Fonda

Evanston
Mexican Restaurant
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The gist: Any time seasoned chef Michael Lachowicz unveils a new restaurant, it’s an automatic big deal; a culinary star on the North Shore, he’s like the Rihanna of chefs, with a beloved portfolio of restaurants (e.g. Aboyer and George Trois in Winnetka) and eager anticipation for what’s new. The latest is Lachowicz’s first Mexican venture, FONDA Cantina, a heartfelt collaboration with the chef’s veteran team members, including Carlos Cahue who mans the menus, and Miguel Escobar and Sergio Angel as managing partners. Together, they preside over a downtown Evanston restaurant, at once homey and vibrant, that takes design cues from natural materials and textures inspired by the homes, monuments, and rustic tiles of colonial Mexico.
The food: Billed as a “Memoir of Mexico,” Lachowicz cedes the spotlight to his team of Mexican natives to cook up a menu of modern snacks, tacos, entrees, and desserts as lustrous as the decor. Plates include beef-filled Chile Relleno with peach picadillo and green mole, Carne Asada with charred spring onions and salsa martajada, and pitch-perfect Tacos Al Pastor. Finish with a dessert tamale flavored with tropical fruits and goat’s milk caramel. To drink, the cantina slings all manner of lustrous cocktails, mocktails, and crisp cervezas.
How to book: Reserve via Tock.

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