Cafeteria Yesenia
4244 S Ashland Ave, Chicago
(773) 523-8480
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I love their arroz con gandules everything is good from the menu.
Found this place while looking for something different since I work in the area… I love Hispanic food but I was slightly tired of eating the same Mexican-style dishes. I saw that this place was Cuban, and thought to give it a try since I don’t really get to try other types of Hispanic food.
When I first walked in, I immediately noticed how clean this place was and the amount of artistic aesthetic glowing from each wall. My head kept turning and scanning the room. Very warm and comfortable… I even changed my mind from doing takeout to eating inside. As of right now, this is my third time visiting this place and just today there was a man singing while playing the guitar. It was beautiful.
Even though I already knew what I wanted, I still looked at the menu to see all their options and prices. I was surprised at how affordable these prices were compared to other restaurants in the area post inflation. Sandwhiches were about $8-$9 bucks and if you want a double or extra toppings it was about $11 in total, not including the drink though, and to add cheese was only 50 cents.
I knew I wanted one of those flatbread sandwhiches I saw when I searched this place on Google so I ended up ordering a Bistek Double with french fries and a Horchata. I sat and waited maybe 6 minutes and my food was ready (it was the only person there at the time). My food was brung to me by a male server, but before he brought me the food he went to a fridge and took a bottle of yellow sauce out, and brought my food and the bottle to me. I asked what this yellow sauce was and he said it was hotsauce for my fries. Generally I don’t eat that much traditional hotsauce like Louisiana or Redhot, but I do enjoy the green and red sauces I get with Mexican food, so I decided to give this mysterious yellow sauce a try — and good googly moogly, this sauce was the f*cking BOMB. I completely destroyed those fries…and when my sandwhich came, I put yellow sauce on that too. The sandwhich was perfect: the steak meat was nice and tender, the onions and tomato blended in perfectly, the cheese pull was glorious, and the crunch on that bread was unbelievable how it held everything together into a solid sandwhich. That hot sauce is downright addictive. I tried to ask what type of sauce was it, and I was told that it was a mix between green and red peppers with seasoning. It’s not super hot but it does have a kick to it. The horchata knocked out all of the heat after a couple sips anyway so my overall eating experience was very comfortable.
I’ve already recommended my coworkers and family to this place, it’s my new hidden gem. I will definitely be back to try more options.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 4
Fast,tasty samiches
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I just ordered some empanadas and coffee, delicious food .But the delivery lady was very kind. I will order again in the future.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Great prices. Friendly staff. Not much parking. Seasoning less than average (bland)
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Empanadas, Sandwich, Steak Sandwich
Really nice spot for a nice cubano sandwich and the specials on the wall can't be beaten. Some ? are home made.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Sandwich Cubano, Empanadas, Sandwich, Tostones
Clean and servicial!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
Really good food, but my only complaint is that there are no bean sides .... At all. Where are my Cuban black beans?!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
The upside to this restaurant was the service and the atmosphere. The food was a let down.
We ordered empandas. The chicken was not seasoned at all, very bland and it was "doughy"
The tostones were too thick and also were not seasoned. The garlic sauce was placed on top but again - very tasteless.
The Cuban sandwich was descent. It was seasoned better however, I did not enjoy the food and could not finish it. I will not go back to this restaurant.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 1
Service: 5
Firstly, when I walked in the door, some employees were sitting down and eating and they looked at me like I didn't belong. The young ladies who took my order were a little more friendly. I ordered empanadas and they were ok, nothing to brag about.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 2
Service: 3
Restaurantji Recommends
1st time to try Cuban food. Fooood was amazing. I will surely come back here sooon?
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Bad. Food was not fresh, flavorless, coffee was pure sugar and water. Place has descent presentation but has humidity smell. Lots of room for improvement
I'm from south Florida and this is the first place I've been able to get a good cuban coffee and croquettaa. Cuban sandwich excellent as are the people that work there.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The food was bland no flavor the empanada looked like it was fried in old oil the meat was dry
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 1
Service: 5
Awesome place , awesome owners!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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