Lord A. wrote: >Ken D. wrote: >> >>My fiance and I are going to Chicago and would like to know if there are any >>good Mexican restaurants there. We are from California and miss that great >>food. Taco Bell is most people's idea of good mexican food out here in the >>Midwest. Any help would be appreciated and thanks in advance. >>Ken ([email removed]) >Frontera Grill/Topolobampo in Chicago--do not miss this! Being from California, I was quite surprised to find good Mexican food in Chicago, but having an Hispanic roommate probably helped. The place he took me when we went up a few weeks ago was an EXCELLENT (like one of the best I've tried) was a place called Nuevo Leon, and it is somewhere near 20th and Western. It's a small place, just south of downtown, but it has got to be the best Mexican restaurant in the city. When we visited some other friends in Summit (a small, west suburb of Chicago), one of them also independently mentioned the place when my roommate mentioned where he was from (not to far from the restaurant). It's known throughout the city and definitely worth the visit. You can get a full meal for about $10 a person tops (that would include beer, entree, appetizer, etc.). Actually, we each spent $6 or so, and came out stuffed. Really, you can't beat Nuevo Leon if you're in Chicago. (Gawd, there beans were SOOO good!) (oh, and this is a place I've been to, not like Mama Leone's, which I don't think I'll touch with a ten foot pole right now- as for that, all I can say is, "OOOOOOOOOOPS!!!" and leave it at that- I'll try to eat there before I reccomend it next time!) :-Dan Checkman
Chicago, IL