Some time back on chowhound (
link) there had been discussion of this spot in melrose park, it then seemed to go out of business, but recently I noticed that it had opened again. There were still signs for sarandeado in the window, and the menu seems to be exactly the same as before. Unfortunately they were out of the crab sarandeado this time, but the langostinos, ceviche and snapper were as good as previously.
I'm hoping that they'll have the crab sarandeado on my next visit as I remember it as being fan fu**ingtastic.
Hopefully this time around the place will get enough support to stick around. I wasn't able to really get the story on whether it was the same owners as our waitress's english was as limited as my spanish.
Perla del Pacifico
2410 Lake St. (not 2401)
Melrose Park, IL
708-450-0097
(at about 25th Av.)