Such a unique place in Galena! Upon walking in it looks like just an ice cream parlor with lots of colorful piñatas hanging from the ceiling. I saw several people with churros in their ice cream. But if you ask for a menu, you get an extensive menu of Mexican cuisine for lunch & dinner. We had empanadas (chicken or cheese only) tacos, tortas and they had so much more. And while you wait for your authentic Mexican food, you get fresh warm chips & salsa. And a wide drink menu including typical drinks from Mexico (fresh homemade water! ?). Everything was delicious!! the two people working that day (possibly owners) were kind and polite. We will be back to try the ice cream!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Vicki C
Chicken taco was good, beef taco was terrible. Had no flavor & really greasy. They charged so much for every little extra. I asked for mexican cheese (which should be included on my tacos), but waitress said it would be extra. I said fine, but darn when I got my bill, had no idea it would cost $3.30 for a very tiny side of Mexican cheese, also $1.50 ea for tomatoes & sour cream. $27. For a torta & 2 tacos. Seems a little expensive .
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 2
Service: 2
Peter K.
Wonderful place for breakfast. I had chorizo and eggs with beans and rice and tortillas. Delicious and perfectly complemented by my wife's berry French toast. Service was good and very friendly. Would highly recommend for breakfast, and it looks like a great place for snacks and treats with the ice cream counter and other goodies.
Osiris Barrientos
Enchiladas were great, loved being able to have lunch and grab a dessert right after! Great service as well.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Jerry Jacob
Great place for a quick
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Mike Potter
The food and ice cream was delicious! We go there every time we are in town!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Joe T.
Ordered a steak burrito to go and paid $18 and it had no steak in it plus the lettuce was old. Be careful what you order and check it before you eat it.
Alan Williams
It was good, not great. I would go back, but I would try to find something else first. Someplace new.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 4
Yawns Li
I got the esquite and a shrimp taco the corn was drenched in the corn water and we wanted extra cheese in it but they didn’t put extra cheese in none of our three corns. Also there was no Mayo in it either so it tasted like regular corn with a lot of corn water. The shrimp taco had none of the toppings on it and we wanted ALL of the toppings but there was nothing on it. The extra cheese costed an extra $1.50 we were not pleased at all. Will not be going back.
Blatsen D.
The service here is mean and rude. I walked into this restaurant on the evening of Thursday, October 5 and was the only customer at the time. There were two young Latina employees who appeared to be in their teens or perhaps early twenties. There were talking amongst themselves at a table, but got up and went behind the counter once I arrived. One of these young women had a neutral personality, but the other one was openly rude and disrespectful. I politely asked what sundae sizes they had and the mean girl sighed, rolled her eyes and irritatedly pointed to where they had cups of various sizes on display on the counter. There is nothing wrong with a customer asking what sizes of sundaes are available and a customer shouldn't be treated in a condescending manner for asking. When I politely responded that I wanted a large sundae, the mean girl sighed and rolled her eyes again before preparing the large sundae. A paying customer shouldn't be treated with disrespect for politely ordering food from a restaurant. That is a wrong and unacceptable way to treat a paying customer. The mean girl acted annoyed that the large sundae cups were kept at the backend of the behind the counter work area instead of up front near the ice cream which meant that she had to walk back to get a large cup. It's not my fault that the work area was set up in a cumbersome, inefficient manner. That is something that the mean girl needs to take up with her boss. I suspect that the mean girl is probably the daughter or some other sort of relative of the owner. This girl shouldn't be allowed to be mean to customers just because she is likely related to the owner. The owner has an obligation to make sure that their paying customers are treated with courtesy and respect and that all employees, even relatives, treat the customers in a friendly manner. I will certainly never go back here and pay for the privilege of being disrespected by a mean girl with an attitude and no appreciation for the customers who provide a livelihood for her family. This restaurant does have an interesting and unique concept of combining a Mexican restaurant with an ice cream parlor. I only ordered ice cream. I'm really not sure if one ordered an actual meal whether the restaurant would function like a table service restaurant or a self service fast food restaurant. The layout of the restaurant as part ice cream parlor and part restaurant makes it hard to tell how it functions if one were to order an actual meal. Considering how rude they were when I asked what sundae sizes they offered, I shudder to imagine how rude they would be if I tried to ask about this. I see reviews here indicating that the reviewers actually received good service. These people were either waited on by someone else or perhaps the staff decides to treat some people better than others for whatever reason. The ice cream here is average, but the rude service makes it not worth it. If the real ice cream parlor across the street, that actually treats people with respect, is closed for the day, I recommend just going to Culver's to get your ice cream. I originally thought that this was an independent, standalone, mom and pop restaurant, but from reading other reviews online, I have learned that it's apparently a franchise chain with other independently owned locations that are probably better. There are certainly better ice cream parlors and Mexican restaurants in Galena where customers are actually treated with respect. They might not be combined into one restaurant like this place is, but they are better.
Had bfest and later in day stopped for ice cream. Quality & great prices, definitely take time to stop in!
Blatsen
The service here is mean and rude.I walked into this restaurant on the evening of Thursday, October 5 and was the only customer at the time.There were two young Latina employees who appeared to be in their teens or perhaps early twenties. There were talking amongst themselves at a table, but got up and went behind the counter once I arrived.One of these young women had a neutral personality, but the other one was openly rude and disrespectful.I politely asked what sundae sizes they had and the mean girl sighed, rolled her eyes and irritatedly pointed to where they had cups of various sizes on display on the counter.There is nothing wrong with a customer asking what sizes of sundaes are available and a customer shouldn’t be treated in a condescending manner for asking.When I politely responded that I wanted a large sundae, the mean girl sighed and rolled her eyes again before preparing the large sundae.A paying customer shouldn’t be treated with disrespect for politely ordering food from a restaurant. That is a wrong and unacceptable way to treat a paying customer.The mean girl acted annoyed that the large sundae cups were kept at the backend of the behind the counter work area instead of up front near the ice cream which meant that she had to walk back to get a large cup.It’s not my fault that the work area was set up in a cumbersome, inefficient manner. That is something that the mean girl needs to take up with her boss.I suspect that the mean girl is probably the daughter or some other sort of relative of the owner. This girl shouldn’t be allowed to be mean to customers just because she is likely related to the owner.The owner has an obligation to make sure that their paying customers are treated with courtesy and respect and that all employees, even relatives, treat the customers in a friendly manner.I will certainly never go back here and pay for the privilege of being disrespected by a mean girl with an attitude and no appreciation for the customers who provide a livelihood for her family.This restaurant does have an interesting and unique concept of combining a Mexican restaurant with an ice cream parlor.I only ordered ice cream. I’m really not sure if one ordered an actual meal whether the restaurant would function like a table service restaurant or a self service fast food restaurant.The layout of the restaurant as part ice cream parlor and part restaurant makes it hard to tell how it functions if one were to order an actual meal.Considering how rude they were when I asked what sundae sizes they offered, I shudder to imagine how rude they would be if I tried to ask about this.I see reviews here indicating that the reviewers actually received good service. These people were either waited on by someone else or perhaps the staff decides to treat some people better than others for whatever reason.The ice cream here is average, but the rude service makes it not worth it. If the real ice cream parlor across the street, that actually treats people with respect, is closed for the day, I recommend just going to Culver’s to get your ice cream.I originally thought that this was an independent, standalone, mom and pop restaurant, but from the other reviews here, I have learned that it’s apparently a franchise chain with other independently owned locations that are probably better.There are certainly better ice cream parlors and Mexican restaurants in Galena where customers are actually treated with respect. They might not be combined into one restaurant like this place is, but they are better.
Irene Kittycat
I've been to multiple La Michoacana before and this one was just ok since we were in Galena. Food was decent but rice was bland. I shared a mangonada with the hubs and also shared the shrimp fajitas. Many shrimps and good size for $22. I did ask for extra tortillas and asked how much would it be and she said she didn't know. But stood there. So I asked...if you can please find out if you don't know? That would surely help. Then she went to ask the price for me. She was probably 13 years old helping the family out. And another little boy was there bussing. I felt like the creepy adult being served by child labor so that made me feel kinda bad. It was also strange to have ice cream on one side of the restaurant and then table next to it for lunch. Would my food gets cold? The little girl also made a mistake and undercharged me for the shrimp fajitas that was $5 less and also didn't charge me for the tortillas while being busy on the phone. What did I do? I had to tell her about it because again, I felt bad!!!!My son ordered the kids meal grilled cheese with fries and it was just ok. Unfortunately it was not as good as the La Michoacana in my hometown. There are many restaurants in Galena and I actually felt like I made a mistake with this one ? 3 stars for the mangonada and shrimp fajitas was actually decent.
Irene Kitty L.
I've been to multiple La Michoacana before and this one was just ok since we were in Galena. Food was decent but rice was bland. I shared a mangonada with the hubs and also shared the shrimp fajitas. Many shrimps and good size for $22. I did ask for extra tortillas and asked how much would it be and she said she didn't know. But stood there. So I asked...if you can please find out if you don't know? That would surely help. Then she went to ask the price for me. She was probably 13 years old helping the family out. And another little boy was there bussing. I felt like the creepy adult being served by child labor so that made me feel kinda bad. It was also strange to have ice cream on one side of the restaurant and then table next to it for lunch. Would my food gets cold? The little girl also made a mistake and undercharged me for the shrimp fajitas that was $5 less and also didn't charge me for the tortillas while being busy on the phone. What did I do? I had to tell her about it because again, I felt bad!!!! My son ordered the kids meal grilled cheese with fries and it was just ok. Unfortunately it was not as good as the La Michoacana in my hometown. There are many restaurants in Galena and I actually felt like I made a mistake with this one 3 stars for the mangonada and shrimp fajitas was actually decent.
Patricia Diekman
Great little family , Mexican restaurant, really love the Asada burritos, great ethnic desserts. Great place to grab lunch if you work downtown.
Such a unique place in Galena! Upon walking in it looks like just an ice cream parlor with lots of colorful piñatas hanging from the ceiling. I saw several people with churros in their ice cream. But if you ask for a menu, you get an extensive menu of Mexican cuisine for lunch & dinner. We had empanadas (chicken or cheese only) tacos, tortas and they had so much more. And while you wait for your authentic Mexican food, you get fresh warm chips & salsa. And a wide drink menu including typical drinks from Mexico (fresh homemade water! ?). Everything was delicious!! the two people working that day (possibly owners) were kind and polite. We will be back to try the ice cream!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Chicken taco was good, beef taco was terrible. Had no flavor & really greasy. They charged so much for every little extra. I asked for mexican cheese (which should be included on my tacos), but waitress said it would be extra. I said fine, but darn when I got my bill, had no idea it would cost $3.30 for a very tiny side of Mexican cheese, also $1.50 ea for tomatoes & sour cream. $27. For a torta & 2 tacos. Seems a little expensive .
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 2
Service: 2
Wonderful place for breakfast. I had chorizo and eggs with beans and rice and tortillas. Delicious and perfectly complemented by my wife's berry French toast. Service was good and very friendly. Would highly recommend for breakfast, and it looks like a great place for snacks and treats with the ice cream counter and other goodies.
Enchiladas were great, loved being able to have lunch and grab a dessert right after! Great service as well.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Great place for a quick
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The food and ice cream was delicious! We go there every time we are in town!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Ordered a steak burrito to go and paid $18 and it had no steak in it plus the lettuce was old. Be careful what you order and check it before you eat it.
It was good, not great. I would go back, but I would try to find something else first. Someplace new.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 4
I got the esquite and a shrimp taco the corn was drenched in the corn water and we wanted extra cheese in it but they didn’t put extra cheese in none of our three corns. Also there was no Mayo in it either so it tasted like regular corn with a lot of corn water. The shrimp taco had none of the toppings on it and we wanted ALL of the toppings but there was nothing on it. The extra cheese costed an extra $1.50 we were not pleased at all. Will not be going back.
The service here is mean and rude. I walked into this restaurant on the evening of Thursday, October 5 and was the only customer at the time. There were two young Latina employees who appeared to be in their teens or perhaps early twenties. There were talking amongst themselves at a table, but got up and went behind the counter once I arrived. One of these young women had a neutral personality, but the other one was openly rude and disrespectful. I politely asked what sundae sizes they had and the mean girl sighed, rolled her eyes and irritatedly pointed to where they had cups of various sizes on display on the counter. There is nothing wrong with a customer asking what sizes of sundaes are available and a customer shouldn't be treated in a condescending manner for asking. When I politely responded that I wanted a large sundae, the mean girl sighed and rolled her eyes again before preparing the large sundae. A paying customer shouldn't be treated with disrespect for politely ordering food from a restaurant. That is a wrong and unacceptable way to treat a paying customer. The mean girl acted annoyed that the large sundae cups were kept at the backend of the behind the counter work area instead of up front near the ice cream which meant that she had to walk back to get a large cup. It's not my fault that the work area was set up in a cumbersome, inefficient manner. That is something that the mean girl needs to take up with her boss. I suspect that the mean girl is probably the daughter or some other sort of relative of the owner. This girl shouldn't be allowed to be mean to customers just because she is likely related to the owner. The owner has an obligation to make sure that their paying customers are treated with courtesy and respect and that all employees, even relatives, treat the customers in a friendly manner. I will certainly never go back here and pay for the privilege of being disrespected by a mean girl with an attitude and no appreciation for the customers who provide a livelihood for her family. This restaurant does have an interesting and unique concept of combining a Mexican restaurant with an ice cream parlor. I only ordered ice cream. I'm really not sure if one ordered an actual meal whether the restaurant would function like a table service restaurant or a self service fast food restaurant. The layout of the restaurant as part ice cream parlor and part restaurant makes it hard to tell how it functions if one were to order an actual meal. Considering how rude they were when I asked what sundae sizes they offered, I shudder to imagine how rude they would be if I tried to ask about this. I see reviews here indicating that the reviewers actually received good service. These people were either waited on by someone else or perhaps the staff decides to treat some people better than others for whatever reason. The ice cream here is average, but the rude service makes it not worth it. If the real ice cream parlor across the street, that actually treats people with respect, is closed for the day, I recommend just going to Culver's to get your ice cream. I originally thought that this was an independent, standalone, mom and pop restaurant, but from reading other reviews online, I have learned that it's apparently a franchise chain with other independently owned locations that are probably better. There are certainly better ice cream parlors and Mexican restaurants in Galena where customers are actually treated with respect. They might not be combined into one restaurant like this place is, but they are better.
Restaurantji Recommends
Had bfest and later in day stopped for ice cream. Quality & great prices, definitely take time to stop in!
The service here is mean and rude.I walked into this restaurant on the evening of Thursday, October 5 and was the only customer at the time.There were two young Latina employees who appeared to be in their teens or perhaps early twenties. There were talking amongst themselves at a table, but got up and went behind the counter once I arrived.One of these young women had a neutral personality, but the other one was openly rude and disrespectful.I politely asked what sundae sizes they had and the mean girl sighed, rolled her eyes and irritatedly pointed to where they had cups of various sizes on display on the counter.There is nothing wrong with a customer asking what sizes of sundaes are available and a customer shouldn’t be treated in a condescending manner for asking.When I politely responded that I wanted a large sundae, the mean girl sighed and rolled her eyes again before preparing the large sundae.A paying customer shouldn’t be treated with disrespect for politely ordering food from a restaurant. That is a wrong and unacceptable way to treat a paying customer.The mean girl acted annoyed that the large sundae cups were kept at the backend of the behind the counter work area instead of up front near the ice cream which meant that she had to walk back to get a large cup.It’s not my fault that the work area was set up in a cumbersome, inefficient manner. That is something that the mean girl needs to take up with her boss.I suspect that the mean girl is probably the daughter or some other sort of relative of the owner. This girl shouldn’t be allowed to be mean to customers just because she is likely related to the owner.The owner has an obligation to make sure that their paying customers are treated with courtesy and respect and that all employees, even relatives, treat the customers in a friendly manner.I will certainly never go back here and pay for the privilege of being disrespected by a mean girl with an attitude and no appreciation for the customers who provide a livelihood for her family.This restaurant does have an interesting and unique concept of combining a Mexican restaurant with an ice cream parlor.I only ordered ice cream. I’m really not sure if one ordered an actual meal whether the restaurant would function like a table service restaurant or a self service fast food restaurant.The layout of the restaurant as part ice cream parlor and part restaurant makes it hard to tell how it functions if one were to order an actual meal.Considering how rude they were when I asked what sundae sizes they offered, I shudder to imagine how rude they would be if I tried to ask about this.I see reviews here indicating that the reviewers actually received good service. These people were either waited on by someone else or perhaps the staff decides to treat some people better than others for whatever reason.The ice cream here is average, but the rude service makes it not worth it. If the real ice cream parlor across the street, that actually treats people with respect, is closed for the day, I recommend just going to Culver’s to get your ice cream.I originally thought that this was an independent, standalone, mom and pop restaurant, but from the other reviews here, I have learned that it’s apparently a franchise chain with other independently owned locations that are probably better.There are certainly better ice cream parlors and Mexican restaurants in Galena where customers are actually treated with respect. They might not be combined into one restaurant like this place is, but they are better.
I've been to multiple La Michoacana before and this one was just ok since we were in Galena. Food was decent but rice was bland. I shared a mangonada with the hubs and also shared the shrimp fajitas. Many shrimps and good size for $22. I did ask for extra tortillas and asked how much would it be and she said she didn't know. But stood there. So I asked...if you can please find out if you don't know? That would surely help. Then she went to ask the price for me. She was probably 13 years old helping the family out. And another little boy was there bussing. I felt like the creepy adult being served by child labor so that made me feel kinda bad. It was also strange to have ice cream on one side of the restaurant and then table next to it for lunch. Would my food gets cold? The little girl also made a mistake and undercharged me for the shrimp fajitas that was $5 less and also didn't charge me for the tortillas while being busy on the phone. What did I do? I had to tell her about it because again, I felt bad!!!!My son ordered the kids meal grilled cheese with fries and it was just ok. Unfortunately it was not as good as the La Michoacana in my hometown. There are many restaurants in Galena and I actually felt like I made a mistake with this one ? 3 stars for the mangonada and shrimp fajitas was actually decent.
I've been to multiple La Michoacana before and this one was just ok since we were in Galena. Food was decent but rice was bland. I shared a mangonada with the hubs and also shared the shrimp fajitas. Many shrimps and good size for $22. I did ask for extra tortillas and asked how much would it be and she said she didn't know. But stood there. So I asked...if you can please find out if you don't know? That would surely help. Then she went to ask the price for me. She was probably 13 years old helping the family out. And another little boy was there bussing. I felt like the creepy adult being served by child labor so that made me feel kinda bad. It was also strange to have ice cream on one side of the restaurant and then table next to it for lunch. Would my food gets cold? The little girl also made a mistake and undercharged me for the shrimp fajitas that was $5 less and also didn't charge me for the tortillas while being busy on the phone. What did I do? I had to tell her about it because again, I felt bad!!!! My son ordered the kids meal grilled cheese with fries and it was just ok. Unfortunately it was not as good as the La Michoacana in my hometown. There are many restaurants in Galena and I actually felt like I made a mistake with this one 3 stars for the mangonada and shrimp fajitas was actually decent.
Great little family , Mexican restaurant, really love the Asada burritos, great ethnic desserts. Great place to grab lunch if you work downtown.