The Lanzaga

Recently spotted this newly opened southern American restaurant on a website and decided to give it a try as a new bird. I love southern American taste and have high expectation on this spot. The food turned out very good, especially the crab Benedict, I was complaining the price a little bit, but the crab cake is huge and stuffed me too much. It’s purely just crab meat which is very delicious. The potatoes are sweet and taste good, but I wish there is some vege to balance out the grease from the Benedict. My friend ordered Plato paise and he liked it too. I never eat bananas but I’d take their plátano frito. The service was great, but the furnishing and atmosphere overall is not very nicely done - too plain, it’s a little bit hard to attract customers to spot this place, especially when the price is not low. Hope they can work better on the atmosphere and furnishing.

Checks all the boxes i need for a good breakfast

Toilets super clean
Interiors warm spacious chic
Staff - efficient friendly
Location - great
Price - reasonable

On a rainy Tuesday morning found this place 3 block away from my hotel. Uber took a while to get here. And im so glad i tried this place out. Inspired by south American cuisine is their motto. Its an art gallery cum central perk ( friends) cum chic cafe that has a vast menu of south American delicacies and coffee. This was one of the best coffees I've had while in Chicago. An Indonesian roast blend. The staff were very knowledgeable and friendly about the menu. What i loved is the portion size and taste
Total value for money. It was perfect to watch the rains and have a wholesome breakfast

Will surely recommend this place to everyone especially tourists who need good WiFi, clean toilets and great food !

We saw that this restaurant opened recently and decide to check it out. We are glad we did. This is a vey pleasant place with a nice atmosphere and great service. The food was excellent and looked as good as it tasted. I had the biscuits and gravy which came with 3 eggs and potatoes. My wife had the crab cake appetizer which was large enough to be an entree. The portions are generous and the food quite good. The coffee was also very good. The waiter told us that they roast their own beans. Overall it is a very nice place and we will be back to try their dinners. I am happy to have this new addition to the neighborhood.

Another South American restaurant in the neighborhood! Very cozy spot for many vibes like going out with friends, birthday, date night, remote work, game night, reading a book, you name it. Staff is awesome and super friendly. TY Randy & Cesar for giving us the 411 on everything! 1st- tried their coffee/empanadas in the morning. Best coffee ever! Phone did not eat/drink first for that one 2nd- tried their dinner options and we were very impressed! The chef 1000%. We ended with the maracuya cheesecake that left us wanting more. Very much recommend this spot!!

Want to start by saying the service was great! Cesar was an excellent server and other staff were also very friendly.

Now to the best part, I am LOVING that we have a South American restaurant now. The food is incredible. We got the Peruvian Crab Benedict, the Suelta la Sopa, the Maracucho, and the Biscuits and Gravy with Chorizo. All dishes were incredibly flavorful had had that South American taste and feel that I’ve been longing for, for such a long time. I am so excited to have this place in Lakeview! Can’t wait to frequent this place!