El Cid

As soon as you walk in the patio you're greeted with lively Cuban music. Colorful flags strung on top, muraled walls and exposed brick. You get complimentary pickled veggies, chips and sweet excellent salsa. You can't go wrong with the lime margarita. We also had the mango with tahin, we also like. Juan curated the meal for us. Pork stew with green sauce(Guisado Puerco) and chicken fajitas. Both were excellent but special mention goes to the pork. Look the vibe here is just fun, the space has character and the food is good. Juan the proprietor is passionate about is offerings and rightly so! Recommended

About a 2-2.5: One of my favorite eats is the chimichanga, so when I had read from various forums that El Cid is the go-to place, I was excited to check them out.Located in the Logan Square area, they offer brunch, a main menu with apps, soups & salads, sandwiches, Mexican favorites, and house specialties, sides, and a drink menu.I ordered the Burrito a la Chimichanga - you can choose your protein, which I went for the skirt steak; this was filled with beans and cheese, and I opted out of the lettuce and tomatoes, which I requested to be served on the side. I also requested the chimichanga to be 'suizo', which meant that it would be covered with 'melted cheese'.Unfortunately, the chimichanga itself was just okay; I thought it was more on the bland side, and the 'melted cheese', which was super generous, didn't help and, I think, was a bad call on my part - it was just way too much, even for me, and I had to just slide most of it off.The portions are generous and can easily be shared or be split into 2 meals.I did enjoy their red hot sauces, as they had a nice kick and made the chimichanga a bit better.The staff here are very friendly and welcoming, and the restaurant itself was cute, cozy, and well-decorated.Parking is pretty difficult, as it's by a busy intersection, and there's restricted permit parking in the neighborhood; there's also construction going on, so the usual metered parking is also pretty limited.+don't get your item 'suizo'+friendly staff+difficult parking in the area

This is an amazing restaurant. It is a hidden gem in Logan Square. The frozen margaritas are delicious. Blanca made sure that we were taken care of. She suggested her favorite meal. I got the taco plate, with pollo, pork and fish. All are recommended. If you find yourself in Logan Square, head to this place. Make sure to sit on the patio - it's a must visit . Such a good environment

Ended up at this restaurant after walking down Milwaukee. This spot is right off of Kedzie near Azucar and the Logan Square Liquors. Our server was Blanca and she was really good at serving our table. We sat on the back patio which is pet friendly. On this occasion it was not busy at all. The music was flowing and playing some tunes. For food we ordered Flautas and 3 tacos dinner. We enjoyed our food. Everything was flavorful. I would definitely get the tacos again. Upon returning I want to try the fajitas. For drinks we both got margaritas. The Mango Margarita was our favorite.

We came here for drinks this Sunday and had a blast! They have a seating area out front, one inside and one outback and are incredibly dog friendly which we loved !! They are even hosting a dog pool party which we will be attending!! The Margs are strong and good ! We got two pina coladas and two margs large size and that ran us about $66 dollars total Which seemed fair for the amount of drink we were having! They are definitely worth the money each because we both left a little lit! Great spot to people watch! And the salsa verde they give you when you sit down is delicious!!! Will be back !!'

Great Mexican food with fresh ingredients. Highly recommend the Nachos. Attentive and responsive service with a cute back courtyard dining area.

Not sure what happened to this place. Food & drink is decent for the price but the service is trash. If you come here on a Saturday, don't expect to see your server more than once every 70+ minutes.

We popped into the Logan location after an artisan before xmas. Despite being an early dinner crowd "5-ish?" we were greeted immediately with "Hola!" and seated immediately. The chips provided were average, so was the salsa and the salsa verde. I ordered a Paloma, my wife a negra modelo, and my daughter a margarita. My wife and daughter decided to split fajitas, I opted for one of the house specialties, guisado de puerco. It was a new choice for me, never had it before, but I knew that I liked all the ingredients. A rich tomatillo based stew loaded with chunks of savory pork and potatoes, served with corn tortillas, my preference. It was a terrific choice, very flavorful, tasty, and fulfilling. I would definitely order it again. We were surprised at how much we ended up spending, but that is pretty much the new bizarre norm these days "the rent is too d*mn high!" Lol

The margaritas were excellent. The staff was friendly. Those are the only 2 positive things unfortunately I can say. The service was lousy - The food was bland and uninspired. I've never had a burrito that was tasteless and the melted cheese (suiz) was already congealed when the dish was brought to our table. My folks ordered chicken Fajitas and the veggies were overcooked - the chicken was also tasteless and overcooked. Again - the people there were very friendly if not a little absent and the margaritas were great.It was a quick easy Sunday dinner to meet my folks halfway between them and me...but I will not be back nor could I reccommend this place to anyonerecommend but

I ordered two containers of Pico de Gallo that were supposed to be 22oz each and instead received 16oz containers but I was charged $27.00 the price for the larger containers. Not good!