La Morena

I’m not usually one to leave reviews, but this place truly deserves one. A little backstory: this past summer, we’d play a few rounds of pickleball and then walk over for agua frescas. Since they launched their breakfast menu in early December, my fiancé and I have quickly become regulars. We stop by a couple times a week to sit down for breakfast or grab champurrado to go before heading to work. This morning, one of the staff members thanked us for being regulars and even offered us a piece of their merch. It was such a thoughtful and genuinely kind gesture. As for the restaurant itself, everything is made to order and absolutely delicious! The space is always spotless, and the staff is consistently warm and welcoming. You can really tell they care about their customers and what they do

When I walked in, I placed my order at the register, the way you would order at a fast food restaurant. There were NO PRICES listed on the menu board or elsewhere. The cashier did not speak fluent English. He wasn't able to answer a couple of simple questions about options but he did point to the menu to try to help me find an answer. He took a call while I was placing my order. So, I waited until he was finished to continue placing my order. The restaurant does not provide paper receipts but they will email one to you if you pay by card and specifically request it. After paying, the cashier gave me my beverage and a table tent/order number. Nothing was said about how the process went. So, I watched customers who had ordered before me. When an order was ready, an automated voice s

I’d heard such great things of this place and we thought we’d givem a try. Food was ok, nothing bad and nothing wowing. The one thing that was odd was extremely thin tortillas. They are made from scratch so perhaps that’s the difference. Place looked to be going through a transition to a larger restaurant type vibe, that may be the reason for lack of acknowledgement to customers. idk! I may try them another time in the future, but there are so many others that have excelled in food and customer experience. We’ll have to see. 🤔

Not your typical "US Modern" Hispanic restaurant. The way the food taste is so delicious and the presentation of the food on the plate is like food art (see pic). The ladies in the kitchen really know how to cook up authentic food. On Chicago Ave by the Old Red Front Grocery store.

To start off not a convenience store anymore just restaurant. Maybe I hit them on a bad day but was not a good experience. They open at 7 and at 7:15 they weren’t completely ready and were not clear about it before I payed for my order. It took about 20 mins for my order for a soup that should have been ready if not I should had been told about the wait time etc. Also it was menudo pretty clear unique flavor was expected got something completely different. Tasted more like seafood soup condiments, kinda maybe like a insta mix for menudo. Not really good. Not bad it was edible but not your typical menudo. Maybe a different region style that I’m not used to. All together not the best experience. Also don’t be “codos” with your lime.