Cariño
$$$$ • Latin American, Tacos, Fine Dining
Hours:
4662 N Broadway, Chicago
(312) 722-6838
About Cariño
Customers' Favorites
Truffle Quesadilla
Beef Belly Taco
Wagyu Taco
Ravioli
Sorbet
Cariño Reviews
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Hours
| Monday | Closed |
| Tuesday | Closed |
| Wednesday | 6PM - 12AM |
| Thursday | 6PM - 12AM |
| Friday | 6PM - 12AM |
| Saturday | 6PM - 12AM |
| Sunday | 6PM - 12AM |
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Located in Uptown a few L stops past Wrigley Field, Carino is an unassuming little jewel box underneath the L tracks. The restaurant serves a Latin American tasting menu with much complexity and originality. The dining room hot spot is the 7‑seat chef’s counter facing the kitchen and also there are about 6 tables. The counter tasting menu has one extra course vs. the table tasting menu and the chef’s counter has one seating each night. Afterwards the counter offers a taco omakase experience 4 nights a week.
The menu is full of dishes that sound familiar—chips and salsa, chicharron michelada, aguachile, ravioli, taco, tostada, quesadilla—but each dish has many ingredients, often unique, and many steps in preparation. Favourite plates were ravioli with huitlacoche, chicken liver taco, lamb tartare tostada and lamb with beets. The restaurant also offers wine pairings, a spirit‑free pairing and a cocktail menu. The drinks are as complex as the food.
The atmosphere and service are top notch. The executive chef/owner is hands‑on, whirling about with purpose and still purposefully conversing with counter guests. The choreography of the entire staff is impressive and the overall experience is a wonderful discovery, a hidden gem that Michelin recognizes for purpose, plan and vision.