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Chef Guarnaschelli, Alex's Day Off said Carne Asada at Frontera Grill was her favorite meal. My husband and I were disappointed. Refried beans is not gourmet Mexican. Way too pricey for the quality of the food. Love Mexican cuisine but this fell short for us. Our tab was $118 for two Carne Asada, 1 appetizer and two beers, two margaritas. We could have had real gourmet for that price. Not a good memory.

Bottom Line - there are way better mexican restaurants in the area AND with better prices. We had to make reservations 2-3 weeks in advance to get a decent time to eat but unfortunately the the restaurant does not live up to the hype. Surprisingly, the food was just ok - from the ceviche, to the queso fundido, the pork tacos, chicken mole to dessert(chocolate ice cream cake and the mint ice cream sundae). We gave it a fair shake but he food for the hype, the wait to get a table and the price is not worth mine or your time. I will defintely not be coming here again and I recommend you also skip it.

If you want to waste your time and a lot of money, then feel free to go here. Being from NY, prices don't faze us much, but paying $300 for 3 people (one of whom had an $8 salad and no alcoholic drinks) was ridiculous. Bayless leaves us unimpressed, the only thing good were the oysters and pork, we waited 45 mins between courses and a table of six sitting next to us were seated after us and ate before, when we complained to the management, they promised to comp us several items off of our menu for our troubles, they added a $30 dessert platter we didn't order (and comped that) and they comped an $8 salad, thanks a lot! a round of patron would have been better appreciated. Bottom line, not worth it, try the place next door where the drinks were good.

had an unbelievable dinner at frontera from great apps to refreshing poached pear dessert. was able to make a reservation so we didn't have to wait. if you can't get a reservation, get there early... sat night at 6:00 the wait time can be 2 hours if no reservation! food is worth the time and staff was very knowledgeable about the menu.

Being from Chicago and eating Mexican 3-4 days a week, this place is disappointing. If you are from Chgo there are many places that are way better. Extremely over rated. I had chicken tacos husband had a steak. For the tacos bearly any food for $16, steak $36 not worth it. Expect the ceviche (appetizers) to be 3/4 liquid...pathetic, mind you for $12-14 they are served in martini glasses, you are paying to eat at Rick Bayless, not for the food. Food was very spicy couldn't taste what you were eating. Best bet go to the bar . Great drinks, have chips and salsa and go out for beers somewhere else. Just b/c it's Rick Bayless doesn't mean Sh*t. Much better Mexican in the city. Also, beware of warm beer and a server that never came by once to ask how our meal was. Check out Flo on Chicago Ave., El Barco on Ashland, Los Napoles on Western or for quick good mexican try Chava's on Western and Grand. Don't waste time or money on Frontera. Cannot express how disappointing it was.

worth checking out. it is a bit pricey for mexican food but amazing nontheless. the food was very flavorful. there was quite a wait because of the chef's popularity but a must restaurant for anyone who is into the chicago culinary scene. the restaurant and the bar were very lively, colorful and inviting.

The margaritas are worth the wait for a table.