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    La Fortaleza

    3.6 (25 reviews)
    Closed 10:00 am - 9:45 pm

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    Moderate noise
    Good for groups
    Good for kids

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    Queso Quesadilla
    Yasmin H.

    Ordered delivery from here. The food tasted very good. Order was on time and came with tamper evident sticker on the bag which is a great touch during this time of Covid. I loved the salsa verde and roja. Well priced too.

    Some kinda cemita, but not the original I had ordered. Nevertheless, DELICIOUS
    Julie S.

    I ordered this for delivery via GrubHub (pstttt there's no delivery minimum), so I can't speak for the restaurant itself with waitstaff, accommodations, cleanliness, etc. However, the friggin' BEHEMOTH of a cemita that I had was absolutely delectable. I had ordered the Hawaiana, which has avocado, grilled ham, pastor style pork, pineapple, Oaxaca Cheese and came with a side of green sauce and limes. I think they actually messed up my entire order. I ended up with avocado, grilled ham, pastor style pork, and breaded chicken (or pork?) with Oaxaca Cheese. I tried to see what cemita this was called on their menu, but I don't see it anywhere so I guess they made it up. Honestly, it didn't even matter because it was so damn good regardless. Only was able to finish half, and even that was a stretch. Will be throwing this in the toaster tomorrow to see how it tastes all hot and crisp. FYI, delivery took about an hour from Passaic to Elmwood Park.

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    Landis H.

    Doesn't look like much it's a hole in wall spot but once you walk in your very surprised!! The place is big inside lot's of seating beautiful Decor all around Spanish music playing the waitress and owner are very friendly food comes out fresh and hot! There salsas have much flavor and are not watered down love ordering food here and the non alcoholic drinks are amazing!!

    Entrance as of 5/13/2018.

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    La comida es muy Buena y El servicio es excellent. ​

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    The best churros I had in my life. I dream about them daily if not hourly. Just need to pace myself for the next visit.

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    Viva Margarita

    3.5(221 reviews)
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    Passed by randomly and decided to stop by with my laptop during the day and do some work…read more Turned out it was happy hour and the food options were incredible. I sat by the bar for convenience and the bartender Aisha was a gem. She gave some great recommendation and even better drinks. Happy I found the place, will def be going back.

    Unfortunately, Viva Margarita has gone completely downhill…read more My friends and I ordered drinks that were genuinely undrinkable they tasted like motor oil. They were, without exaggeration, the worst drinks we've ever been served. We politely asked if they could be remade and explained how bad they tasted. The waiter told us they could make new drinks but would still charge us for both the disgusting drinks and the replacements. He said he'd speak to the bartender, then disappeared and only returned when our food arrived, clearly trying to avoid the issue. When I asked if he spoke to the bartender, he casually said, "That's how the drinks are made," and that nothing could be done. At that point, we accepted the overpriced drinks and didn't even drink them. It was Taco Tuesday, which somehow made things worse. The tacos didn't meet even Taco Bell standards. To make matters unacceptable, I bit into a taco and pulled out a hair from my mouth. Based on how dismissive the waiter had already been, I hesitated to say anything and unfortunately, my instinct was right. When my friends told him about the hair, he laughed and said it was my hair, then claimed the chef is bald so it must be mine. I'm not sure how my hair would end up inside a taco, but he outright accused us of planting it there. After that, we were ignored for the rest of the night. The restaurant was practically empty, yet the service was hostile, dismissive, and unprofessional. The atmosphere felt dead and uncomfortable. This used to be a nice place, but that experience is completely gone. Between the awful drinks, low-quality food, and shockingly rude service, this was an all-around terrible experience. We won't be returning.

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