| Appetizer: Quesadillas Capitalinas Mexico City Style Quesadillas (corn masa turnovers )stuffed with samuel's locally handcrafted jack cheese and fresh epazote guacamole | |
- perfectly crisp turnovers, very flavorful melted jack cheese that poured out...very delicious. nice combination of silky cheesiness and crisp (slightly chewy) skin...
| Appetizer: Ceviche Fronterizo lime marinated hawaiian sunfish with tomatoes olives cilantro and green chile served on crispy tostaditas | |
I'm never too impressed with ceviches because I feel like I can marinate it at home myself, but this was one of the best. Perfectly marinated, fresh fish, fresh greens, nice & crispy chip.
| Pato En Mole Negro Dry Rubbed Wood Grilled Gunthorp Duck Breast in classic oaxacan black mole (made from chihuacle chiles and 28 other ingredients) black beans almond crusted chayote | |
I barely ever order non-asian prepared duck, but this was raved about online. Turned out to be bedded in a flavorful dark sauce, perfectly tender -- great eaten by itself but even better with the tortillas.
| Tacos al Carbon wood grilled meat poultry fish or mushrooms sliced and served with roasted pepper rajas two salsas frijoles charros guacamole and homemade tortillas | |
Farm Raised Catfish marinated with achiote and garlic
Their tacos were highly rated as well, and this catfish one was a great example -- very nicely seasoned & grilled. Catfish is such a meaty fish that it held up to the taco well, didn't flake off too easily yet it was still silky. Often times catfish can be a little too non-fish like and uninteresting to eat, but this was done very, very well.
Frontera Grill 445 N Clark St, Chicago 60610
Btwn W Illinois & W Hubbard St
Phone: 312-661-1434
- I thought I probably wouldn't return, but I'm actually curious about Rick Bayless's other dishes on this menu! Price wasn't too bad either :)
- perfectly crisp turnovers, very flavorful melted jack cheese that poured out...very delicious. nice combination of silky cheesiness and crisp (slightly chewy) skin...
I'm never too impressed with ceviches because I feel like I can marinate it at home myself, but this was one of the best. Perfectly marinated, fresh fish, fresh greens, nice & crispy chip.
I barely ever order non-asian prepared duck, but this was raved about online. Turned out to be bedded in a flavorful dark sauce, perfectly tender -- great eaten by itself but even better with the tortillas.
Their tacos were highly rated as well, and this catfish one was a great example -- very nicely seasoned & grilled. Catfish is such a meaty fish that it held up to the taco well, didn't flake off too easily yet it was still silky. Often times catfish can be a little too non-fish like and uninteresting to eat, but this was done very, very well.
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