Terminal 1, Concourse B, Gate B10
First Visit November 11, 2012
Tortas Frontera is my most frequent eat stop at O'Hare. Be forewarned the queue will be long and the wait for the food will be longer than the time spent in queue.
The Pepito is incredible, undoubtedly the best airport food I've ever had to date. Everything was just right about it from the toasted flatbread to the shortribs to the pickled jalapenos. It was one of the best meals I've had this year.
I agree with the Chicago Tribune's assertion: Finally a reason to get delayed in O'Hare. I know where I'll be eating the next time I have a layover.
Conchita Pibil. After the high of the Pepito, the Conchita was a major let down. To paraphrase the old Wendy's commercial, "Where's the pulled pork?". It was lacking meaty flavor and texture. The ginger was the overwhelming flavor. I was warned the habenero salsa was very spicy. I forgot the warning and took in too much causing my head to sweat.
1/15/13, 1 PM. The Cubano was much better but still not up to the level of the Pepito. The pork loin had a meatier and more prominent taste compared to the Conchita and worked nicely with the cheese and avocado. The ingredients worked well together to create a comforting torta.
9/23/16, 8:10 AM. Egg and Chorizo Torta is a breakfast offering. It's good as is but it's the green salsa with a slightly bitter and spicy tinge that takes this torta from good to very good, not quite great. The chorizo was so mild and ground as to be essentially supporting cast rather than the star. It's good but not good enough to ask for the premium breakfast price.
1/27/16, 11:14 AM. I believe I'm at the point of agreeing that Tortas Frontera is the best restaurant at O'Hare. This Pepito can't match the magic of the very first one but the Pepito still remains my favored of all the Frontera offerings. This one did have the largest chunks of short rib.
20231113_115027. Good as expected.
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