El Cangrejo

The food is fabulously delicious and most importantly, fresh! I've had the grilled octopus, both the shrimp and fish ceviche(you can ask for the shrimp to be cooked first) and the shrimp coctel. And believe me when I tell you, neither will disappoint!

One of the best seafood responses chicago!

Note/it is byob and gets extremely busy!

To start off with it's packed for the hype
It's not that great
We got the langostinos and they where too salty
We got the pulpo a la diabla and they tasted like bar barbecue sauce and some hot sauce and weren't that good
And on top of that my little girl got some nuggets and didn't even eat them she said McDonald's nuggets were better
Only pro it's byob but they took my miche mix cuz they said they sell it

4/5 Food
4/5 Service
3.5/5 Atmosphere / Seating Arrangement
3.5/5 Value (good but better at other places)
4/5 Cleanliness

I was really craving some fresh ceviche on a hot 80 degree day in May. El Cangrejo did not disappoint!

We were given fish ceviche as an appetizer which was enough for 2 tostadas.

The small 12 oz shrimp ceviche was a great size, enough for 3-4 tostadas more. After 2, I was full so I took the rest home.

Oh. My. Gosh. I came here on a date and the food changed my life. First they start your off with a complimentary fish ceviche served with tostadas and crackers. You know a place is gonna be good when the first thing they bring you before the menu is ceviche!

This was my first time having langostinos in Nayarit sauce and I'm worried I'll never find anything as good as how this restaurant does it. Their Nayarit sauce is absolutely flavorful and delicious, I could not get over it. Put it on your rice, dip your tortilla in it, dip some bread in it and it all pairs nicely. The langostinos were cooked perfectly, the sauce was flavorful but not to the point that it overpowered the flavor of the langostino as well.

The service was fantastic and they're BYOB as well! We washed everything down with agua de jamaica. I can't wait to come back and bring my friends!

Wow great food, great costumer service, I've been consuming for years my only complaint is and it may be little but no sauce to
Take on the side for an order of charales! Damn! You should be DAMN proud of the sauce you make that people want to take more, I was very disappointed about this!

I'd give them more stars if i could! Best seafood in all of the Chicago area ! Bit of a wait on weekends , but trust me it is very much worth it !! The restaurant is BYOB friendly and they have live music . Make sure you check it out

Bro this shit it bad 20 dollar for the this shit. I might as well go to Los Magueyes Seafood there pasta taste better and it's more for sure. This is how I got it my plate all I did was push everything together. Not even for three bits I have her in the dish. It's a rip off

You must try the cucaracha style/sauce. It is straight FIRE. I eat it on its own. It's amazing on tostadas, shrimp, langostinos...haven't tried it, but for sure would be bomb on oysters. The restaurant is BYOB. The waitresses are really nice and professional. The restaurant is clean and adheres to social distancing and reinforce wearing masks. The aqua mineral preparada (with salt and lime, served in a salt- rimmed cup) is my go- to drink.

Soo so good! The shrimp ceviche, mussels, stuffed coconut and paella are delicious! It's a BYOB restaurant so it keeps the bill low and they don't take reservations.

First time at this place and overall was a good experience. Just wish I had known it was BYOB. The food was delicious, very fresh. The complimentary ceviche was on point and the habanero hot sauce which comes complimentary as well was good and very spicy. I recommend anything except for the shrimp empanadas. That is where I was disappointed. It was bland and had no flavor. I was expecting so much more. But it was just shrimp with no seasoning. So for that reason I'm taking a star away. But highly recommend if you're looking for some good seafood.