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| - This place was just fine. I was going to come here (well, the downtown location) with my colleagues on a Thursday night but it was full by the time we got there at about 7:30pm, and we were told it'd be about an hour wait. So I ended up going to the Eglinton location when I was in the area, right when they opened on a Saturday.
The sign on the door as well as the website said this place opened at 11:30am on Saturdays, but the door was locked when I tried to enter at about 11:45am. Someone saw me and let me in right away, but one of the servers told me they were actually open in 15 minutes. Regardless, they let me sit down.
I went for the first three tacos on the menu - the fish, the fried chicken, and the beef cheek. They were decent, but I found the flavours to be very, very acidic in general, which is something I tend to shy away from. I think everything would have tasted much better with more restraint on the citrus juices/vinegars in the sauces. I also understand now why some places double-tortilla their tacos - La Carnita uses just one, which ripped very easily and was messy to eat. I was not given utensils, but I was provided with about 3 thick, good quality serviettes.
The fish was good - nice and crisp. The green apple added even more tartness to the already very sour marinated cabbage, so I found myself kind of wincing when I took bites when there was no fish. The fish was nice and crisp, and it was a good size. I do think they could have drained it a little longer though, before they assembled the taco (it's fried).
The chicken was alright. I liked the sweetness - kind of unusual in tacos and I like it! However, I feel like the chicken could have been a little crispier - it felt like it had been sitting for a while. I wonder if they maybe made this one first and it was waiting while the other two were assembled. The chicken just wasn't as juicy as I was kind of expecting/hoping. But I liked the chunky peanut mole - the sauces were good.
The beef cheek was probably my least favourite - very stringy and dry, and just quite lean-tasting. The marinade/seasoning was good but the meat just tasted quite dry. The toppings and sauce were also quite sour.
The decor is very funky and cool. The hipstery staff were alright - my server was very nice.
All in all, this was alright - I'd return if friends wanted to come but I probably wouldn't come here on my own. And I'd probably stick to the fish!
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