La Fiesta Restaurant

This is what a real taqueria looks like. I have been going to LF since 1992 and have lived all over the US and damn I crave these burritos and tacos all day every day. I used to go so frequently. If you want service or atmosphere go to Big Star and get some of that mediocre food, if you want a good honest solid burrito or taco this is your place. My suggestion 3 carna asada tacos, 2 picadillo and a 12 pack ;)! or ! carna asada burrito and 1 carne asada taco and 1 picadillo. My wife now gets carnitas, its good but nothing like the carne asada.

Let me start off by saying there were 2 people in front of me and it took 20 minutes just to order. The woman behind the counter has no idea what the hell she is doing. We ordered 2 steak burritos, 1 with only cheese the other with no lettuce no tomato with sour cream, and 1 carne asada dinner. It took her 5 minutes to take the order which was a sign right off the bat this was not going to end well. 15 minutes later she comes out with 3 burritos, obviously not what we ordered. But the best part is that NONE of it was right. We left because we weren’t going to wait another 15 minutes for her to try to understand us and then get the food. The meat was so dry I couldn’t even eat it. Would not recommend to anyone unless they want frustration and awful burritos.

Great food and good service but the best part was the horchata. If you want quick service and great food for a great price head over to La Fiesta. You won’t be disappointed.

Stopped in to this place in the middle of the night with my friend, who swore this has the best drunk people food in all of South Chicago. I would be hard pressed to disagree!
I don’t like to eat anything so late at night /​early in the morning, especially heavy food like meat or dairy, but the place smelled so ridiculously good, I had to order something. I ended up eating half of a steak burrito that was delicious, especially with the hot sauce they provide.
I was worried I would be up the rest of the night with a heartburn and/​or gallbladder distress (TMI?) but I actually woke up feeling pretty fresh and not at all hungover the next day. It was a magic burrito!
Also, the place is super cheap and the service was friendly and very fast. Our burritos came out in under 3 minutes!

Open ²⁴⁄₇ and the food is good and portions are great. The server is quick to service and you don’t need to be waiting to see if she will come by to see if you need anything. The free chips and salsa are very good. Small spot but good food and service. Not a place for a date but who cares lol! Just remember a place with good food and great service is a place to tip! I have gone there for years and many times.

Thank goodness there is a taco place around the southside that is open 24 hours. The food is descent.

My mom has been going to this restaurant along time since she been working for CCDOC (which is 27 years) and today I found it after thinking 111 st was la fiesta the one I was thought was the place i remembered. I called up and the guy said the burritos are 10 dollars and not that big at all he seen bigger I was disappointed and was about to give up (thank god I never went there) but I can tell that no other restaurant can top this la fiesta cause its the only one with the giant burritos that holds true to their name and the lady was so nice to me I will be going to them from now on!
Great service and you can’t top that’s it’s open ²⁴⁄₇ too!

eh… the food here is not that great. there was 2 different times that i ordered the flauta dinner and found bones in my beans. the meat doesn’t taste fresh and sometimes over cooked. will not be coming back here again due to lack of quality.

Dined in and must say the quality of the meat seemed to be cheap. It is still massive, but the meat quality was just not there.
They are friendly and horchata is still refreshing.
Will update if I go again and see how it is.

I’ve only had their steak burritos and chips and salsa here and both are pretty good. I’m also a fan of their pickled jalepenos, onions and carrots mix. There steak burrito is loaded with meat and it’s a tasty when you add their jalapeños to it. Under 4 dollars! Cash only, open 24 hrs, no nonsense, hits the spot and cheap! I think it’s acceptable to drag a date here after you’ve seen each other naked. What’s there to hide or be ashamed of after that. Hmmm?

The burritos are good but some of the ladies that work here are BITCHES!!! straight up bitches!
The owner lady only likes you if you have a some chorizo in your pantalones if you know what i mean. & with chicks she’ll act like u aint there!

I had been told by someone who once lived in the area of this place and the fact that they have giant burritos for under 4 bucks. After going there today, I can’t understand why it took me so long to finally go to this place. The steak was decent and tasty, and good lord, do they pack it in, along with lettuce, beans, and cheese. The pico de gallo is also quite good. If you can find a better burrito for this price, please let me know!

This is the place to get your late night Mexican fix. My sister would drive here late at night when craving. Keep in mind that this is a dive restaurant, don’t expect anything fancy — some of the patrons are a little scary too. We once saw someone expose himself here haha — but we still got our food and ate it!
The food is cheap and delicious … get the burritos. They’re about the size of your head and I always wind up with leftovers.

Trusty La Fiesta. I call it «Da Party». This place looks like Mexico. In fact, you could film a TV show about Mexico with the exterior and interior and no one would suspect anything other than the english menu on the wall.
*Warning: This is not a «clean» place. If you are looking for linen and such, do not even venture within 5 miles of this area. However, if you have no fear and will eat anything, you will be rewarded. Once again, come at your own risk.
Open 24/​7, it is a place where I can get giant burritos at 4am. They have the best horchata. Dine in and you get unlimited chips and salsa/​pico. My personal favorites are steak or pastor burrito and lengua tacos. Their burritos are HUGE but they do not have rice. What they lack in rice, they make up in MEAT. So its a win for me. Otherwise, there is beans, lettuce, tomato, chihuahua cheese and MEAT all wrapped up. Nothing else. Oh, did I mention that it’s $ 2.75 for the burrito? Everything else costs extra but you can add rice, sour cream, guac or whatever else you want… I’ve never felt the need to add all that stuff.
I only eat here either in the middle of the night when Cook County Sheriff’s Department is here for their lunch (since the CC Jail is only a mile or two away) or for lunch, so I couldn’t tell you how it is during other times.