Stacked Folded Winnetka - Hubbard Woods

Lovely place with fast service. The food was just delicious and refreshing. I picked up the cheese curds that were cooked perfectly. Light, airy and cheesy. I also grabbed a Carne asada and El pastor taco that were massive. Packed with ingredients and so refreshing. The mild salsa sauce really blended everything together perfectly.

First and foremost, the staff of any restaurant are the ones that truly keep an establishment running and thriving and are the heart and representation of the business.The hostess order-taker and crew at Stacked and Folded, were super friendly to us and offered such great customer service!The atmosphere inside is very nice and offers an elevated casyal food experience.Even though the average taco is around $6.50, it is very large and offers a lot of the actual ingredients. This was the case with my short rib taco. The short rib taco did offer a little bit of that spicy hot but not too much which was good, and yes, was slightly sweet in the sauce as advertised. Overall, the flavor combination was very good and would rate it a 3.9 out of 5. It was just tender and juicy enough, but could even be a little bit more tender in the meat. I know it is not easy when it comes to short ribs and believe me they did a good job here! It is worth getting!We had also ordered the short rib sandwich, but I recommend to have the short rib in the taco form. It just taste even better with the corn tortillas!The sweet potato fries are a five out of five star! Some of the best I’ve ever had in my life. They are cooked perfection, and have that right texture on the outside and perfect on the inside. Amazing.Now as a cook, my (James’ critique is focused on the shrimp taco. Like every other item, Katherine and I had, the shrimp taco is made in a very fresh and flavorful, non-greasy and healthy tasting manner.What observations and what can be worked on from the creators of the menu is the following:The shrimp in your shrimp tacos-at least when we visited—was just plain cooked shrimp and was actually dry. My advice based on the best shrimp tacos I have ever encountered or made are taking thawed raw shrimp, then marinate them of course, and grill them briefly and just right so that they come out juicy and tender and with that amazing flavor profile.That would make your shrimp tacos a five out of five.

I ordered the Cheesesteak and not only did it taste meh it fell apart so I wasnt even able to properly eat it. Additionally, when I ordered the guy behind the register was cold and rude and walked away as soon as I approached.....Lastly, the prices here are absolutely INSANE. Almost $20 for a regular size sandwich and a few fries is a total RIPOFF. Overall, very disappointed and will never return and will tell other people to STAY AWAY

Stacked Folded has become one of our go-to places in Winnetka. Their food is delicious and take-out orders are usually ready in 15-20 minutes! Highly recommend if you haven’t tried yet.

Junk food like fries or tater tots are yummy by default, but Stack and Folded has the ability to ruin it. A few months ago, I ordered a side of tater tots with my Cuban sandwich and the tots were burned and tasted like burned onions. Fast forward s few months later to today, the tater tots are still burned. Not only do they still taste like burned onions, they are visibly burned. It looks like the Stack and Folded need to review the temperature or amount of time they're deep frying their tater tots because it's off. The braised beef stew was also prepared cold even though the menu didn't indicate it. I don't think this place is worth patronizing any longer unless you want to pay $5 for a side of tater tots that taste like burned onions and cold beef stew.Edit: Apparently, another customer had a similar complaint about Stack and Folded's tater tots tasting like burned onions dated in 2022 on Yelp.