We ate brunch here, they had breakfast tacos, tasty pan de elote cakes, guava donuts, and a lot of fish tacos. When you walk in you are greeted by a strong seafood smell. Almost raw smell, it was a good smell though. Kid friendly environment (crayons, sweets, kids cups) and at 12pm on a Saturday we didn't need a reservation to get in for 3 people. I got the breakfast tacos (2), they were different, deconstructed on a flour tortilla with cheese melted on it, it wasn't hot but it was warm, the egg was a soufflet and it had a hash brown piece and chorizo on it. I didn't love it, it was very much so not a traditional or creative breakfast taco. My husband got the shrimp, oyster, and Baja, they looked great and he said they were well flavored and well done. We got the pan de elote cake which was salty and sweet. And we got the ham and cheese empanada. I thought the dough of the empanada was more flaky, and not too seasoned. read more

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The food was severely underwhelming. I ordered the surf and turf. The plate looked amazing, then I tasted it- a major disappointment. The first thing I tried was the rice and beans- they literally tasted like they came out of a can- and then put in a microwave. Then I tasted the steak- no seasoning at all, even with the sauces provided, it was incredibly bland. The only decent part of my meal were the shrimp, they were good, but not amazing. I really wanted to love this place, but I was terribly disappointed. read more

We went here last night! Always great food and favors. Our service Christian (goes by Chris) was great...from greeting us within 30 sections of being sat down, to making great recommendations, to being very friendly! Great time on our "anniversary " . Though fyi the sable fish that is no longer on the menu was the best fish ever. Please bring it back!!!!!! read more

Don't sleep on the brunch! I saw the brunch sandwich on instagram and had to check it out. Really unique breakfast sandwich with a ton of cheese. Flan was also great, but ate it too quick so I couldn't grab a picture :) read more

Mariscos San Pedro - Brunch Sandwich - Mexican Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

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This was an excellent meal! All the dishes were very good, bright and flavorful! We sat at the chefs counter which was cool to see the cooking process. The server was very friendly and helpful, I will return! read more

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This place is phenomenal. I've tried the brunch and dinner menu. The plates can be small even tho the waiters say they'll feed the table. BUT the taste of everything is incredible. Highly recommend read more

Grabbed some tacos and a beer at this stand. Tacos skimped on any filling, tortillas were gross. The "beer for tacos" ... so salty and implantable. I should have waited in the longer line for pizza. read more

New restaurant to 18th 2 weeks have been open party of 3 at 7,:30 Took time to my server come to the table then I have to request water afther 10 minute seating I ordered michelada and was no garnish on it My friends order a cocktail and modelo beer We order some bites Ceviche, oysters, ensalada de tomates, queso fundido con nopales , camarones al horno, all bites where good But service sucks There are so many people for staff, but sucks Pst pst go across street sky is pretty good place read more

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Great brunch! Breakfast tacos, banana scone, and tuna tostado were knocks out! Achiote oyster was good but I wouldn't get again, i was allergic to something in it. I'd come back for here, a new staple if down in Pilsen. read more

A lot of hype behind this spot - rightfully so as the chefs of Le Bouchon and Chingon are spearheading this venture. What can I say? A lot of beautiful dishes but with that some misses. First and foremost the staff was amazing. Our server was attentive, kind, and helpful. A hyped dish that I was disappointed with was the octopus hotdog (not pictured). Some wheels don't need to be reinvented. As the case with the bacon wrapped - octopus, brioche bun hotdog. Over promised and under delivered. Don't skip on the snapper ceviche. Such a well thought out dish that makes you excited for the rest of your meal. The "masa" dishes were outstanding. The taco, the quesadilla, and the tamal reminded me of the beautiful things Chingon is doing. The most utilitarian dish on the and the one I'm coming back for are the mussels. Great meal after a long day at work. Have it by the bar accompanied by a cold one. Skip the Michelada. I appreciate the attempt to refine the drink with the oyster garnish but it takes away a Miche's identity. It was a pretty girl's birthday so we ordered a lot. The grand total, including a 20% tip and two Miche's, was $206. Didn't bother getting more cocktails as we had a bottle of wine and some aperitifs beforehand. Would have liked to try some of their curated cocktails but we'll leave that for next time. All in all a good addition for the ever "developing" Pilsen neighborhood. read more

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Mariscos San Pedro is exactly what this city needed! We started with the oysters with passion fruit and serrano--fresh, vibrant, and perfectly balanced. The Hokkaido scallop aguachile was so delicious I found myself using a spoon to drink every drop of the agua. The shrimp gobernador taco was so good I had to order it twice! The plantain taco was unique and flavorful, and the tortillas? Easily some of the best in the city. The tuna tostada with salsa macha is insane--an absolute must-try. If you're a fan of sardines, the sardine tostada won't disappoint. The octopus hot dog was a pleasant surprise, with perfectly baked bread that complemented the dish. The tamale was rich and flavorful thanks to the complex mole sauce, and the quesadilla had a delicious combination of cheeses with a perfect crispy texture. For drinks, my party loved the olla de café martini, and I had the michelada--finally, a michelada with a rim that packs more flavor than just salt! Since I was driving, our server, John (I believe that was his name), thoughtfully offered a non-alcoholic option--turns out I was sipping on an N/A Corona without even realizing it. Great attention to detail and a wonderful personality! We finished with the mole cake--rich, decadent, and the perfect ending to an unforgettable meal. I can't wait to come back and try the cocktails and the other dishes we couldn't fit this time. Highly recommend! Wish I took more pics read more

Mariscos San Pedro - Oysters w/ passion fruit Serrano - Mexican Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

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Great service, food and overall experience. I'd rate this one of the top restaurants in Chicago. The food was phenomenal, I can't say enough. Also nice it's a locally owned small business with soul, not a lifeless restaurant owned by a conglomerate. Nice work! read more

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An absolute gem!!!! Fish tower is the greatest thing I ate in 2024. Even the salt on the rim of my drink was amazing. Worth the trip to Pilsen read more

Mariscos San Pedro - Mexican Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Easily Chicago's best Mexican restaurant. Flavors were bold, intense, and balanced. Their version of the taco gobernador was the best taco I've ever had. Also their mole is insane. read more

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The food was delicious. The service was spot on our server explained the menu thoroughly. This is a good spot to take family, friends and groups. read more

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Loved it! The tuna tostada and the mussels (that broth!) were fantastic. Friendly, attentive service, good energy in the restaurant. It's definitely worth putting on your Pilsen to-do list. We'll be back! read more

On a busy Saturday night after a concert at Thalia Hall we stopped in for dinner. While crowded, the staff were very accommodating. Our server took our order and then we never saw her again but staff stepped in to bring our food, clear plates and bring us the check. The plantain tacos were the best I've ever eaten, order at least 2. Also recommended, the side of spicy beans and rice and the Baja fish tacos. We will definitely be back to try more dishes. read more

Overall the food was delicious but the service was very poor which was disappointing. I would give 4.5/5 for food and 1/5 for service. The waiter said they would course out the meal, and if we wanted the whole fish to order it now because it takes 30-45 minutes to come out. However it came out within 10 minutes before anything else, or before we had gotten our drinks or ordered the rest of our meal. We asked for it to be at the end so they took it back. Our drinks took forever to come out, some people were finished with their first before others got anything. They also made a few mistakes on the drink order. They wanted to give us some desserts on the house to apologize for the drinks/fish, but ended up charging us for it on our bill. They tried to charge us for two whole fishes on the bill as well. Waiter was nice but didn't seem to care about any of this. Hopefully others don't have this experience because the food was solid, but there are a lot of other great restaurants in Chicago so we likely won't be going back here. read more

I visited Mariscos San Pedro for the first time this evening and I had a great experience. I was seated at the chef's counter, so was able to observe the food being prepared, which was very cool. I started my dinner with the Cafe De Olla Martini, which was their version of an espresso martini. It was decent, but I wouldn't order it again. Next, I tried the Baja Fish Taco. To go with the taco, the server brought out a trio of salsas. I tried the avocado based salsa on the taco and it was delicious! The fried cod was perfectly crunchy on the outside and moist on the inside. For my entree I ordered the Mussels and Fries, a standout dish! An ample serving of mussels in a flavorful broth, you dump your fries into the broth and scoop some fries onto your fork along with the meat from inside the mussels; amazing . I made sure to leave room for dessert, as suggested by my server. I'm glad I did because the Mexican Chocolate Lava Cake was divine! Served with a scoop of ice cream, it was a perfect balance of sweet and savory. I recommend trying Mariscos San Pedro if you like Mexican inspired seafood. I can see this becoming a regular dinner spot for me. read more

Valet parking available which is helpful considering most parking in the area requires permits. Be patient because it does take a while to drop off and pick up your car. As far as inside the restaurant we came hungry and were served fairly quickly. Ordered aquachile to start. Interesting take on it. Small portion for the price. Also not very spicy. The Baja fish taco and shrimp taco was one of the better items we ordered. Wasn't a fan of the lobster and shrimp birria tacos. Octopus hotdog was good. Good flavor profile read more

Mariscos San Pedro - Mexican Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

All the food was great but The tuna tostada was amazing! The staff was all friendly too! Great place to come for lunch/dinner

*took a walk up to pilsen on a saturday to visit the much beloved mariscos san pedro that's on everybody's top new restaurants list. duseks tavern was previously here and back then the interior was warm and intimate, while mariscos san pedro has a more lighthearted colorful feel. but who am i to discuss interior design since i have no skin in the game. came for lunch and ordered a round of oysters. surprised they did not come with some mexican hot sauce or cocktail sauce but it was for a good reason. the green vinaigrette that comes with the oysters stole the show. although the oysters them selves didn't need anything on them since you could tell by how fresh they tasted. from here i tried out their tuna tostada and this is probably one of my favorite dishes in chicago. generous amount of fresh tuna with this rich creamy type sauce on the bottom. each bight was a delight and wanted to order more. i ordered one but if it were up to me id order 3 but that's the greed they talk about in the bible. finally, finished it up with desert which was a simple coffe cake, it delivered but nothing worth me writing another paragraph for. no matter what part of chicago you stay at, this place is worth the trip read more

Had no idea what to expect, but was very pleasantly surprised with the operation they have going on here! The food was delicious. They sat us outside on the patio, which was enjoyable. The Dorade was some of the best fish I've had - they had two different seasonings on each half of the fish, it was all deboned and filleted and the seasonings were very clearly different, but delicious. Their salsas were next level, and would also highly recommend the mussels and fries! It comes with fresh bread which was perfect for dipping in the curry sauce. Would definitely come here again in a heartbeat! read more

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This was by far some of the best service I've had. It's hard to find places with a great ambiance and amazing food to go with it! They were extremely attentive to their customers and even more attentive to detail. Would bring everyone in my family here! read more

The quality of the food here was pretty solid...we tried three of the tacos (plaintain, baja, shrimp) as well as the wood-fired shrimp and the tamal dish. All of it was great. The price point wasn't too bad; tacos were in the $6-7 range, which felt like date night at Taqueria Chingon, so a tad high but not crazy. Cocktails were good and I'm happy to say that they were boozy, which is a change from some of the other places we hit charging high prices for low alcohol content. I didn't love the space--the music was fairly muted, the lights were fairly "up" or bright for a space in the city, and it's a somewhat massive space...from the doorway, I thought it would be smaller, before I walked inside and saw three large seating areas. Also, I love that there are basically no standard meat options, but if you come here with your friend who doesn't really love seafood, they are going to be challenged in terms of options. I don't get to Pilsen as much as I used to, but if I was closer, I would make MSP a spot to hit on the regular. read more

Amazing seafood! Everything was full of flavor- my favorite oysters are the achiote butter oysters! Out of this world. The ambiance was perfect, good food and good music. Service was on point everyone was super kind. Definitely coming back! read more

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The best f-ing shrimp taco I've ever had. The best f-ing Baja fish taco I've ever had. AND THE CESAR SALAD WAS FIRE THE DRINKS WERE FIRE and service was very attentive and informative. The oysters were fresh and the variations they had were SOOOO GOOD. read more

I ate there with a group of 9 a month or so ago. Another large group was seated next to us and were having a great time. The serve was friendly and helpful to them. Our group, on the other hand, got sub par service. It was impossible to order, reorder drinks(!), we needed silverware and couldn't get it. The waitress was off on the side laughing with a co-worker and ignoring us. The difference between the 2 groups? They were all white, and we were mostly Latinos. In a restaurant in Pilsen serving Mexican food, the Mexicans couldn't get served. The table staff could see the bad service and tried to make up for the waitress. But it was so distressing and disappointing...on top of a large bill, we received service below indifferent...it was rude. And discriminatory. We complained to the manager who was appalled and apologetic, took our number and assured us they would reach back out to us. Nothing. Crickets. Stay away, unless you are white. read more

Worth the 1-hour drive from Evanston. The short version: amazing food and service, will be back again. The service was great: good tempo, well coordinated, and warm but not overwhelming. I wouldn't know if it was their first day open, had I not been waiting for this day for literal months. For starters, we had the red snapper ceviche and Hokkaido scallops aguachile. Both great. The seafood is fresh and sweet, and that's a constant throughout the meal. We were left wondering why we hadn't had more raw red snapper, because its refreshing sweetness and slight sapidity seemed perfect for such preparations, especially on a hot summer day like today. Deep fried grains (?) in the ceviche adds fun and texture to the dish, while the coconut milk in the sauce and some pulp of some citrus fruit added balance and complexity to the taste. The fatty coconut milk also acted as a means of cohesion, and added body to the otherwise quite lean dish. Edible flowers look great and are always fun, of course. The scallops (no photos sadly) were purple, and had none of the sliminess or notes of overt seafood you might often find in raw scallops dishes. I presume, to accompany its more intense flavors, a spicy salsa verde (presumably again) was used, and to add body to that in avoiding hollow spiciness, pineapples were added as well. And it really worked. We got the restaurant's namesake whole San Pedro fish for our main course. The first impression was that it was big, and well grilled, like really well grilled. The flavors are quite earthy, as pointed out also by a member of the staff, and that lends itself well to being accompanied by an assortment of amazing salsas without having its flavor masked completely. Of particular note is what I presume to be an elevated version of salsa macha; bigger pieces of peanuts than usual again added crunch and fun, while its nutty notes helped create new flavors when combined with that of the fish. Its general transparency, again, made sure that the fish remained the center of the dish. Corn tortillas were great and evenly toasted as you can see. If I had to pick bones out of an egg, I did not like that the tortillas were harder than the fish, and that I was still chewing on tortillas a while after the fish was gone. But that's just me, my wife had no such complaints. We ate the entire fish, including its quite large head, which was full of tender cheek and gelatinous parts, ever so flavorful. Blue corn macaron and flan were the desserts of choice today. The flan was quite evil, in that it was adequately salted and accompanied by passion fruit, both of which ensured that the usually overt sweetness was well hidden and that it could be enjoyed in much larger quantities than usual. And it had a brûlée shell at the bottom, what madness! The macaron was quite an experience. Almond flour was presumably swapped for corn flour, and it was CORRRRRRRN. Not for me personally, but I can see people liking it very much. What a meal! Congratulations on the opening of what is heading towards becoming an institution in Pilsen. read more

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Mariscos San Pedro has quickly become one of my favorite restaurants. The tuna tostada is amazing, definitely do the otoro upgrade. You can't go wrong with any of the whole fish options, each are so flavorful and tender. The cocktails are really great and they have half priced bottles of wine on Mondays. I was hesitant but one of the chefs was explaining the Sonoran hot dog, and I couldn't resist, it was amazing. I also loved the broth in the mussels. If you're feeling adventurous, get a shot of mezcal and drink the broth as a chaser. Trust me it's a thing and is amazing! They recently launched their brunch menu too and they have a lot of great selections and the pastries are incredible read more

I've been twice. The first time was fantastic, that's why I went back to celebrate my friend's birthday. The service the second time was terrible. Long wait to be greeted, then had to flag down another server for a 2nd round of drinks. When we were finished I was going to order flan for the bday, but, we were ignored until I flagged down someone for the check. Basically felt ignored . Won't be back. read more

Came in for a few appetizers and cocktails, service and food were wonderful. Had been before when it was Duseks, they remodeled and had the whole Mexican coastal theme. Would recommend. read more

Tuna tostada stole the show. I had read about it but not until I bit into it was I convinced. Fish tacos were flaky and amazing too. And plantain tacos with faro shared in the spotlight. I would be remiss if I don't mention the incredible and exceptional service rendered by John. Left happy and we will return. Everything was spot on plus more. read more

Sad to see duseks go this place is a great replacement. Fresh Mariscos, flavorful sauces, fun drinks!

Came in at closing and the squeezed my order in. Yummy cocktails, tostadas, seafood. If you go to #Thalia hall definitely fuel up here.

I was so excited to try the restaurant. The new decor and interior is a big change, but a new concept done well . I do like the new bathrooms. The service and food were disappointing. Service was incredibly slow. Food was underwhelming. I wanted to love this spot. I was hoping for so much more based on reviews. I may try one more time to give it a chance. read more

This should be a five star review; however, the hostess made us wait 25 minutes for a table, even with a reservation. The manager, Carlos, saw us standing and asked if we were waited on. I told him we waited for 25 minutes. He took us to the table which was ready right away. The food was excellent and the waitress was very attentive as well as the bus boys. We may go back and if the same hostess is there, I will ask for the manager. Carlos was very apologetic and brought a drink to the table on the house. I appreciated that gesture. read more

I was in neighborhood with my don & decided last minute to get a bite to eat. He lives a block or son from rest. &!we called early afternoon. Tracy said come over we have space & close at 2pm. Didn't realize there was a brunch. Sat at bar & enjoyed oysters, variety of Baja tacos , ceviche & some pastries. Very Latino inspired themed seafood. Very different from previous Duseks's. Creative Flavors. Can be kind of pricey but par for the course in seafood. read more

Darlings! This is a neighborhood gem. Truly enjoyed our experience here. The food, service and vibe is divine. Our host- Dia was the best host ever! And the flan deserves a talkshow. That is the best flan on this side of the Mexico border. Thank me later. read more

We have been wanting to try this restaurant for the longest. We made a 9:15p reservation, last one at 9:45p. The food was good. That was the upside. The downside was we felt very rushed by the waitstaff. The glass of wine I ordered was definitely the last of the bottle and another one was not opened, which proved to be short. The price for the amount of food was also on the high side. Maybe had we gone earlier we would have had a better experience. So maybe try that? We have been to many Chicago fusion seafood restaurants and this one did not stand out in any way. read more