Tortas Frontera

It's great to return to this spot when travelling through ORD and the food is always amazing. This time around I had the Milanesa, which was fresh and very flavourful. I added extra pickled jalapenos and extra cheese - both come highly recommended. Definitely try to fit this in before your next flight.

The fully dressed guacamole with extra tomatoes, bacon, onions, and cheese is a wonderful cup of deliciousness! Perfect portion for one!

Best option for food in terminal 3. Bacon, egg and cheese torta was so tasty - only downside was the airport prices :/

I spent $20 on a salad with extra chicken. They used lettuce and some arugula and compared to the other airport food nearby, this is probably one of the healthier options in terminal 3 -compared to McDonald's, Burrito Beach, Manchu Wok, etc. Price wise, it's extremely expensive and not filling which is annoying. The lettuce wasn't fresh as I saw a lot of my lettuce have a slight pink color to it (it doesn't mean it's unsafe to eat, just not as fresh). I did like the guacamole as it had a distinct kick to it. Additionally, I got about one chicken thighs worth of chicken, this is after I ordered extra chicken. The chicken was the best part of the meal as it was tender and flavorful. All in all, it's a solid place for airport restaurants, but be mindful of the price.

The Rick Bayless empire does have some great restaurants, grocery products and these Mexican torta (sandwich) restaurants in O'Hare Airport. Tortas Frontera mainly serves tortas although they do have a small selection of salads and soups. Also they do have an eclectic beverage selection. My problem is not with the tortas which are delicious, but with the kiosks (wouldn't take my Samsung Pay) are not always foolproof and then if you get stuck in a cluster of orders they wait until they fill the press before they make the tortas rather then pressing maybe 5 orders at a time. So about 10 people were waiting to get our orders and they pulled them all off the press, one person completed assembly (while 2-3 others stood around) then all 10 orders were called at the same time. The workflow needs to be fixed and the torta I got was tasty but assembly was super sloppy. Chef Bayless, fix this please!