He who desires but acts not breeds pestilence, which in turn is the source of most failed movie remakes. Act on your Colombian desires with today's Groupon: for $15, you get $35 worth of Colombian cuisine and drinks at Las Tablas Colombian Steakhouse. This Groupon is valid for redemption at both Las Tablas locations in Chicago.

Specializing in authentic Colombian fare, Las Tablas Colombian Steakhouse offers diners a menu of items accented by the restaurant's secret seasoning recipe. Commence Colombian consumption with the empanada combination-plate appetizer ($7.50), featuring the corn-flour turnovers stuffed with beef, chicken, and cheese, or the aborrajado starter ($6), sweet plantains filled with guava paste and covered in melted cheese. Las Tablas's house specialty is its entraña skirt steak ($19), served with fried plantain and the one-two starch punch of yucca and potato. Diners on the fence as to which protein they wish to invite into their esophagus elevator can opt for the combination dinner ($20), offering a choice of entraña, grilled chicken breast, or grilled pork loin, and a choice of grilled calamari, baby octopus, or grilled shrimp. Vegetarian plates are also available. Bid farewell to the spirit of your dining experience with the flan de coco dessert ($4.50), a coconut-tinged custard.

Guests may also treat their taste buds to Las Tablas's tasty sangria or mojitos while collapsing into the handmade chairs imported from Colombia, removing earmuffs to take in the live ethnic music often playing at the restaurant, and absorbing an authentically Colombian experience.

This Groupon is not valid on June 12 and 13.

Reviews

Yelpers give Las Tablas four stars, Metromixers rate it 3.4, and TripAdvisors give it 3.5, saying:

• The food was AMAZING (we ordered the empanadas twice, they were so good!) and my Malbec and mojito were to die for! – alley_gator773, TripAdvisor
• I recommend the skirt steak...it's one of the best I've ever had. – UChewy2, TripAdvisor
• If you've never tried the aborrojado appetizer -- a plaintain with guava and melted cheese -- you have to order it. – knomo, Metromix