Best Californian Restaurants in Irving Park

Delicious food- great mocktails. The pita bread is so delicious

Our server was great! He really helped us out with my allergies. The gluten free crust was not good and it just wasn’t warm, let alone hot. My friend had the spicy caesar salad with blackened salmon which was really good. $33 seemed a bit much for a lunch salad but it tasted really good.

Our time started off a little rough with a 30 min wait until being seated BUT the manager, Sam and our waitress Vivian made up in every way possible. They were amazing — they gave us complementary bubbly while we waited, comped all our apps, and sent us dessert after the meal. The food was 10/10 amazing. The service was impeccable and the atmosphere was lovely! I would recommend this time and time again. Shoutout Sam and Vivian you made this a 10/10! Thank you!!!

We had a great visit at Aba. We arrived with a reservation and were seated immediately. My date was not able to brush off the cold temperature on the terrace, so we opted to sit at the bar and wait for a table at the inside dinning room. The host staff were very polite and told us of the hour plus wait. We decided to stay at the bar and eat dinner there, though the host staff found us a table within 15 minutes of us sitting at the bar. We dined out often and the bar area is always an option for us, so we didn’t want to inconvenience anyone. Again, the host staff handled the situation tremendously well and we were very happy with the choices they gave us. Now on to the service and food. The bar staff was uber knowledgeable and coursed out our selections, as it was our first time there. We started out with Prosecco before we dug into the menu choices. We ordered Whipped feta, falafel, truffled salmon, and the green chili shrimp. The bar coursed out our choices perfectly. They suggested we get extra bread with our shrimp, and it was the perfect suggestion. All dishes were delicious and flavorful. Lots of depth in all dishes. We also had a cocktail and a glass of wine. Both were good choices. Bar staff was impeccable in their choices for us and we ended our night celebrating my date’s birthday with a carrot cake. Sans licking the plate, we liked it through the last bite. The staff even lit a candle for the cake! Overall, a knowledgeable and patient staff led us through our first, and certainly, not our last visit to Aba. See you soon Aba!