This is the closest to a "real" Mexican restaurant that I've found in Calgary. I lived in Austin for years before moving to Calgary and I have truly missed the restaurants there.
I knew I would love it when they brought a free basket of chips to the table. Oh and they were REAL chips cut from tortillas and fried....not bagged chips. We had a creamy dip with them instead of a classic salsa. It was very reminiscent of Chuy's creamy jalapeno dip (in Austin) and it was DELICIOUS.
Paloma has an $8.95 lunch special Tues-Saturday. Today it was the Taco platter. I decided to shake things up and try 3 different tacos. All were delicious and served on two corn tortillas with a side of rice and beans. I decided to leave off one of the tortillas on each taco because I was STUFFED.
I will definitely be making the trek to the Northeast frequently to visit Paloma again in the future. Oh and btw....it was empty at lunch. We should throw this place some love so that it sticks around!