Cafe Laguardia

                A Premier Cuban Restaurant in Chicago


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Paella Valencia

A traditional dish of moist and savory yellow rice cooked with an assortment of shrimp, clams, fish fillet, chicken, ham and pork.

Appetizers

Plantains, Stuffed Mashed Potato, Ham Quesadilla, Ground Beef Empanada, Cuban Tamale, Nachos, Queso Fundido, Ham Croquettes, Guacamole and Black Bean Soup. The Café Laguardia Appetizer is a large sampler platter where you can experience the very best of the Island with this specialty prepared dish (2 person minimum).

Pork Dinners

Roast Pork, Fried Pork Chops and Pork Medallions.

Beef Dinners

Shredded Beef, Breaded Fried Steak, Fried Steak with Onions, Cheesy Beef Steak, Ground Beef and the Taste of Cuba, a dinner size plate filled with Cuba's very best!

 Chicken Dinners

Breast of Chicken Steak, Breaded Chicken Breast Steak, Chicken Fricasee, Chicken in Garlic Sauce and the Tropical Heatwave, for the spice lovers!

Seafood

Jumbo Shrimp Catalina, Jumbo Shrimp in Garlic Sauce, Jumbo Volcano Shrimp (hot), Rice and Squid Jubilee, Lobster Catalina.

Homemade Soups

Cuban Style Chicken Noodle, Cuban Style Seven Seas, Caribbean Style Jumbo Shrimp, and Havana Black Bean Soup. Pork Sandwiches  Cuban Sandwich, Roasted Pork Sandwich, and Ham Croquette Sandwich.

Beef

We also have beef sandwiches such as the Jibarito Steak Sandwich, Shredded Beef Sandwich.

Chicken

Chicken Breast and Chicken heatwave Sandwich.

Mexican Specialties

Taco and Burritos including the Burrito Caliente!

Homestyle Desserts

Flan, Rice Puddings (arroz con leche), Island Pineapple and Coconut Sorbets, and Tartufo.

Plus

Many Vegetarian Options

About Us

 


We are located at:

2111 W. Armitage Ave.
Chicago, IL 60647

Home-Cooked Cuban Food and Drinks*

As featured on 190 North, WTTW Channel 11's Check, Please! TV, Rachael Ray, and Chicago Tonight, WBBM 780 Radio, WGN Channel 9, ABC CHannel 7, Chicago Sun-Times, Channel 2 CBS News, The Daily Herald, Chicago Magazine, Chicago Reader, Food & Wine, Elite and Food Industry News!

Mama and Carlos Laguardia

 

 Café Laguardia is known as one of the best Cuban Chicago restaurants, located in the Bucktown Wicker Park neighborhood on the northwest side, about three miles from downtown Chicago.

Well-known in the local neighborhood for its friendly and welcoming atmosphere, it's the perfect place for eating some home-style Cuban food, trying some well-prepared Cuban drinks from the fully-stocked bar, or just relaxing in the leather couches next to the fireplace.

If you are lucky enough to meet host Carlos Laguardia, owner of the restaurant, and Mama Laguardia when you come for dinner or a cocktail, you can be sure of a warm welcome. Carlos will always remember you and Mama will always have a smile ready!

Back in Bainoa, Cuba in 1950, Café Laguardia was a combination restaurant, grocery store and bar, strategically located in the center of town across the street from the main bus stop – actually, the only bus stop in town. Now it's here in Chicago! Although a long way from Cuba, it retains the same atmosphere and charm, and the same superb Cuban food and drinks. They use the same Cuban recipes, the food is always hot and made to order, and the customers are always made to feel at home.

"We love our customers" is the Café Laguardia motto. "They are our family. If we can't serve them good quality home made Cuban food, we should get out of this industry. Good Cuban food is worth the wait!"

Hours

Monday - Saturday

11:00am to 11:00pm

Sunday

12:00pm to 8:00pm

 

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Rachael Ray's Tasty Travels

The long lost segment where Rachael Ray visits Cafe Lagurdia has been recovered!

 

 

We pleased to announce we have made the Michelin Travelers Guide for 2011. Click the Michelin picture for information on what means to make this guide.

 

Delivery service is now available. Please click the GrubHub link about to take you to our order page.

 

 

 

 

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