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    Lucha Cantina

    4.2 (484 reviews)
    Open 11:00 am - 8:00 pm
    Updated 1 week ago

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    What's the vibe?
    Moderate noise
    Casual
    Good for kids
    Good for groups

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    Hawaiian shrimp tacos
    Shannon M.

    A friend and I came to Lucha Cantina for lunch while shopping in Rockford. We didn't realize it until after we had parked, but there is handicap accessible parking on the East side of the building. On the West side, you'll have to climb a set of stairs from the parking lot. All the food here was really good! We started with the salsa tasting trio, choosing pina poblano, smoky chipotle, and chunky tomato. Then I had shrimp tacos and she had enchiladas with red and green sauces. Yum! Our server was friendly and attentive; good job. Would come back here again when I am next in town!

    Kids tacos
    Kia K.

    Stopped in after visiting the Japanese garden. Our server was super kind. I couldn't decide between two options and she recommended the fish tacos and they were phenomenal. We enjoyed the salsa option as well. The steak in my kiddos taco could have been slightly smaller cuts but we all very much enjoyed our meal. The decor is so fun! My kiddo made sure to take pictures with the statues. We sat on the patio and enjoyed the warm weather.

    Chicken fajita quesadilla special with beans and rice
    Nikki L.

    I miss the larger menu. I used to love Lucha and it was my favorite restaurant. I understand the need for a smaller menu with the changing times, but I miss the Wahoo Burrito and all the various other options I'd try. Today I chose the Rio Grande bowl and it was mediocre and it was a big bummer. It lacked flavor until I added salsa to it. Our server was fine. Nothing to write home about. They did re-vamp the restaurant and the dining area is a little smaller I think, but there's an event room which is nice. I'm sad.

    A bread tie in my chicken fajita tacos
    Starcia H.

    Walking into the building where this place was located instantly you smell the carpet, you don't actually smell a restaurant until you're at the door and about to go in. And of course it's not the restaurant's fault it's the building owner. However my cousin picked this place for her birthday dinner and because they had been coming with any issues with their food. We had Chloe for our server and she was very sweet, everyone was ordering appetizers and drinks before placing our orders. Let me just say that the elote won tons were delicious but I order the avocado sampler with the tomato corn. Everyone was enjoying themselves and we ordered our food. I got the chicken fajita tacos with sour cream and everyone else order something with steak. When our food came everything except my cousins enchiladas with chicken had too much sauce but she said it's was okay. Anyway my tacos look delicious and you get 3 and I got fries with mine. It wasn't until I took my first bite I noticed maybe the chicken or onions were cooked hard or something so I pulled the hard piece out and placed it on my napkin and to my surprise it wasn't a hard piece of chicken or onion. It was a bread tie I got the servers attention and let her know and showered her what I pulled out my food and asked for the manager. However when the manager finally came I don't think that she even told him what had happened. So I showed him and he took the item that was on my napkin and went too the kitchen. The manager was not happy but he was very apologetic for what was found. Oh and also my cousins guest had found a hair on her drink glass which Chloe admitted it was hers and took it away. By now many of us was ready to go. The manager did comp my food and gave the birthday girl a round of shots and said he spoke to the kitchen staff ( )

    Great service, friendly staff, food was extremely flavorful, I wish I would have tried this location out when I was working in the Rockford area 2 years ago. It's located in a strip shopping center, upstairs to the 2nd level, not sure if there is an elevator If you come on Tuesday, you have to try the Lucha-Birria

    TUESDAY BIRRIA TACOS
    Lauren R.

    I came here on a random Tuesday while in town for work and the bartender Austin was great! I got the queso and guacamole appetizer. I love the traditional style chips and the guacamole was very good! I love the seasoning and that you can taste the lime in the guac! You can tell it's fresh! The queso is good, but very peppery. As in black pepper. I was also able to try the traditional pico and the pineapple and poblano salsas, both of which were good. The traditional pico had corn in it which is different for me, but I didn't hate it. For my main dish I got the birria tacos and they were AMAZING! Some of the best birria and consomé I have had in a while! So definitely come here on Tuesdays and get that! I also really enjoyed their version of a skinny margarita with G4 tequila!

    Mission Burrito

    An extreme disappointment... my partners food was cold and my burrito was flavorless and full of nothing but rice and uncooked peppers. For some reason the rice is basmati rice?? Never seen that at a Mexican restaurant before. It was also extremely overpriced for not even serving salsa automatically. The best party was definitely the Elote Rangoon. Other than that I would not return here and feel I wasted an absurd amount of money. Overall this place is flavorless, overpriced, and un-authentic.

    CHIPS AND SALSA
    Shania B.

    Me and my boyfriend went to this place after the Ed Sheeran concert; this was our first time being in Chicago and we had no clue on how the parking was. The men at the front were so nice and helped us figure out the parking situation! They acted like we were friends, and didn't dumb us down for not knowing how it worked. Going further inside the restaurant, the ambiance was nice! The seating was a little close to each other, but that's expected for the small restaurant. Now onto the food -- it was delicious!! I can't remember what the name of what I got was (the chimichanga looking one), but my boyfriend loved his tacos! The pico de gallo they put on the food was so yummy! The best pico I've ever tasted. If I was in the area again, I'd definitely go here! If you're looking for a quick yummy bite, go here!!

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    Thank you for much. Hope you enjoyed the show.

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    Great find... met our son who came from wisconsin. Chimi was awesome as was the nachos. Best chicken enchilada soup... highly recommend.

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    the food was cheap and delicious and the customer service was wondering and the wait was short

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    Hope you can join us again soon. We’d love to earn that fifth star.

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    Such a kind review Laura. Thank you for choosing Lucha!!

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    Very easy and quick takeout order system! I love ordering the chicken/rice/fajita veggies in bulk for my lunches during the week.

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    It may be the worst customer service I have ever experienced in my entire life. As far as I am…read moreconcerned, this lady is the most rude and unperfectionist person I have ever encountered. I was insulted for questioning her pricing for two pieces of bread at a price of $7+. The words that were used against me were every bad and race-related word you could imagine. I worked for customer service for more than a decade, and someone like that should not be allowed to work in the public sector. I will definitely contact the state food board regarding the sanitation of this establishment. I saw bread pick up from the floor and put back on the rack and the lady wasn't even wearing gloves or a hair net. Please do better

    This is both a grocery store and a restaurant I believe. It's located within the 5 Points strip…read moremall near the Charles St. end. I've been here twice this week, and I'd be hard pressed to find better Mexican food in the Rockford area. I've had the taco dinner with carne asada and al pastor tacos that were huge and delicious. Yesterday I had the rib eye burrito which was about as good as a burrito gets, and today I heated up some shrimp empanadas that were very fresh tasting and delicious. There's quite a few other things on their menu that I haven't seen in most other local Mexican restaurants, so go in and give it a try. You won't regret it. One suggestion though. There isn't much in the way of ambiance here. It's almost like a big cafeteria. You can eat there, but I prefer to get carryout. The prices are cheap. The quality of the food I've had is great. I am all about supporting local businesses, and between this place, La Michoacana (they make ice cream from scratch in front of you, and tremendously inexpensive), and Vinny's Pizza, there's a lot of great stuff to be explored in this quaint little strip mall.

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