Mariscos Las Islitas - Chicago, IL Review

I'm in love with a Langostino. That's all I need or want when I go to a Nayarit style seafood restaurant. I've tried a couple of places and so far, Islitas is my favorite.

We also tried one of the shrimp platters, the seafood paella, which had an obscene amount of assorted seafood and shrimp empanadas. The shrimp were good, the sauce was similar to the langostinos, but I still prefer the langostinos. Anyone have a recipe??? It was ridiculous how much seafood was in the paella. I don't know how these restaurants can offer that much seafood at those prices. The only dish I didn't like were the empanadas.

One complaint I have is that the restaurant is big and even when there are only a few tables of people, the music is super, super loud. You have to shout over your shrimp just to hear each other. This makes us think twice about going here when my friends and I really want to talk over dinner.