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La Principal

★★★★☆ 4.4/5 (100 reviews)
$$
700 Main St, Evanston, IL 60202 (224) 307-2444 Website
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Reviews (100)

Daniel Collett
Daniel Collett
★★★★★ Jan 20, 1970

Best tacos in Evanston!

Courtney Smith
Courtney Smith
★★★★☆ Jan 20, 1970

Yummy vegan tacos! Came for an early dinner while waiting for the metra, super convenient since it’s just across the street. The waitress was really nice and my friend and I enjoyed our meal.

Amber Baker
Amber Baker
★★★★★ Jan 20, 1970

The restaurant had a unique and creative approach to mocktails or non-alcoholic beverages, offering delicious and refreshing options for non-drinkers or those who preferred non-alcoholic options.

s n
s n
★★★★★ Jan 20, 1970

Amarillo Pozole was amazing, coconut and cumin blended wonderfully with the tender lamb, hominy, and crunchy radish. Loved it.

William Martin
William Martin
★★★★★ Jan 20, 1970

The food in here is amazing. Love it! 5 stars for the W! (And the churros were amazing!)

Karen Backe
Karen Backe
★★★★★ Jan 20, 1970

I never remember to take photos until after I have inhaled it all! Ingredients are fresh and flavorful, margaritas are not stingy! I'm a big fan of the Baja fish taco with mango, and the Nashville chicken taco. I'm editing to add the chips and guac are a must, and their brunch, which I have finally started to frequent, is fab. Can't go wrong with the chilaquiles, but why not start with the churro waffles as a shared table app? :)

Nicole C
Nicole C
★★★★★ Jan 20, 1970

BEST GEM!!! Cute and chill. Good drinks, tacos. Can’t go wrong. We loved everything we tried. The house margs are toooo diiie for!!! Go!

Bruce Johnson
Bruce Johnson
★★★☆☆ Jan 20, 1970

Good food with nicely paced service. Tables are a bit crowded and the room can be a little noisy.

Noreen Edwards
Noreen Edwards
★★★★★ Jan 20, 1970

Excellent! Great kale salad. And great, creative tacos.

Jose Cervantes
Jose Cervantes
★★★★★ Jan 20, 1970

Possibly the best pozole soup I've tried since my mom's. Tacos were great too! Prompt and friendly service.

Ben
Ben
★★★★★ Jan 20, 1970

The cocktails are amazing! The food was sooo good. We don't have a single negative thing to say. Service was quick too. Keep up the good work!

Chris Clare
Chris Clare
★★★★★ Jan 20, 1970

Great Mexican fare! The esquite is delicious as are the tacos, you are spoiled for choice! 3 is plenty for most try different ones, you wont be disappointed

dhobitakis
dhobitakis
★★★★★ Jan 20, 1970

Amazing tacos. Highly reccomend!!!! Was pleasantly suprised how good it was!!! Definatley going back

Kathy Kearns
Kathy Kearns
★★★★★ Jan 20, 1970

Delicious food and great service. Family friendly restaurant, but also fun place to hang out with friends

J. Williams
J. Williams
★★★★☆ Jan 20, 1970

Excellent Chicken Tinga, super tasty.

Jeff Hoerter
Jeff Hoerter
★★★★☆ Jan 20, 1970

Great time with good eats and mediocre music. Vibe was fabulous!

Stephanie :)
Stephanie :)
★★☆☆☆ Jan 20, 1970

Everytime I try to eat here I walk out because of the noise level. I really hope the owners see the other reviews mentioning how loud it is and notice the servers leaning in to speak to the customers right in their ear so they can hear them. Please do a litte redesign for noise cancellation.. If you fix your space this really would be great. I really want to dine in.. The menu looks awesome.

Rebeca Mendoza
Rebeca Mendoza
★☆☆☆☆ Jan 20, 1970

I decided to give this place another chance after experiencing terrible service 3 years ago. One of the boards I'm on had a meeting there and so I had to attend and did enjoy the tacos and margaritas and so I invited a group of friends to come back. We were 7 Latina moms and our children. We seated ourselves in a half empty makeshift street patio funded by taxpayer $ and went to the window to place an order. My friends were not treated with the same courtesy as my board colleagues and told that they would not be served because we didn't check in with the host and that there was a long wait. I walked to the host area and no one was waiting and multiple tables were empty on top of the multiple tables in the patio that were empty. It was especially hurtful to see the faces of our kids witnessing their mothers disrespected and refused service. They make their $$$ off our culture but this place is certainly #notforus.

Jon Horvath
Jon Horvath
★★★☆☆ Jan 20, 1970

Pretty average Mexican food experience in my opinion. Large unique variety of street-style tacos. Lamb barbacoa and Al Pastor were especially flavorful, but extremely slow service and bland chips and guacamole. I probably wouldn’t come back.

Steph
Steph
★★★★★ Jan 20, 1970

Green pozole was 🔥 I also had the Baja fish taco that was delicious. Great drinks and had a great server.