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La Vieja Castilla is a charming Spanish restaurant located in Blue Island, Illinois. This restaurant was established nearly 40 years ago and specializes in serving classic Spanish dishes such as paella, fideuà, pollo asado and calamares. The restaurants warm atmosphere and excellent food had attracted many loyal customers over the years. Free tapas are offered with meal purchases and the restaurant also serves a variety of wines and beers. La Vieja Castilla has become a well-known and much-loved communal favorite in the Blue Island area and is considered one of the best Spanish restaurants in the city.
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This is a Spanish tapas dinner place. My wife picked it because of the high rating reviews and it definitely lived up to the ratings. 1st off, they brought us some toasted baguette with an aioli sauce and some delicious pea soup like a Mexican restaurant brings chips and salsa. Next, their Sangria is among the best, not too sweet and they let the wine/fruit speak for themselves. My wife said they mixed her Don Julio margarita like your're with family would looking to get you festive. Very generous. We ordered tapas and empanadas and every single dish was excellent. We even ordered extra empanadas to take home because they are so light, fluffy and filled with chicken, beef or spinach, we tried them all and you should too. Definitely a place to come back for more. Oh, and the service was on point.
What a pleasant surprise! Walked in off the street and it was like coming home to grandma's hospitality. We were treated with a complementary and delicious barley vegetable soup and toasted garlic/Parmigiano style cheese. I had the number 12 mussel and shrimp casserole, and my wife had the chicken empanadas. Both dishes were delicious. We were then treated with a complementary flan desert. Wow! With a nice and generous glass of sangria and all for under $40! Even had a nice chat with the owner/chef. Will definitely be back!
Saw this place was highly rated and suggested my fiancée and I go in for a late dinner. We called ahead 40 mins before closing and they said they'd happily seat us, so we came in. We ordered some appetizers and the seafood paella and while we waited, got free bread and soup. The soup was a delicious seafood veggie soup and the bread was warm, rich and delicious, with fresh herbs. The shrimp and mussels tapa was INCREDIBLE. Creamy, savory, rich seafood taste, served with the same warm crispy bread. The staff was very attentive and when the paella came out we were floored. HUGE serving and it was delicious, clearly made to order. We ate what we could and took the rest to go. During the meal, the chef came out to ask what we thought, and we could tell he had pride in what he did when we told him how good everything was. After the check came out the chef came out with a serving of flan on the house which we happily shared. Overall, this place was just a gem. It was late and we were the onl
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Business Hours
| Sunday: | 11:30 AM - 10:00 PM |
| Monday: | Closed |
| Tuesday: | 11:30 AM - 10:00 PM |
| Wednesday: | 11:30 AM - 10:00 PM |
| Thursday: | 11:30 AM - 10:00 PM |
| Friday: | 11:30 AM - 10:00 PM |
| Saturday: | 11:30 AM - 10:00 PM |
