El Ancla Mariscos

I live in Bartlett and this restaurant gets a lot of hype on local social media sites. So I had to try it out for myself. It takes over the spot that O’Hares Irish pub moved into post-pandemic, before permanently closing. After experiencing myself, I would give this place a solid 4.5. Since Google only allows round numbers, I decided to round my score up. The food is an interesting fusion - Mexican seafood. Looking at their menu, I initially thought the prices were slightly expensive. But after getting my food, I completely changed my mind. You get great value here! The restaurant is very generous on their portion size and they are not shy about the amount of seafood they give you. The food was good. I had the paella and my girlfriend had the shrimp tacos. We shared the guacam

Tried them on a Sunday evening their 2nd week of being open which is generally a tough time for a new restaurant but after doing a bit of research saw that the owners had 2 other locations (Addison & Stone Park) - after chatting with our server we found out that the Stone Park location closed & they moved that staff to this new Bartlett location. FOOD is DELICIOUS with a few unique items I’ve not seen anywhere else (specifically the pot of delicious Molcajete de Carnes and the Chalares) I didn’t get photos of everything cuz we jumped right into eating - but we did additionally order guacamole - shrimp ceviche - fish tacos (comes with French fries) - most entrees are served with rice & French fries. We were somewhat turned off by the thought of French fries but we found ourselves dunking

They have really good ceviche, and overall really good food. Camarones a la diabla were delicious.

I had a really frustrating experience here as an Uber Eats driver picking up TWO assigned orders. I was simply sitting there waiting for the orders that were already assigned to me when an employee accused me of having an attitude — for literally just waiting. To make things worse, the employee repeatedly asked me if I wanted to wait for the second order. As drivers, we cannot just cancel or “come back later” for an order. These orders are assigned to us, and canceling affects our ratings and income. I explained that I couldn’t just leave, yet the employee kept implying I had a choice. At no point was I rude. I was patient and simply doing my job. Instead of acknowledging that drivers are trying to do their work just like everyone else, I was treated like a problem for sitting there wait

We have been meaning to try this restaurant since it opened. Today was the day. OMG, this is a gem in Bartlett. The food, the service, the atmosphere all exceeded our expectations. The seafood was fresh and delicious. The service was outstanding. We tried the shrimp empanadas with the El Ancia sauce and they were exceptional. The price is very reasonable for the amount of food that you receive. We will definitely be back.