La Fonda Mexican Restaurant — Restaurant in Edwardsville

In a world where meaning is as fleeting as the foam on a wave, there lies a place where even that transient foam seems to crystallize into something almost tangible. La Fonda Restaurant, a speck on the vast, indifferent canvas of the universe, manages to capture a moment of culinary delight that borders on the absurd for its sheer audacity to exist and please. The Seafood Molcajete, a chaotic amalgam of marine life, succumbs to a harmony so profound that it mocks the very notion of discord. Each ingredient, seemingly insignificant on its own, unites in a symphony of flavors that challenges the palate's comprehension of pleasure. The Mexican guacamole, a simple concoction of crushed avocados and spices, transcends its humble origins. It stands as a testament to the beauty that can emerge from the most basic of elements, offering a fleeting reprieve from the inexorable march of time and the entropy it heralds. In the grand scheme, perhaps nothing matters. But within the walls of La Fonda, for a fleeting moment, the absurdity of seeking meaning in the void is forgotten, drowned in the depths of a molcajete and the simplicity of guacamole. Here, at least, there is flavor. And perhaps, in the end,...

The two stars are only given due to the presentation of the food. It sure looks like it's authentic. Look, let's say that I am an individual who do not, again, DO NOT like Americanized Mexican food. I grew up with Mexicans and I am definitely an avid eater of Mexican cuisines. This here is by far the most disrespectful thing I have seen done to the food. TACO PACKET SEASONING?!? That grinds my gears. I can make that at home. Everyone else seems to love it but it is NOT authentic in anyway and a waste of money for something you could have literally done yourself. All the chicken is cooked fajita style, guys DISRESPECTFUL 😡. In all, do not expect anything but a dining style Taco Bell in my opinion. I will not be going again. Fair warning to my Mexican...

This restaurant menu lies about the vegetarian options.

My family has had dinner at LaFonda multiple times, and two of us follow pescatarian and kosher-style diets. We ordered off the vegetarian menu, which includes refried pinto beans. On a separate occasion, I ate lunch there with some co-workers and asked if the Mexican sauce on the huevos rancheros was vegetarian. The waiter said that yes, the Mexican sauce was vegetarian, but the refried pinto beans were made with lard. Those are on the vegetarian menu! So not only were we tricked into eating a meat dish, we were also tricked into eating pig! We will NOT be back, which is a shame especially because the waiter we usually get...