Tierra Mar

I must say I was surprised! I’ve had Piña Rellena in a couple other places and this is by far the best I’ve had. The sauce was creamy and didn’t over power the sea food. We also had the Stuffed Oysters and Shrimp Empanadas. Definitely going back soon.

Byob charge is $ 5 but you can bring unlimited beer/​alcohol.
The plates are beautiful. The carne asada was tough which was disappointing. The butter shrimp was okay, i should have opted for the deep fried. My friend ordered the pineapple dish stuffed with cheese and seafood which was incredible! Ceviche was also great.
Waitress gave me a free slice of cake for my birthday and overall service was nice.

BYOB and Service are excellent!!!
But this is a restaurant review site and the food sucks.
I ordered a huachinango al mojo de ajo and my girl a cóctel de camarón.
Both lacked taste and my fish was bland. It was store bought ajo sauce smothered in a fried fish. There was no creativity or culinary skills. Typical dishes with bad cooks and bland flavor.
I would not go again. There is was to many places with BYOB and great tasting seafood.
Owner was great no complains about his service or attentions. He actually went to buy us a 6 pack of Modelo (I paid for it) because I didn’t know it was BYOB and he didn’t want us to leave.

The huachinango is delicious! We had the empanadas and langostinos everything was seasoned and cooked to perfection. Even though its byob they offer some great drinks we had a piña colada and sangria preparada. I can’t wait to go back with some Modelos

Very traditional Mexican seafood and steak specialty restaurant. Small no frills inside and small outside patio which is where we were seated, very cozy though. Our server was sweet, we had a friend with us who spoke Spanish so it was easy peasey, otherwise the waitress may not have understood everything — you may have to point to the menu to order. They give you a giant mug of iced horchata which was amazing. We ordered the whole red snapper, the carne asada, and steak fajitas. We also had the highly recommended shrimp empanadas, which were excellent. Everything here was delicious. BYOB.

The food is good. I do recommend the ceviche and the Langostinos. The camarones a la diabla aren’t the best. The only down side is the service.

byob spot. excellent seafood. went for the second time with a party of eight last night, and they gave us ceviche on tostadas on the house. everyone enjoyed their food. the portions are huge, so you’ll have leftovers!

I visited Tierra Mar with some friends on a Wednesday was pretty impressed. While the place is small, there is a comfort level in the atmosphere that made it very cozy, it is BYOB so we brought wine to share, the décor fits the theme and service was great. OH! and because it was Wednesday they had a DJ and Karaōke.
I had the pleasure of meeting Araceli the owner who came to check on us to ensure everything was fine. I ordered the Stuffed Tilapia and it was great, the stuffing was made with octopus, small shrimp, imitation crab and topped with Cheese. The portions are pretty big so there is plenty to share with whom ever you are with and best of all it is reasonably priced. I had the opportunity to try some of the other dishes too, the Ceviche is amazing, every time I pass the restaurant my mouth waters for it! They have great crab legs, shrimp empanadas, the Steak fajitas appear to be made with great quality meat, each bite was tender and savory! I’ve already gone back a second time with my mom, sister and brother in law, and they loved it too! I can’t wait to try it with my friend! Hope you enjoy!

We came ere during the summer and sat on their patio. Very nice atmosphere and attentive staff. I recommend all of their soups. Just wish they had a few more non fish items for friends who aren’t big seafood lovers like we are.

Awesome place, awesome environment.
Food was delicious, service was impeccable.
Looking forward to coming back!

Came here based on reviews… Food is good. Don’t want to complain about service but could be better.

AMAZING!!! Empanadas, langostinos, steak, and shrimp wrapped in bacon were delicious! Service was great too.
Just don’t let the outside discourage you from visiting this place. I will definitely be back!

We had dinner on a Friday. Friendly staff and clean environment. If you don’t like seafood this place isn’t for you. We ordered the camarones en momias (shrimp mommies) basically it’s shrimp wrapped in bacon cheese. This meal was delicious atmosphere as great. It’s a small restaurant but cozy. We will definitely eat there again.

Was convinced to try this place by a great Groupon deal and after reviewing what Unilocalers had to say of course. It was $ 50 for an $ 80 credit for 4 people. We went on a Sunday night which was not busy, which worked out perfectly because the place is pretty small. Around 10 tables at best, with half of them being for 2 people. We sat and had the shrimp empanadas as an appetizer which were good. My sister had the large shrimp coctail which was watery, my niece had the camarones ala diabla which was ok, my wife had the garlic shrimp which were a lil dry and I had the «Cucarachas», which were excellent. I had a limonada which was a fresh squeezed limeade, very good. Mainly, I wanted to see if this place stacked up with El Veneno since they are similar in style. Honestly the place just seemed average to me and the only reason I would come back is with another groupon deal.

What a quaint and splendid little gem on the Southside. Went there this afternoon for my birthday brunch and thoroughly enjoyed the food as well as the service. Stephanie and the rest of the wait staff did a great job of recommending dishes as well as being attentive without being annoying. The complementary shrimp soup was delicious… oh! They also serenaded me with «happy Birthday» to my surprise. We will definitely be back. The Byob is great… But didn’t expect a $ 5 fee… hence the 4 stars. Tsssk tsssk. Please reconsider that nuisance fee!

This is a great small restaurant that’s new that offers a variety of sea food. I had the piña rellena. It was a handful but very delicious. Great to take the family. Would recommend

My wife and I tried this place for the first time tonight. It’s in our neighborhood and we LOVED it! We tried the paella and it was really good. The reason I gave it 4 and not 5 stars is because the shrimp was over cooked, but it did not effect the meal much at all. We really enjoyed the experience and will be back.

Location location location… Hope they make it…
This nice «Hole-​In-​The-​Wall» is actually good pretty good!!! First, its a BYOB type a place, second the waiting staff are on their toes, third, the owner made frequent checks on us perodically (not over barring)! The ceviche tostada was so good; that the kids ate theirs … Shrimp coctail was delicious, I had the shrimp, prawns, scallops, squid, clams, platter w/​rice, the sauce was very good! … Best of all, the place was jumping, the world cup was on!

Shrimp cocktail was delicious! My husband had filete relleno (stuffed tilapia filet) & he loved it. Very cheesy. Delicious side of rice. And they give you ceviche tostada as a free appetizer. My kind of place! We will definitely be back here again. Great service. Oh & it’s BYOB.

I came here on 6.16.14 it was my mother’s birthday we came not knowing it was byob the manager step up and extended his services above and beyond from staff to food everything was perfect really great experience I would recommend anyone who loves seafood as much as I do a hidden gem on the south side of Chicago prices reasonable food was excellent services outstanding highly recommended.