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| - The tacos were good, but I can't help but compare them to my recent trip to Grand Electric. That's the problem opening after another similar (high end taco) restaurant.
Overall I would have to say that Grand Electric is a bit better, but they are different and I would say that La Carnita is definitely worth a try.
We started with their chips with sikil pak dip. It was good and smokey, but I did find that it didn't maintain my interest. Perhaps I should have ordered the guac, but since my friend and I split the avocado salad, I wanted a variety of flavours. The chips however were really yummy. Top notch chips.
I was really impressed with the presentation of the avocado salad, but I felt the ratio was off, there was too much avocado, and not enough tart dressing or mangos to balance it. I would have liked sliced of avocado, or more mango piled on top. Because the avocado is served as a whole half, it's also difficult to dress. I would have loved something to cut the richness.
The tacos were good, but not grand. The corn tortillas were a bit dry I felt, and all 5 of our tacos ripped and fell apart as we were eating them. It's a messy job but someone has to do it. I ordered the fish taco (in cod we trust) and the chorizo one (red and green chorizo). Both were good, and filling, but just didn't blow me away.
The one place where La Carnita really outdoes itself is the spice. Everything had a pretty high level of heat, and I hear you can order extra hot hot sauce if that's you're thing. If you're looking for a spicy affair, this is the place to get it.
La Carnita is quite loud. It's a great place to bring a date if you want to show how cool you are, but not a great place to bring a date if you want to get to know them. Luckily I already know my friend Andrew B so I wasn't too perturbed.
All in all a good experience, but not blow me away. I'd be willing to try again though (mostly to try their desserts).
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