If you like AUTHENTIC Mexican food, this is your place. Heck, they make their own tortillas. TRY THE EL PASTOR TACOS, Mexican style ! But....the service is Bad. And they don't seem to care. Not my first choice in mex food restaurant. read more

Lived in the area for 20 years and tonight was first time in. Place was all but empty. Have seen other reviews about how good food was so expected a lot better. Best thing I can say about the place was the way they served the tortilla looked like hand made napkins that kept them warm. Tortilla was not bad either. Can't say that about the rest of the food, margarita smelled and tasted like soap,guess at least the glass was clean. Thought since it been around as long as they have the food would have been better. Next time will go to Taco Bell. read more

They've got handmade tortillas and really good cecina. I come mainly for the cecina tacos and their molcajete salsa!! Their horchata is pretty good too. No complaints! Will be coming back soon!! read more

When we lived in Hammond, we went to La Cecina in Calumet City. This is just as good. We both got Carne Asade and were both pleased. Good salsa n chips. We don't go here to drink. We parked right by the building both times. We would have figured out the CVS lot can be used. We are not fools. read more

Fantastic homemade food, service and great prices. The servers offer wonderful suggestions to enhance the dining experience!

service was good, food was decent also....but what chaps my butt is when paying with a credit or debit card, the business adds a 4% "non cash adjustment" to your bill without telling you anything about it!!! not a single sign posted ANYWHERE that they charge a service fee for using a card! guess what, my tip had an "undisclosed credit card service fee adjustment" to it!!!!! not again! read more

I'm upset I had to give this place even one star. My husband & I went here for breakfast yesterday, I ordered that huevos rancheros with cecina & he ordered a quesadilla & sope. When I got my food, the $4 they charged me for the piece of meat they gave me was ridiculous. My eggs were so overcooked that they had turned green, Gross. The waitress didn't come around to our table until 20 mins later & I didn't even eat my food, so I showed her the eggs & she looked at me like I was crazy & asked if I wanted them to remake my eggs, I said no, it took you long enough to come to our table & the rest of my food is cold now. I just don't want it. So she took the plate away, had she offered to remake the whole thing over I would have been fine but just the eggs, really???? Horrible horrible service. Than we get the bill & I ask why I am being charged for something I didn't even eat, because yes they charged me full price! The guy who rung me up takes my ticket to the "manager"& rudely comes back & says that he can either take off $2 or the price of the horchata. I said are you kidding me? He said well your complaint was for the eggs not the meal, I said correct but I didn't even eat the rest of the meal, he said well I already told you what I could do. I said just take the horchata off. No apologies, so rude, no customer service what so ever! I will be telling everyone my horrible experience & anywhere I can post my story I will. NEVER EVER AGAIN! HORRIBLE EXPERIENCE! read more

Terrible service Rosa was the server every time we asked her a question she seemed like we were bothering her. Had to keep asking her for refills. Also cheese and sour cream is 1.50 each taco that's ridiculous. read more

Went there for lunch with a friend today. Her order was incorrect but was corrected. My order was incorrect, but the waitress lied right to my face and said the flour tortilla was corn. I have a gluten allergy and could have gotten very sick if I'd eaten it. My friend tested it for me and said it was definitely flour. Her order was on corn tortillas and it looked and tasted completely different. The waitresses seemed to be laughing about it, too. Never coming back here! read more

Terrible. I've order a to go from here many times,always hoping they'll get better. Everything was very sloppy and cold. Never again!

Yummy yummy yummy, the outside doesn't give it no justice for the inside. It's so family friendly, food is good. Rice and beans could use some work, but the home made tortillas and tender meat was very tasty. It's a must return restaurant. ( 4 stars cause of the rice and beans) read more

Kind of like a hidden gem. Good Mexican food for a good price. The service was excellent. I will definitely return.

For someone who has eaten at numerous Mexican restaurants over the years, I can honestly state that this restaurant is truly authentic in its menu offerings. The food is absolutely delicious. My wife loves the Tacos al Pasteur and I dined on half of the beef Burrito Suiza (it was too much to eat in one setting). The dining area is clean and not overly decorated with Mexican nicknacks. Service is great. Very friendly! read more

Have had take out a couple of times and is was pretty good. This last time it was HORRIBLE the tacos I arrived home with were supposed to be chicken. The meat was tiny pieces of I don't know what! Tasteless, gristle filled pieces that looked like it was scraped from the bottom of the pan. Had it not been raining it would have been returned! read more

Excellent margaritas!! Can't help but rave about them! They were so good they made my heart skip some beats!! I almost had to go to the Dr I was so happy! read more

Delicious, authentic dishes and ingredients! My fiancé and I went for dinner this Friday night; both very satisfied with the quality of food and overall experience. The salsa was delicious (original, homemade and well-spiced). I enjoyed an order of oysters (6 raw on the half shell with a fresh salsa accompaniment) and an incredibly good Sopa Azteca. From the menu, I expected it to be a nice version of tortilla soup (with cheese and avocado on top), but it was even better than expected; the richness of the Mexican cheese and onions reminded me of a French onion soup, and in a generous portion too. My fiancé got the house specialty Cecina, which came with guacamole, beans, and corn tortillas. He was new to the dish, but it was spot-on with my memory of my central Mexican host mom's preparation. So good!! I would give 4.5 stars for a little lag in service (no silverware for my appetizer or glass for the beer), but La Cecina ("#3") was friendly, very clean, authentic Mexican offerings at a reasonable price. Will definitely try their breakfast options in the future, and return soon. Well worth the drive from Hammond, and highly recommended overall. read more

This is one of my favorites, but if you don't like authentic, don't go. This food compares to the food I have eaten at neighborhood restaurants in Cozumel. It is comparable in price to the other Mexican Restaurants in the area. I love the margaritas, but I do only get the traditional lime margarita on the rocks with salt, so I can't comment about the flavored ones. The staff are also authentic,very friendly, but sometimes a little overwhelmed. There have been times when they did not have enough waiter/waitresses for the amount of customers they had, so service gets a little slow. The only menu complaint I can think of is they don't have al la carte. Sometimes I just like one enchilada with a little rice, but have to order a whole meal. read more

I'm a Mexican food snob and can honestly say this is the BEST in all of Northwest Indiana! I won't step foot in Jalepenos, Don Pablo's, Don Pedro's, Pepes, or any other chain "Mexican". I want homemade corn tortillas, good salsas, and FLAVOR. I've tried other "authentic" places in the area and nothing beats my La Cecina! Tacos cecina are my order every time, so I can't vouch for any other entrees. Had the burrito once, it was good. Rice and beans are always homemade. Red salsa and green salsas are to DIE for. Guacamole is excellent. Prices are extremely reasonable. We don't mind the slow service, but that's usually our friends' complaint whenever we bring someone new. We always tip our waiter or waitress way over 20% because they work hard and do a great job. Wish you guys would start live mariachi or something on the weekends! :). We LOVE La Cecina! read more

La Cecina restaurant offers a very friendly, family oriented atmosphere. I was very impressed by the friendliness of the staff and the cleanliness of the restaurant. The food portions are greater than I expected. Their home made tortillas are wonderful. Everything I've tried at La Cecina has been a pleasant experience. I will definitely be returning here soon. read more

First coming in the young guy that's supposed to be the host walked to us without a greet it even asked us if we were dining in or takeout. Second thing is we ordered STEAK nachos and was given ground beef. They argued with us that it was steak. We also ordered the trio fajitas with STEAK, chicken and shrimp. The meat on the nachos was ground up but the staff argued that it was chopped. So we sent it back because the waiter told us there's try different kinds of steak. Basically there's a cheap steak and an more expensive steak that they use when you order the fajitas. The problem is that the menu doesn't specify ground, chopped or cut steak. It only said steak on the menu. Long story short they charge us for the nachos we didn't eat and said they were still back in the kitchen if we wanted them after it was sent back over an hour before checking out. I even gave the waiter a big tip thinking they knew what good customer service meant and would rectify the situation. I will never go back to this restaurant. I paid for nachos I didn't eat and had I know I would've just keep them and dealt with it being ground beef. Instead I gave 7 dollars for nothing, 7 dollars isn't nothing but my wife and I were pretty upset SGD how they handle us. YOU'VE BEEN WARNED! NO MATTER WHAT THE FOOD MAY OR MAY NOT TASTE LIKE TREATING CUSTOMERS LIKE THAT IS A SURE WAY TO LOSE BUSINESS. read more

very friendly people , nice set up and very quick with the food. the staff did a great job and you can tell that customer service is a priority at this place. You need to try the specials, they are fantastic and very authentic. I love going here and trying their new dish on the weekend. I would recommend them to anyone looking for good food in a nice atmosphere and great staff. read more

Excellent service very good food warm friendly atmosphere very clean place to eat I enjoyed the Creadillas al Gusto. very tasty dish very tender.not to spicy I ordered with the garlic sauce which is an excellent choice. one of the better places I've been to for Mexican cuisine. and the dozen oysters. Very very tasty read more

The food is amazing, however, the service is equally bad. The rice is really good and the food is very fresh. We never got any refills on any drinks or salsa. read more

I can't believe this place has four stars. It doesn't even deserve one star. I ordered the shrimp fajitas and they were disgusting. The shrimp tasted old and undercooked. The bell peppers, onions and tomatoes were sliced up into huge pieces. The side salad was already looking old, brown and soggy. Also ordered a side of guacamole and the guacamole was black and rotten at the bottom. For some reason the guacamole had rotten lettuce and purple onions. We will never come here again. read more

Flavorless tacos... the pork was essentially boiled meat without any seasoning. I was looking for a new Mexican place, but this place unfortunately won't be the winner. read more

had a steak burrito and a pastor taco from their and it was horrible! big chunks of so called steak with alot of fat and the pastor tastes like a cut up pork chop. was even told by the host that it depends on the cook when i mentioned that my buddy told me the one in cal city was way better then this one. read more

Food tasted microwaved. Lots of grease with every meal we had. Service was terrible. It seemed understaffed. We stood by the door for twenty minuted before anyone even said hello. Will not be returning. read more

I love eating at this location. The tacos are fresh, tasty and delicious. The salsa is yummy. The place is clean. Great mexican food overall! And the prices are fair! read more

Wish I could give 0 stars. no parking lot, you must park in a drug store parking lot across the street 10 minute wait to be seated when place was not even busy. Dirty tables. Waiter asked what we wanted to drink without giving us any menus, so we had to play a guessing game. Ordered an entrée that came with a salad and did not receive a salad. Food was mediocre at best. ordered a flavored frozen margarita and tasted no flavor. entrée came with rice and beans, received no rice and no beans and no salad. Do not recommend. Waiter was VERY rude and crude. Homemade tortillas did not taste homemade at all. Seek other places for Mexican food. read more

I love Mexican food. I eat it 2 to 3 times a week. I really could eat it everyday, but my family won't. I Have never had bad Mexican food, some better than others but never bad. I had being eyeing La Cecina for over a year and was really excited about giving it a try. This was THE WORST FOOD I have ever eaten in my life. I took one bite of the very strange pale colored refried beans. They taste like the greasy gel type goo stuff that sits in the bottom of the pan when you make pork chops. They smelled terrible and as if they had been reheated and reheated for a couple days. One bite of my Chile Relleno and I had to spit it into my napkin. I immediately felt ill. My husband said almost exactly the same thing about his beans. He could not eat more than two bites of his enchiladas and quesadillas before he was concerned that they may make him sick. We told our waitress that we did not like the barely touched food on our plate and wanted nothing else. We were given the full bill until we asked if they could take something off. They reluctantly took 25% off. The manager was annoyed and did not even want to look at or speak to us. We were not mean loud or make a seen. We still left the very slow waitress a 20% tip of the original bill. The managers apology was basically not "I'm sorry" but "Sorry that "YOU" have a problem" NEVER EVER EVER will I eat there again. I have never given a restaurant review because I feel that people have different tastes and likes. But THIS FOOD WAS SO BAD for so many reasons! read more

eating beef soup and had a little friend swimming in my soup it was a roach I will never return check your food for extra flavoring