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| - Let me preface this by saying I am a Mexican expat to Toronto and I am usually not impressed with Mexican restaurants and rather prefer preparing my own Mexican food. However today, September 16 (Dia de la Independencia-Mexican Independence day) I was feeling rather festive and found myself too lazy to cook Mexican. The hubbster suggested we treat ourselves and go to out for a Mexican dinner. We settled at La Mexicana after checking their menu online and comparing it against the other Mexican options near our place (Cocina Lucero, Burrito Bandidos and the new Como la casa)
When we got there we were given a sit right away (did notice there were a bunch of of reserved tables and a few larger groups of people). The waitress brought totopos (tortilla chips) and a red and a green salsa, both of salsas were pretty average but free is free. After she gave us a special menu, which was rather decently priced but it had no items I was interested in. I asked for the regular menu and was told they were not serving of the usual menu, I said we would then skip, so the waitress said they would make an exception and serve us of the regular menu. I thought we had gotten off the wrong foot and was expecting to be disappointed. (We also saw a couple close to us asking for the regular menu and one of them was asking to have a particular item grilled instead of fried, to which the waitress reluctantly went to ask the manager, but ended up accommodating the request)
We ordered the Tartitas de Jaiba (crab cakes) to share and I odered the tamalitos (pollo con rajas-chicken) and my husband ordered the combo plater (quesadilla-enchilada and burrito), We also ordered a strawberry margarita ($5 special) and a horchata glass. Oh boy was I impressed? the margarita was delicious, I could taste the tequila and it was blended which fresh strawberries, which was awesome. The horchata, which I got a sip of, was really good, it was not watery at all and was possibly the second best horchata I've ever tried , I was extremely impressed!. The crab cakes were a bit of a let down, as I didn't felt they were especial, I wish we had ordered the queso fundido with chorizo insead, but they weren't bad and they were very nicely presented. Then our main courses came and the portions were really generous. My tamales were moist and beautifully presented with a little red salsa on top and a side of beans and rice (the rice did come in a cube shape, but I can tell that it was NOT microwaved stuff, as another reviewer sugest, but it was rather just put on a glass with that shape; the beans were nicely refried and presented in a tortilla chip bowl). My husbands's meal was equally delicious, especially the burrito, which was not stuffed with rice and veggies, buth rather had some juicy and tender beef in authentic Mexican fashion. While we were finishing our dinner, a waiter came and offered us a complementary shot of the new tequila they are using (1800 I think), which was a very nice touch, especially given that a shot like that anywhere else would have been $3-5. I was really impressed, our waitress picked up that I was Mexican and was talking to me in Spanis, which is a bold move, but I liked, as most places will continue to address me in English even when I am obviously hispanic. She was attemptive and refilled out glasses with water as needed.
When the bill came, my margarita had been charged at regular price, which I told the waiter and she fixed immediatly. They also asked us if we wanted to sign for their email special alerts and get a free sweater for it, which was a bit weird but nice.
Overall I really enjoyed the meal. Yes it was on the higher range of prices, but I felt like it was worth it, especially considering the restaurant is steps away from posh yorkville, where food is pricey anyways. I believe I will definetly come back and try their other dishes.
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