El Barco

El Barco Restaurant is located at 1035 N Ashland Ave, Chicago, IL. This business specializes in Family Style Restaurants and has 13 review(s) with a star rating of 4.3.

Walk into this space done in dark blue and white tile, and you're greeted by a fisherman's market of fresh seafood on ice staring back at you from the other side of a glass display case. Unsurprisingly, the menu is all seafood, with Mahi Mahi tacos and red snapper leading the pack. The giant Margaritaville-style swordfishes hanging from the ceiling are the perfect antidote for the guilt you...

El Barco is a unique Mexican restaurant in Chicago serving the most delicious seafood available. We are the first restaurant in the area to serve coastal Mexican food, emphasizing the amazing seafood flavors you would find at the beach. At El Barco, we believe that the best food should be made with simple, fresh ingredients. You won't find anything fussy here. Our menu highlights the natural...

El Barco’s boat-shaped exterior might make you think shoddy seafood joint. But wait: This boisterous spot dishes out excellent seafood with a Mexican twist, keeping its tables packed with noisy locals and families who spill onto the patio when the weather gets warm. While most Mexican restaurants only boast burritos “as big as your head,” nearly everything here is that size or larger, from the...