La Mex

This is a great place to come out to celebrate any special occasion. The outside patio with a fireplace is a nice way to enjoy the few summer days in the midwest. The interior is set up like an hacienda and is very easy to accommodate almost any size party, the way the dining room is sectioned off. The bar is nice and carries a very large variety of tequilas and a nice selection of beers. If you go on a Sunday, take advantage of the half of margaritas, they are delicious. The atmosphere is laid back and relaxing. The service is phenomenal, the staff does a phenomenal job keeping your glasses of water full and your table clean. The food is above average and a little more on the Tex-Mex side. The portions are slightly on the small side, but they do a good job spreading it on the plate to give it the appearance of large portion. I have to come back for a dinner and a drink on a day when the mariachi band is playing. The one last thing I would like to point out is the credit card fee. I can't believe that they don't even mention it at all. They are trying to force their customer's to pay cash.

Update !! Yesterday we gave this restaurant one more try . The food tasted worse than the last visit . None of us actually finished the food . Good restaurant , nice atmosphere. I had Fiesta Chimi it was hot,fresh and delicious. My husband got their Spinach Chicken enchiladas and he as well liked it. Their fried ice cream was good too . Our waitress was helpful. The reason I am not giving 5 star is because; Fajita was swimming in the oil , fish taco could use some spices I wouldn't order that again. Their margarita was watered down,super light almost no taste,we got the frozen one so that maybe the reason. I will give another try with regular margarita next time.

When me and my daughter first arrived at the restaurant the outside looked promising. Once we stepped inside it went downhill fast from there. The lighting in the place is very bad. It was so bad we had to use the flash on our phone to read the menu. We got the usual chips and salsa. Nothing special about them. Salsa tasted like cheap tomato sauce from the can. The waitress that took our order and brought our food had no mask this is in the middle of a mask mandate 11/21. To make things worse no one except one person had on a mask that worked there. When I asked why she didn’t have one on she simply replied “ oh it’s our decision to wear it or not. “ wow! Once we received our food we had to get up and ask for salsa. You know the traditional rojo or verde. The head hosted gave me so much attitude and scoffed like he couldn’t believe I had bothered him all while rolling his eyes and head. Then he tells me “oh you do t have any salsa left from your chips?” At this point I just wanted to eat and leave. The enchiladas were medium warm. I ordered the cheese which was not melted and thick still. Everything had a bland taste. The guacamole was bland and needed salt even my 10 year old daughter beat me to the punch. This is by far one of the worst Mexican restaurants I’ve been to. I could’ve done better at home. Will never waste my money at this hole in the wall again.

We ordered food to go and my husband picked it up and didn't checked the bag until he got home and unpacked the food. My guacamole dip became a regular salsa and my 2 steak tacos on corn tortilla came with NO steak and NO rice and beans!!! Like really, who orders tacos with just cheese and lettuce??? Now my husband to drive another 30mins to get our food😤

Get the Chili Rellenos. Best I've ever had. Those are difficult to make and most places just can't. A+++ ! House Margaritas ARE STRONG.($10) Service was extremely fast. The pre dinner nachos are so-so. Tacos were bland n so were the chicken enchiladas. Restaurant is VERY dark. Will return. No customer masks...yes!

My boyfriend and I traveled up to Joliet, Illinois to do some shopping and other fun stuff. We stopped off at La Mex for dinner and it was delicious! The waitress we had was very nice and our dinner was brought out quickly. I had two frozen strawberry daiquiris and they were amazing! Highly recommend this great Mexican restaurant!!!