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    Ordo Restaurant

    4.4 (75 reviews)
    Updated 3 weeks ago

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    ORDO RESTAURANT ATMOSPHERE

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    Happy hour specials
    Outdoor seating

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    Shashlik Chicken
    Mikala M.

    My husband and I decided to try something new on a date night as we are unfamiliar with this type of cuisine. We were both pleasantly surprised by the explosion of incredible flavors in the appetizer and entree. Highly recommend the chicken shaslik, mashed potatoes and vegetables. The flavors were so good! This place is great for date night as it's quaint and the ambience is nice.

    Jen S.

    Pleasant surprise. Kazakhstan food is a fusion on what you'd think Russian food along with Asian. It's very clean, we eat healthy so this fit the bill. Very flavorful but not spicy. We enjoyed this very much. The beef was tender in our dishes and seasoned well. My late was outstanding. We had creme brulee for dessert and it was good too.

    Golda D.

    The food and service are top notch! The servers recommendations are spot on!!! Will definitely go back!!!

    Peel
    Jackie V.

    As we walked in to the restaurant it didn't look like much, but once we stepped inside we were transported to Central Asia. The decor is beautiful and great ambiance with nice music. Our server promptly greeted us and explained which countries the food was from. Everything looked so good it was hard to choose. For drinks they had a nice selection. We settled the spiced pomegranate margarita and a Goose Island beer. We started our meal with the pelmeni which were delicate and delicious in a lovely sauce. For entrees we shared the Jarovnya which was almost like an Asian fajita platter and Oromo which is a vegetarian dumpling style dish. The flavors were excellent. This place is a gem and we can't wait to come back and try more of the unique items on the menu.

    Amy A.

    My husband and I went to Ordo last night for the first time! We absolutely loved it! First, they did such a nice job redecorating/renovating inside. It was warm and welcoming! Good to know it just isn't a massively large restaurant so some tables may be closer together, but it doesn't ruin the experience by any means! My husband and I both aren't big drinkers so we were pleasantly surprised to see a zero proof section on their beverage menu. We got the "mixed berry mule" and both loved it! We decided to start with their pickle plate, solenyia. It is a nice portion and I love a good pickle plate. It's a nice bite to have throughout the meal. We also shared the Vareniki pan fried. They were light, crispy, and the sauce complimented it nicely! For our main course we decided to share the Kuurdak with beef and the Jarovnya with chicken. Both were DELICIOUS! We kept going back and forth with which one we liked more. We did keep coming back to the Kuurdak though. It had such great flavor and the meat was so tender. This is the kind of place that I think all ages will like the food! We 100% plan on coming back and trying more off of the menu.

    Beef lulu - needed different veggies
    Nick M.

    Came here on a Sunday night and no one was in sight! All good though. The drinks were really good. I did an old fashioned and my girl did some raspberry martini - we got two each. The ceasar salad was really good! Best hit of the night. The fruit flies were all over the place- did not enjoy having to smack them away every 5 minutes. For entrees -- the salmon was ok but the mashed potatoes made it better. The veggies on the side were iced cold... The beef lulu plate was weird. It had a white and a red onion. I could not do a combo and the beef was over cooked. The rice was just regular steamed white rice - much more needed for the price. Probably better to come here for lunch.

    Manty
    Matthew K.

    I took my family to try out Ordo on Thursday. The restaurant was very nice inside and everyone seemed to really like the food. I ordered the Beef Plov and the meat was tender and very well seasoned. The rice it was served on was also very good. Two others at my table ordered the Lamb Plov and enjoyed the lamb version. My wife ordered the Manty and my daughter ordered the Mushroom Risotto and they both said their meals were very tasty. As good as the food was, the service left some room for improvement. It took a long time for us to be greeted, a long time to have our orders taken once seated, and a long time to get the check at the end. Also, my son didn't get his food. We assumed it was coming but it never arrived. So we had to ask the waitress later where it was and she said there was some sort of mix-up and brought him his plate right away. Still a little surprised that she didn't think it was weird that everyone was served but him. Lastly, they gave our check to the table next to us and they had to point it out to them (after they already paid I think).

    Manty
    Joachim G.

    A great experience! Very nice and attentive waiters and delicious food! Try the carrot salad (Morkovcha) and this feeds many! It has a great spice to it Samsy is great, the manty dumplings are outstanding! Also don't miss the roasted potatoes (outstanding!!) and the Lula kebab is great also. You won't leave hungry- if there's space get some honey cake for dessert We also liked the black tea. Will certainly be back !!

    Chicago g.

    Food was great. Ambiance, dinning area was nicely decorated. Service was superb. All 4 people in our party were happy with their entrees. Tip, get the salmon lunch special rather than the dinner. Only difference is mashed potato vs rice.

    Karyn M.

    We tried Ordo, a restaurant serving Central Asian and Eastern European dishes, in the space formerly occupied by Players. We had never been to Players, but our friends had, and they remarked how Ordo was nicely decorated and remodeled. It was crowded on a Friday evening, almost every table was taken. We ordered beverages and some appetizers. The samsy was a flaky pastry filled with beef and onions with a dipping sauce. It only contained one, so we all had just a small taste. The vareniki were dumplings (pierogi) with potato filling and a sour cream dill sauce. This was more plentiful and we ordered them steamed. We also split a tray of soleniya, picked and fermented vegetables. The platter had an assortment of peppers, mushrooms, cabbage, tomatoes. Our beverages still hadn't arrived yet so we had to remind them. My friends ordered filet Mignon, mushroom risotto and jarovnya, meat and vegetables in a "unique frying pan." I ordered Plov - Uzbekistan's legendary national dish. The standard recipe is lamb meat, long grain rice, carrots, onions, garlic, cumin and coriander. My dish also had chickpeas and raisins. The best plov is made in a kazan, a large cast iron or aluminum pot. I ordered the Plov with beef, which was tender cubes of fragrant, spiced meat. I enjoyed the grilled, spiced and sweet nature of the dish. It was very filling. We enjoyed our meal -- expertly prepared, spices from the Silk Road, abundant and served on platters, pans, trays. The only glitch was that it took a long time for our dishes to come out, the filet came way after the other dishes, and it was cooked well rather than medium. Our server was friendly, though a little overwhelmed by the crowded room. It was late so we bypassed dessert -- only to run into our friends again at Jewel, picking up dessert.

    Plov Lamb
    Carlton R.

    Surprisingly very good! This place from an outside POV didn't seem like much, but once you walk in, the ambience was a lot better! It's not the fanciest restaurant , but it's very very decent for what it offers. We were seated and shortly greeted by our waiter for our drinks and appetizers. Shortly after, we ordered our dinner with some recommendations from the waiter. The food was absolutely delicious! For the overall price, the ambience and food, it was well worth it! Will definitely return if I am in Deerfield again!

    Adjarian Khachapuri

    Incredibly delicious and unique food. Outstanding service. I ate there with friends two weeks ago and went back again last week because I was actually craving the plov (rice pilaf) and kebabs. I'll be a regular for sure.

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    The only thing better than the service is the food. You can't for wrong here. If you're in North Chicagoland, this needs to be ok your list!

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