For first timers to Seven Lives Tacos, this is what to expect to ensure a better eating experience:
* Expect line ups on weekends unless you come on week day around 4pm.
* Some items may be sold out later in the day
* Limited seating. Stand inside eating or stand/sit outside eating. Expect overcrowding during busy times. Many Kensington Market eateries are like this.
* Cash only so bring $$$$. No special orders.
* No washroom. Go before you go there.
* Two tacos and a drink is enough for a meal
* Get napkins and wet-naps to clean messy hands
* Sample mild, medium and hot sauces before putting on tacos. Hot sauce is not for the weak. It's for those who can handle Armageddon Sauce at Duff's Chicken Wings. It will burn out your stomach lol. You have been warned!
Hopefully, you will enjoy your tacos more after being informed of the above.
I ordered the Poke 'N Chips and the Gobernator Taco. To drink, I had a bottle of Jarritos Strawberry Soda. The Poke 'N Chips, consisting of Hawaiian poke raw fish served on nacho chips, was a tasty dish combining the 2 popular dishes. It was not salty. Same for the Gobernator.The Mexican soda had natural strawberry flavouring and was a good change from all the local soft drinks I have been drinking.
Previously, I had the Blackened Mahi Mahi and the Grilled Octopus Tacos. I enjoyed both tacos. They were not too salty as other reviewers may have said. The octopus was not chewy. The lemonade, made in house, was refreshing and not too sweet.
I plan on trying the other tacos on the menu.