"BORROWED GOODS A solid lunch overshadowed by an absolutely hilarious 'you have got to be kidding me ' moment. My mom and I came here one afternoon to check things out. We walked in and despite the open sign in the window, this place wasn 't exactly bustling with customers. In fact, we were the only ones. No matter, all we cared about was getting a chimichanga or some quality beans rice. She got a chicken torta $5) while I went with the chicken burrito suizas $6). Both of ours were actually very good; we were surprised at how they tasted better than expected. Neither came with sides but ours were filling enough to do without. No desserts like flan or anything, and pop was $1.25 for a can, pretty steep. What were found appalling though, was something I 'd never once encountered at any business ever. My mom didn 't notice right away, but I 've got a keen eye for detail and when I saw it, I nearly died with laughter. Their green salsa came in a small pourable canister.....with a very familiar spout. It was clear plastic with a blue lid that I could 've sworn I saw somewhere before. But where? A breakfast place maybe? Nahhhh, I was going crazy. .....and then I saw it. Partially obscured on top in white lettering was what remained of the word 'BLUEBERRY '. What the flippity f ck? Why on earth would it say blueb--oh. Oh my god THAT 'S IT!! It 's the exact same syrup dispenser as the one IHOP uses. There are two possible explanations: 1) IHOP had a garage sale and Lacabana decided to buy their salsa containers on the cheap. Which would be odd. Sensible, but odd. 2) they boosted it. Someone that works here ate at IHOP, decided hey we could use this at our restaurant! , swiped it, and forgot to scratch out the telltale sign before filling it with green salsa. Personally, I think most of their stuff is pilfered from elsewhere. Who 's to say their plates or utensils weren 't stolen from other businesses? My bent fork had seen better days, that likely came from down the street. Maybe their slot machines fell off the truck too. Bread 4 Circuses 1 There 's no shortage of Mexican restaurants in Melrose Park/Northlake. Some are lousy Super Tacos Morelos), a couple are decent Las Quecas, Bravo), and a select few are excellent Alejandra 's). The food here falls somewhere in between. TL ; DR When running a business becomes too expensive, might as well just f cking steal from other places. It 's a great way to keep costs down! These guys are cash only, but there 's a lovely ATM on-premise that 'll charge you a $4 fee ± your firstborn child. Worthwhile food, but someone that works here is a sticky-fingered filcher and that 's not okay in the slightest. I 'd recommend eating at a place where the servingware isn 't tagged 'hot ' and is being tracked by Melrose Park PD.........or the INS."
