Their tagline is Modern. Mexican. but it seemed like that was just an excuse to serve small dishes that look fancy. The decor is nice and modern for sure and the restaurant is small and intimate, but it was odd that they had oldies playing (like Sinatra) in a Mexican restaurant. Service wasn’t that great either. Our food took quite a while to come out, which made the small portions even more disappointing.

On the bright side, the chips were good :)

Pretty ‘upscale’ for a mexican restaurant. It was snuggled in an intersection in lincoln park. The music ranged from classical, to portishead, to 80’s music I think. Interesting, very interesting.. Definitely worth trying with a date or a friend for a quick dinner. I don’t know if I’d come back many times, but a date could end up being successful there as it is very intimate.

brioso is a small, modern mexican restaurant that i recently dined at w/some friends. sadly, i can’t say i was too thrilled w/my overall experience here.

although i enjoyed my dishes very much, i don’t think the same can be said for my friends and their dishes. more on the minimalistic side, the dishes offer portions that are easily finished in a sitting with nominal flavoring. the service is also on the slower side – i feel like we waited an eternity before our dishes arrived.

i don’t think i’ll be returning here – i prefer my mom & pop hole in the wall $5 mexican food.