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| - This review is for their fish tacos only.
The place itself is an institution, a perennial mix of performance space, restaurant/street cafe and pool (upstairs).
Had lunch here and chose the fish tacos. Seems that trend from south of the border has finally made it to Canada, although 'how' to do them was left down south.
For $13+ i got three damp (you know when a tostido is damp or hard shell for a taco is damp, it's game over...) tacos stuff with lettuce, some carrot strips, and deep down some tepid, damp battered fish. Hello? Anyone home? What the heck for $13, what a rip off, although for $5 they're not worth it. I've had fish tacos in LA and Austin and never without fail have they been great. Real tomatillo sauce, sour cream, lime juice, fresh fish, not overwhelmed with cheap iceberg lettuce, a melody of flavours that i look forward to each trip to LA. At the Rivoli the thing fell apart in my hand. That taco shell was damp from all the wet lettuce, it was more like eating a salad with a paper bag after the salad was sitting in it for 10 minutes. They were so bad I'm at a loss to adequate describe them!
I've heard the pad thai is a reliable source there....
Please take the review for the dish only and not the whole place.
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