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I used to love this place so much, but the last couple visits have been underwhelming. Mainly, I knocked down the stars because - the chicken was bland. I prefer the grilled chicken flavor at Chipotle. - the meat was a bit lacking in the torta. - customer service and friendliness wasn't there, as it has been in the past. Plentiful paper towels on each table, and one small unisex bathroom in the back. Also 10% off with Yelp check in.
The taco Tuesday deal here is now $2/taco. The tacos are still good and the service is fast.
La Taquiza taqueria is a good place to get tasty tacos. On my recent visit there I took advantage of their taco Tuesday special. On Tuesdays, they have tacos for $1.50 and it's a really good deal. You get regular-size tacos with generous portions of the filling of your choice. I ordered their: 1) Asada - grilled skirt steak 2) Bomba - Pork, Ham, Chorizo, Pineapple and salsa 3) Tinga - shredded chicken with chipotle sauce 4) Chorizo y papas - Chorizo and potatoes Tacos They tasted good and the best in the bunch was the Bomba taco followed by the Tinga one. The only thing I didn't do right was not eat them right away. I had done a carry-out for dinner. So, I ate the tacos at a later time in the day which wasn't as fun as eating them fresh. But all that aside, I enjoyed my meal. The Taco Tuesday special is definitely worth it. They also have other specials during the other days of the week. I would recommend checking out this taqueria for its delicious menu variety and tasty tacos.
If there's lower than 1 star, that's what I'm going to rate this restaurant. I can't believe what just happened today! The owner (at least that's what she said) was very rude and nasty! I was ordering for to go but decided to just eat in. After being almost done with our meal, I wanted to order to go again and guess what the owner told me... ' if you are going to eat this here again, then you are wasting my bags, etc'. You can't order and say to go and then you will eat it here!' (Mind you this order is really to go that I will bring home to my kids.) I can't believe what I just heard!!! I called her out saying that was rude to say that and she continued to say that it's the truth. 'I am the owner' and just don't order. Wow, just wow! I never expected an owner can be so nasty and act this way, and even raising her voice! To top it all, she didn't let me continue to order and said 'I don't need your business'... Well, you just lost a valued customer and I will make sure to let everyone I know in the area to not patronize this business. I am a restaurant owner myself and we are never like this to our customers! Do me a favor and try to not condone this kind of behavior and stop supporting businesses where owners don't respect customers!!!!
Did a quick take out here for the Santana concert at Ravinia. I figured what better way to celebrate and enjoy than with tacos y Santana! I was able to place an order online for pickup. The restaurant is located in downtown Winnetka in a building shared with other businesses. If you don't pay attention, you could also easily pass it up. When I arrived, my order was ready and packaged nicely for transport to Ravinia. The entire time we set up our area, the smell of tacos just permeated from the bag so needless to say, we didn't wait too long before giving in and eating everything. I got the Birria tacos with a side of rice and it was delicious. The consumme even had chunks of meat inside it that I ended up scooping over my side of rice. My brother got the steak tacos and he inhaled it! I had no idea what to expect with this spot but it was on the way so we took a chance and it was worth it! Will definitely be back to try the other menu items.
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9 months ago
Was craving tacos so i thought id give this place another chance. But no... the quality of tacos at this place is just laughable. The meat smelled and tasted funny. Zero taste. Actually glad of the tiny minuscule portions because the quality was so bad. And to add the workers or owners of this place is incredibly rude and unprofessional. Over priced too read more
2 years ago
Went here today for a carry-out order. As a vegan, I appreciate the fact that their rice and beans are vegetarian. I just have to ask for the refried beans with no cheese to make them vegan. I feel like I get a good amount of food for the money here. And the tacos are tasty! Also got guacamole and chips which were delicious. The employee was super nice and helpful with my order. I hadn't been here in a long time and had a few questions. I really appreciated all of the Frida Kahlo artwork on the wall too. Next time, I'll make sure I stay to enjoy it! read more
I used to love this place so much, but the last couple visits have been underwhelming. Mainly, I knocked down the stars because - the chicken was bland. I prefer the grilled chicken flavor at Chipotle. - the meat was a bit lacking in the torta. - customer service and friendliness wasn't there, as it has been in the past. Plentiful paper towels on each table, and one small unisex bathroom in the back. Also 10% off with Yelp check in. read more
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Amazing food it's a hole in the wall but everything I've tried is really good for a great price the customer service is always so good! read more
La Taquiza taqueria is a good place to get tasty tacos. On my recent visit there I took advantage of their taco Tuesday special. On Tuesdays, they have tacos for $1.50 and it's a really good deal. You get regular-size tacos with generous portions of the filling of your choice. I ordered their: 1) Asada - grilled skirt steak 2) Bomba - Pork, Ham, Chorizo, Pineapple and salsa 3) Tinga - shredded chicken with chipotle sauce 4) Chorizo y papas - Chorizo and potatoes Tacos They tasted good and the best in the bunch was the Bomba taco followed by the Tinga one. The only thing I didn't do right was not eat them right away. I had done a carry-out for dinner. So, I ate the tacos at a later time in the day which wasn't as fun as eating them fresh. But all that aside, I enjoyed my meal. The Taco Tuesday special is definitely worth it. They also have other specials during the other days of the week. I would recommend checking out this taqueria for its delicious menu variety and tasty tacos. read more
2 years ago
If there's lower than 1 star, that's what I'm going to rate this restaurant. I can't believe what just happened today! The owner (at least that's what she said) was very rude and nasty! I was ordering for to go but decided to just eat in. After being almost done with our meal, I wanted to order to go again and guess what the owner told me... ' if you are going to eat this here again, then you are wasting my bags, etc'. You can't order and say to go and then you will eat it here!' (Mind you this order is really to go that I will bring home to my kids.) I can't believe what I just heard!!! I called her out saying that was rude to say that and she continued to say that it's the truth. 'I am the owner' and just don't order. Wow, just wow! I never expected an owner can be so nasty and act this way, and even raising her voice! To top it all, she didn't let me continue to order and said 'I don't need your business'... Well, you just lost a valued customer and I will make sure to let everyone I know in the area to not patronize this business. I am a restaurant owner myself and we are never like this to our customers! Do me a favor and try to not condone this kind of behavior and stop supporting businesses where owners don't respect customers!!!! read more
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Small portions to expensive meats not that good If your white they give you the worst meat read more
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Did a quick take out here for the Santana concert at Ravinia. I figured what better way to celebrate and enjoy than with tacos y Santana! I was able to place an order online for pickup. The restaurant is located in downtown Winnetka in a building shared with other businesses. If you don't pay attention, you could also easily pass it up. When I arrived, my order was ready and packaged nicely for transport to Ravinia. The entire time we set up our area, the smell of tacos just permeated from the bag so needless to say, we didn't wait too long before giving in and eating everything. I got the Birria tacos with a side of rice and it was delicious. The consumme even had chunks of meat inside it that I ended up scooping over my side of rice. My brother got the steak tacos and he inhaled it! I had no idea what to expect with this spot but it was on the way so we took a chance and it was worth it! Will definitely be back to try the other menu items. read more
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If you are looking for traditional Mexican fast food, La Taquiza is a solid choice. The ingredients they use are high quality and their hot sauce is flavorful. However, based on their menu, lack of flexibility and customer service, I don't come here nearly as often as I otherwise would. Let me explain. I'm a middle-aged guy who needs to really watch my diet. If I consistently make bad food choices, it shows up on my stomach and in my blood work. I try to eat some vegetables at every lunch and dinner and limit my saturated fat and simple carbohydrates. These restrictions narrow my food choices here considerably. Their burrito bowl is generally my safest option, but almost half the ingredients I leave out: cheese, sour cream, and rice, leaving only refried beans, tomatoes, chicken, and guacamole. I asked the owner for their fajita vegetable mix instead of the three ingredients I took off. When I got the bill, it was 30% more than the listed price; she charged me extra for the veggies. On principal, I told her I was unwilling to pay that. She removed the charge and didn't give me the veggies. I really don't care about the extra charge-most of my meals are more expensive-but their menu is very unhealthy and they penalize the customer for making healthy food substitutions that would cost them nothing (they could have reduced the guacamole). Worse still, they forgot my employee's chips and salsa, which I heard her order. When we asked for it, she said they forgot to ring it up (at this point we had our other food). Rather than just give her a 25-cent basket of chips, they wanted to charge her for their mistake. Penny-wise, pound stupid. If you're one of those lucky people who can eat whatever you want without consequence, this place is great; for the rest of us, Chipotle is a better option. read more
2 years ago
3 years ago
The service is very orthodox and kinda not service at all. You order at the front then sit down. When the food is ready you go to the front again and pick up your food. No one person gives you service here. The owner is confused about owning a restaurant..... but okay. Someone should post self service here in big bold letters. Food tastes okay; portions were decent. I'm giving this place 2 stars because of the portions. Oh yeah I got up to get the salsa located in the front of the restaurant in a refrigerator. She told me go ahead it's in there in Spanish. Haha funny One more thing we are no longer in Covid pandemic!!!!! read more
3 years ago
La Taquiza just gets better and the Northbrook location is the best! Entire staff is friendly, prices are reasonable, and the tacos are incredible! I go out of my way to eat here whenever I can! read more
5 years ago
Solid, family-run Mexican joint. Two locations. Review is for the Northbrook location on Shermer, just South of Willow. This place is a humble, strip mall storefront that borders on "Dive" in THE BEST possible way. Reliable, friendly service and delicious food in a casual counter-service restaurant. Small dining area seats about 20 with Mexican art-adorned walls and playing card decoupage on the tables. Nearly everything including the horchata and fruit punch is made in-house except chips and some of the candy/desserts at the register. "Bomba" filling is a signature "Los Fillings" (meat) mixture that combines chorizo, pork, ham, and pineapple. Put this on your must-try list. Other meat filling choices: shredded chicken, Tinga chicken (chipotle), carne asada (diced steak with onions), cecina, lengua, milanesa steak or chicken (tortas only), chorizo papa, chicharron, campechano, and three vegetarian options guacamole, rice/beans, and chiles relleno. Call to check on other filling options barrbacoa, cabeza, and arrachera in addition to above-listed. Newer menu additions include nachos, enchiladas, quesabirria (like a taco version of a dipped cheesesteak wrapped in a crunchy shell dipped in au jus), and newer fillings: grilled shrimp and grilled fish (tilapia). These items are additions to the menu classics; tacos, burritos, tortas, flautas, and tostada. The newer shrimp Diablo is incredibly spicy and delicious entrée; not for the faint of heart. Trust me on this: very spicy! You can order a mild version of the shrimp a la plancha, but it's not the devil's heat you could brag about with Diablo. And for those with a hearty appetite, the Megatorta - as big as yo' face - is a ginormous and delicious sandwich. My teens usually split one and have leftovers for breakfast the next day. Oh that Telera bread is soft and a bit sweet and stands up to a pile of fillings! Do yourself a flavor-favor and try a Bomba-anything (tostada, burrito/bowl, Torta, etc). Not to be missed. Tortilla soup is available seasonally, and a good cure for the sniffles or if you miss your granny's/abuela's cooking. Comfort in a bowl with a wee-bit-spicy, deliciously light homemade broth. Tostadas and Burrito Bowls are our family favorites. All meat filling options have been tasty. There are 3 tamales flavors if you want to go old-school comfort food (2 chicken versions and an amazing and flavorful veggie filling with rajas peppers and cheese). These are served a la carte and make a good add-on for soup or other sides. Also spicy and comforting is the elote side dish, with cut corn kernels, mayonnaise, crumbled cheese, and a good sprinkling of spicy chile powder. Each day La Taquiza offers a "special" plate available at a modest discount, with Taco Tuesday street tacos (smaller tortillas, traditional onion-cilantro topping) for less that $2 each. The Jr Burrito plate on Friday is perfect portions for an adult meal. Closed on Sundays. Because everyone should take a day off. read more
3 years ago
Just picked up dinner and it was terrific! Looks a little plain/run of the mill, as it is inside a strip mall. However, it is a great hidden secret with terrific Mexican food. Great portion sizes, and just overall very good Mexican food. They have all the basics, and we loved the rice, beans and chips and guacamole. There are 2 other locations, and if looks like they have larger menus than this spot. However, this location is convenient, so we will be going back here. Great covid measures, with everyone wearing masks correctly and very clean and sanitized. Be sure to check their site for daily specials. read more
La Taquiza was the star of my birthday drive by party!!! They made 100 tacos individually wrapped in foil! We were able to safely hand them out. Not only were these tacos ready to go on Cinco de Mayo / Taco Tuesday, they were also so delicious!! The meat was tender, the tortillas were authentic, and the request for no cilantro was met. On top of that, they provided us decorations to use. This place is a staple for tacos in Northbrook and we will most definitely be back soon! Thank you La Taquiza! read more
3 years ago
This is been in my bookmarks for a few years. I tried elote which was very good the tortilla soup was not that bad had good flavor would rather have the toppings on the side so the tortillas would be crisp the tamale was a bomb was mostly Mesa though didn't see any meat or green sauce Mesa was really thick and had a soapy flavor to it. They were cold and a lot of dough the mango juice was very good and the burrito was not bad I think the service needs some help they look very humdrum and not very happy to be there read more
Overall just 3.5 stars for me. The star of the show was the creamy guacamole for $3.50! A large bowl - check! And nice large chips. Went for Taco Tuesday, and a chance to shake up our Mexican restaurant options. $1.25 tacos! We had our choice of a couple different tacos written on a board. My kiddos had pre-made burritos (they gave those 2 thumbs up). I ordered two different types of moist and fresh chicken tacos. One was spicy and the other was pretty simple and plain-ish. Topping options were cilantro and onions, so just cilantro for me! I love cilantro. The spicy taco was my favorite between the two. Nothing fancy or special, but the plain was definitely plain. Honestly, nothing very memorable that would make me go out of my way to travel out of my territory, because we have some great taco options in our community, but this stop is a very good option for those in the area. It took about 20 minutes to get our food. Once the tacos were ready they called out our order, and we went to pick it up. People were waiting everywhere! It was pretty insane. So many hungry people ready to pounce on their tacos...like us! The decor was traditional and comfortable. It was LOUD in there, and it was a little unkempt and tables weren't cleaned off...but it was taco Tuesday after all! read more
Taco Tuesday is a great deal $1.25 per taco. Good quality and fresh. I just wish the taco size was bigger. The lengua burrito was so tender and delicious, I would come here again for this plus a cup of horchata. Overall really good flavor but my hub and I eat a lot so four tacos and a burrito didn't last us for long. read more
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4 years ago
Walk in and the place smells like bleach. They couldn't explain their own menu so good luck getting an explanation. Asked them if lime was in the bag and they said yes. Guess what it wasn't there. This place is a joke. Taco dinners are worse than their order taking. The asada tacos were just salty and had no other taste. Go to another place. read more
5 years ago
7 years ago
This is my aunt's restaurant, former owner of Fridas in Chicago, her name is Marlene Benitez, she's from Huitzuco Guerrero. The food there is very good. Please if you get bad service talk to her, I'm a former restaurant owner and I know how employees can be, I have read some of the reviews here and customer service is a great key to keep a business growing, I used to tell my customers that they were the real owners because without them there's no business. Also the treatment to the employees, they are the golden egg to any business owner, without happy employees there's no good food or revenue. Hope y'all visit both locations, La Taquiza and La Taquiza y Más! You won't be disappointed. Yoli Gamboa-Hernandez #HernandezPoolConstruction read more
3 years ago
7 years ago
First time here... must say it is WAY better than Lalo's! And they have daily specials and it's def worth it! Another hidden gem in Northbrook. I would def recommend This place especially if you're around the area for a quick meal! read more
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