Elia Chicago

1938 W Division St, Chicago
(773) 770-3658

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Daniel

My family and I enjoyed everything about Elia. The food, service and ambiance was excellent!

Bret

Appropriately attentive service, comfortable space, cocktails are very well crafted. I'm looking forward to visiting again.

Kristen

I was really impressed with the overall ambiance and vibe of the restaurant! I gave 3 stars for the food. I really wanted to love it but the food needs more spices. It was similar to most other Mediterranean restaurants. It could be fantastic if they would take it up a notch with the flavor

Stacey

Five stars for Elia!My friend Marcey and I had a fantastic lunch here. From the moment we walked in, Mustafa made us feel completely welcome—he was greeting guests, serving, bussing, and somehow doing it all with calm and kindness. The food was just as impressive. Every dish was full of flavor, and the lunch special stood out: generous portions, beautifully plated, and really satisfying. Elia has that perfect mix of cozy atmosphere, great service, and memorable food. We left already thinking about our next visit.

Sharon

The experience was wonderful. We had a party of 8 with some special requests and they made sure that happened. Very enjoyable time had by all.

Steven

Last almost died but asked the girl I'm in love with to be my girlfriend later that night so overall a good night.. to say the least

Alex

We had a group of 15 people celebrating two birthdays on Friday the 24th of October. Our experience was less than satisfactory. From the start, the waiter took forever to order drinks, eventually once I asked to order drinks, they took over 30 minutes to come out which is absurd. The server was very nice but did not apologize for how long everything took, he even tried getting our food order before the drinks and I said we'd wait. Two managers were walking around looking not too busy when the bar was apparently struggling so bad that drinks took over 30 minutes. Food was tasty, drinks were okay. Once again the server was very nice, but that is not always enough. We had in the notes that we were celebrating 2 birthdays. At the end of service my boyfriend asked if they were going to do anything for the birthdays. He said the server seemed confused and proceeded to bring out 4 Baklavas and charged us for every single one. He also charged us for all of the drinks and did not comp anything with a 30+ minute ticket time on our drinks. The entire service took over 2 and a half hours and was insanely inattentive. The majority of us there on Friday are in the service industry as well, and of course we understand accidents happen. However, this service for a birthday celebration with a reservation made over a month in advance was ridiculous. 30+ minute ticket times for drinks should always be apologized for and birthday desserts should always be comped, especially if 4 are brought out without consent of the amount being charged for. I would come back for the food and a smaller group if we were planning on not drinking.

Kamron

Incredible food and value. $35 for all cold appetizers, 2 hot and all you can eat entrees. Hidden gem!

Sophie

service was slow but food was great! It was raining and they took care of us very well with a complimentary drink and desert

Macy

Absolutely delicious— we got the all you can eat menu and it was delicious all the way through and paced perfectly.

Opentable Diner

My wife and I ordered the all you can eat especial for Mondays and Thursdays. Absolutely worth it, as far as value, quality, flavor and the experience as a whole. I wish I had less rice due to dietary restrictions but to be fair I did not communicate that to our server. I will highly recommend this place and will most likely come back.

Timothy

Amazing. This location invokes the spirit of Marchê on Randolph- friendly, knowledgeable staff, amazing food, perfect sound levels during dinner... trust your server for recommendations on items on the menu- no bad choices!!

MilesC

From the friendly greeting from the staff, to out table on the patio & the food we had an amazing time! We did the $25 per person traditional spread and that was more than plenty of food and it was all good quality & delicious! We can't wait to go back!

Yesenia

We went for the Chef Wednesday Special and had some cocktails on top of it. Food was really good- and they give you a lot of it! I only made it to one entree but it was delicious. Service was also great!

gary wainer

Took good care off our hands party of 16. Delicious food and great service!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

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