Café Tola is one of The 11 Best Places for Plantains in Lakeview, Chicago.

1. Café Tola

9.0
3612 N Southport Ave (Addison St), Chicago, IL
Empanada Restaurant · Lakeview · 41 tips and reviews

ShennyShenny: Tried the goat cheese, black beans, and plantain empanada. Still delicious, but the sirloin one I had before is still the best. The empanadas seem larger this time than my last visit though. Props!

Time Out ChicagoTime Out Chicago: Housemade empanadas (such as an outstanding black-bean, plantain and goat-cheese one) are warm and taste just made (which they probably were). http://tmoutchi.us/13RnXNp

Jon S.Jon Samp: Beef sirloin and black bean goat cheese plantain. Get those two. Wow!!

Brazilian Bowl Grill is one of The 11 Best Places for Plantains in Lakeview, Chicago.

2. Brazilian Bowl Grill

8.4
3204 N Broadway St (Belmont), Chicago, IL
Brazilian Restaurant · Lake View East · 53 tips and reviews

Lisa D.Lisa D: Plantains are the best!

Melody L.Melody Legge: Beef acebolado, Rice is tasty, beef marinated very well. Steak mini bowl, All the flavours corm together nicely in the bowl. Brigadeiro for desert is lovely.

Michael N.Michael Nordman: The employees here are so hot and flirty!

Cafe El Tapatio is one of The 11 Best Places for Plantains in Lakeview, Chicago.

3. Cafe El Tapatio

8.7
3358 N Ashland Ave (at W Roscoe St), Chicago, IL
Mexican Restaurant · Lakeview · 64 tips and reviews

Hillary W.Hillary Welton: Sangria is fantastic, as are the tacos del mar and the plantain enchalidas!

Vanessa S.Vanessa Sosa: Food's really gone downhill, u can tell my whole dish was nuked. Beans on plate completely dried out, rice was hard, plantain enchiladas EXTREMELY hot, hotter than if fresh made. Not busy at all.

Sean M.Sean Maccarone-Reed: One of the best Mexican places in all Chicago. Pitcher of margaritas out in the sidewalk seating is great on a warm day.

Las Tablas Colombian Steakhouse is one of The 11 Best Places for Plantains in Lakeview, Chicago.

4. Las Tablas Colombian Steakhouse

8.5
2942 N Lincoln Ave (at W Wellington Ave), Chicago, IL
Latin American Restaurant · Lakeview · 52 tips and reviews

Dave G.Dave Ge: One of the best skirt steaks I've had. Medium rare a must

Brian W.Brian Wesselman: BYOB nights are now Mon to Thurs only. Sun used to be included but no longer.

Food Porn ..Food Porn .it: You've got to try the Entraña! It's marinated skirt steak that will stand up to or beat any steak in Chicago. Can you afford to not trust a guy whose name is Food Porn? Entraña is #FoodPornCertified

Rojo Gusano is one of The 11 Best Places for Plantains in Lakeview, Chicago.

5. Rojo Gusano

8.3
4217 N Ravenswood Ave, Chicago, IL
Mexican Restaurant · South East Ravenswood · 6 tips and reviews

Mark L.Mark Locascio: Get the plantains. The curry shrimp taco and the chorizo taco are both excellent. Also, it's BYOB.

Anderson V.Anderson Vankayala: The tacos are great! The chorizo and Korean bear BBQ tacos have an immense flavor

Joe D.Joe Dodson: Food was very underwhelming...skip the guacamole. Only thing we tried that was good was the empanadas.

El Nuevo Mexicano is one of The 11 Best Places for Plantains in Lakeview, Chicago.

6. El Nuevo Mexicano

8.0
2914 N Clark St (at Oakdale St), Chicago, IL
Mexican Restaurant · Lake View East · 40 tips and reviews

Matt S.Matt Skallerud: Being from California, I do appreciate really good Mexican food... dinner here was FANTASTIC! I had their special carne asada plate... it was to die for!

Adam T.Adam Twersky: Ask for the vegan menu

Dev D.Dev Dugal: Food was good, not great. Chicken fajitas cooked well with seasoning. Sodas were waaaay under carbonated. So basically syrup. PLUS - they don't honor their foursquare special after you check-in!

El Mariachi Tequila Bar & Grill is one of The 11 Best Places for Plantains in Lakeview, Chicago.

7. El Mariachi Tequila Bar & Grill

7.7
3906 N Broadway St (at W Sheridan Rd.), Chicago, IL
Mexican Restaurant · Lakeview · 53 tips and reviews

Susan N.Susan Nell: Fresh housemade chips and delicious salsa, a killer tequila list (if that's your thing) and creative dishes (plus all the ones you'd expect). Try the Sopes Oaxaquenos appetizer, you won't be sorry!

Pascal Y.Pascal Yazbeck: Fajitas are the best here

Andrik G.Andrik Guzman: Great food and excellent service. Try the Costeña steak. It's delicious.

Machu Picchu Restaurant is one of The 11 Best Places for Plantains in Lakeview, Chicago.

8. Machu Picchu Restaurant

3856 N Ashland Ave (at W Byron St), Chicago, IL
Peruvian Restaurant · Lakeview · 24 tips and reviews

Dana T.Dana Tedesco: BEST tamal I ever had in my life. It had peanuts in it!!! Creamy Garlic Ajo Shrimp was my choice & shared Lomo Saltado (though the french fries are frozen out of a bag). Caramel Cookie for dessert!!!

Erik T.Erik Thallemer: Historical fact - this location was a speakeasy during the prohibition era. See if you can find the trap door in the stalls of the men's bathroom!

Jessica E.Jessica Emilia: Order the Lomo Saltado!

The Piggery is one of The 11 Best Places for Plantains in Lakeview, Chicago.

9. The Piggery

7.5
1625 W Irving Park Rd (at N Marshfield Ave), Chicago, IL
BBQ Joint · Lakeview · 63 tips and reviews

E R.E Ruiz: Ribs are nice and tender. Bbq sauce is sweet. The waffle and chicken slider is the BOMB!! I also loved the fresh homemade split pea soup.

s F.s F: The southwest pulled pork salad is outstanding! Always a good time here!

COCO: Too loud!!!!

Azteca Grill is one of The 11 Best Places for Plantains in Lakeview, Chicago.

10. Azteca Grill

3731 N Clark St (at Waveland), Chicago, IL
Mexican Restaurant · Wrigleyville · 25 tips and reviews

Alex P.Alex Pyatetsky: This is a true hidden gem. Best fish tacos I've ever had, anywhere, including California and Mexico. Hard to believe given its location. If you're gluten free, be prepared to cry yourself to sleep.

John-Henry S.John-Henry Scherck: Get the burrito Azteca!

Best late night Mexican ever!!!!

Revolución Steakhouse is one of The 11 Best Places for Plantains in Lakeview, Chicago.

11. Revolución Steakhouse

3443 N Broadway St (at W Stratford Pl), Chicago, IL
Steakhouse · Lake View East · 45 tips and reviews

Curtis H.Curtis Hiller: The ceviche was a solid starter. The goat cheese and beet salad is absolutely fantastic--the candied walnuts are great with a steak addition...

Jesse S.Jesse Salazar: Great beer selection, the revolución salad is good and so is the steak!

Marquise N.Marquise Neal: The Chuletas de puerco were phenomenal! Mmm mmmm good