is probably not bad IF the upgrade was a way better tequila other than Don Julio or Patron. I think the best bet is to go with a group and just order a few of their dishes and share them... some of their other dishes had big portions. The rest of the food is pretty similar to the rest of the Mexican seafood restaurants such a Alegrias, Las Islas, or Magueyes. This location is also very crowded on the weekends and can be kind of loud for some people since they do have mariachi or trio singing around tables. I actually enjoy that but noticed some people were annoyed by that. Service is fast and attentive since they do have a large number of people working there. read more

Mariscos La Costa - Cazuela punch... Really good and refreshing! - Mexican Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

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Fresh and always delicious seafood good portions and the prices are not bad at all. The wait is the only thing I dislike but besides that everything is delicious read more

This was the best food ever. Service was top notch! Atmosphere was great. Orlando has great hospitality, shoutout to the entire team. Drinks could not get any better. I will be back read more

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This is one of my favorite places, good food , good drinks,always satisfied after eating in that place

307.96 dollars. that's how much we paid in total. Me and my family went for food for my husbands birthday, I had heard it was good from friends but to my surprise it was the complete opposite. The food was bland, it was wayyy to much of a serving. One plate could feed 2 people, so my advice is to get medium if it's for 4, if you guys like a lot of food then go for a large. My daughter got "cola de langosta," which is lobsters tail. It was like a foot long plate, and the rice was bland, no taste to it whatsoever. she could not taste the hot sauce she had asked for. finally for the cherry on top, there was a hair on the rice. what a fun discovery! If you remember what the first sentence was? 307.96 dollars. What my daughter ordered was 78 dollars. Not worth the money. If I had gone to downtown Chicago I couldve gotten a good steak worth that money. A complete waste in my opinion, the only thing that was good was the ceviche. read more

This place was a complete disappointment. Went for a birthday dinner, the place was chosen by the birthday man as he seems to be a seafood lover. I'm not much of a seafood lover so I opted for a steak; a tampiqueña cooked to medium temperature and no onions. Food came out in a reasonable amount of time, granted not everything came out at once for everyone - I don't have a problem with that although I know some people do. Perhaps I set myself up for disappointment seeing that this is a seafood place and not steakhouse. My steak came well done (hockey puck-like) and there were onions on my plate which I simply pulled out, although I shouldn't have had to. Their bar seems limited in options. Paid $7 for a shot of generic rum, haven't gone out drinking these last few years but that seemed a little steep for some house rum. I don't know perhaps I'm outdated or I'm just full of hatred from the disappointment, you decide. My girlfriend's brother ordered something with shrimp and apparently had to return it because they don't de-vein the shrimp. Once again, I don't eat much seafood so I don't know if this is common practice with shrimp at other places. Another factor that contributed towards an unpleasant time was the temperature, it was very cold there. Everyone had their jackets on including many employees. When we asked for the temperature to be raised we were told their furnace was having issues, guess we can't really blame them on that one but it was nonetheless annoying and uncomfortable as the food got cold very fast for those who were waiting on the rest of us to receive our food. Just to be a fair reviewer I'll throw a small hint of positivity. My girlfriend enjoyed her piña rellena, even though her french fries were sitting in whatever juice was released by the stuffing in the pineapple. Not sure I'd like French fries soaked in seafood juice lol.. Lastly, the music was not as loud and obnoxious as some other reviewers have said, however, I will state that if you do hire these guys to play for you, please do not shake their hand... I stumbled into 3 of them in the restroom and all three walked out without washing their hands after using the facilities.. Instruments on their back and all. I'm glad they don't cook there... Hope my review helps the restaurant improve. read more

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I enjoy going to this restaurant so much because it reminds me of Mexico. The food is delicious, the servings are big enough for three people. They serve you complimentary seviche. I went around 1:00 pm on a Saturday and there were no lines. Wet got seated right away. They have a band that play songs at your request, each song is $20.00 dollars. We celebrated my mom's bday and my mom gave it thumps up. We will be going again! read more

Mariscos La Costa - Piña rellena - Mexican Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

When we arrive the hostess was clueless as to what she was doing or saying after we checked in for a table she told us we needed to wait outside..?! Excuse me it was 20 degrees outside. So naturally I sat in the waiting bench a rude waiter the. Proceeds to tell me to wait outside why do I as a PAYING CUSTOMER have to wait outside in the cold?? What that waiter earns in a month I earn in a day.. humble yourself Primero que nada cuando llegamos las muchachitas no saven que es lo que están asiendo.. mientras esperaba a mi esposo que fue al baño nos dice el mesero que tenemos que esperar afuera.. en el frio que ridículo.. voy a pagar a consumir esa no es forma de tratar a los clientes.. read more

Been here a bunch of times. Service is hit or miss. Family love the food here so that's why I keep coming back. But honestly you can get better with other locations with better service. The place gets really packed on the weekends. Loud music you can barely hear but hey sometimes I can enjoy that but if you want a small intimate quiet dinner this ain't the place. read more

I loved the food and the value here, but there were a few small snags along the way which wouldn't allow me to give this place five stars. First, the positives: We came here Friday night at 7 pm with a party of 10 (!) and we were seated in five minutes. That is amazing, considering they don't take reservations. They do serve alcohol, and they have the grand daddies of margaritas, which is (yikes) $15 for a huge glass. However, don't be foolish like us and never ask the price of the drinks because we must have gotten about five or so margaritas before we realized the price, LOL! For dinner, a few of us had the special Pinã La Costa, which is half of a pineapple, cut open, filled with seafood in a savory tomato-based broth. The seafood comprises shrimp, octopus, crab legs, scallop, imitation crab, clam, and pineapple chunks I believe. I also remember there being some iceberg lettuce salad (we didn't have any appetite to eat this after devouring our seafood) and rice and baked French fries. Really random assortment but the star is really the big pineapple with succulent seafood and juicy broth dripping down your chin and hands as you crack those crab legs ! Some of my other friends had the huachinango, which is the fried whole snapper. It was also huge by don't get this dish if you don't like whole fish and bones and the face still on- yum, the eyeballs are tasty and nutritious! Most dishes come with side salad and fries. Another friend split the oyster appetizers, which was tasty. Some friends also got the langostinos special by weight, which looked super tempting if you want to get down to business and not get weighed down by sides-- remember, everything is shell-on! My bf got the tilapia fillet in Nayarit sauce, which was mildly sweet, a little spicy, and another tomato based sauce. His dish was the cheapest around $15 but everyone else's pinã dish/fried snapper was around $23 and I believe the smaller size portion of langostinos was around $45. They have a live Mariachi band, it is $25 per song. I took off two stars because they sing so loudly eating is kind of stressful-- too much noise and can barely hear anyone at the table. read more

Mariscos La Costa - Nayarit fish - Mexican Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

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My family and I had a wonderful time here, the drinks were on point, and the food!? Omg, amazing. Will be back soon.

Never again! If you are looking to enjoy time out friends over dinner this is NOT the place. I have been a customer of La Costa for years now but last night, regretfully experienced the rude service many warned me about before. We were sat at 7 p.m.-that's important because we were at the establishment for 45 minutes when we were asked by the busboy to leave because they had customers waiting. Important to note: WE HAD NOT EVEN RECEIVED OUR CHECK! I let him know, first of all we haven't even received our check to pay, and secondly we waited and are paying customers. Not to mention that we haven't been able to get a word in because of the mariachi that has been playing next to us. He leaves and is soon followed by the waitress who brings the check and asks us to go pay. We provide her with our payment-after she takes the payment she says she needs us to give our table up. We express our frustration over the fact that we are paying customers and didn't think we abused the time we spent at the establishment since we "haven't even been here an hour, which is neither here nor there" Not to mention that our service was scattered and had to send a dish back because it was served cold! She leaves but soon after returns with our receipts (stamped 7:52 p.m.) and the busboy and they just stand next to our table-HOW RUDE! We get up and leave and then vouch to never return again! I had a big family gathering planned there this upcoming month-that will be getting relocated!!! They have lost a loyal customer. read more

Today's visit was absolutely amazing. It was a lunchtime, not so busy for Costa( I likee that) so we could have nice chat and enjoy our lunch quickly as we arrived. Yup! If you are veryyy hungry and not so much time for lunch, Costa is a busy place so sometimes you can wait up to 1h. You understand my happiness today, right?!:) Like I said we were seated right away and lovely lady welcome us with two homemade salsas and my fave Fish ceviche!!OMG! Direct from heaven. With some crunchy tortilla, fresh juicy ceviche was a must. ( I couldn't stop soooo I ordered some to go) Perfectly seasoned, cubed cucumber added some extra freshness and balance to fish, cilantro and lime. Onion gave that kick to whole situation. Flavors exploded in my mouth. Yummmm! I wanted soup. Fish soup. Flavor of the sea. That is how I feel when I am there in that place , with their vibe and music. You know that they have mariachi?! Mhm.. they do. I started with aqua fresca, my husband with lemonade. Both delicious. He thought that soup will not be enough ( that is what he do when he is hungry) so we order 2 shrim taco and two fish taco. We realized that we don't need tacos same moment she left soup bowl on the table. Their portions are large. Like LARGE! But hey I don't complain, you did me a favor for tomorrow's lunch. And dinner:) I ate a little bit of hot spicy soup and I stopped bc I wanted to try shrimp taco. It came with, I believe cocktail sauce and plenty of green salad, shredded cabbage and onion. It was good. But I would prefer onion, lime and cilantro. I had soup with half fish and half shrimp and it tasted good. Loaded with vegetables and meat, with flavorful broth. Mmm yummi.. Costa is our happy place. read more

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Loved the food and the atmosphere I really enjoyed coming here I strongly recommend definitely bringing my family and friends here, Recommend read more

They never answer their damn phones. Are they closed or what?? I've called several times both locations for the past month now and no answer

Amazing atmosphere, friendly service, huge menu selection with big portions, and just an overall good time! Ordered the Filete a la Crema, Piña la Costa, Ostiones con ceviche, and a horchata! The Filete a la Crema came with delicious fries, garlic bread, a side salad, rice, the filet of white fish topped with shrimp, chunks of octopus all smothered in this delicious mushroom cream sauce. Dipping the fries into the sauce made for an amazing bite. The rice also had a very good texture and light flavor. The Pina la Costa was ordered with the red sauce. It was only slightly spicy and had an amazing flavor. The chunks of mussels, clams, shrimp, octopus were plentiful! The crab legs were covered in the delicious sauce as well as the shell on shrimp! The Raw Oysters topped with Ceviche were very refreshing and light! Made for a great appetizer to start and to share! The horchata was also delicious! It was not too sweet, had a great cinnamon flavor, just perfectly milky! read more

Fresh sea food, good service. Better than most south-side seafood spots like Islas Marias. Chapuzon and ostiones la costa. read more

Mariscos La Costa - Mexican Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

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La costa has amazing seafood. I went there with friends and we got lucky with a mariachi band playing! Amazing vocals btw! I had the salmon and it was delicious.The entrees come with great sides. I also had the cucumber cooler to go with my salmon and it was tasty and tangy. Every dish is worth your money. Fresh, friendly, and clean! I will be returning to la costa! read more

Absolutely amazing. These guys don't skimp on their portions! A bit of a drive but well worth it. Do order the michelada on a warm sunny day! The shrimp cocktail is to die for and the oysters are delish! We also had the grilled shrimp and my girlfriend had the langostinos "Nayarit" everything was so good and the service was on point! Be careful with their habanero sauce. It's beyond hot! read more

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Went on a busy Sunday afternoon so I don't blame the servers if they took a little longer to attend me. It seemed like they where working very hard. My girlfriend and I went for the fresh ceviche and shrimp cocktail. The quality was actually very good compared to other seafood restaurants. The positions were very big and I wasn't mad about that. I'm still dreaming about the food that's how good it was ! Highly recommend. read more

Delicious food and huge portions. We had the langostinos, shrimp and rice. Everything was finger licking good!!! The drinks were amazing... I had two vampiros and was pretty tipsy. Very attentive and they never skipped a beat. Food came out very quickly and was greeted personally by the owner, lovely gesture. Will definitely come back. read more

Great place good environment the employees are the best food is the greatest food ever made!!!!!

Went her for lunch on a Sunday afternoon. The staff was friendly and took care of us right away. Shortly after being seated and ordering we were able to see some live music. The food was delicious and reasonably priced considering the large portions. I will definitely be going back. read more

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I've given la Costa on Ashland and on Central one to many times. I know times are rough right now and that's why I'm trying to order out as much as possible but that doesn't give a restaurant the right to give me crappy food either. I've complained about the caldo de camaron many times and yet it still hasn't changed. Needless to say I'm done paying 18.00 and tipping the hostess for a Caldo De Camaron that has no flavor and overcooked shrimp. read more

I have been at La Costa a handful of times and kept saying I am going to try the food. I mean, if a place has a bee line at 2 PM on a sunday then they must be doing great, no? Yes, they are. So let's start with the drinks. They are expensive, strong, rediculously gorgegous and yummy. Just by the looks of those drinks you will automatically become a drinker (in case you weren't) Anyway, the food. Errmerrgurrd is it good? I had some dish that i couldn't remember the name for the life of me. There was a coconut full of octapus, shrimp and scallops in a delicious butter sauce. It came with battered fries and rice. It was soooo big, i couldn't finish it but I sure did try. My mouth is watering thinking about it. My husband who detests fish loved it as well. That says alot. We also ordered steak with enchilada on top and that steak was so tender and so well cooked. I am amazed with this place. I can't wait to return. They have a mariachi band and those guys are kickass singers. That makes the place a bit loud and you can't hear your company that well. But than again all you should be doing with your mouth is eating the food. read more

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