Garcia's Restaurant

08/07/07

Lacks in flavor but I'm getting used to it...I guess =\

by vegitoboi at Citysearch

You know, there isn't any good Mexican restaurants around where I live (let alone, one that's open late night) and I'm not talking about Taco Bell or Taco Burrito King. So, Garcia's is what I, and I bet other patrons, have to settle with. The very first time I came here years ago I wasn't very impressed with their food. They did have chips and salsa that they give you once you sit, but that was it. Although, on more recent visits, I did find that their nachos & quesadilla appitizer good and filling as well as their caldo de res (beef stew) which reminds me how my grandma would make hers (only less flavorful). Their enchaladas and flautas dishes were too much for me to handle and the filling was either too dry or "liquidy"; whether it was oil or water or both (or worse) that made it liquidy, I don't know. Their tacos were nothing special (just meat, lettuce and tomato on a soft corn tortilla (cheese, sour cream, and avocado cost extra per taco)) and their bar isn't well stocked (their margaritas were kiddie sized too). To me, if you can haul it to Fiesta Mexicana either in Uptown or Lincoln Park, go their instead. Save this place as a last resort or if you want to save some gas.

• Pros: Open late night, close to the German bars in same area
• Cons: Food not too flavorful, parking, proportions of both food and drink are either too much or too little, snotty saff (especially if you're not Hispanic)