Blue Horse Tavern, Lulu's, Taco Diablo, and Five & Dime are all connected if you were confused like I was originally. When you get seated at any dining area of these establishments, you can order from all the different restaurants menus. Very interesting concept, almost like a sit-down food court in a way, but I think the food and the atmosphere is way better than any food court I have been in. I enjoy the tacos at Taco Diablo (a little expensive, but still tasty), but my recent order of the full rack ribs was fantastic. The house sauce has a strong bourbon flavor, pretty interesting and unique. Great since I was really craving ribs and wanted to try ribs from a place I had never ordered them from before. I was pretty skeptical since this isn't a bbq place, but I was pleasantly surprised! The meat fell off the bone as we were cutting into the ribs, which was already a good sign. Theres a lot of dishes I still haven't tried, specifically from the Lulu's menu, so I'll have to come back and try those out!
Alix Lorena Guzman Franquiz
I loved the place, the service and the great food.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Rojhat B. A.
Nice ambiance and decor. Not pretentious. Reasonably priced. A good variety of cocktails. Try tuna poke!
Judge Scot
Atmosphere ok. Service was slow. Food ok but overpriced. Might try again to see if we went on off night because I really want to like this place.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 3
Recommended dishes: Chips
Muki
Good vibes. Easy going place. Friendly staff.Phenomenal New Friend ?? Old Fashions ??
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
Michael Burton (US)
Great food. Lots of variety across the menus and almost every single thing was either good or great. But most notably, they have the best cocktails in Evanston.
Adam K.
This place is a gem! Food is fantastic! Cool bar. Not pretentious at all. This is the perfect place for when you can't think of a place.
Stephen Snow
Great, warm interior. Semi-circular tufted seat banquets and wall tables. Ask for server Ned B. Wine and ales very good. An order of Burrata came w toasted rolls, roasted tomato and pesto. Very good. Fried Calamari was nicely cooked and had a side of ginger dipping sauce, also good.Surprised at the 15% meals tax. I’m from out of state.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Sam Smith
Very cool spot in downtown Evanston. Connected to 3 restaurants. Great food and a hip vibeParking: On Davis in downtown Evanston. Sometimes problematic
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chips
Kristy Y.
The salmon is delish. I didn't like the bbq sauce on the ribs though. (I've been twice). My friends and family have enjoyed burgers, ginger salad (bomb!), steak quesadillas, and tacos. The service is fine. One thing though...it's really dark in The Blue Horse.
The blue horse tavern side was not open so we were ushered to the Diablo Tacos side. We still had access to the menu of the blue horse but the vibes were totally different from what we expected. Service was really good. Our server was really attentive. Definitely mention any allergies beforehand. We had someone who was allergic to oranges and she had ordered a drink with orange in it. Thankfully we mentioned it and the server made sure before the drink was made. We also got free chips and salsa. The red salsa was better. The green salsa wasn’t very flavorful. Definitely do the sale spritz! The maple old fashioned was amazing. Best drink.
Atmosphere: 4
Service: 5
Garth Catson
The blue horse tavern side was not open so we were ushered to the Diablo Tacos side. We still had access to the menu of the blue horse but the vibes were totally different from what we expected. Service was really good. Our server was really attentive. Definitely mention any allergies beforehand. We had someone who was allergic to oranges and she had ordered a drink with orange in it. Thankfully we mentioned it and the server made sure before the drink was made. We also got free chips and salsa. The red salsa was better. The green salsa wasn’t very flavorful. Definitely do the sale spritz! The maple old fashioned was amazing. Best drink.
Eric Fine
Great food and service, but perennially slow kitchen. So long as there's no rush, Blue Horse/Lulu's/Tacos Diablo is always an excellent, delicious option!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Jon S.
I have mixed feelings about this collection of restaurants, feelings that prices have always been higher than they could or should be. We went in for my birthday and started with chips and salsa. It was all pretty bland with no real flavor to speak of. Neither the salsa rojo or verde had any kind of kick to it. We asked for guacamole, figuring that a $12 bowl (separate from the $2 for the chips and salsa) would offer more flavor. It was also just kind of...there. I didn't detect any cilantro. My cocktail (Hot Joy, a mezcal-based drink) was pretty good, I'll admit.
Amber Nicole Cartwright
Good food at a very reasonable price. Great atmosphere
Blue Horse Tavern, Lulu's, Taco Diablo, and Five & Dime are all connected if you were confused like I was originally. When you get seated at any dining area of these establishments, you can order from all the different restaurants menus. Very interesting concept, almost like a sit-down food court in a way, but I think the food and the atmosphere is way better than any food court I have been in. I enjoy the tacos at Taco Diablo (a little expensive, but still tasty), but my recent order of the full rack ribs was fantastic. The house sauce has a strong bourbon flavor, pretty interesting and unique. Great since I was really craving ribs and wanted to try ribs from a place I had never ordered them from before. I was pretty skeptical since this isn't a bbq place, but I was pleasantly surprised! The meat fell off the bone as we were cutting into the ribs, which was already a good sign. Theres a lot of dishes I still haven't tried, specifically from the Lulu's menu, so I'll have to come back and try those out!
I loved the place, the service and the great food.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Nice ambiance and decor. Not pretentious. Reasonably priced. A good variety of cocktails. Try tuna poke!
Atmosphere ok. Service was slow. Food ok but overpriced. Might try again to see if we went on off night because I really want to like this place.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 3
Recommended dishes: Chips
Good vibes. Easy going place. Friendly staff.Phenomenal New Friend ?? Old Fashions ??
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
Great food. Lots of variety across the menus and almost every single thing was either good or great. But most notably, they have the best cocktails in Evanston.
This place is a gem! Food is fantastic! Cool bar. Not pretentious at all. This is the perfect place for when you can't think of a place.
Great, warm interior. Semi-circular tufted seat banquets and wall tables. Ask for server Ned B. Wine and ales very good. An order of Burrata came w toasted rolls, roasted tomato and pesto. Very good. Fried Calamari was nicely cooked and had a side of ginger dipping sauce, also good.Surprised at the 15% meals tax. I’m from out of state.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Very cool spot in downtown Evanston. Connected to 3 restaurants. Great food and a hip vibeParking: On Davis in downtown Evanston. Sometimes problematic
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chips
The salmon is delish. I didn't like the bbq sauce on the ribs though. (I've been twice). My friends and family have enjoyed burgers, ginger salad (bomb!), steak quesadillas, and tacos. The service is fine. One thing though...it's really dark in The Blue Horse.
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The blue horse tavern side was not open so we were ushered to the Diablo Tacos side. We still had access to the menu of the blue horse but the vibes were totally different from what we expected. Service was really good. Our server was really attentive. Definitely mention any allergies beforehand. We had someone who was allergic to oranges and she had ordered a drink with orange in it. Thankfully we mentioned it and the server made sure before the drink was made. We also got free chips and salsa. The red salsa was better. The green salsa wasn’t very flavorful. Definitely do the sale spritz! The maple old fashioned was amazing. Best drink.
Atmosphere: 4
Service: 5
The blue horse tavern side was not open so we were ushered to the Diablo Tacos side. We still had access to the menu of the blue horse but the vibes were totally different from what we expected. Service was really good. Our server was really attentive. Definitely mention any allergies beforehand. We had someone who was allergic to oranges and she had ordered a drink with orange in it. Thankfully we mentioned it and the server made sure before the drink was made. We also got free chips and salsa. The red salsa was better. The green salsa wasn’t very flavorful. Definitely do the sale spritz! The maple old fashioned was amazing. Best drink.
Great food and service, but perennially slow kitchen. So long as there's no rush, Blue Horse/Lulu's/Tacos Diablo is always an excellent, delicious option!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I have mixed feelings about this collection of restaurants, feelings that prices have always been higher than they could or should be. We went in for my birthday and started with chips and salsa. It was all pretty bland with no real flavor to speak of. Neither the salsa rojo or verde had any kind of kick to it. We asked for guacamole, figuring that a $12 bowl (separate from the $2 for the chips and salsa) would offer more flavor. It was also just kind of...there. I didn't detect any cilantro. My cocktail (Hot Joy, a mezcal-based drink) was pretty good, I'll admit.
Good food at a very reasonable price. Great atmosphere