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1492 Tapas Bar


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#638 of 4,449 restaurants in Chicago
  • Cuisines: Spanish, Tapas
  • Price range*: $21-$30
  • Neighborhood: The Loop
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4 of 5 stars
4150 6 contributions
Houston
Apr 10, 2009

Today we tried their happy hour menu and loved the beef empanadas, chicken taquitos, calamari, potato w/beef filling, fried artichokes, and drinks. I ordered mango margarita on the rocks ($10) and my husband ordered local beer ($6). From 4-6pm they offer a bar menu and everything on it was only $3 each. I think we ordered 8 and like 5... more

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5 of 5 stars
DrTammy 1 contribution
Jefferson, North Carolina
Dec 15, 2008
1/1 found this review helpful

I had the opportunity to visit Chicago recently (November 12-16, 2008) on the ocassion of the American Medical Asociation Joint Symposium. I loved the city, also loved 1492 Tapas. After the closing conference, we asked the Hyatt-Regency concierge to suggest a nice tapas place to go to, and he recommended 1492. It was a great choice. We (party of 9)... more

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1 of 5 stars
cyrilSanfrancisco 1 contribution
San francisco
Nov 17, 2008

I went there with my coworkers during a conference trip and we were totally disappointed by this FAKE Spanish restaurant. First, we arrived around 9.30pm; we asked them if it was OK to eat at this hour. The waitress said Ok but after receiving the entree (2minutes after), they asked us to pay without asking if we wanted desserts or... more

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3 of 5 stars
A TripAdvisor Contributor
Aug 3, 2008

Good tapas with a more quaint atmos than the other tapas places around town. more

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4 of 5 stars
Slider54 4 contributions
Cleveland Ohio
Jul 2, 2008
1/1 found this review helpful

Found the restaurant by just walking around the Loop. It was a warm evening and they had a number of tables set up on the sidewalk. They had a large selection of tapas and also several paellas. The food was very good, the prices were reasonable and the server was very helpful. They had a promotion where all their wines... more

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2 of 5 stars
A TripAdvisor Contributor
Apr 24, 2008

It's good but not great. Everything seemed a little oily to me. more

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5 of 5 stars
A TripAdvisor Contributor
Feb 19, 2008

Love this place. Great ambiance. Nice sangria selection. more

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4 of 5 stars
A TripAdvisor Contributor
Jan 22, 2008

really fun for a long dinner and great food and wine list more

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1 of 5 stars
A TripAdvisor Contributor
Jan 2, 2008
0/3 found this review helpful

DON"T GO more

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4 of 5 stars
A TripAdvisor Contributor
Dec 27, 2007

Very Good Tapas - didn't have quite the ones I wanted from Spain, but good nonetheless. Pretty small crowd for lunch on a Monday, we were the only ones there for the first half of our lunch! more

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1492 Tapas Bar Address

42 E Superior St, Chicago, IL 60611
Tel: (312) 867-1492
* Restaurant price information is based on meal cost per person, excluding drinks, tax and tip.