La Fortaleza

Great environment, we had Chris as our server who was extremely friendly and overall did a great job. For an appetizer we ordered the nachos with chicken which was loaded with guac, sour cream, two different cheeses ect. I would definitely recommend! And for an entrée I ordered a chimichanga which was small but extremely filling. Definitely a really cool place.

I usually go to La fortaleza in Garfield, NJ… So decided to visit a different location… It was delicious! Space is limited so allow time for them to give you a table because this place is always busy!!! YES THAT GOOD YUMMMM!!!

Food:
I always go just for the cemitas, they have the best cemitas that I ever taste, so delicious!
They put lots of cheese and meat, the size is humongous.

Well hello, lets start with my girl friend and i work in the La Fortaleza in Garfield Nj. So on our day off we decided to have more Mexican food, our customers cant stop bragging about how corn in the cob is amazing aka Elotes. We came in and order two, WOW the best thing there is because its juicy and creamy! Well hope you guys try it out and then go visit us at the location in Garfield love to take care of you!

Love the food and service is a bit slow but I think for the amount of people that goes there :)

Ordered a cemita today, it was pretty bad. The meat was salty and it looked like cat food, extremely greasy. There was so much cheese it overpowered the sandwich.
The French fries tasted, and smelled like they were cooked in some really old oil. Not even my children ate it.
Now to the so called chicken. It was supposed to be grilled chicken and instead it was fried chicken cut up into small pieces.
Overall it was very disappointing. I wouldn’t go back there.
No stars would be great for this place.

Las mejores cemitas que he probado a hasta el momento, definitivamente se las recomiendo, buena comida, buen servicio a buen precio !!!

This is a little gem buried in Passaic, NJ. There are a lot of Mexican restaurants in this town and we’ve tried a few, but this is the best by far. It’s authentic, friendly, beautifully decorated, a bargain, and it just has a lot of personality.
I went with my wife and son and we started with their excellent homemade pico de gallo and chips. For the main course, we ordered a Cemita Cubana (an enormous Mexican sandwich with grilled ham, breaded steak, marinated pork with Oaxaca cheese, papalo and homemade chipotle) and two of their «specialties,» both platters that include rice, refried beans and tortillas: 1. «El TacoTorro” – steak, pastor style meant mushrooms, and 2. «El Adelita» — steak, pastor style meat, chorizo, tocino and cheese. Both were huge and delicious, with chipotle or jalapeño sauce on the side, both fresh and homemade. The sandwich came with homemade whole chipotles, luckily for us on the side (very spicy, but good).
The place is small, but every inch of it is creatively decorated with authentic handicrafts from Mexico, including Mayan and Aztec masks, suns, and Mexican cartoon characters. The booths are hand-​carved and handpainted individual artworks straight from Mexico, and the dropped-​ceiling tiles are painted different colors – even the bathroom is a feast for the eyes.
The owner, Arturo, was constantly checking on us and making sure we had everything we needed. I brought my own beer and he brought me a dish of limes and a bucket of ice, and then gave me a bottle opener to keep. While we ate our pico de gallo and chips, we watched the staff in the open kitchen prepare our meal, which involved hand-​shredding mounds of Oaxacan cheese which appears on a number of dishes.
We enjoyed as much as we could but had to take home leftovers that would almost be enough for a second meal. And our bill was $ 38.00 before tip for 3 people.
Everything in this place is done with great care and thought. The menu is colorful and appealing and witty (On the front it says, «We Deliver. And remember if we don’t get there in 30 minutes, wait another 30!»).
If you are going to Passaic, you have to try this place. It’s a few minutes off of exit 12 on Route 21 – not hard to find at all.