"At Chao Pescao, every meal is big, bright, and festive—like a family dinner party but with way better food and zero arguments about who broke the TV remote last year. And at some point, a salsa throwback like “Yo No Sé Mañana” will probably blast through the speakers and command you to dance in your seat. This Cuban/Colombian restaurant knows how to make sure you have a great time, all the time, and that’s exactly why we love it. Seat dancing aside, we also head to this vibrant Civic Center spot to eat perfectly fried empanadas, tostones, comforting ajiaco, and plates of lechon cubano with heaps of rice and beans you’ll still be thinking about halfway through your third sync up meeting the next day." - julia chen 1, lani conway