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El Nandú Restaurant - Steakhouse in Chicago, Illinois

El Nandú Restaurant

4.5 (618 reviews)

2731 W Fullerton Ave #3015, Chicago, IL 60647

Argentinian restaurant
Steak house

About El Nandú Restaurant - steak house in Chicago, Illinois

Argentinean specialties offered up in a warm space with exposed brick plus weekend entertainment.

Customer Review Summary

El Nandú Restaurant offers a welcoming atmosphere with nice decor and dim lighting. The food is highlighted by crispy empanadas, well-seasoned meat, and delicious desserts. Free bread with flavorful spreads is also provided. Live music on Thursdays adds to the experience. Many patrons recommend the entrana and other grilled meats for their tenderness and flavor. Service can be slow, especially when the restaurant is busy. Overall, it's a well-loved establishment with a long history, making it a recommended dining experience.

Key Features

From the business

  • Identifies as disabled-owned
  • Identifies as Latino-owned
  • Identifies as women-owned

Service options

  • Outdoor seating
  • Curbside pickup
  • No-contact delivery
  • Delivery
  • Onsite services
  • Takeout
  • Dine-in

Highlights

  • Fast service
  • Great dessert
  • Live music
  • Sports

Popular for

  • Lunch
  • Dinner
  • Solo dining

Accessibility

  • Wheelchair accessible entrance
  • Wheelchair accessible restroom
  • Wheelchair accessible seating

Offerings

  • Alcohol
  • Beer
  • Cocktails
  • Coffee
  • Happy hour drinks
  • Happy hour food
  • Hard liquor
  • Healthy options
  • Late-night food
  • Small plates
  • Wine

Dining options

  • Brunch
  • Lunch
  • Dinner
  • Catering
  • Counter service
  • Dessert
  • Seating

Amenities

  • Bar onsite
  • Restroom

Atmosphere

  • Casual
  • Cozy
  • Romantic
  • Trendy

Crowd

  • Family-friendly
  • Groups
  • LGBTQ+ friendly
  • Tourists
  • Transgender safespace

Planning

  • Accepts reservations

Payments

  • Cash-only
  • Credit cards
  • Debit cards

Children

  • Good for kids
  • High chairs

Parking

  • Free street parking
  • Paid street parking

Customer Reviews

Rating Distribution

4.5 out of 5
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Based on 618 reviews

Faith Raza

1 month ago

Nice place, dim lights. Live music on Thursdays the waiter said. Food, empanadas are crispy, fresh, and good. The place wasn't busy on a Sunday night which was good. Desserts 🍪 delicious.

JING LI

7 months ago

Fantastic and welcoming atmosphere. were provided with free bread and spread, l don’t know the name of the two spreads, one is with rich herbal flavor and was blended so well with the olive oil, the other one with a fresh lime flavor, both of them matched so well with the bread. We ordered a comb, in which meat was tender and well seasoned, like the shrimp the most, especially its gravy. Also got the free gift dessert as our first visit here. Great experience, 100% recommend!

Earthbound Adventures

2 months ago

It's been years since I was here and the food is as good as it was then. They have some of the best tasting Empanadas in town. I had the sweet bread, Krispy and very good.. The Entrania is nicely seasoned and huge, and the chimichurri is great! I highly recommend this place.

Christina Chic

2 months ago

This restaurant has been here for 34 years and I can see why! The staff was super kind and helpful in answering our questions. Before you order, they bring out bread with a side of chimichurri and a spicy sauce. Three of us split 3 empanadas and the Parrillada Argentina Para Dos Con Camarones which also came with two sides. The meat was all grilled and also served on a tiny grill! It was plenty of food and we had some meat left over. It was all delicious. The meat was grilled and seasoned to perfection and had so much flavor! I also had the caipirinha which was yummy. 10/10 would visit again! My parents loved it as well!

Leo Kupperman

1 year ago

Loved the skirt steak here! A very friendly restaurant/bar serving great stakes at reasonable prices. We were surprised by live music, which was very good! So good we even got up to dance at the behest of other patrons who were very welcoming. The highlight food wise was definitely the Entraña with fries. Just a really well treated piece of meat. I would highly recommend giving this place a try, especially on a thursday night.

Jae

1 year ago

Visiting from out of town and stumbled upon this restaurant as we were in the area. Good food although those around us (larger parties who ordered after us) were served before us. Drinks were a hit and loved all the decor. Please remember to order dessert!

JORGE RUIZ

5 months ago

Very good empanadas, beautiful cooked entran̈as, delicious milanesas.... what can i say... very good food... love it!!!

Bill Kowalewski-Barrera (Flamencoracer)

Understaffed, super long wait to get our order taken, then super long wait for our food and wine. Even with an under-staffed kitchen, how much work is it to pour wine into a carafe and bring it to the table? The decor is very nice, though, and has gotten better over the years. That being said, the bill was pretty reasonable.

Location

Contact Information

Hours of Operation

Friday 12 AM–12 PM, 5–11 PM
Monday Closed
Saturday 12–11 PM
Sunday 12–9 PM
Thursday 5 PM–12 AM
Tuesday Closed
Wednesday 5–10 PM

Price Range

$$