Altiro Latin Fusion

Excellent food and very friendly service. Definitely try the corn and the wedge potatoes. The strawberry and mango margaritas were very good. We will definitely return.

Everything I have tried on the menu (including the cocktails!) has been delicious. My favorites are the watermelon salad, guacamole and Al Alambre tacos. The only downfall is the place is small and tables are close together without a lot of leg room. but the food is amazing! Service has always been great too.

Tapas-​style restaurant with an extremely cozy atmosphere, and some great food. Candlelight, the right music, the right food can make for a great night!
We made the mistake of coming without a reservation in a busy night, but were fortunate enough to secure a table for two. We ordered the El Chilango Tacos, which were delightful. Again, the steak was buttery soft, just melting in your mouth, with the cheese adding a tart but creamy addition to cut through the depth of the flavor of the steak. We also ordered the Tostada Tapas, which was melt in your mouth lamb this time, with a kick of chipotle, but no overpowering heat — just mellow, well rounded flavorful and unctuous meat atop a crispy, contrasting hard tortilla shell. Washed it all down with an Al Jarritos cocktail, which was the absolute BEST item of the night!!! Loved every second of being at this place, and it’s food!

Went for lunch absolutely awesome everything we had was amazing the staff was on point with all suggestions the staff was so knowledgeable every dish was delicious. Will add pictures tomorrow yummie

LOVED!
Great atmosphere and music. Food and drinks to die for and service was outstanding. Recommend a reservation because it was packed!

This place is great. We have lots of options for Latin food in Geneva. Their food is similar to Bien Trucha, but I usually choose Altira because of the service. They are always accommodating and friendly. Bien Trucha often makes me feel like they’re trying to hustle me out and change the tables. And the tables are too close together for my conversational comfort level. Altira’s food is creative and delicious. One time, while eating with friends, I had a dental issue and needed soft food that wasn’t spicy. They ended up making me something completely unique that wasn’t on the menu. Excellent service!

My sister and husband brought me here for my birthday. The location isn’t on the main street in Geneva but nicely tucked away a few blocks down. I love the décor! So eclectic but comfy, very intimate as well. Food is served tapas style. Each of us picked a tapas and an appetizer. Our food was so fresh, the meat so soft and juicy and our drinks were so flavorful. Our server, Roberto, was so kind and patient with us. He was also so knowledgeable about the menu and the Geneva area. My husband went to the restroom and when coming back to the table he said he saw a plaque on the wall and realized that our server was actually the owner! We then asked him and him and his wife Ericka, came over to greet and talk to us. It was so refreshing to meet such sweet, genuine folks. They were so humble and kind. This is a family owned and operated business. Roberto gave us great suggestions on everything that we ordered, food and drinks. We can’t wait to go back and to check out their other location in Chicago!

Don’t believe the hype. Amateur technique disguised with fancy names just does not make up for very average and overpriced food. Unfortunately, mediocre, over-​priced food was better than the service.
Our waiter could not remember the specials (probably because the flavors were so forgettable). The times that he graced us with his presence, he would arrive stinking of cigarette smoke and without the drinks we ordered 10 minutes prior. When we queried about the drinks, he quickly shifted blame to the bartender saying that he was new and not familiar with their cocktail list. Meanwhile, both the bartender and our waiter had plenty of time for certain guests who appeared to be a group of friends of the establishment.
At the end of the evening, we raised our service concerns to the manager who sniped back that our waiter and his bartender were some of his best staff and that maybe we should have better familiarized ourself with their menu. Whaaaa???

Finally had a chance to go back here. And its better then I remember. Really nice service and very good interesting dishes.
Between Altiro, Bien Trucha, El Mojecte and Jalapeño Grill around here gives us great Mexican food options.
My scale doesn’t like it but my taste buds do.

So much FRESH FLAVOR.
Wish I lived closed because I would love to go again sometimes. My boyfriend and I were in town for the weekend and stumbled upon this place on a Friday night. We took a risk not really knowing what to expect and were very very pleased.
Everything is «small plate» style, and very easy to share. Also easy to order too much food, which we did haha. But it was all very good. We shared an elotes dish and a potato appetizer which were both amazing. The presentation of the potato was stunning, I’ll try to add a picture later. We shared several different taco dishes… each one has 4 tacos (small ones). The one we loved the best was the steak tacos which came with an amazing tomatillo sauce which I wanted to lick out of the little bowl… obsessed.
The servers were very friendly and helpful.
Did not have drinks, but I’d go so far as to guess that their drinks are pretty good too. It got pretty busy by the time we left, so I think we kinda lucked out and came in right before it got busy — a lot of the people coming in had reservations, so I would recommend calling ahead.

Great food, will come again. Very nice décor and small, quaint dining size. Definitely charming and it’s a plus that the place wasn’t too busy when we dined here on a Saturday lunch.
Only suggestion is to add more shrimp to the shrimp taco with melted chihuahua cheese (each taco has only 1 generous sized-​shrimp). Essentially paying 10 bucks minimum for 4 shrimp makes your customers feel like they’re getting ripped off… But all the flavors were great and will bring me back to try more food and drinks.

Arrived around 7:30 PM on Saturday 10÷3÷15 — waited in the small reception serving area that you could see into the kitchen. Quite crowded — hostess very kind and took our drink order. Flavored margaritas are excellent, freshly prepared, but they should be for $ 12 each (and they are about 5 oz). Was later seated next to the door — seating is pretty crowded and the music doesn’t really help, you can hear the conversations of the diners next to you in most locations.
Ordered the «Street» corn appetizer, which was delightful. Also had the shrimp tacos which were fresh and very good. Dinner for two, one app and two taco entrees came out to around $ 80 with tip. This place is very much like Bien Trucha without the attitude.
Enjoy.

Had a great date night with my wife here last night. Service was excellent. The drinks, while pricey, are worth it. The jalapeño infused vodka drinks and the mojiito were outstanding. The food presentation in small plate style was relaxing and the environment inside was vibrant. We came at 8:45 and stayed busy. Music was modern latin.
We had the guacamole trio, traditional street vendor corn side dish, the pork belly tacos, and the shrimp and chorizo tacos. All excellent. Also saved room for a latin infused tiramisu which we shared. Usually not a fan of that dessert but it was delicious. I’m a new big fan. Just wish I lived in Geneva.

Honestly, we weren’t impressed & a little more than disappointed.
After reading the Unilocal reviews (and a bit done with the surly service we’d experienced at Bien Trucha the last few times we went there) we decided to give Altiro a try for our son’s birthday.
We sat on the patio on a Wednesday night & it wasn’t super busy. However, service was unbearably slow. Nice, but really, really slow. Our server forgot to put in the order of one of the guest’s drinks and neglected to check back after serving everyone else, so she sat without anything long after everyone else’s glasses had been drained. It was difficult to get anyone’s attention, however when we did they were super nice.
And the food was just okay. Not bad, but definitely not at the same level as Bien Trucha if you’re looking for a substitution.
We ordered the jicama guacamole, Altiro (tilapia tacos) Al Puercoriso (pork belly & risotto), Al Chilango (skirt steak) Al Camaronchizo (shrimp & chorizo) & grilled corn side dish. Everyone seemed to like the shrimp & chorizo best. The skirt steak wasn’t very flavorful, pork belly was overly fatty (yes, I know it’s not a lean dish but this was more than usual) and the tilapia was just okay. Again, not bad, but not anything to write home about. Sitting at a table that was too small for our party with empty drink glasses for most of the night really didn’t help much, either.
If the food was better we’d be willing to give it another try, but after sampling so much, we just weren’t that impressed. To be honest, I’d rate Altiro somewhere closer to 2.5 stars, but when we did see our server she was really sweet and wanted to make us happy which is what landed the 3 star rating.

I’m hesitant to submit a review for purely selfish reasons. This place is SO delicious with a great atmosphere… it’s totally off the beaten path — oddly located in the middle of a neighborhood… however it’s a hidden gem and because of that, the wait time is substantially less than at Bien Trucha. So I say I’m hesitant to submit a stellar review because I selfishly don’t want everyone to know about this awesome place and have to wait an hour+ to get in (unlike Bien Trucha). But I digress.
Ok, so the food is so delicious. SO delicious. Fantastic flavors. 5 stars for sure.
The Al Salmonjillo — wow! So many wonderful flavors — this is definitely one of my favorites.
The Al Elotito corn side dish is delicious.
Ala Tostada — delicious, a little messy and kind of hard to eat in a pretty manner, but still super good.
The Al Trio guacomole appetizer is good too.
I wasn’t as impressed with the Ala Barbacoa — it’s still good but I prefer bolder flavors.
I’m a nursing mommy so I haven’t tried their alcoholic drinks but the Ala Jamaica is really light and refreshing and comes in a fun jar :)
Price is a little high IMO for the amount of food you get. We leave feeling comfortable. Not still hungry yet not stuffed.
We’ve sat outside twice and really enjoy the atmosphere, especially when they light the fire lamps. And both times we got right in — and the restaurant was full too, inside and out.
The service is fine — and this isn’t a big deal but both times we’ve been there, we’ve experienced several mix ups with food and drinks. We’ve been brought food and drinks at least 3 times that belonged to another table. Once is fine and mistakes are normal… I get it. I’ve worked in the food industry too. But more than 3 mix ups in 2 visits… hmm… do they just not write down table numbers along with the food/​drink orders? Seems a fairly simple way to solve that problem.
Overall, this place is great — check it out!

Our first time here… Heard so much good about this place… Curious to put it to the test! We were NOT disappointed!
Kids ordered steak tacos and shrimp tacos… Perfectly cooked and NOT too spicy for them. I enjoyed the lamb… Oh man was that seasoned n spiced to perfection!
My husband ordered the mussels…, in a tomato sauce … SO good! We need to come back and try more!
The corn side dish and potatoes were yummy too… But save room for DESSERT!!!
The Keyline pie, tirimasu and fried plantane are amazing!

On a very pleasant warm, nearly cool early evening we stopped at Altiro for dinner.
It was perfect for an outdoor meal. We were greeted by the cordial host who easily made it clear that he wanted to make sure we enjoyed.
We started off with an appetizer of Al Trio – three different samplers of guacamole, each was distinctive, savory, truly an appetizer.
And then along came a Margarita – the Organica. When you get the real thing, rarely, you can enjoy the essence of this great drink. Rarely was upon us.
We looked at the menu and found it all interesting.
The portions are medium – neither large nor small. We didn’t feel the need to order more.
Partner (celebrating her postponed birthday) ordered Al Chilango – beef tacos with a ‘frizzle’ of potato strings (local skirt steak with avocado sauce (nice twang with the sauce)). Those small cubes that you find on typical tacos was there, but while the same size as at others, they were cooked to the proper doneness! Morsels of goodness.
I had the Ala Barbacoa – lamb in cactus leaves. As anyone knows (I really don’t), cactus leaves add to the flavor of this traditional (is it traditional?) dish. Wow! Subtle flavors. A true delight!
Perfect evening. Perfect cocktail. Perfect meal.

Oh my gosh! What a phenomenal restaurant in Geneva, perfect for a casual date night or a nice anniversary evening like ours. We started with the ravioli and potato stack, and while I don’t think we could have ordered anything that didn’t blow the tops off our taste buds, both were incredible. Their sauces are so flavorful and really set the dishes over the top. We continued with a few items from their tacos menu and the roasted street corn. It was so enjoyable I’m afraid to eat anywhere else now! It is also the type of restaurant that you crave what you ate, so while I want to go back and try everything on the menu, I will probably just reorder all the same because I can’t not!
Also, our waiter was so great and personable. I’m glad he talked us into a cocktail instead of wine, because the pineapple margarita he brought me was one of the most unique and flavorful cocktails I’ve ever enjoyed. It was so fresh! I even think the ice cube was made of shredded pineapple, which is something I haven’t experienced before and loved it.
We’ll definitely be back and as regular patrons of all restaurants in Geneva, I am confident when I say this was our favorite one yet.

This place is OFF THE CHARTS! it’s a very quaint tiny dining room so waits can be quite long on popular days, so plan ahead. The bartender, Chef, and server are all owners. They pride themselves on handmade amazing drinks, high quality perfectly blended flavors of food and impeccable service where my water is always filled, my mouth is awash in so many different and interesting flavors, and my drinks are one of a kind works of arts!
You don’t come across places like this very often and this is a TRUE gem!

The trip out to Geneva, IL, is the only deterrent. Good thing there is Metra because after gobbling a few plates of tacos, you will experience a severe case of food comatose.
The tacos are truly specialty tacos. They are of neither Taco Bell nor Mexican taqueria brand. Even the one vegetarian taco that I had came with a smoky flavouring that one would think enhances meat only.
The bar service was out of this world. I had one drink off the menu and one that was a concoction that was «off the menu.»
There is a constant flow of patrons, so either get there early or be prepared to wait. But rest assure, the food is so blasted good that you’ll be okay when all is said and eaten.

I just came from mexico to try food from this place and it’s just fantastic. ate the guacamole and tacos, tacos Al Fundido definitely are my favorites, between drinks and one especially Daisy charm and Ala Tomabaca, delicious. The menu is extensive and the care was excellent, hope to return soon and enjoy the rest of the menu.
The place is small with an intimate, but adequate for a restaurant of this type, they have only 3 months working and yet their professionalism is evident.
This version of Mexican food is unique, if not even have places in mexico with this variation of our food is simply fantastic!
Excuse my English writing, I do my best!
Gracias Al Tiro nos vemos pronto… :D