El Asadero Colombiano - Chicago

The food was not as good as expected. Our first time at this new Colombian restaurant and I was very dessapointed. The churrasco meat was hard to chew and the pollo asado was dry. It seems they use wood for the rotisserie chicken, but that 's about it as the chicken lacked seasoning and it was dry. The 1 fried plantain I 've got with my Sobrebarriga Dorada was saggy and also the meat was hard to chew. (Sobrebarriga is not an easy dish to cook and not many restaurants get it right . Very overpriced menu, they will automatically charge a %18 tip if you go with a party of 5 or more and they 'll charge you a %4 fee if you pay using Debit or a CC. The waitress was not polite at all, kind of rude when taking our orders and she took too long to bring a side order of beans. The best thing we had were the Maracuya and Lulo juices in water they were very good and the yuca and the empanadas were also very good. No Colombian ají sauce they only give you Mexican salsa verde (what a shame As far as the restaurant aesthetics, the tables were old, the floor uneven and the walls don 't have the typical decorations nice Colombian restaurants have. Whoever gives this place a 5 star rating has never been to a good Colombian restaurant and don 't know what a real Churrasco and good pollo asado taste like. Advice to the owner: If you want to attract new customers and grow your business, get a better cook (so you can justify the high prices and also re-train your waitresses because some are rude to customers.

First time here I ask for the special it was good and affordable.

Stopped by to take a whole chicken out that came with some options and I chose rice and beans. The chicken was delicious. Rice and beans could be better, especially the beans which were mostly liquid not much of actual beans. Other than that the take out experience was nice, despite busy hours it didn’t take long and the stuff were very sweet and polite.

They say they have the best chicken in Chicago. I'm not sure I'd immediately agree, but I also wouldn't want to be the person arguing against it. The garlic chicken platter is plentiful and flavorful, with lots of tasty starches stacked up (potato, yuca, plantain) and juicy but somehow still thin and crispy chicken breast, laden with enough delectable allium that you'll be thoroughly unkissable for a couple of hours. The beans are a must order use them as a thick, savory sauce more than a side. After class at the near ish Wilbur Wright college, this is a welcome reprieve from McDonald's and gyros. Wish they still had a regular GrubHub page for deliveries!

Food was delicious!! Great prices and good portions. Available parking in the back as well.