I suppose tapas aren't as nearly as popular as they were 20-30 years ago, but I still love them (mind you, the cost per dish seems to have gone up disproportionaly). 1492 has a wide menu and the size of the servings are perhaps a bit too large. Nevertheless the food was great, even if some of the wait staff... more

My husband and I went to this restaurant to celebrate our anniversary. My husband had never experienced tapas before, and it had been several years since I had enjoyed them over at Meson Sabika in the suburbs. The restaurant is located in this gorgeous four floor stone house tucked just off of Michigan Avenue. The decor inside is very romantic-beautiful... more

We are fond of tapas and were pleased to learn that there was a tapas bar just a few blocks off Michigan Avenue. The restaurant itself was pleasant, but the service was chaotic (the appetisers for the two of us arrived ten minutes apart, and one of our orders had clearly been forgotten until we asked about it). The food... more

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

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

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

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

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

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