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| - La carnita is more hype and hip than substance. The atmosphere is partially natural brick adorned with unnatural graffiti. Maybe it is the acoustics, but the place is teaming with people screaming at each other as if they were at a club.
So, the menu...
Its pretty good, and would probably be very good if it were not for the fact that I expected more. There is a solid selection of bottled Canadian microbrews, and a few cocktails that were thrown together. A margarita will run you $11 and isn't worth it.
They had 5 tacos ($5 each) on the menu the day I went. They were:
"In Cod We Trust" - Voltron sauce, lime crema, pickled red cabbage, green apple and cilantro.
* This was the best taco and I'm sorry that I had it first. It is really very good. Its a piece of battered cod with fixings and whatever voltron sauce may be.
"Pollo Frito" - Penut mole sauce, pickled green cabbage & salsa fresca.
* why is it mole sauce and salsa fresca? Why not chocolate sauce, and fresh sauce or salsa mole & salsa fresca? Anyway, its a thai spring roll in a flour torilla. Its average.
"Red & Green Chorizo" - Housemade chorizo, mango salsa, pickled onion, queso cotija & cilantro.
* Taco bell-esque.
"Carne Asada" - Skirt Steak queso añejo, lettuce, salsa verde.
* I didn't like it, but it is complete bias. I'm not a huge fan of añejo and it is definitely the most prominent taste. Try it, the beef was cooked medium rare.
"Crispy Avocado & Frijoles" - Beans, crispy avocado, jimaca, chipotle sauce, queso fresco & cilantro.
* Again, just okay. At $5 per taco (they are traditonal sized) I expect to be wowwed a bit.
"Tostada de Lengua" Cilantro verde, cashew sauce, grilled pineapple radish & beet sprouts.
* Get this, it is great. Everyting in this dish worked together as it should. No ingredient overpowered another, but all were present. Great job.
"Churros" w/ housemade cajeta ($5)
* This is where I felt they really robbed me. Three doughy churros smaller than my little finger in a bowl with sauce too runny to stick to them.
Overall I would say the food here is pretty average and at $70 for 2 with one drink each you are better off going just about anywhere else. If you are a fan of the small portions and cool atmosphere try Snackbar. Its just down Bathurst.
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