Kayao

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   Ted

   VIP

   Chicago

   192 reviews

   5.0

   192 reviews

   Dined 3 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   This is an amazing restuarant!!! We loved the ceviche, short rib, wok cooked fillet, and panna cotta.
   

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   Daisy

   Chicago

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined 7 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Kayao was outstanding! The food was delicious and the service was lovely. The pisco sours were absolutely amazing. Our family loved this experience and we are already excited to go back!
   

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   Diana

   Chicago

   1 review

   4.0

   1 review

   Dined 7 days ago

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 4

   I tried Kayao for the first time through their early restaurant week brunch. Though I think going for RW was good in the sense I was able to get a ‘taste’ of their offerings, it was not quite the robust soul-filling brunch the negative temperature of the day required. What I would order again: arroz con mariscos, yucas trufadas, lion’s mane: all delicious! I did not expect the smokiness of the lions mane but it was lovely. The yucas trufadas were addictive. What I would not order again: the ceviche or the branzino.
   

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   Ali

   VIP

   Dallas

   8 reviews

   5.0

   8 reviews

   Dined 7 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   We love this restaurant. I’ve been here 6 or 7 times in the last 6 months. I’m always looking for a reason to go. This time we took a few visitors from out of town and they were all blown away. I am already looking forward to coming back.
   

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   Travis

   Chicago

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on January 17, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Went there for a random date night. Lucked out because they started their restaurant week menu early so we opted for that. The ceviche Kayao was excellent, the sushi roll hit the spot. The short rib - chef’s kiss and the arroz was delicious. Would recommend and will come back again someday.
   

   KayaoResponded 3 days ago

   Hi Travis, We're thrilled to hear that you had a wonderful date night at Kayao! It's great to know that you enjoyed our restaurant week menu, especially the ceviche and sushi roll. We're also glad that you enjoyed our short rib dish, chef's kiss, and arroz. Your recommendation means a lot to us and we can't wait to welcome you back for another satisfying meal. Best, Kayao Management Team
   

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   Maggy

   Chicago

   19 reviews

   5.0

   19 reviews

   Dined on January 16, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   Food was fantastic; beautiful and mouth watering. Severs were absolutely wonderful. Evening of total joy!
   

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   Steve

   Chicago

   2 reviews

   5.0

   2 reviews

   Dined on January 11, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   The food was good but my short ribs came out before my wife's meal which was weird and it wasn't hot just warm. It tasted great but just the timing and the temperature was off.
   

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   Kristin

   Chicago

   25 reviews

   5.0

   25 reviews

   Dined on January 4, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   My party of 4 enjoyed our dinner out so much!! We each got something different. We shared the guacamole which was so unique and very tasty. It came with taro chips. We also shared the ceviche. Again, amazing. My dinner was my least favorite. Duck on brown rice with mushrooms. Too much rice, not enough mushrooms. The duck wasn't as tender as I had hoped. But good for anyone who loves vrown rice! My husband got the Branzino and it was so pretty and the best dish on the table. Delicious!! The seafood dish, my sis-in-law got was also very good! I tried a piece of the shrimp. Very good. The Mahi Mahi was a huge piece. I'm not a fan of Mahi Mahi so wouldn't order it foe myself. But she loved it. My bro-in-law got a chicken dish and he loved it. I didn't taste it but he and his wife said it was very tender and unique and delicious. We all had drinks. My Sancerre was kind of bland to go with my dinner but alone, it was tasty. The boozy drink I got had a lot of aperol which kind of overpowered the drink. The Sours are really good. One of the diners enjoyed hers a lot. The guys had beers. The ambience was good but we were seated right by the waitress station. Not the best but it was nice and toasty and we weren't really bothered by the activity at the bar. The waitress was so amazing and k ew the menu and drinks very well. We loved the unique dishes. We definitely recommend it!! I would go with seafood next time. The decor was really pretty.
   

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   JERRY

   Chicago

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on December 29, 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Amazing food and drinks with attentive but not overbearing, Great place any night alone or with friends. You can't miss any of the octopus dishes.
   

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    jeremy

    Chicago

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on December 21, 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5

    Great drinks and amazing ceviche. Seafood risotto was awesome.
    

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