Please tell me I'm not the only one getting all jumpy and hyped up about the name of the restaurant. Now whenever I'm having one of those down days all I have to do is recite "Ba-Ba-Reeba!!!" and it's all rainbows and unicorns, just like that. But then again, I confess: I'm easily amused.
Upon taking up a job on campus, part of my assignment is to help host monthly luncheons for international students at various Chicagoan restaurants. And since I've been blessed with the opportunity to wet my mouth with all these delicious food, I'd thought it's only fair to share some visuals on my lil' cyber space because I mean, why not? So these will fall under a segment I like to call "Chi City Cuisine" on the blog.
This time around, we were hosted by a lovely Spanish restaurant on Halsted Street. The menu of the day greeted us with a selection of cold and hot tapas, creating a savory combination of small Spanish dishes that make up a wonderful lunch on a Friday afternoon.
Here's a snap of our menu. Cafe Ba-Ba-Reeba! showed extraordinary hospitality by printing a special menu for our event. Now that's what I call top-notch service!
Cold Tapas Dish #1 --
Sarreno ham, salchichon, chorizo and manchego cheese; $9
In layman terms: It's spicy pork sauce on bite-size pieces of bread that can be eaten on it's own or topped with slices of cheese, ham or spanish sausage.
Cold Tapas Dish #2 --
Brussel sprout salad with marcona almonds and manchego cheese (vegetarian) ; $6
The texture of the almond crumbles mixed with the tangy taste of the cheese is simply heavenly.
Hot Tapas Dish #1 --
Mushrooms stuffed with spinach and manchego cheese (vegetarian); $7
Unfortunately, I do not have photos of the beef skewer with horseradish cream and red onion relish or the warm tortilla with garlic alioli because I was highly distracted (I apologize) but the beef dish was $9 and the price of the latter was not listed.
In conclusion, the entire meal totaled up to $31, excluding the beef skewers. I wouldn't dine here every weekend mostly because it's not as budget-friendly as I would like it to be but I will come back and bring friends. And hey, kudos to the restaurant for offering a selection of vegetarian options.
xx
Carmen
Upon taking up a job on campus, part of my assignment is to help host monthly luncheons for international students at various Chicagoan restaurants. And since I've been blessed with the opportunity to wet my mouth with all these delicious food, I'd thought it's only fair to share some visuals on my lil' cyber space because I mean, why not? So these will fall under a segment I like to call "Chi City Cuisine" on the blog.
This time around, we were hosted by a lovely Spanish restaurant on Halsted Street. The menu of the day greeted us with a selection of cold and hot tapas, creating a savory combination of small Spanish dishes that make up a wonderful lunch on a Friday afternoon.
Here's a snap of our menu. Cafe Ba-Ba-Reeba! showed extraordinary hospitality by printing a special menu for our event. Now that's what I call top-notch service!
Cold Tapas Dish #1 --
Sarreno ham, salchichon, chorizo and manchego cheese; $9
In layman terms: It's spicy pork sauce on bite-size pieces of bread that can be eaten on it's own or topped with slices of cheese, ham or spanish sausage.
Cold Tapas Dish #2 --
Brussel sprout salad with marcona almonds and manchego cheese (vegetarian) ; $6
The texture of the almond crumbles mixed with the tangy taste of the cheese is simply heavenly.
Hot Tapas Dish #1 --
Mushrooms stuffed with spinach and manchego cheese (vegetarian); $7
Unfortunately, I do not have photos of the beef skewer with horseradish cream and red onion relish or the warm tortilla with garlic alioli because I was highly distracted (I apologize) but the beef dish was $9 and the price of the latter was not listed.
In conclusion, the entire meal totaled up to $31, excluding the beef skewers. I wouldn't dine here every weekend mostly because it's not as budget-friendly as I would like it to be but I will come back and bring friends. And hey, kudos to the restaurant for offering a selection of vegetarian options.
xx
Carmen
More Restaurant Info?
Restaurant Theme & Feel: Spanish cuisine; semi-casual with a nice bar
Website: CafeBaBaReeba(dot)com
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