Finally tried La Presa after years of driving by, and it was packed for Taco Tuesday. The deal is hard to beat, with solid options like steak, carnitas, al pastor, ground beef, and chicken. Some of the meat was a bit dry or fatty, but the value and portions make up for it. Service was friendly but spotty, likely due to the crowd. It's on the divey side, but overall a good spot--we'll be back! read more

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Friendly staff, clean inside, and plenty of seating! The steak tacos are tasty, not dry or salty like many other places. The carnitas can be extra fatty, depending on the day and selection, but still very flavorful. The corn tortillas are nice and soft, warmed well and tastes like corn tortillas. Their burritos are nicely filled with ingredients, not just stuffed with fillers. The chips and salsas are fresh - the green is spicy and the mild still has a nice flavor with minimal kick. Rice and beans are good, depending on the day, the rice can be a little dry. Good horchata, not too sweet or watery. Overall, La Presa has decent food and super nice staff. Sometimes they mess up the order when it's busy, but they've never been rude to us when we point out the mix up and they're quick to fix it. They have Taco Tuesday specials and Burrito Thursdays - YUM read more

The tacos were overpriced, and were FULL of onions. You could not even taste the taco. Ambiance not so great. I will not be returning.

One dollar tacos were 100% worth your money. They served our food almost instantly and the chips and sauces were also yummy.

The best customer service. Would recommend to all my friends and family's. Taco Tuesday and burrito Thursdays are the best!

Shout out for this place Service was great, and our food was hot and delicious! They also have gaming videos for the kids. Open on Sundays for after church lunch/dinner, or large groups. Will do Mexican food again soon. read more

I catered a large order on 4th of July for 20 adults- I picked it up the day before because they were closed on the holiday- food was incredible! Steak, ground beef, chips, and so many sauces we couldn't even finish! We enjoyed every bite, and so affordable I was so happy! Service was so kind and great to work with, I cannot believe this is only my 2nd time eating at this restaurant! Highly recommend!! read more

Terrible service! I called tj make an order like I usually do, but they gave an automated call service now that sent me a link to do an online order. It was very confusing and it saw that tacos were $5! I only ordered 6 and thought I would go personally to figure out what's going on. I used to come here a lot and didn't think it would be an issue. I get there, and they said they don't have any orders for me. Then they said they don't have online ordering. I show them the receipt and they called a manager who admitted that there was an online ordering system but they would start making the food now. I didn't get mg food until 15 min after the time it said my food would be ready. I paid $35 for 6 tacos which included a $5 service charge! It was taco Tuesday... tacos are $1.25. The lady refused to give me any credit and don't care that I would never come back. Bad service. read more

I ordered take out from La Presa finally after having passed by it so many times. The food was absolutely delicious! I was very impressed. The restaurant when I went to pick up my food was clean, all unoccupied tables were clean. When I arrived the hostess verified my name before handing me my food. Food was still hot when I got home. Grabbed a menu before I left the restaurant and saw they have some daily specials and drink specials I want to try another day. Will definitely be coming back here! So happy I got to finally try La Presa. read more

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La Presa is one of the last standing and true "Taco Tuesdays" restaurants in the area! Tacos are still $1 are on Tuesdays and that includes Steak (some restaurants do not include Steak as eligible for $1 tacos). They are very tasty and the meat is good quality but they are a bit small, I think you need 4 of them to have a good meal, but they are really tasty. I'd highly recommend stopping by on a Tuesday, the $1 taco deal is good for carryout as well. Great place to beat inflation and still getting to eat out. P.S: when I dined in, the margaritas looked amazing, but I haven't tried them yet, stay tuned... read more

It was our first time here.. I didn't read the reviews until 5 mins after we got seated in and the girl took our order. I told my husband about the reviews that they have bad service and always messed up the orders.. here comes the lady brought my order a huge bowl of soup. And the other lady a birria tacos for my husband. I asked what happened to my husbands soup he ordered soup and birria tacos.. the young lady she didn't know what's going on that she took our orders we had 2 soup and other side orders.. my husband was laughing cos just right after I read the reviews our order was messed up too how crazy is that... no not going back... read more

My cousin and I went here for lunch recently, and we weren't happy with the service or food. The waiter just made us wait about 15 minutes for our table when the restaurant was empty! Once we finally got seated, she didn't bring out the menus or water for another 5-10 minutes. They gave you complimentary chips and salsa with three different salsas, and we didn't like them. The chips weren't fresh and were stale. We finally placed the order, and we both got vegetarian enchiladas, and they weren't good at all. We got salsa Verde enchiladas, and the sauce was too tangy and salty, the tortilla was soggy, and the veggies inside weren't cooked properly and tasted raw. The restaurant was extremely dark and was playing really loud music. I'm not sure if I'll be coming back because the service or food wasn't good. read more

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Very nice place to enjoy mexican food . Burrito is very good, seafood also good . We ordered this time deep fried red snapper. Was Ok , little overcook and very overpriced. Nice and friendly service. read more

La Presa - Whole deep Fried Red Snapper about $28 - Mexican Near Me - Mount Prospect, Illinois

Service is great, food is amazing and the restaurant is always clean and comfortable. If you like Mexican food you'll Love La Presa.

First time here and we were very impressed. We love Mexican food and go to many restaurants but La Presa stands out. It's so clean, great service and great food. My husband got 4-tacos and I had an enchilada dinner. I can't believe the prices. Tacos $2.99 each & my dinner $11.99!!! Not to mention the unusual architecture because the place sits slightly underground. So cute. Oh, and the music was perfect. read more

I've been a big fan of this restaurant since before the pandemic. I made a call and placed an order for pick up. I ordered the taco dinner, carne asada, cebolla, cilantro included rice and beans.My son picked up the order for me and said the package did not weigh anything. When it arrived and I opened the package, I could tell that they skimped on the serving of meat, rice and beans. I mean the serving was like for a toddler. I'm not sure if they were trying to save their stock or what?!?!?! This is the second time this happened only the last order was a sit down at the restaurant. Pretty disappointed? read more

Food is amazing and authentic, and most restaurants give me anxiety but this one is so relaxing! Love it here, the servers are kind as well.

If it was just a review for my soup. This would be a 10 star review but I need to knock a point off for the fish ceviche, it was lacking that day. Came in over the weekend as hubby and I were in the area. We ordered a fish ceviche as it's something we gave been craving but are too lazy to make ourselves. Unfortunately it was lacking salt and limes. We seasoned it ourselves but it was a but disappointing. Now onto the meals hubby got the steak tacos which were good. I got the La Presa Soup. 100% Yumminess right there. Full of seafood. I had a huge chunk of fish, a cluster if crab and at least 10 langostinos/shrimp. I need to go back just to have it again soon! Of and it's huuuuge. Easily 3 people worth of soup read more

La Presa - Mexican Near Me - Mount Prospect, Illinois

Are here on a Monday evening. First walked in to one table of 4 and another table with one person. Took a minute to find wait first the waitress to seat where ever we wanted. The chips and salsa came out immediately and tasted fresh and warm. The mild salsa tasted like straight tomato. But the medium salsa was good and not too spicy. The steak fajita was VERY bland so it didn't taste very good. Rice was okay. I won't be coming back because I don't think the food taste good at all. read more

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If I could give 0 stars I would this place is kinda gross first they don't get your order right and to top it all off a Cockroach crawls across the table from the salsa and chips when I showed the lady she apologized and I had her take my plate of d Food away she also took the roach back to show the boss and them she handed me the check with nothing taken off which was fine I just wanted to pay my bill and leave this place is a hole in the wall and not a good one read more

We have placed two carry-out orders from here, and each time the order was wrong. When we got the order home, someone at our house didn't have their dinner. In addition, the order taker was sort of rude and seemed unfamiliar with the menu. (I see similar issues noted by other reviewers.) When I called to ask about these problems, I was told I couldn't talk to the manager because she was busy. We have a lot of options for Mexican food in this area, so we will not be back to La Presa because of the poor, unreliable service. read more

The food and service were the worst! Iv been here multiple times had some issues with the waiters giving attitude or simply not knowing their own specials and over charging our meals! This time I had a torta which had avocado, cheese, lettuce, steak meat, Mayco, beans. I took one bite and noticed somthing off about it, it was very sour and tasted like somthing wanted cooked right or excited ! I told the waitress and she simply said nothing is wrong and rolled her eyes I got sick with this food! read more

Average Mexican food at reasonable prices. The parking lot is in desperate need of repaving. read more

La Presa - Chimichanga - Mexican Near Me - Mount Prospect, Illinois

My single order of chips and guacamole was $14..........................To the person in charge, I know inflation sucks but come on man pull it together! If I were a single mom w kids I'd go bankrupt after eating one meal here. Unreasonable. Whoever is in charge does not care about you. read more

Great food. Great service and great prices. Perfect local joint. Try it. I promise you'll like it.

Waitress was kind and very attentive but not overwhelming. Very good tacos and only one dollar on Tuesday's !. The steak and chicken milanesa were extra tasty . 3+ Salas to choose from. Definitely worth trying read more

La Presa - Breaded steak taco with many sauces!! - Mexican Near Me - Mount Prospect, Illinois

Awsome! 6.99 chicken enchilada dinner plus $1 dollar Tacos on Tuesday! Very very good food quality The Price is Right the food is right the place is right read more

La Presa - Chicken enchiladas $6.99 Awsome! - Mexican Near Me - Mount Prospect, Illinois

The food is awful and they sneakily charge to pay with a credit card! I do not recommend at all!

Authentic Mexican with an authentic kick! Excellent service f4om a very friendly, informative, and has a beautiful smile. She led us to spe ials and favorites. Mexican music brings us back to the days of sunny white sand beaches and authentic Mexican warm hospitality. I can't think of anything bad to say! THAT is very unusual for me. It was an unexpected stop on a lazy Thursday mid-afternoon. read more

Some of the best tasting authentic Mexican food around! Great service very attentive and was clean inside. The decor could use some help but I mean the food makes up for it. I got the steak with enchiladas and my husband ordered the al pastor. Food came out in record time piping hot, very flavorful and full of spice. The tortilla chips and salsa were on point too. Portions were about average I'd say. read more

I love this place!!!! Here's why- 1. Meat has no fat, my chicken has been always perfect and huge meat chunks! 2. They salt your beer glass and the glass always comes out cold! 3. The portions are really big and it's cheap for the amount you get! 4. The server we always get is so nice and remembers us now and my order from before. She's super helpful with explaining the dishes. 5. Their menus is HUGEEEE, so it allows your to try other authentic Mexican dishes. 6. Mexican music and TV channels are on so you really feel like you're in Mexico! I just moved to mount prospect and have tried 4 other Mexican joints in the area and none were as yummy as this one. Their beans are actually delicious! I have never had a bad experience here where I didn't feel good after my meal. That's a huge meal! I don't know why not many people are eating here at 4-5pm in a Friday night, so confused.... give this place a try. They take their time to make their food so enjoy your chips while they cook!! read more

The food was delicious! I highly recommend getting the shrimp. I've driven past this place so many times but never ate here. It was very nice eating outside. So many good drink options and unique food options. read more

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So disappointed. We placed our order online (powered through MENUSTAR) placed a simple order beef tacos chicken fajitas. No sure where the error occurs but what was delivered was some kind of FISH dish. We called as soon as we opened our dinners. The woman who answered the phone was unable to understand us the same with the man she gave the phone to. We wanted them get in touch with the delivery driver to see if she had our order in her car. Deaf ears. We emailed MENUSTAR and disputed the charge $60.00. Not a peep from LaPresa or MENUSTAR. Too bad. We had high hopes for future Taco Tuesdays. read more

La Presa - Mexican Near Me - Mount Prospect, Illinois

We loved the food!!!!! My chicken burrito and chicken taco were just as good as the ones that I have had in Mexico. I loved that they served 3 different and delicious salsa's with the complimentary chips and salsa. Let's talk about the margaritas, they were outstanding and not all watered down. The waitress was so nice. We ate outside, but the inside was clean and they were definitely following covid19 guidelines. I will go back soon! Please try this place! read more

I give this place 2 stars because the food is actually good. I would give it 5 stars if we ever had an order done correctly. Not only do they ignore the simplest requests, like no sour cream, but they constantly leave major components off your order. Our order for chips and guacamole came without guacamole, three different times. My steak fajitas came without tortilla wraps on two different occasions. Again, the food, whatever we end up getting, incorrectly, is good, but if you plan to order from there, you need to inventory every single item in front of their face. The cooks care about their quality, but whoever runs the front of the house will ruin this business because they don't care. We know this. We've spoken to them. read more

My husband ordered a caldo de res to go and he drove from the restaurant to Vernon Hills, which is 15 miles away and when he got home he opened the caldo container and there were hardly any vegetables and no meat, but a huge bone with no meat only fat. read more

La Presa - Mexican Near Me - Mount Prospect, Illinois

do not come here if you are black, you will not receive the kind treatment like the rest of the guests that you can visibly see interacting with the waitresses or given the same portions of food, that you, again, can see others receiving. read more

This is by far the best Mexican food in the area!! They have the very best deals, one of the only places we know of that has $1 tacos on Tuesday (even for steak) and $5 burritos on Thursdays. They are truly the best deal in town!!! Service is amazing as well!! It is so cute in there, clean, and well maintained!! Give it a try, honestly we couldn't recommend a better Mexican restaurant!!!! read more

If you make me drive to an ATM to go get cash because your card machine isn't working and you didn't tell me that before we ordered food at 8:30 PM on a Saturday night when you likely knew that already, you'd better f*cking thank me for doing it. Instead, you barely even acknowledged me. Also, I think you gave me COVID when I came back to pay. You should be thankful I can't prove that or we would be having a very different conversation. read more

I asked for 8 chicken tacos with just cheese and I was brought 6 with everything on it. We only got 1 order of chips and no refill for 5 people and 1 person got their order 100% correct. just all around bad service here read more