Frontera Grill - Chicago

Always a great dinner! They've been here for over 20 years, and every time, just perfection. Pricey, but it's worth it!

I really wanted to love this place, but my high expectations have the best of me. came here after a completely rude phone reservation and the impatient...

Chicago Restaurant Week 2023! Lunch-Special sees the same menu as dinner, but for less! Frontera Grill, one of the OG facilities by Rick...

Customer service was great thanks to Alejandra who came to the rescue to help us secure seating. Food was wonderful but I would say a tad overpriced. The green salsa and red were good. The sopes were delicious. The black beans were delicious. What bothered me was the 20% added on to the bill. To me this is unacceptable on so many levels. I should be able to decide on the gratuity.

My siblings and I grew up watching One Plate at a Time. Rick introduced us to Mexican cuisine beyond the tacos and burritos that we knew. We admired not just his passion for the food but his love and respect for the culture. Needless to say, a siblings trip to Chicago would not be complete without a stop at one of Rick 's restaurants. We tried not to hype ourselves up, mostly because we tend to get disappointed this way. We had reservations at 4:30pm because that was all that was available. We ordered a few appetizers and they were all delicious. The chicken tortilla soup was flavorful and while it had the components of a typical tortilla soup it was very different. this was the same with everything we ordered. Familiar yet completely different and incredibly delicious. The menu is ever changing so even if I list everything we had it may not be there next month. I will say we enjoyed most of the dishes we ordered and even the ones we thought were 'okay ' had elements we really enjoyed. Whatever you do, definitely get a dish with Mole. All three of us couldn 't get enough of the mole sauce in each plate. All in all we were incredibly satisfied with our meal and we can 't wait to come back and try Topolobambo and XOCO. Note: We shared a small dessert here but we also went to XOCO for the churros and chocolate dip. Best churros and chocolate I 've ever had.