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18 | November 23, 2016 | The Lockport Legend dining out lockportlegend.com Buying or Selling Mike McCatty and associates 708.945.2121 mccattyrealestate.com The Dish Buenas Nachos offers authentic fare inspired by family roots Frankfort restaurant relies on word-ofmouth for growth Over a Half Billion in sales since 1999 Named as one of the top brokers in the country Homer Glen $429,000 There’s plenty of room in this 4800 SF home nestled on a 1+ acre lot in Meadowcrest. 4 bedrooms. 3 baths. Finished basement. Sun room. Frankfort $399,000 One level living with related living potential. Unique brick ranch. 4 bedrooms. Bonus room. Sun room. Almost 1 acre wooded lot. Orland Park $259,000 Rarely available ranch home. Set on a 1.7 lushly landscaped wooded acre. Peaceful views yet just minutes from all Orland Park has to offer. #1 Worldwide Tinley Park $216,000 Single family living with none of the outside maintenance. Bright 2 bedroom, 2 bath, end-unit ranch townhome. 2 car garage. Full basement. Orland Park $339,000 Spectacular recently renovated ranch home. Open floor plan. Beautiful finishes. 3 bedrooms. 2 bath. Partial basement. Peaceful yard. Orland Park $359,000 Here’s your 2016 investment property! Vintage home on a private & secluded wooded 5 acre parcel. Endless possibilities. Thomas Czaja Contributing Editor The light yellow and green walls hint of a different past. Though the inside of Buenas Nachos now is filled with the sights and smells of a variety of authentic Mexican cuisine, the Frankfort eatery used to be a flower shop. Keeping the bright paint in the interior is a daily reminder of how far the business has blossomed since first opening in the spot in 1991, according to Buenas Nachos manager Andres Torres, son of the restaurant’s owner, Elvia. “We literally had patio furniture in here,” Andres said of the humble beginnings of the family-owned business. “We started without much, but it began to catch on.” Elvia, originally from central Mexico, first had a different restaurant in Chicago but decided to move to their Frankfort spot to put her family in a better, up-andcoming neighborhood, according to her son. Converting the space to house tacos and tamales instead of the likes of roses and daisies may not have been an easy task, but neither was slowly building an established clientele — a feat made all the more impressive when coupled with the fact Buenas Nachos has never advertised. “We are 100 percent wordof-mouth,” Andres said. “So we really have to thank all The tacos al pastor ($1.85 for single, $7.50 for dinner) are a traditional dish made with pork soaked in a marinade of fresh oranges, limes and more, finely cut and served with onion and cilantro on a corn shell. Thomas Czaja/22nd Century Media Buenas Nachos 21016 S. LaGrange Road in Frankfort Hours • 10 a.m.-9:45 p.m. Monday-Saturday • Closed Sunday For more information ... Web: www.buenasnachos. com Phone: (815) 469-8353 the people that have tried it and have recommended us, because that’s actually how we thrive.” Instead, the restaurant relies on namesake items like the Buenas Nachos tacos ($2.40 each, $9 for a dinner) to do the talking. The tacos come with a choice of steak, pork, ground beef and chicken and are made with grilled pepper, onion, tomato, cheese and avocado, on either a corn of flour tortilla. The menu item again serves as a nod to a harder past, back when the Torres’ family fridge was sometimes nearly empty and Elvia made tacos for the family with a random mix of ingredients on hand. A staple of the family-run restaurant — which Andres calls a “dying breed” — is that at least one member of his extended family always is present to ensure the operation is running smoothly. Whether guests choose tostadas, burritos, gorditas or tortas, the focus is on providing quick, satisfying lunches or dinners. “Anything here is good,” Andres said. “I mean, you really could almost blind shoot the menu. Everything is so fresh and delicious. It’s really what you have a taste for that day.” With Elvia ready to retire, according to Andres, the future growth and course of Buenas Nachos is not set in stone, but there is one certainty — the family tradition and authentic dishes will continue. “We are here to stay,” Andres said. “We’re not going anywhere anytime soon.”
lockportlegend.com puzzles the Lockport Legend | November 23, 2016 | 19 crosstown CROSSWORD & Sudoku The crosstowns: Frankfort, Homer Glen, Lockport, Mokena, New Lenox, Orland Park, Tinley Park Crossword by Myles Mellor and Cindy LaFleur Across 1. Part of a nuclear arsenal, for short 5. Pondered 10. Get one in a Jiffy? 14. Colorful dress 15. Kind of lyric poem 16. Privy to 17. Mary Robinson, for example 19. Attractive cave 20. Stiff hairs 21. 1960s hot spot 22. Game table fabric 23. Faux ___ (mistake) 25. Impostor 26. It’s the site of the Frankfort Trail 5K run/walk 32. Junk ____ 33. Cries from the bush 34. Coin type 37. A deadly sin 38. Partakes of 39. The most prosecuted 40. Christened 41. Posted 44. Itty-bitty bit 45. Stalin’s rule, e.g. 47. Object of a tuneup 50. Elton John, e.g. 51. Copy machine 52. Signifying word 55. Pinched, as a voice 59. Many years old 60. School that won the IHSA Class 4A basketball state championship for the third year 62. Algonquian speaking Indian 63. Not frivolous 64. Stake 65. Rug rats 66. Pastoral scene poems 67. Shorebird with a curved beak Down 1. Mythical fertility goddess 2. Attention to detail 3. Sir Lawrence Olivier, for one 4. Use the wrong way, as case law 5. Cat cry 6. Versed in 7. Body 8. Red-skinned cheese 9. Secluded room 10. Bonding molecule 11. Disconnect 12. Hard stuff 13. Breeze in 18. Recover 22. Bent 24. USAF unit 25. Wade opponent 26. Prediction 27. Road division 28. Plunge into water 29. Like a perfect game 30. Eater of eucalyptus leaves 31. Make new 34. Cry of contempt 35. Walking hairball 36. Right now! 39. ____ Gears, Cream album 41. Hussy 42. Serve perfectly 43. Old computer operating system 45. Devices that restrict electrical flow 46. Coating 47. Take forcibly 48. United ___ College Fund 49. Pay respects 52. Moved forward 53. Religious 54. Demonic 56. High-hat 57. SA palm 58. Contact, e.g. 60. Pressure meas. 61. Checks for under 21s How to play Sudoku Each sudoku puzzle consists of a 9x9 grid that has been subdivided into nine smaller grids of 3x3 squares. To solve the puzzle, each row, column and box must contain each of the numbers 1 to 9. LEVEL: Medium Sudoku by Myles Mellor and Susan Flanagan answers LOCKPORT The Outpost Pub & Grill (14929 Archer Ave., Lockport; (815) 836- 8893) ■8 ■ p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays: Live DJ and Karaoke Strike N Spare II (811 Northern Drive, Lockport; (708) 301- 1477) ■9:30 ■ p.m.-12:30 a.m. Mondays: Quartermania ■Fridays: ■ Live bands HOMER GLEN Mullets Sports Bar and Restaurant (14903 S. Bell Road, Homer Glen; (708) 645- 7000) 7 p.m. Wednesdays: Trivia ORLAND PARK The Brass Tap (14225 95th Ave. Suite 400, Orland Park; (708) 226-1827) ■8 ■ p.m. Tuesdays: Trivia. Prizes awarded ■9 ■ p.m. Fridays and Saturdays: Live music Rokwelz Bar Meets Grill (11265 159th St., Orland Park; (708) 226-0042) ■7 ■ p.m. Tuesdays: Bingo. Free to play. Progressive jackpot. Minimum $500 ■8 ■ p.m. Thursdays: Bingo TINLEY PARK Bailey’s Bar & Grill ■(17731 ■ Oak Park Ave., Tinley Park; (708) 429- 7955) ■7 ■ p.m. Tuesdays: Trivia ■10 ■ p.m. Fridays: DJ Dance Party ■9:30 ■ p.m. Saturdays: Live Music FRANKFORT Pete Mitchell’s Bar & Grill (21000 Frankfort Square Road, Frankfort; (815) 464-8100) ■6-8 ■ p.m. Wednesdays: Free N’ Fun Bar Game. NEW LENOX Little Joe’s Restaurant (1300 N. Cedar Road, New Lenox; (815) 463- 1099) ■5-8 ■ p.m. Tuesdays: Piano Styles by Joe To place an event in The Scene, email b.kapa@22ndcenturymedia. com.
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