Chipotle roasted torta was good but nothing extraordinary. Decent airport lunch option.

The food is okay. The service is not great. It took a long time for every step and she couldn't explain (at first) the discrepancy on my bill. Then she explained that the chicken I added to the soup was a hidden line item on the receipt. Afterwards she gaslit me that she has been complaining about the receipt discrepancies, trying to get them fixed. After I said I could never work somewhere that wasn't forthcoming on the receipts, she told me she gets paid very well. I told her I hope so if everyone gets charged more than the items on the receipt say. The manager offered to remove the hidden charge but my server refused. read more

Tortas Frontera - Secret items not on the receipt added to make the bill higher. 11+6=21 literally nobody cares here. - Mexican Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

What do you do when your flight is delayed at 8am? Look for a breakfast place to kill time..lol. There are not many options on Terminal 5 but this Rick Bayless restaurant will not disappoint. Serving breakfast and lunch items inspired from Mexico. Chef Bayless has created a menu that is certain to set a new standard for quick-service food. To Go and Dine In options are available. Breakfast served till 11am. Tried the bacon,egg,and cheese torta that was super flavorful. Served on a Telera roll with scrambled eggs,chipotle,jack and cotija cheeses with fresh avocado and a smear of black beans was just amazing. A cup of fresh salsa served on the side. Prices are not bad considering you are in an airport but this is one of the better places to eat whether you have a layover,delayed or just want a good meal. read more

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For airport food, this place was pretty good. There's an option to order to go or to dine in. I would say that it took about a good 15 minutes to get our sandwiches, and it's really hard to hear your #. I think everyone was basing off of who ordered in front of you and got their food. I ordered the chipotle chicken torta and the mango lime agua fresca. I had wished there wasn't lime mixed with the mango, and it was a bit overly sweet. More like juice than an agua fresca. The chicken torta, somehow I missed it had black beans, but it was a nice surprise that I would've normally omitted. The bread to topping ratio was pretty good and all the ingredients meshed really well. I didn't care for the side of salsa it came with though. read more

Tortas Frontera - Mango lime agua Fresca - Mexican Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

This location is inside O'Hare International Airport. We stopped here for breakfast only because the line at Dunkin Donuts was super long. The only reason for two stars is because of the friendly lady running the register whose name I forgot to get. Otherwise this would be a one star review. We ordered two sandwiches ($11 each) and a drink and ended up paying nearly $40 (including tax) for breakfast. The mango lime aqua Fresca was absolutely delicious but the breakfast sandwiches were sub-par. After waiting nearly 30 minutes for a to go order we received two lukewarm sandwiches. The fillings in the Egg/Chorizo and Egg/Bacon breakfast sandwiches were tasty but the bread on mine was badly burnt which made part of it inedible. Due to the wait we had to quickly scarf our sandwiches before boarding our flight. We will not be back and we do not recommend this business for future customers. read more

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The breakfast is what to get here! My favorite thing is a bacon, egg, chipotle, avocado and cheese torta. The portion size is great. The eggs are scrambled. It's served with salsa on the side. It's a little messy. Service was friendly. read more

Makes travel not-so-bad I hate waiting at the airport for flights. My preference always is to show up about 30 min before in MKE and hope for the best. Not-so when going Intl out of Chicago! The saving grace for me is having enough time and being in a terminal with Tortas Frontera. I love me some Rick Bayless. Nice portion size. Service is always friendly, and you will wait but know that you're not getting something that's been sitting under a warmer for hours. The menu used to have more offerings but it seems like they kept the best of the best... read more

Tortas Frontera - Fresh squeezed limes - Mexican Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

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The food is fabulous, don't get me wrong there. I always go out of my way to find Frontera when I am in the Chicago airport. Quite frankly, it's one of the few bright spots in this airport for me. I went there looking forward to ordering an agua fresca and some of their tortilla soup. My dinner companion and I shared some roasted poblano corn chowder and guacamole as well. Both soups were quite hardy and I would not consider them healthy. However, I can't deny that they were delicious. ;) Why not more stars? This particular location within the airport is set up as if you are in a dining room restaurant but there's basically one server for a dozen plus tables which is unrealistic and gives it a weird fast food vibe for being seated and paying a decent price for the food. read more

Slow as molasses on your go orders. Avoid if you're in a rush. Other options at food court are much faster

My overpriced margarita was only half filled, service was slow, but the food was pretty ok. read more

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Best place to grab a bite at O'Hare. Service was great. Our food came out quickly. We dined in bc as we had a little time. I had the chipotle roasted chicken torta. It was delicious! The chicken was so flavorful and the bun was crispy. Loved it! read more

Pretty consistent quality from his regular restaurants. Over all very good. Bartender just seemed to be having an off day, but over all, a great lunch. read more

Sad but true. Look. The food here is tasty. Not just for an airport restaurant but for any restaurant. Sadly the service is second rate -- at least for the pickup. Maybe the bar area ("dine in") is better. My ticket sat at the printer for at least five, maybe ten, minutes before it was picked up and nothing was going on. (See picture: ghost town at 5p) Regardless, bold flavors everywhere. They really do skimp on the salsa and hey -- why not consider to throw in some chips with a torta, huh? If you're in T5 at ORD, you won't be disappointed with your choice. Just be prepared to wait. read more

Tortas Frontera - Rick bayless! - Mexican Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

For how much the sandwich was I expected a little more and some higher quality stuff. It was about the same as what Panera bread makes but at 2x the cost. Quality- the chipotle chicken sandwich I got was really dry and the sauce tasted like generic BBQ sauce. Quantity- the sandwich is very small for what you pay. Atmosphere - they have a dining area to the side which is nice but it usually very crowded. Service - it took over 25 minutes to get my food. read more

I tried to dine here before a flight but ended up leaving before ordering. I was a single diner, multiple open barstools and tables but was forced to put my name on a waitlist. I get it, probably trying to help the staff avoid getting slammed. However, once I sat down the bartender never acknowledged me and continued to walk past me while pouring drinks at the service bar for servers. Eventually I gave up and left. read more

One of the best airport food options I've ever come across. This trip I had the Cubana. It had, smoked pork loin, bacon, avocado, jack cheese, chipotle mustard and cilantro crema on a telera roll. It was a great combination of taste and texture. If I had this sandwich at Bayliss' Frontera Grill I would be very happy and I got it at O'Hare! Very impressive! read more

They have a VERY simplified menu, and yet it still takes 10 minutes to pick up a single carry out sandwich. It's not like they were busy, there were 3 of us waiting for separate orders. The sandwiches were ALREADY ASSEMBLED behind the counter. If you're trying to make a flight skip this place. read more

Even if I have access to a lounge and free food, I search for this place when I go through O'Hare. I actually figured out which terminal had a Frontera Grill (are they now called Tortas Frontera?) before I landed in O'Hare and this one was closest. I'd never been to this one. I ordered my Chicken Chipotle Torta without crema (can't deal with cilantro) and then waited. I didn't realize that I couldn't eat at the tables there, I was sternly told so by the worker serving that side. When I said that I wanted to order a margarita (so I could sit down, presumably) he said I'd have to order it to go. Oh, well. I took my order to my gate at M15 and as I was eating, I realized there was crema in it. Very slight though... So I pretended I couldn't taste the cilantro and proceeded. It was good but would have been more stars if they prepared it as I'd like it. read more

Tortas Frontera - Mexican Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

No soups no salads no service. Waiting at the order counter for several minutes while the woman working was busy on her cell phone. She looked up eventually which I suspected she would. I ordered soup and was promptly told there are no soups or salads. My party walked into the the adjacent restaurant seating area to sit down. The woman who took my order saw this and immediately told me that she was going to have to refund my order because my party had entered the restaurant. They were told to order from the sit down menu. Meanwhile the woman taking my order left to get a manger to refund my order because their rule is that you cannot order from the counter then try to sit down in the restaurant amd eat. My party realized their mistake and left the restaurant. I am still waiting for my two Tortas 20 minutes later. read more

Tortas Frontera - A really bad restaurant on the M concours of Terminal 5 at Chicago O Hare airport. - Mexican Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

This sit down restaurant inside Terminal 5 (International terminal) offers good service and decent food. They let you bring your alcoholic beverage to go since it is allowed in the international terminal. Margarita $15 Short Ribs $14 - This dish comes with meat, rice and vegetables that were pretty good. ....| \ _ , , , - - , , _ , .../ , ` . - ' ` ' . _ \ - ; ; ; , _ ..| , a - ) ) _ . ; . ( ` - ` - ' - ' ' - - - ' ' ( _ / . _ ) - ' ( _ \ _ ) 2018 read more

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I go here mainly for their Tortas. I like them a lot. They have a good variety on their menu. My favorites are Cochinita Pibil, Milanesa and Chipotle Chicken. The Cochinita Pibil is da bomb along with their signature habañero sauce that is super spicy but tasty. Also worth having are their Molletes, Soups and Agua Frescas. My favorite Agua Fresca is their Mango Lime. The place is pricey given that it's a Rick Bayless restaurant and that too at the airport. Sometimes the food can be less filling so you don't always get a bang for your buck but it's definitely worth eating here as it's good. read more

Thankfully had time before my flight for a quick lunch. As there was only 1 server during a very busy late lunch rush, I could understand why he was rather harried. However, when I had a few questions about the menu, it was obvious he was annoyed that I asked. Luckily, my sandwich was super flavorful, smoky, cheesy & had just the right amount of spice & avocado. I'd go back for the sandwich, but would definitely get it to-go. Even though I requested my check to come with my meal, it didn't. After requesting it twice, I got up & paid for the meal at the bar (yet one more reason I'd get it to-go!). read more

Tortas Frontera - Chardonnay & a cubana sándwich - Mexican Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Rick B would be disappointed. 35 minute wait for food after ordering. Very rude staff. Yelling from across the restaurant to guests who were waiting at the service booth. Bartender was extremely rude. I listened to her routinely mock foreign passengers. A gentleman ordered a Michelado and she asked what beer. He didn't know (because he was foreign) and she just kept asking him to name a beer. The experience felt downright hostile. Visited from 6-7pm on 9/18/22. Food was good, but the experience was so disappointing we left early with unfinished food on our plates. read more

If the food could speak for it self , this place is a 5 . My Cubana was fire, margarita deliciousness. But , service is ass. Too bad. Id go back because of the food for sure. This front service person just wanted to get rid of us and had us go over to be served by the bartender that had zero time or tolerance for us, we appeared to be a bother . Anywho, what are you gonna do ? foods good! Sorry Rick , service matters! read more

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Got there at 5 pm and all they had left was two sandwiches. Seriously?? Is this guy really the same chef I've heard rave reviews about?? Don't bother. read more

The breakfast chorizo torta was amazing. Best airport breakfast I've ever had. The green salsa was incredible.

Terrible slow service at the to-go counter. Had 4 people working and yet it still took almost 15 minutes to get a soup. Not to mention there was 2 people on like- wasn't even busy read more

Stopped in to have a quick bite before my flight - around 6pm. I couldn't eat heavy foods so opted for some soup. From the two soup choices, they were out of my first choice - the Corn Poblano - so I had to get the Chicken Tortilla (cost extra to add chicken). It was the strangest broth flavors I have ever tasted with Chicken Tortilla soup - almost soy sauc-ish, with a little too much of that one flavor. Don't recall ever having tortilla soup that dark in color but maybe that's normal? It was a decent sized bowl, but after picking at the chicken and avocados for a little bit I gave up. Wasn't that impressed with the soup. I want to say I have had regular food at another location and it wasn't bad. read more

Tortas Frontera - Chicken Tortilla Soup ... - Mexican Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Bland sandwich, stale chips way over priced. I expect to pay more at a airport location but that doesn't mean the quality of the food should be any less. The sandwich looked like something you'd get out of a vending machine (I don't mean to bag on vending machines I've actually had better food out of farmers fridge). The salsa was just ok the chips tasted like they were stored in the open for several days. You got my money enjoy it cause it won't happen again read more

The food here is good but way overpriced. The tortas are mostly bread with very minimal amounts of food and toppings in between. I regretted buying a meal here. You're better off trying an actual Frontera restaurant or checking out another spot in the airport. Expect to wait a while, too. read more

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Such awesome food in airport!! They have 3 locations within the O'hare airport located at terminals 1, 3 and 5. My husband flies more often and had been raving about this place for a long time. Recently, when I was in the O'hare airport dint miss my chance at trying this place. Indeed! I've to agree with him! Their chipotle chicken sandwich was so good both inside and out! Outer bread was so fresh and warm. The fillings was equally fresh and so delicious! Its an ultimate sandwich before catching the flight! They have both seating area with bar and a to go counter. There was a line at the to go counter. It took me about 30 mins to place the order and getting my order. As I dint have enough time I could only eat half of the sandwich and had the other half on the flight. For those who have less wait time before catching the flight, please plan accordingly. read more

So I love Rick Bayless but the service here is horrible if you're doing carry out. Considering it's the airport and people are in a hurry this place will disappoint you. They make you feel like you're bothering them. Quick to tell you of other places to eat. read more

It was Good this time when grabbing something for the plane. Nice service and good torta. Wish they were open til 10 on Saturdays

I know there are not many choices in Terminal 5 especially with sit down but really consider your choice. We did this to sit down but it was just ok, but with the price we paid to be ok stinks a bit. I really wanted a drink so I got a margarita just to have it be gross. It had cheap bad booze and too much of it in it. The sandwich was ok, the chips were good but the amount of salsa was what a side of dressings would normally come in. Again it was fine but it wasn't great maybe that's why we got in read more

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What a damn mess. Take care of this location. Employees DGAF. We have have been here for over 30 mins and nothing?!!

I had the Cubano (sliced pork, bacon, avocado and salsa) on a warm roll with classic limon agua fresca. The food was terrific! I sat at the bar and the staff was hustling. Great experience and I'll be back! read more

Cubana. Came with no avocado and mostly bread. Paid $15 for this. Disappointing to say the least. Not worth it read more

Tortas Frontera - Cubana - Mexican Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

The short ribs over rice was really good. The short ribs were perfectly braised and topped with a tasty green sauce. I mixed everything together and went to town. This is the first time I've had food from a Rick Bayless restaurant. After eating at this airport location, I look forward to dining at one of his formal restaurants in the near future. read more

Tortas Frontera - Short ribs over rice - Mexican Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

I watched them assemble meals so I was not at all surprised mine looked like the box had been dropped. The person prepping boxes and plates was slamming the Tortas into the boxes or onto the plates then shoving them on the next person who would call the customer up to the counter. No excuse for treating the food like that. The food is great, but presentation is 50% of the product. read more

Tortas Frontera - Cubana Torta - Mexican Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Service sucks, stopped serving breakfast 10 minutes before advertised. They just chat in corner of the bar and didn't pay any attention to customers read more