La Fondita Restaurante Mexicano — Restaurant in Waukegan

My husband and I decided to try this place out after a long day of work today. Oh man I wished we just went home and made our own tacos and food we would have been done with our food before that hour that it took us to get our food! Oh man What a disappointment! The guy was nice at the front, he had great customer service, even after our long hour wait he apologized and said thanks for our patience. Now the thing we don’t understand is all we ordered was one taco dinner with two tacos de asada (steak), one of chorizo and three extra tacos de carne asada (steak) with an Agua de Jamaica. We get home finally after such a long wait and to our surprise the rice is bad and the beans as well!! Why after such a long wait for an hour did we get rice that is bad and beans that are bad as well! I’m talking about these need to be tossed out!! They have a foul smell. The container that they placed the Agua de Jamaica in, really and you give me a straw that we can’t even put in it because the container is sealed, and No place to put a straw in. The only thing my husband and I Both agree on would be the tacos at least were good and and full of meat, that’s why I am giving it a 3 stars. We will not be going back here after that bad of...

I don't know who gave this place a 1 star review because the food and service here were both good! We went in the morning around 11:30'ish. It was so quiet, only 2 other people in there. The man who took our order was nice. As well as the girl who brought us more water. The only small downside I would say is that there are no fountain drinks, only cans or bottles, and no Mexican oregano to sprinkle over your food while you eat. Guess I'll have to ask next time I visit. I love the way they chips are, thin and crispy. And that salsa, that salsa was no punk. I was expecting it to be mild because it was light in color, nope. It was nice and spicy for my a$$. 😆 This place has a 4.4 star rating for a reason. If someone had a bad experience here, I hate that they did. This was my first time, and I love it. I was so impressed, I was even glad to leave a tip. I should be getting paid for all these reviews I have on Google at this point. But, if you have seen my other reviews, you can tell by my rating that I will be visiting...

After years of passing by La Fondita our dinner group decided to give them a try this past Saturday and help support local. It was a nice September evening, so we decided to sit outside under their covered tables. We were promptly waited on and started with a round of margaritas, an order of cocteles de camaron (shrimp cocktail) and chips with guacamole. Dinner brought us tacos al pastor, machetes asada, pupusa’s papa and chorizo, arrachera w/shrimp, and the chicken enchiladas. Everything was excellent and freshly prepared, large portions and served exactly as their pictures show. The margaritas were made with your choice of tequilas and fresh chunks of fruit in them plus fruit garnish. The prices were on-par with the quality of food we were served and there was a regular flow of curb-side delivery traffic while dining. After passing this restaurant daily with never stopping, we have found ourselves a regular dinner spot with authentic food and attentive staff. I am sorry it took us so...