Cariño

Uptown · Chicago · Planning guide

Cariño offers a $200 dining-room tasting, a $225 chef's counter and a $125 late-night taco omakase with alcoholic drinks. All are prepaid; the taco menu cannot accommodate allergies or dietary restrictions.

By Chicago Fine Dining · Sources checked · Copy updated

Food costs for two

Two dining-room menus are 2 × $200 = $400; two counter menus are 2 × $225 = $450; two taco menus are 2 × $125 = $250, including alcoholic drinks. These are listed-price subtotals. Tax, any service charge, gratuity and supplements are unverified and excluded. Dining-room and counter drinks and pairing prices also need confirmation.

Booking listing, checked September 30

Read the prepaid terms

Book the named experience on OpenTable. All three listings say prepaid. The release schedule, cancellation, rescheduling and transfer terms and final checkout charges remain unverified. Read them before paying, or ask reservations@carinochicago.com or 312-722-6838.

Official hours are Wednesday through Sunday, 6 p.m. to midnight. They do not establish a taco seating time. Confirm your experience's start and finish before booking transport home.

Booking listing, checked September 30

Dietary limits and arrival

The taco omakase allows no allergy or dietary accommodations. Ask about the other formats before paying if anyone avoids ingredients; their notice period and limits are unverified. The taco menu includes alcohol, but age rules and an alcohol-free option are unverified.

At 4662 N. Broadway, OpenTable lists street parking, smart casual dress and wheelchair access. Confirm the entrance, restroom and counter route directly. No duration is published. Our planning advice is to leave the finish flexible until the restaurant confirms it.

Booking listing, checked September 30

Compare before booking

Topolobampo's weekday Veracruz menu is $330 for two before tax and unverified charges, through October 24, 2026. Cariño's dining-room menu is $400 on the same menu-only basis. Cariño's taco option drops to $250 with alcohol included, but permits no dietary adaptations.

Indienne has a published vegan tasting menu and a 48-hour dietary notice policy. Cariño's dining-room and counter adaptations need confirmation, and its taco offer is unsuitable for a guest needing changes. Choose the format for the party's diet before treating tacos as the cheaper alternative.

Topolobampo · Indienne

Sources and editorial approach

This is a researched planning guide, not a review of a firsthand meal. Prices and policies are those available when checked. Cost examples are our calculations with exclusions stated. Confirm the details for your date with the restaurant.

Checked September 28, 2026. Send a correction with the detail and a supporting source.

Public booking listing checked September 30, 2026. We did not verify live availability or final checkout. Other sources retain the dates stated.