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| - I've had La Carnita once before in the The Annex, but this was my first time revisiting it within the past 5 years and it was actually better than I remembered it to be! I'm genuinely surprised at the 2.5 rating!
I came with a few colleagues and ordered from a $16.99 prix fixe lunch menu, which came with an appetizer (I chose the corn), two tacos (I chose a carne asada and a tostada de ceviche for an additional +$1), and a dessert (I chose the iced tea flavoured paleta).
Alright, I admit, the price was a bit expensive since it all came to about $23 total but my oh my, it was SUCH a delicious meal!! Starting off with the Mexican-style corn on a cob, it was nicely dusted with seasoning, charred to a light brown, and drizzled with crema. The crunch was refreshing and sweet, and it really set the mood for the tacos, which were AMAZING. The carne asada (steak) was topped with a HUGE slice of avocado, which was the perfect creamy complement to the juicy and savoury steak. The tuna ceviche tostada was extremely fresh and flavourful and the softer texture of the ceviche paired really well with the crunch of the tostada. As you can tell, I was really impressed.
However, the only pitfall of this meal was the dessert. The waitress had told me "paleta" meant ice cream so I was intrigued by the iced tea flavour - turns out, paleta means popsicle and they're supplied by Sweet Jesus. I've never had one before but I didn't enjoy mine - it was too sour and I regretted getting it.
Overall, I would certainly come back for the tacos!!
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