Las Cazuelitas Restaurant

21 Crystal Lake Plaza, Crystal Lake - 60014
205 reviews
Mexican Seafood Cocktail Bar
(815) 893-0802

I wanna start by saying that I never leave reviews. But I had to this time it took 15 minutes to get a drink order. When our food showed up my girlfriend food didn’t show up for another 10 minutes for 3 tacos. Food had very little flavor. And honestly I didn’t feel so good by the time I left. There are much better Mexican restaurants in the area. Usually I give a place a second chance but this one I will not.

The live entertainment was The BEST!! The volume is the perfect level to hear what she says/sings and still be able to talk to your party. She engages the audience, is entertaining,and a great singer.As for the food and drinks, they left a lot to be desired. The bartender definitely does not know proper mixology. The flavor of the food was not exceptional. The beef to the picadillo taco was more of a mush than ground beef texture. The shrimp cocktail was alright. The Langostinos were not tender and as flavorful as they should be.Our waitress was not as attentive as she should have been with only having 3 tables to wait on.

One of the best experiences in a Mexican restaurant. Has authentic recipes with big variety of meats and seafood. The bar brings a great ambiance with nice decorations and the menu full of interesting drinks compliments that. There are a lot of stuff to try that will keep you coming until you find your favorite and then you will return for that. Carlos was our server and he was the best.

Had some steak tacos - they were okay. Tortillas were not really warm and got stiff. Same with the steak, maybe because of the temperature, it was a bit dry. Overall experience was decent, I'd try again.

My husband and I have been there several times. The food is outstanding and the service is great! Looking forward to many more meals there.

This was an Uber Eats order that included an asada and al pastor burrito, asada torta, asada and chicken taco dinners. I wanted to give the place a chance and try out all of the “basics”. For an order this big they only included 1 red sauce and 2 greens, pretty disappointing. As for the flavors, they weren’t there, it all felt bland. The best item was the al pastor burrito.

The server was good, and she gave us some money off of the bill because we got Tomatoes after we said that we did not want tomatoes. I think that maybe they need to be more detail oriented, and maybe with more staff that would also help.

Always good food and friendly service with fun drink choices to choose from. Casual atmosphere with various music in background and sometimes even live music! Have machines for those that like to gamble too! When they get busy everything slows down because, like everywhere, they are shorthanded but it's still worth it!

First time here tonight & we were super happy with our meals. We had bistek a la Mexicana & chicken/steak fajitas & the flavors were delicious. Chips were fresh, avocado salsa was delicious & spicy. ​Will definitely come back again. Props to our waitress, friendly & bubbly. Too bad we did not catch her name. Tuesday 28th of Dec 7ish p.m.??

Fantastic service I highly recommend this restaurant. I enjoyed every bite of my enchiladas I will definitely be back! The server was great and very kind.