Irazu Costa Rican Restaurant
| Irazu Costa Rica Restaurant | |
|---|---|
 Irazu Costa Rican Restaurant in 2026 | |
Interactive map of Irazu Costa Rica Restaurant | |
| Restaurant information | |
| Established | 1990 |
| Owners | Henry and Miriam Cerdas |
| Food type | Costa Rican cuisine |
| Location | 1865 N. Milwaukee, Chicago, Illinois, 60647, United States |
| Coordinates | 41°54′56″N 87°41′06″W / 41.9155°N 87.6851°W |
| Reservations | not accepted |
| Website | www |
Irazu Costa Rican Restaurant is a Latin American restaurant in Chicago, Illinois that opened in 1990. It is located on Milwaukee Avenue in the Bucktown/Wicker Park neighborhood on Chicago's north side. The restaurant takes its name from the Irazú volcano in Costa Rica.[1]
Irazú was founded on August 20, 1990, by Miriam and Gerardo Cerdas. In September 2025, the Chicago City Council issued a resolution honoring the restaurant and the Cerdas family during Hispanic Heritage Month.[2]
The restaurant serves Costa Rican cuisine including sandwiches, traditional dishes, burritos, and non-alcoholic drinks, and milkshakes.[3] Owner Henry Cerdas described it as "an overlap of Mexican and South American food."[4]
Media appearances
Irazú appeared in the 2011 Diners, Drive-ins and Dives episode "Latin Street Food"; the programme's Food Network videos included its chifrijo and pepito sandwich.[5][6]
Food Network also profiled Irazú in The Secret Life of Milkshakes.[7] The restaurant appeared in a 2008 episode of WTTW's Check, Please!.[8]
In 2014, The Daily Meal included Irazú in its "35 Best Burritos in America" list.[9] FiveThirtyEight covered the restaurant in a 2014 Burrito Bracket article.[10]
References
- ↑ "Costa Rica's Irazú In Aid Of Olympic Dream". Inside Costa Rica. May 9, 2012. Archived from the original on May 10, 2012. Retrieved July 29, 2016.
- ↑ "Resolution honoring Irazú Costa Rican Restaurant in celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month" (PDF). Chicago City Council. September 25, 2025. Retrieved August 11, 2026.
- ↑ Thompson, Aimee (April 25, 2013). "Best Global Sandwiches in Chicago". ChicagoNow. Archived from the original on June 30, 2017. Retrieved July 29, 2016.
- ↑ Giles, Caitlin Murray (February 23, 2012). "Take a Culinary World Tour Without Leaving Chicago". Chicago Parent. Archived from the original on April 3, 2012.
- ↑ Bendersky, Ari (October 3, 2011). "Chilam Balam, Irazu, DMK All Set for Small Screen". Eater Chicago. Retrieved July 29, 2016.
- ↑ "Chifrijo at Irazu". Food Network.
- ↑ "Irazu". Food Network. Retrieved July 29, 2016.
- ↑ "Irazu Chicago CheckPlease! report". October 2, 2008. Retrieved July 29, 2016 – via YouTube.
- ↑ Myers, Dan (June 24, 2014). "The 35 Best Burritos in America 2014". The Daily Meal. Retrieved July 29, 2016.
- ↑ Barry-Jester, Anna Maria (July 8, 2014). "We Return to the Burrito Bracket's Chicago Roots". FiveThirtyEight. Archived from the original on July 9, 2014.