Typica Diner & Cafe Taylor St

Have been by this restaurant several times over the last three months attempting to try it. They are not open weekdays at 7AM as posted. I have been by at 8 and they are not open either. I called them today (Friday) at 12 noon to confirm that they were open before coming by for lunch. By the time I got there at one, they were closed. Would really love to try this place, but does not adhere to any posted hours. Please fix this!

Tried to place a decent sized order on grubhub since everything looked good. After an hour of delays the order was just cancelled. Damn shame. Maybe they were busy that a $60 order from a potential customer didn't matter. All good.

Let me just say, the owners went way above and beyond to allow us to dine here when they wanted to close early. Lovely couple. The food was flavorful and healthy portion. I maybe would have preferred the fried food to be blotted on paper and then placed on plate without napkin underneath. My food stuck to the napkin. Not a deal breaker, for sure. When I return to Chicago, will make it a point to return for breakfast. Take the time to support this establishment.

My coworkers and I were excited to try this place out as it is a short walk from our workplace. The location is not ideal as it is tucked between other fast food/fast casual joints. Our first attempt was unsuccessful as the restaurant was closed due to repairing the espresso machine. Typica was open one week later when we decided to go for lunch on Friday. Our high hopes were soon vanished after several attempts to give the establishment the benefit of the doubt. First off, we ordered tequenos to split as an appetizer and when the dish came out, the cheese was still cold and still in block form, seemingly like it was straight from the freezer. After bringing this concern to the waitress, the kitchen decided to refry the half bitten tequenos rather than giving us a whole new set of tequenos. For our main dishes we each ordered various arepas. We pre-emptively asked for extra sauce (as sauces are the mainstay of a delicious arepa) and was not given at first when presented our dishes. Arepas were decent, not as flavorful or enticing as others I have tried. As an aside, they did not have several things from the menu such as the array of juices and chicken arepa. Overall, I hope the establishment makes some changes in regards to customer service, quality of food, and ambience of environment.

What a lovely little place near work! Good food and good coffee. The waitress was very friendly and accommodating. The arepa was very filling and the sauce it came with was so fresh and tasty. I will be back!

I ordered from here before 8:30pm (they close at 9:00pm) from their official website (not a 3rd party). When I get there (after driving 20 minutes, still before their closing time), I'm told that the kitchen is closed and they can't fulfill my order. They say they called me but I didn't have any missed calls. What I don't understand is why they don't close orders from their own website after a certain time if the kitchen is closed? Or call more than once if you can't fulfill an order? The thing is - this is the second time I've been here. The first time I also ordered online from their own website and they also had issues. That time they said they never got an order and I had to wait 30 minutes in the store for them to make my food. I'm giving two stars because the food is actually good when they're able to handle all the mess that comes beforehand. I don't like giving poor reviews but they really need to get their act together.

When in the medical district you have to try Typica! Authentic Venezuelan food. The arepa flight is one of my favorites. You can sample the different meat and cheese. Every dish that I've tried from here has been delicious so far. The restaurant is small but not congested. You can come in for coffee and pastry, or for breakfast, lunch or dinner. They have great service and get the food out to you quickly. They also give great suggestions for people who have never tried Venezuelan food. Street parking is available and wasn't difficult to find.

VISIT. EAT. ENJOY. this is such a hidden gem in Chicago. There wasn't a wait and the staff was very accommodating and nice. The menu has too many great options. We got the plantain pancakes and breakfast arepa. It was well price and we left very full. We would come again.

Cute local spot serving breakfast with a Latin twist! I had the sweet arepas and my boyfriend had the Venezuelan criollo tradicional. My caramel latte came out first (mmmm cafecito) and then the food. While I enjoyed my sweet arepas, I wouldn't order as my meal again. To be fair. I didn't realize what I was ordering as this dish was unfamiliar to me. I'm not so sure about sour cream on top as I didn't think it added to the flavor much. I typically prefer something sweeter for brunch though. I did nibble on the criollo dish, and oh my, it was delicious! The service was speedy and attentive and we WILL go back as I saw quite a few dishes I would like to try!

This very unassuming place is so incredibly cute. There isn't that many places to get brunch by the Western CTA station, but it happened to be a midway point for a friend and me. Don't let the small number of reviews deter you from visiting! It's a super cute diner with the classic diner booths and cute wall decor. The service was great. It was one lady, but she made sure we were taken care of and she was super sweet.We got a hazelnut latte, sweet plantain waffles, Belgian waffles with fruit and the veggie arepa. Everything was amazing. I highly recommend the sweet plantain waffle with the fried egg like the other reviews here because it's unique and also delicious! Give this place a chance, it'll be worth it!