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Plaza Latina is a small strip mall that caters to the Hispanic community, it has a barbershop, hairdresser, travel agency, seamstress/dry cleaner, video store, small food store and a food court filled with a slew of different food stalls representing Cuba, Mexico, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador and El Salvador which my review will be based on. The food court is a decent size with high ceilings and clean.
I got a chance to try the Cuban and Mexican food stall but I'm definitely going to go back when I'm in the area to try some of the other stalls. The people working the food stalls spoke mainly Spanish with minimal English but it's understandable since 99% of the customers speak Spanish but don't feel intimidated because the people are quite nice and do their best to understand your request and seem to really appreciate your business.
La Cubanita (4/5 stars): Is the Cuban food stall which is easy identifiable by the Cuban flag, so I decided to order the Paella ($12 tax included) which is made to order which they bring to your table once it's made. The Paella came with a salad and with a choice of green or fried plantain, I decided to go with the fried plantain. The paella was really good, the rice was moist, rich, flavourful and perfectly cooked. It had salmon, mussels, squid and shrimp with red/green peppers and green peas in it. It was a really good authentic dish and keep in mind that find good paella is hard to find in Toronto, the only complaint I had about the dish is that they use tiny minuscule shrimps and mussels but that's probably why the dish only costs $12 tax included.
Chilango Taco (3/5 stars): Is the Mexican food stall, I ordered the pollo (chicken) tacos (5 for $12.50 tax included) and a mandarin orange flavoured jarrito which is a Mexican bottled soda pop ($2.00). The tacos were made to order and they give you a number on a metal stand and once the food is ready, they bring the food to your table complete with utensils and a bowl of green and red hot sauce. The tacos were average, the chicken was a little bit dry and could have used a little bit more seasoning but overall they weren't bad.
If you're in the area and looking for genuine Latin food, definitely try some of the food stalls in the food court, the food is delicious, genuine and reasonably priced. Don't worry about of the lack of English spoken since the people are quite friendly. I'm surprised that more non speaking Spanish people don't know about this hidden gem.
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