Beat Kitchen Cantina

Veggie empanadas: delicious, creamy sans cream, mushroomy -- YUM!And the iced-lime-with-salt margaritas are great, too! I loved hanging around Beat Kitchen "back in the day," and living near Navy Pier lately, I love knowing about these DELICIOUS veggie empanadas!Bonnie, seen here also, loved her small bite, too. And they were kind enough to provide me with a short water-in-cup for her, too, which was awesome.Great experience!

I just came to Beat Kitchen for a quick snack! There's a lot of chain restaurants in Navy pier so I wanted something different. I ordered the smoked pork belly taco. It took awhile to receive it. I only have a couple in front of me. It was good, but I thought there was much toppings! It overpowered the meat. I still ate the whole thing so it was still good! The alcoholic drinks are great here: they have a good variety. I think it is pretty expensive here... but everything is expensive in navy pier!

Beat kitchen is such nice place to grab quick drinks and food by the riverwalk. The vibe is very lit during the summers. They have a decent collection of beers. I like the food too. The Thai pizza is very interesting. The goat cheese pizza is an interesting take on a typical caprese pizza. They have tons of seating and small tables laid around the riverwalk. You would almost always find a place to sit. The service is typically fast but can get slow during rush hour. Overall, this is a nice casual place to hangout with your friends during summer and fall.

The four stars are for sure for the cute purple tortillas.(three stars would be more accurate.) The service was okay nothing special , a walk-up in a food hall. You can watch the cooks prepare right in front of you. The Thai shrimp taco is Spicey but so good. The chicken fajita taco and the guacamole was just okay . It lacked flavor. However the margarita made up for it ! The tacos and the purple chips made it all worth a try.

Good food. Lobster roll and the soft crab tacos were good. Lobster roll was the better of the two. Only thing that really pissed me off was the "credit card surcharge". They added 4% before the 11.25% tax the navy pier has. If I was told it would have been better. Pay cash don't give them their bs fee it should be part of the meal cost. Would have been a 4.5 if not for the surcharge without being told.

Don't listen to the G reviews this place is great. Super great authentic food and reasonable prices. And the guac!! Almost as good as mine!!Got the chicken fajita and short rib tacos and an empanada. If you want a burger for kids there's a hala place next door.Super friendly!!

I have to say this is one of the best tacos I have, the purple tortilla is so beautiful, the salsa is muy bueno !!!

We stopped here after enjoying the Bastille Day celebrations and wanted a quick bite. We got the chips and salsa and tacos. I liked the coleslaw on top in lieu of lettuce and tomato. There was more than enough meat, and it was seasoned nicely. I was able to take it home, so try not to order 2 or 3 thinking you can eat all in 1 sitting.The lady at the counter was helpful and friendly.Both the tortillas and chips are PURPLE! I do not know if purple corn is 'better' than yellow but I do like how striking it is to eat.

Really good tacos! I was surprised how fresh they were! Very tasty I would definitely recommend these and I would buy these again!

The people here were so nice! I didn't know what I wanted, when I walked up all I knew is I wanted tacos.The lady at the counter told me the Jerk Pork was her favorite, I trusted her and did not regret it at all!From $6.50 the taco had a ton of flavor and a good amount of filling.It definitely hit the spot!And yes $6.50 for each taco is a little high, but the flavor and amount make up for that. Plus! It's right on Navy Pier so what do you expect. In terms of the place, it's inside on the Navy Pier so it's not a sit down place or anything, really just a kitchen and counter to order and the pick up, so if you are looking for sit down this won't be for you but if you just want a quick bite I'd recommend!