La Cuchara

Horrible experience! I can't even rate the food because we never got it. My mom, husband, and I went here before seeing Cirque at United Center. All the reviews made it sound great and that they were good at accommodating people going to shows with their faster service. We were surprised to see that they weren't busy when we got there, and we were seated right away. That's when the waiting game began. We waited over 15 minutes just to be approached for our drink order, even though the servers were standing around the bar talking to each other. We knew what we wanted by then and placed our order for food as well. Almost an hour went by and we still had not received our food or an update from our server about what was taking so long. By this point, we weren't going to have time to eat before the show and we needed to get going. I got up to tell the server to cancel our order and she apologized for the delay saying they were "really" busy and it would be ANOTHER 15 minutes for our food to be ready. There were only 4 tables occupied inside, including ours, and 2 tables occupied outside. I hardly call that busy. And to not get an update on our order is ridiculous if we're expected to wait that long! Everyone had their food before us. Multiple people came and went with their take out orders in that time as well. I honestly believe that the server never put our order in. I'm really disappointed in our experience and hope this isn't the norm, but I will not be returning to find out.

7/10 for the tacos. Made authentic style with flat top meat that has great flavor and they are very generous. Typical onions and cilantro topping but just the prepacked tortillas, otherwise it would be an 8. The value is good. The beef and al pastor are $3 a piece and you only need two tacos to be full. The Guac is flavorless, so don't bother. Jalapeno margarita is good. Stop in before a game or just when you really want a fulfilling taco.

Overpriced and rude staff. I work nearby and often call in my order for pickup. Girl that answered placed me on hold and I stayed on the phone while I walked. I went inside while still on hold to see that it wasn't busy and the girl would periodically look at the phone until I hung up. Other than that some of the wait staff are rude and the cooks peer out from the kitchen and give everyone dirty looks. The last few times I ordered extra meat on my burrito and received the same size as normal and charged $4 extra. $13 for a small burrito? I won't be back.

Found this place during NCMF 2013 when we were evacuated Friday night. I thought the food was good (not high-end fare, but tasty and reasonably priced), but the cocktails were what made me come back! I loved the Chocolate-dipped Strawberry Margarita. It was unique, and really good. What's more, my boyfriend was very happy with the price for their Dogfish Head 90 Minute IPA ($5!). I will definitely be back, and would recommend this place to my friends.

We've been waiting for them to open for a while and were excited to give it a try. Honestly, the food was average. The sandwich and taco prices are ok, but overall we felt like there was a lot of room for improvement. Granted, they've only been open for a month but they'll have to step up their game if they're gonna compete in the west loop. The atmosphere was nice and the service was friendly, but it won't be on my list when my mexican craving comes around.

My wife and I went for lunch today. The wait staff was very friendly and helpful. They even made a bottle of cucumber water for my wife when she asked. The food was great! I really don't care much about the presentation of food, but it was nicely done. I had the chorizo quesadilla, steak taco and fish taco. The quesadillas were good but nothing special. The steak was crispy and well seasoned with no hint of being burnt. The fish taco was something new for me. I wasn't sure how the refried beans would work, but they complimented the fish nicely. My wife had the avocado taco which she said was really good. The shrimp taco was good but not the best she has ever had. We will be going back to explore more of their menu soon!