La Hacienda De Los Fernandez

This is by far one of my favorite Mexican places! The food is very authentic and tastes amazing! the inside of the restaurant is really nicely done, service is always really good and the staff is always very nice and accommodating! There steak tacos and burritos are really good and big! You get a great portion for the amount of money you pay for. If you want good Mexican food with good service and good prices come here !!

Have been going to this restaurant for many years and always get consistently good quality food. Like their chips — salsa, and love the nachos especially. Very nice and clean ambience — Recommended them to all my family and friends. Appreciate the good food over the years.

The food is here is decent– I’ve been going to this restaurant since I was 13 and feel like the amount of customers have been dwindling over the past few years. I don’t think it helps that there are now more new restaurants that opened up across the street from them and there are many competing Mexican restaurants that sell their food for a reasonable price. This is definitely the Americanized version of Mexican food, but their food is still pretty tasty.
I recommend: Carne Asada dinner, Mango Margaritas and FRIED ICE CREAM!

I come here often and this is always the go-​to for me and my friends. It has a nice ambiance and is always very clean.
Had the combination fajitas tonight – so good! There was plenty of chicken, steak and shrimp, and the veggies were cooked just right. The homemade tortillas were amazing as always (there is always a woman in there making them, you can see her making them with a smile!).
Our server was very nice but she didn’t come around all that often asking if we wanted another cocktail or to see how everything was. She brought us our check before we could even ask for another drink. She was kind enough to split our check, which we asked for afterward (yes we were one of THOSE customers). Overall great experience tonight and every other time before. I’ll be back!

The customer service here is absolutely amazing, the staff there is so personable and honestly that’s why I always come back! The margaritas are my go to drink here & they are half priced on Monday. You can never go wrong with the tacos or enchiladas here!

If it was possible to give 0 stars that’s what they would get. The service was horrible!!! But the worst part was once I left. The food made me food poisoning!!! I threw up 3 times on the side of the road en route home! I called the restaurant to talk to the manager the man stated he was the manager so I explain the situation and then he tells me oh I’ll have the manager call you? Seriously? Why did you just pretend to be the manager? Anyway left my phone number and name but no call back! DO NOT EAT HERE UNLESS YOU WANT TO SPEND THE REST OF THE NIGHT THROWING UP!

Food was good but felt as if i was rushed to leave, so she could go home. She kept asking us if we was ready for boxes. Like give us few minutes to injoy are food.

Nice pretty place. I’ve been twice for lunch once for the buffet. Very Americanized Mexican food. Pretty good quality of ingredients but I prefer mine more authentic.

Service was fast & friendly. The food exceeded my expectations in quantity & quality. Definitely want to visit again in the future would like to partake in one of the specials that they advertise. This visit was a quick stop on my lunch break ordered to go.

Nothing excited to coming back, its more like other Mexican restaurant, anything special on menu. I guess the only good thing was the frozen margarita/​sangria and also the homemade Tortillas.

The hostess are very friendly and welcoming. The fajitas were amazing! You could tell they make their tortillas in house. I tried the steak and chicken fajitas and would definitely order them again. And of course, you can’t go wrong with their margaritas. They aren’t the best I’ve ever had, but they still are tasty. I would say if you’re in the mood for Mexican food and are in the area, stop by for some drinks and good eats!

Why go any where for spring break when you can just here & have some margaritas on the patio. That was a huge exaggeration but you get it. This place just like it’s other location in Deer Park, IL is very nice & has lots of décor.
The restaurant is very large. This place is not only the largest Mexican restaurant in the area but probably one of the biggest restaurants in general in the area. This restaurant has a full bar & on certain week days they have alcohol specials. They also make fresh squeezed margaritas upon request.
The food here is also very good. Starting off they give you chips & salsa & it is delicious. Depending on what entrée you order they give you a cup of soup which is also very tasty. I usually get the steak quesadillas when I come here & I have not been disappointed yet. The staff here is also attentive & helpful. The restaurant itself is also clean which is a huge plus. The patio area is very nice & fairly large & is good to come sit at in the summer.
Overall the restaurant is very nice & it is clean. The staff here is also attentive & helpful & the food is delicious. I would definitely come here again if I was in the area & looking for a good sit down Mexican restaurant.

Restaurant is warm and inviting. Clean and a great atmosphere.
Homemade Tortillas were the highlight of the dinner. The steak and chicken fajitas were expensive for the amount of steak and chicken that was in the meal. Steak was tough and chicken was in small strips. It did have a great flavor and although I did notice that the skillet was hot it did not come out sizzling. We waited quite awhile for our food.
My husband had steak burrito dinner and he enjoyed it.
He however was not happy with the service.
Waiter never came back after food was served to see if we needed a refill on our drinks. I guess it seemed like the waiters were concentrated on the customers who were drinking alcoholic drinks.
Would not go back but it is a good restaurant if you want mexican that is americanized.

I have been twice in the past 2 months, once for drinks and appetizers to share and again for the lunch buffet. Good service and the margaritas were excellent.
Today we went for the buffet and everything was fresh and if you have room, you will want seconds. I wish there was guacomole but it was not missed. There was plenty to choose from. Judging from the amount of people there for lunch, I think others share my review– great buffet!

I used to visit the Deer Park location every now and then when I was in that area. Always thought it was decent «Americanized» Mexican food and in many respects, the same holds true for this «Fernandez Hacienda». Stopped at this location on the way to Dave & Busters with the niece and nephew.
The highlight of the visit in my mind was our server (I believe his name was Oskar) who was as attentive as he could be. The potential downside with going to a «sit down» restaurant was that it could end up taking awhile and we really wanted to get going over to D&B’s as soon as possible. Well, everything came out quickly, in fact, we got our soups (delicious by the way!) right after we ordered, then as soon as we were done with those, the entrees came right out. Throughout the whole visit, we never yearned for beverages — constantly refilled.
I ordered Puerco guisado and it came out great. Nicely made fresh tortillas came with the dish; there’s an area where you can watch them being made. Both of the kids enjoyed their orders as well. I like the atmosphere a little more in this place than in the DP location. Overall a «thumbs up» experience.

I’m critical of tex mex /​mexican food being from Texas and all. Most places so far up here have disappointed with few few exceptions. This place is not one of them they offer great size margaritas and drink selection and the food is good not great but good.
Parking: Parking Lot, free, no problems.
Service: Attentive and helpful. Waitress/​bartender had no quarrels giving us her personal favorites from the menu. Was seated promptly as well, no complaints
Food: The Chimichanga almost upset me since I asked the waitress if they could use fajitta chicken. She assured me they could but shredded chicken was used instead. I tried it anyways and wouldn’t u know, it was still good (I typically dislike shredded chicken in my mexican food entrée). So, bold move that worked out well. Raspberry and classic margarita are again good not great. My gf had the piña colada coconut that was very well done. The guacamole for appetizer we both agreed was lacking, seemed a bit bland and no real taste to it (we added salt to try and bring it to life). not worth the buy imo. The fried ice cream dessert impressed us both.
Overall: good place for drinks lunch. Layout is your expected tex/​mex spot (not a bad thing mind you). Would come back being it’s right around the corner and I want to try few more of the desserts. For all we ordered bill was around 55 $ incase youre wondering. Cheers

I have driven past this La Hacienda so many times. We decided to come here before going to a movie at Marcus. I hear that they have a great lunch buffet, but I haven’t experienced that. We dined for dinner on a Tuesday. First off, they had $ 3.99 margaritas, and Taco Tuesday specials! I was excited. I ordered the steak tacos (comes with 3) with onion and cilantro, and added cheese for a little under $ 10. They were SO good! I inhaled them. Their complimentary chips and salsa were also good. For $ 4, I didn’t think the margarita was bad either. A pretty cheap meal overall!
Our waitress was nice and attentive. We didn’t have to wait long and she paid attention to detail. The hostess wasn’t as helpful (I was meeting a group of girls and she said I should just look around for them.). But overall it wasn’t a bad experience. Everyone seemed to enjoy their meal and the great deals! I would like to come back and try the buffet.

Was visiting my cousin who was under the weather, he suggested we try this place out for dinner. When I hear Mexican, I get excited so off we went.
Service was quick and food was on target. I think I need to go back for the margaritas.
The fun part, there is someone’s mom making fresh tortillas in the see through kitchen.
Perhaps I’ll visit again when I’m not as carb restrictive, cause for real, Mexican = Carb overload.

For starters, the salsa that accompanies the tortilla chips is hot! Hot! HOT! So hot, it’s addicting. Fortunately, I brought along my appetite so it didn’t matter how much of the chips and salsa I ate before the entrée arrived.
Whenever we go to a Mexican restaurant, I almost always order the Chicken Enchiladas with Verde (green) sauce. Not only were the portions perfect, they didn’t leave me feeling bloated and heavy afterwards.
The Chicken Enchiladas are spectacular. The 3 corn tortillas come with refried beans and Mexican rice. I especially like to mix in the shredded lettuce and diced tomatoes that also comes with the order to my enchiladas. The fresh vegetables adds flavor, coolness and a crunchy texture to an otherwise mushy plate of food.
I deducted a star for their napkins. They don’t absorb anything. When I asked for extra, I received a handful of cocktail napkins…

This is the movie-​goers version of La Magdelena, which is farther east on Lake Street, just north of where it intersects with Addison Road. Take my advice: It’s worth the five minute drive to go to the original location.
From what I can tell on my few — «Why did we come here??» — visits it’s the exact same food for a few bucks more. The problem here, and has been on every. single. visit. is the service. It ranges from SLOWWWWW to utterly forgetting the table. Last night was slowwwwwww and inattentive. You’d think they’d want to sell more drinks but apparently not. And no, don’t ask me if I want a second Modelo when I’ve been waiting quite some time just to get the check. @@