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Best Western Grant Park Hotel $212 0.3 mi 0.4 km 3 of 5 stars
Chicago's Essex Inn $234 0.4 mi 0.7 km 3.5 of 5 stars
Hilton Chicago $342 0.5 mi 0.8 km 4 of 5 stars
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Hotel Burnham - a Kimpton Hotel $292 1.2 mi 1.9 km 4.5 of 5 stars
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  • Cuisines: Mexican
  • Price range*: $9-$40
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“great food, service, dine al fresco”
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5 of 5 stars
phasechangemom
Richmond, Virginia
Jul 7, 2008

We enjoyed a fantastic appetizer tray, then fajitas for two seved in a hot stone bowl, the staff was friendly and attentive. We had a view of the Chicago skyline as the sun began to set, finished with a Margarita and walked to Lake Michigan with great feelings about this huge cosmopolitan Midwestern city. more

“Find Another Place for Mexican”
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1 of 5 stars
chicagofran2
Chicago
Mar 1, 2008

The service and food has gotten progressively worse since Zapatista opened. My last and final visit was on Sunday, Feb. 24th. Customers had to wait 30 minutes because the hostess refused to seat people in another section of the restaurant. We sat in the bar area waiting to be seated. In the bar area the waiter refused to bring us... more

“Good margaritas.”
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Dec 25, 2007
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“Fajitas served in a...”
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Dec 18, 2007
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Fajitas served in a stone bowl, keep ingridients sizzling hot more

“Service great, food salty”
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aja55
Vancouver, Wa
Oct 12, 2007

IWell I picked this place out of the blue for my Birthday meal. Guess I should stick to what I find on the net or in books. The service was prompt and friendly. The wine we decided on was a wonderful light, crisp chardonnay that I will never forget. Unfortunately I’ll not forget the food either. We opted to share... more

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Zapatista Address

1307 S Wabash Ave, Chicago, IL 60605
Tel: (312) 435-1307 Fax: 312-435-1308
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