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Readers' Choice: Name Plainfield's Best Mexican Restaurant

Whether it's all about the salsa or the amazing margaritas, what's your go-to spot for Mexican food in Plainfield?

 

Patch is relaunching our Readers' Choice program, and we want to hear from you: When it comes to Mexican food, who stands out from the crowd in Plainfield?

Whether you go for authentic south-of-the-border cuisine, Tex-Mex or the fast food variety, what's your favorite spot for Mexican food? We're asking our readers — and your friends, family, coworkers and neighbors — to tell us what Plainfield restaurant does it best.

We’ll keep accepting votes through Aug. 17, and the winner will be determined solely based on poll votes.

Below is a poll featuring nominations submitted by readers (the nomination period ended July 9). Click to vote in our poll to choose your favorite.

Remember, ONLY poll votes will count toward determining the winner.

  • What is Plainfield's best Mexican restaurant?

    (Voting has been closed for this question)
    • Front Street Cantina
        35 (57%)
    • La Adelita Mexican Restaurant
        18 (29%)
    • Tortilla Flatz Mexican Grill
        8 (13%)
    Total votes: 61
  • Your vote will only count once. This is not a scientific poll. View Results Vote!
Related Topics: Readers' Choice 2012 and Readers' Choice Food & Drink

Butch

7:22 am on Saturday, June 23, 2012

LaAdelita
Great food and on Tuesday and Thursday margaritas are half price.

April Kundid

7:48 am on Saturday, June 23, 2012

Front Street Cantina
I HAVE to have the Tacos Campos with my BFF once a week!

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Serendipity

11:15 am on Monday, June 25, 2012

You should try Tacos Campos with shrimp sometime, if you haven't already. My fave!

Rj

8:51 am on Saturday, June 23, 2012

LaAdelita
Great food, the MOST friendly service and awesome margaritas.

High Hopes for OL

5:51 pm on Saturday, June 23, 2012

Front Street Cantina. The Staff and food makes it #1

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Plainfield Mom

10:00 pm on Monday, July 30, 2012

It's not "real" Mexican food though....it tastes like Applebee's mexican menu!

Serendipity

11:17 am on Monday, June 25, 2012

Front Street Cantina is our regular spot. The food is consistently good and the margaritas are amazing. We often meet friends and family there and we love the wait staff.

Charlie Anderson

11:17 am on Tuesday, June 26, 2012

This one is new to me but Tortilla Flatz has the best sauces and some killer burritos.

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Nicole

9:34 am on Monday, July 2, 2012

I second Tortilla Flatz!!

P05

4:12 pm on Monday, July 2, 2012

Front Street Cantina!

M J M

4:43 pm on Monday, July 2, 2012

Anyone not choosing La Adelita to be the best mexican restaurant in town hasn't been there before. Not good, GREAT margaritas.

Zaney

7:21 am on Wednesday, July 4, 2012

HANDS DOWN......La Adelita and I agree with MJM, if you aren't voting for it, you haven't been there!

Sharon Salgado

1:25 pm on Monday, July 23, 2012

Front street is not even Mexican food, it's just another Pepe's.

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Plainfield Mom

10:01 pm on Monday, July 30, 2012

I agree 100%! It's not "real" Mexican food! It's like Applebee's "mexcian" food...

killingmesoftlywithtaxes

3:52 pm on Monday, July 23, 2012

Fiesta Mexicana is my favorite. Too bad it was left off the choice list.

Allison Drapak

11:50 am on Thursday, July 26, 2012

La Adelita for authentic Mexican cuisine

Baba O'Riley

12:30 pm on Thursday, July 26, 2012

Agree on Fiesta. Why arent they on the list? Tacos de pescado....excellent.

realplainfield

8:51 am on Monday, July 30, 2012

Taco bell blows them all away!

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Shannon Antinori

9:14 am on Monday, July 30, 2012

Fiesta didn't receive a nomination by the July 9 deadline.

Joel Craig

9:07 pm on Monday, July 30, 2012

L.A. Cafe was the best, but unfortunately was a casualty of the US 30 construction a couple years back. Now, it's not even close: La Adelita.

Melanie

9:26 pm on Wednesday, August 1, 2012

I last visited Front Street about 3 yrs ago on 2 occasions. Both were awful! I think their margaritas had beer in them, and the food was inedible. Wondering if anything has changed (i.e. management or menu)? If so, I'd give it a shot. So I vote for La Adelita in Plainfield--good margaritas & chimichangas. But La Mex is the best in Joliet!

diana

6:07 pm on Thursday, August 2, 2012

I still have yet to find a real "authentic" Mexican restaurant that uses chihuahua cheese, makes their own refried beans, chips, mole, flan, etc, and that is reasonable cost. Oh, one that also has that Mom and Pop home atmosphere like one I used to know in Wood Dale called El Niagara. They were they best until they retired 8 years ago.

Deborah Moore

12:03 pm on Thursday, August 16, 2012

La Adelita.. very yummy salsa..

Vicki Pawlowski Dallmann

1:09 pm on Friday, August 17, 2012

The closest to get authentic Mexican is a little family-owned place called Taco Mex on Essington just south of Caton Farm. All of the contestants above indeed do have good food, but I'll echo that they're not authentic.

diana

5:59 pm on Friday, August 17, 2012

If Taco Mex is the one by Dairy Queen, then yes I totally agree! They have the authentic mole like my mom and dad's restaurant. Besides that one, La Mex is the best one. Both are in Joliet. Got to go to the heart of it. ;)

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