El Taco Azteca - Chicago

The restaurant had a serious issue with wastewater disposal, and the smell was so unbearable that my party and I had to find another place to eat.

The Mexican cuisine here is fun and inventive, but the service could use some improvement.

We arrived for our reservation and waited for 30 minutes without anyone acknowledging us, so we decided to leave.

The service was slow. There were seven of us and only four got their food. When we got our food, it was cold. The chips tasted like they had been out for a long time. It was a packed house and only two people in the kitchen and two waiters. I won't be back.

The chips served as we sat were stale and we had to ask for freshly cooked ones. The guacamole we ordered more more along the lines of pico de gallo and we didn’t see any of the jalapeños or cactus that was mentioned in the recipe on the menu. We were the only diners in the place at 7pm and they were “sold out” of the famous Coca-Cola tacos. Lastly, neither bathroom had paper towels. We had high hopes for this restaurant but were disappointed.