MenuPages

My husband and I went with another couple for the first time this Saturday. We had all heard good things and were looking forward to it. The service was fine. We had to wait for a table, but they called us in a timely fashion and we had a nice table. Love BYOB, atmosphere was really nice, and the price was fine, etc. The food, however, was really really really average. I shouldn't even say that the price was fine it was a little high based on the taste, but there was so much of it. So, tons of very average food is a good thing? Since we'd heard such good things we were looking forward to it, but it was very, "Eh." We all felt that way. I will say that the eggplant special appetizer was very good. The desserts, by the way, were atrocious. One was inedible. Seriously. Walk down the street and DQ something different.

If you are looking for a fabulous steak, a packed restaurant and a place to drink great wine without paying through the nose, this is the place. I would go every week if I could!

I went on a Monday evening and the restuarant was packed. The service was great and the place had a wonderful atmosphere. The steak is to die for! Bring a bottle of red and you have the makings for a perfect meal out. The no corkage fee doesn't hurt either. Our group of friends loves that place so much we created a site for Tango Sur (we found that there was none): www.tangosur.typepad.com

I have heard so many good things about this place, so I tried it out on a Tuesday night was was beyond disappointed. My friend ordered chicken and I ordered stuffed steak. From the time we sat down to the time we got our entree it was almost a hour and a half. We did order the egggplant app (fantastic) but then waited almost a hour for our entree. Even the table next to us said something since they sat down when we were finishing our app. and their food came about 20 min before ours. On top of that I ordered my steak medium and it was so well done I almost couldnt eat it. Maybe it was a one-time bad experience, but it was a Tuesday and not even that packed.

Great Food, Reasonable Prices. The fact that it's BYOB makes this my favorite steakhouse in Chicago. The prices and food quality are equivalent, if not better, than any of the premier steakhouses, and you won't have to pay $30 for a $10 bottle of wine. I've been there a few times and could take or leave the service, but as for the reader who was asked to leave, I'm actually happy to hear that the staff would do that because there is nothing worse than waiting for a table when a large group of people won't have the manners and etiquette to realize they should leave a crowded restaurant once their meal is finished – especially one where they're not even spending money on more wine or drinks. Another great thing, if you’re waiting for a table, they will take down your cell phone number and call when its ready so you could wait in one of the Southport bars rather than outside the door.

I had been to Tango's once before and enjoyed it very much, therefore I decided to make reservations on a Friday for several friends, co-workers and me to enjoy a laid back meal and bottle of wine after work. The reservations were for 6:30 for 6 of us. The food was good although 3 of us had to return our raw "medium" cooked steaks. We were having a good time until around 9:30, about 15 minutes after receiving our check, when the hostess approached our table and informed us that we needed to leave because there was another reservation that needed the table. WHAT?!?! After spending over $200, they asked us to leave so they could have the table. I, as well as my guests, was appalled by the audacity of this woman. I am sure if anyone reading this has ever worked in food service, you are equally as astounded. The food is good, but not in any way so good that it justifies being treated in such a manner. Unfortunately, you probably should not plan on dining at Tango's if you are in a hurry either because although the waiters are very polite and courteous, the service is extremely slow. This restaurant has certainly lost 6 customers that night.

Tango Sur has the most delicious steak in the world. It is so tender, juicy, and bursting with flavor. As another reviewer mentioned, the vacio is the way to go. It's smothered with delicious chimichurri and served over sweet potatoes so unbelievably tasty that they changed my entire opinion about a vegetable that I previously had no interest in. With a steak for two being only $32 and byob an option, the value is the best in the city. The atmosphere is hilarious too. We waited 2 hours in the cold with a bunch of other drunken desperate people and it was actually a lot more fun than we thought it would be. So definitely go with a huge bottle of Concha y Toro and try the vacio. P.S. Tango Sur is for foodies and cool people only!