Fat Rosie’s

Have you ever looked a complete stranger in the eyes, and said «I love you»?
I have.
It was a cold, stale Frankfort Thursday night and my over-​zealous girlfriend convincingly pleaded me to finally visit Rosie’s. Something about the hype, the name, and the sub-​par performance of just about every restaurant within a mile of «downtown» Frankfort (see Rosie’s next door bbq neighbor) told me this place would be terrible. I was wrong.
The chips and salsa? Perfect. And I’m a chips and salsa guy. They have a «salsa trio» you can order — but I declined, I was driving.
Both myself and the girlfriend are on consistent antibiotics (the struggles of spending your 20’s single in Mokena really take a toll on your body — glad that’s over), so we declined the famous margaritas, but the iced tea was good.
The main course — I loved the steak and chicken tacos — ton of flavor and good texture. The chicken in particular (shredded) was something special. My better half ordered a chicken empanada that she enjoyed to the point of smiling for the first time in about six months.
Adrian, our waiter was fabulous. While a bit conservative at first, he eventually warmed up and really delivered when it counted. I’m a sucker for a waiter/​waitress that genuinely cares about your dining experience these days.
We were able to get out just before the nightly mariachi performance — but the bus boy did tell me they take requests.
«Thanks for the solid dining experience Adrian», I said, «I love you».
All kidding aside — solid dining choice in an area where the options are about as tired as the loins of the regions tinder rats.
The single negative I would divulge is that our table for two was so close to the next that the gentleman to my left said «is that old spice», and at that moment we became friends.

The place is awesome, my family and I had a great time, service and food was top notch, would recommend!

Fantastic food. Reasonable. Energetic atmosphere.
I highly recommend 3 – 4 different taco orders and sharing among the table.
Don’t forget dessert. Their chocolate cake is great.
My favorite tacos are the various chicken options, thought all of them are good. The beef fat Rosie style and steak are also very good.

I just really wanted to like this place since I’m doing some work in the area.
We had the empanadas which were bland and not cooked properly, i think they were overcooked.
We also had many different tacos and they were cold and dry.
Service was good but nothing to rave about.
If you are looking for a good mexican restaurant go to Mama Maria’s in Orland Park.

What started out as a lackluster experience turned into a very enjoyable evening. I had made a reservation sometime during the week for 6:30PM, so my family and I arrived just before then as we anticipated it being a busy night.
Once inside we waited about a half hour longer than we were supposed to, but were all given free drinks for the wait.
At the table our waitress, Stephanie, informed us that they were very busy and that things were moving a bit slower than normal, but she was quite attentive the entire evening.
The complimentary chips and salsa were great and we were given several baskets while we waited for our meals to arrive. Since my family members and I all ordered a few tacos each, a bowl of rice and beans were put in the center of the table for all of us to share.
Out of my three tacos, the carne asada, al pastor, and vegetable taco, my favorite had to be the veggie. The cauliflower had a nice crunch and spice to it, which perfectly accented the peppers and onions that accompanied. The steak and al pastor were a little dry, but both had good flavor.
Now for dessert. After reading several reviews about the buñelos, I decided that I had to try them for myself. What arrived at our table way exceeded my expectations. They were hot and sweet with the dulce de leche dipping sauce which was outstanding.
I would love to go back perhaps after it has been around a bit longer, so as to avoid the overcrowding I experienced tonight.

I have been wanting to go here since I heard a friend started working here.
I was not disappointed. Yes, it’s busy and loud but it is FUN and exciting. The food is great, the drinks flow and a mariachi band kept smiles on everyone’s face in the dining room.
Whenever I’m in this area, I will ALWAYS come back for great tacos, margaritas and fun. Simple and so good! Must visit if you can.

My boyfriend and I were excited to try this place! I absolutely LOVE guacamole and we ordered the guac and chips as an app. It was $ 6 and the serving of guac was sooo small. The guac needed more cilantro, onion, and salt. Disappointing.
We had the shrimp tacos and steak tacos. Shrimp tacos were really good! I loved the pineapple. The steak tacos were good but needed more cheese and onion. But the portion of steal on the taco was great.
The tacos don’t come with any sides. So we got two sides of rice and one side of beans. The rice and beans were really good! If it’s only two people you really only need one side of beans, there were a lot. I really enjoyed the rice!
I got the cinnamon apple sangria. It was… Okay. Couldn’t taste the cinnamon. But the owner came over and brought me a free one because they had made it by mistake. That was nice!
The restaurant was REALLY loud. Not expecting it. Couldn’t hear my boyfriend across the table. But the mariachi band was fun. And it didn’t last the entire time we were there so we enjoyed it.
Not to be super picky… But our two top table was sooo long. Lol. I felt so far away from my boyfriend. Plus not being able to hear each other with the live music was rough.
Our server seemed like she hated her life being there. Didn’t look at us and would look away from us when she spoke. And she brought my boyfriend a warm beer. Bleh.
The owner looked SO happy. And he looked so proud. That is why I am giving this place 3 stars. He seemed so nice!
But $ 70 for tacos and two drinks was rough. Not worth it.

We tried this place for the first time last night. I am pretty sure it will also be our last time.
I made some assumptions about going to a Mexican restaurant and most of them were not true. Make sure you read all about what comes with your meal (nothing) and what does not (most of what you would expect.)
I had the ceviche and the camarones. The ceviche was fairly nasty but the camarones were Okay
I did enjoy the doughnuts for dessert but it’s not enough to get me back.
Adiós, Rosie.

I love Mexican food.
I love upscale Mexican food a la Rick Bayless.
I love Francescas, the restaurant right next to here and owner of this place.
I love that there is a new restaurant in Frankfort.
How can all these things that I love be combined into something that was such a disappointment?
There were so few pros and way too many cons, that is how.
Pro — the buñuelos were hot, delicious and a very good value.
Neither pro nor con — the coffee was hot and black.
Cons — The prices are astronomical and the tastes just don’t justify them.
— Chips and salsa cost, $ 7.00 to be exact. The chips were good because they were hot and salty. But you don’t charge for bread next door. We paid ten bucks because we figured we might as well get guac which was sortof pureed but decent.
— The ceviche arrived and my hand to God, I thought it was a dirty plate they had somehow put on our table by mistake. Very very thin pieces of fish with some citrus, a small amount, on them with a few pomegranate seeds. No chips to scoop up the few pieces, this made us order the chips/​salsa even though we were philosophically opposed. Worst ceviche I have ever had.
— The mole chicken tacos were wet, not juicy. The mole was meh, the double corn tortillas overly chewy and fairly tasteless.
— Rice or beans, you guessed it, cost extra. I ordered the rice, it was okay.
— Aguas frescas were water into which they would add flavor. Really, that’s what you think aguas frescas are?
— Mexican Pepsi? Mexico is the world’s largest consumer of Coke, not Pepsi. Now you’re just messing with Mexican traditions because you obviously got a better deal from the Pepsi distributor. Coke is considered to be the quintessential Mexican beverage.
— No Mexican hot chocolate.
— Noise beyond belief as they had a Mariachi band. Save the bucks on them and give me some chips and salsa.
— Name of Fat Rosie because you met a guy with a burro named Fat Rosie, right. Not Rosita la gorda but Fat Rosie. Ok.
You may have gathered that I didn’t like this restaurant. It is a Tequila bar with really high priced bar food. It’s a darn shame as everyone in town has been looking forward to it opening. I guess there are enough people in Frankfort with more money than culinary sense but I am not one of them.
There are many better Mexican restaurants nearby. If I want to drop a bunch of money on Mexican food, I’ll go downtown, Heck, I can get better new age Mexican food at the O’Hare at Tortas Frontera.
Fat Rosie’s, you are low in good food but high in costs. I shall pass.

I seldemly go in Unilocal but this place has me hooked. I love soutside dirty mexican food. This place is far from that but the food is great. Fresh food, great customer service, fast with service and a great atmosphere. Ill be here again and again