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| - We walked in a little past 6p on Sunday night. It was quite busy but we were lucky to score one of the remaining tables.
It's a dark, casual, loud, vibey place with quick and easy service. The menu was short and sweet, but managed to offer a good variety. Starters include baked tortilla chips with a variety of dips to choose from, chiles rellendos (didn't try), avocado mango salad, and mexican sweet corn. The tacos are $5 each, and there are 6 offerings. The "dulce" section listed another three options (churros, lime pie, and pineapples).
Our server recommended that the typical person orders three tacos. We ordered the tortilla chips with the three sides (a sesame, a guacamole and a chipotle pate, I believe?). All three were great, but my favourite was the pate with it's lightly spiced kick, followed closely by the guac. I went with two tacos: the In Cod We Trust and the Tostada de Lengua. The cod was pretty good, and I'd order it again, but I really liked the tostada. I followed them up with an order of the mexican sweet corn ($7 for two big ones), which was smothered in mexican crema and an assortment of spices. It was soooo good, so sweet and incredibly messy. Make sure you have extra napkins before you start!
Others also ordered the carne asada (steak, slightly chewy), the pollo frito (chicken, "meh" reaction), and the crispy avocado and frijoles tacos, and they were less enthused, so I would recommend going with my selection for a first visit.
Orders were quick, food came out quickly, extra orders were quick, bill came quickly (when we requested it). For a party of five, we were in and out in under 90 minutes, and the finally tally was around $20 per person (most people had three tacos).
I'd return if we were in the area. I thought the price point was great for the food, and they were very smooth with their service.
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