Chicago 2025 Restaurant Week: Frontera Grill

Chicago’s 2025 Restaurant Week officially kicked off today, and I started with this Mexican restaurant in River North. The lunch and dinner menus are the same—limited choices but a delightful surprise from start to finish. It’s an absolute steal! 💰 ✨ Appetizers: Choose One - Frontera Ceviche 🌟🌟🌟🌟 Fresh fish with tangy tomato, lemon, and olive flavors, served on a taco. It’s super refreshing and a great way to start the meal! 🍣 - Tamales De Elote 🌟🌟🌟 Traditional Mexican corn tamales wrapped in banana leaves, topped with corn kernels, cheese, and sour cream. The tamale is lightly flavored but a bit dry—not very glutinous. It’s a carb and calorie bomb! 🌽 ✨ Entrees: Choose One - Chicken, Mole Poblano 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 If you’ve never tried mole sauce, Mexico’s most famous sauce, this is the dish for you! The chicken breast is perfectly grilled—tender and bouncy. The mole sauce is rich, savory, and slightly spicy. Pair it with roasted broccoli and a taco shell for a delicious DIY taco! 🍗 - Carne Asada Brava (+$6) 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 Recommended at medium doneness, the flank steak is well-grilled. It’s even better with creamy mashed potatoes and spicy salsa. The combination is amazing! 🥩 ✨ Dessert: Choose One - Cuatro Leches Cake 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 A must-try classic dessert at any Mexican restaurant! The soft cake is soaked in four types of milk (coconut milk, evaporated milk, condensed milk, and whole milk) and topped with whipped cream. Served with refreshing mango, pineapple, and papaya, it’s the perfect way to end the meal! 🍰 - Chocolate Pecan Pie Bar 🌟🌟🌟🌟 A bit on the sweet side, this is a hearty dessert with great chocolate flavor and the nuttiness of pecans. It’s delicious! 🍫 ✨ Cocktail - Blue Agave Margarita 🌟🌟🌟🌟 Tequila, fresh lemon juice, and a rim of salt—it’s the perfect combination. Shaken tableside, it’s refreshing, delicious, and sugar-free. Highly recommended! 🍸 ✨ The restaurant’s decor is full of Mexican charm, the service is enthusiasm, and the prices are super reasonable. Definitely worth a visit! 🌟 ✨ Note: There’s a mandatory 20% gratuity added to the bill. The average cost per person is around $50+, for reference. 💼 #MyFoodDiary #RestaurantRecommendation #ChicagoFood #Chicago #ChicagoRestaurantWeek #MexicanCuisine #ChicagoEats