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| - I really, really, really want to give La Tortilleria 5 stars based on the food alone. It was a bit of a weird experience, though so one star off. :(
While visiting Toronto last weekend, I and 3 others were wandering around Kensington Market during one of the pedestrian Sundays. What a beautiful day it was, too! We were trying to find somewhere that wasn't so busy to eat that also had some outdoor seating. La Tortilleria is sort of hidden in the middle of some other businesses. (It's moved since the photos were posted.) When we walked in, the place looks quite clean and presentable up front. On the walk back to the washroom, I could tell that they're still in the process of making the place presentable - changing the floors and installing some of the kitchen appliances. However, the owners were making do the best they could with what they have with a smile.
They seemed a little surprised to have customers walk in. I'm not sure exactly why. It does appear that they should have maybe waited a few days to open (reopen?) so they could get some more things organized first. It did take a little while to get our food and that was a bummer. However - our guacamole was made fresh right as we ordered it and that was part of what took a few minutes. I don't mind that, it tasted amazing.
I wish I could remember the names of everything we ate. We shared some guacanachos which were simple, but super fantastic. It's basically homemade tortilla chips covered in refried black beans and guacamole. Soooo good. I could eat that all day long.
Two of us got an assortment of tacos - a few spinach and potato tacos (there is name for this kind, but I forget it) and a few mixed veggie tacos (these had zucchini and corn and a few other veggies), both with rice and beans inside as well, all on soft corn tortillas. Again - absolutely delicious and well worth the wait. The others had some sort of meat taquito thing that came with fresh guacamole and some chicken and cheese quesadillas. Being a vegan, I didn't taste any of their food, but they said it was amazing.
I lived in South Florida and then Texas for a few years and got quite used to eating Mexican food often. It's hard to find good, authentic-tasting Mexican food, but this is it for sure. I only wish I didn't live in Vancouver so I could go back here more often!
An added bonus - they sell some Mexican food items as well. Stuff like salsas and hot sauce and corn husks and Mexican chocolate blocks. I can't find most of that stuff here in Vancouver so I bought a bag full of goodies to bring home with me. Definitely go here, but don't go if you're in hurry or if you're impatient. Good food takes time, I guess. ;)
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