Chicagoist: Camera in the Kitchen: El Barco Mariscos

Jen

Tue, 08 Aug 2006 12:25:18 -0600

Their mango margaritas are divine, especially on a hot summer day.

Spook

Mon, 07 Aug 2006 17:26:25 -0600

Once, some grease from one of the hot plates- I think it was from seared scallops and squid- shot in my eye. While it was painfull, I soon forgot after the waitress brought me two free turbo strong maragreetas to make up for it. Yea one of my favories, havent been in a while, but now I'm starving for it

dallas

Mon, 07 Aug 2006 15:20:33 -0600

Since uhm, i paid for "Chicagoist". The snapper was $15. and you can get it like 10 different way, half of which are fried, the other was steamed. The waitress recommended the way in the pic, which was fried with Chipotle sauce. And i did see that check please! episode with that LP trixie on there. The look on her face screamed "i didnt know fish came with a head!"

rachelle

Mon, 07 Aug 2006 15:14:04 -0600

no, but we saw several people who did have the michelada. i couldnt remember what it was called but i just kept thinking "chuck knows what that is.. and wrote about it for the site" i need to have a portable chuck to take with me and have handy whenever i have a question about booze.

Chuck

Mon, 07 Aug 2006 15:07:40 -0600

$12-18 is ballpark for El Barco. They and Las Islas Marias cost about the same, and their menus are extremely similar. Did you or your date have a michelada with dinner?

James

Mon, 07 Aug 2006 14:52:22 -0600

I have a hunch that the whole fried red snapper is about $14. Which is a pretty low price for the entire fish.

Benjy

Mon, 07 Aug 2006 14:17:01 -0600

I don't remember exactly, either, but prices were pretty reasonable for fresh seafood. I think most entrees were in the $12-$18 range.

rachelle

Mon, 07 Aug 2006 14:11:14 -0600

totally my bad, but i cant remember what our total bill came to.. maybe because i didnt pay? :) but it was nothing shocking. i'm thinking like $10 entrees? benjy, does that sound about right?

Benjy

Mon, 07 Aug 2006 14:00:28 -0600

I've been there 3 or 4 times in the past couple months -- saw it on Check Please. The episode was awesome, because there was some Trixie on the panel who was terrified/repulsed by the way the snapper that she was recommended was served, and as a result ripped the place to shreds. But you could tell it was totally her, not the place, that was the problem. The other two loved it! And I definitely agreed with their reviews...

Masale.Wallah

Mon, 07 Aug 2006 13:53:46 -0600

How much did your meal cost?

Some Girl

Mon, 07 Aug 2006 09:07:44 -0600

Don't move!! Your pictures of the neighborhood are my favorites.