Fittingly, the wine list is dominated by Spanish, Chilean and Argentinian selections, and prices are correspondingly low. There are about a dozen wines by the glass. The 74-seat dining room is simply decorated and generally comfortable. But if you have a problem with smoke and noise, you won't be happy. Weekend crowds bring the volume up to a deafening level, and though the open kitchen is located in the back, smoke from that source makes its presence felt throughout the restaurant.
Service is personable and efficient, but the bus crew is terrific.
One night our waitress was busy, so I refilled my own wine glass. A busboy noticed, and the next time my glass approached empty, he handled the refilling, which is not a busboy's responsibility. He made it so, and that's the sort of thing that brings customers back. Vettel is the Chicago Tribune restaurant critic. Afghani African Amer.