La Fogata Restaurant

yes they have your classic tortas, tacos, burritos, and tostadas... but these are listed under the 'snacks' section of the lengthy 5 page menu. ...snacks. haha. la fogata exposes you to mexican food lightyears before the emergence of doritos locos tacos and baja blasts (both of which i do love too). they have an overwhelmingly large menu, mostly things i've never heard of (probably because it was all in spanish). it took us about 5 minutes to find the burrito section. the bf was set on a steak burrito suizo - which he did devour, but said it wasn't anything special.

i ended up with the shrimp burrito. the massive amount of choices was too much for me to handle. buuut, it was bomb. so amazing. perfectly cooked shrimp, guac inside, all sorts of flavors with every bite. ugh so good. normal burritos run for $4.75 (steal), shrimp was a little more pricey (~$9). the guac was different, the bf wasn't a fan, but i loved it. instead of the usual 90/10 ratio of avacado to tomatoes, it was more like 70/30. neither bland nor too salty, just right. they make it tableside too if you dine in!

if they can make a shrimp burrito THAT delicious, i can't wait to try everything else!

I have been wanting to try this place since I moved back to the area and now I am kicking myself for waiting so long. I worked on the south side and was lucky enough to be able to try some amazing authentic Mexican food. I thought I would be hard presses to find the same quality of food in the burbs. La fogata is really excellent food.

I brought my son here for a quick lunch not knowing how he would respond to real Mexican food and to my surprise he loved it. He devoured his taco and rice and really enjoyed the chips and salsa as well.

Quick table service. Waitress was quick to take our order and checked in on us often.  Complementary chips with  two types of salsa and pickled vegetables.

Really great place and I will be back!

Went here with my grandmother. When I walked in it was very clean. We sat down and were served chips and salsa. There were two types of salsa and they had the chili peppers also. The salsa was very spicy. The meal was very good. Just the right amount of food. I will be coming back.