Nacional 27

I had dinner at a place that I've not been to in a very long while.  Nacional 27, which has been in River North it seems like forever.  (*Since 2001?)  I have to admit I was pleasantly surprised and reminded that food was very good.  The drink list was good, with enough unique items to seem new and different.  The drinks were fairly priced, compared to other restaurants of a similar caliber.  We had a group of four that were meeting for drinks and had reservations at 7.  The hostess was very gracious in dealing with our group and closing our bar tab.  We ordered empanadas, which were tiny, but good.  I had the chimichurri encrusted filet which was great.  Spicy but not too much where it over powers the steak.

All in all, pretty good.  Definitely check it out if you've never been.  Especially after 10pm on Friday and Saturday for the latin dancing.