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| - I love La Carnita. The College Street location was my go-to spot when I lived in the area and it is a place I frequently recommend to friends. Gourmet tacos, a cool vibe, excellent service and great cocktails - what isn't to love?
When I heard that they had opened a bigger King West-area (more specifically John & Adelaide) location, I was thrilled. My best girlfriend, who had never had a La Carnita experience (but had heard me rave about it numerous times), and I decided to hit it up.
At around 5:30 on a Friday night, we weren't able to get a table but were told we could get full service at the bar. We went upstairs and sat down in some super comfy, cushy rusted orange chairs (love!) at the side area of the bar.
It took about 15 minutes, maybe even longer, before anyone approached us. A waitress came and asked if we had been helped. When we said we hadn't, she joked about us being neglected, apologized and took our order (a margarita each, Mexican Street Corn, two Pollo Frito tacos). We laughed and shook it off.
Our margaritas arrived soon after. They were decent but I'm not sure I would order again-- there wasn't even a salted rim at $9! I recall having much better-made and presented drinks at the College Street location.
The Street Corn was amazing, as I had expected from my past La Carnita experiences. I definitely recommend ordering it.
The Pollo Frito tacos (crispy chicken thigh, peanut mole, honey, Rossy's hot sauce, green cabbage & salsa fresca) were wonderful. The chicken was perfect and the sauce & salsa pulled it all together perfectly. My company was super impressed!
Our plates were cleared by another waiter almost immediately after we finished. Our waitress, though visibly nearby and even walking by us at some points, didn't acknowledge us for another 15 minutes. We wanted to order more, but she didn't stop by.
Once our clearly neglectful waitress finally came by, we ordered two more tacos: In Cod We Trust and Crispy Cotija.
Ten minutes later, two tacos arrived: a Crispy Cotija and a Pollo Frito. Um, not exactly what we ordered... We told the waiter and he took them back to the kitchen. Our waitress stopped by, clarified our order and said it was a mix-up on the kitchen's behalf, not hers, seeming pretty defensive about it. We again, shook it off and assured her it wasn't a big deal. Her tone was very unprofessional and kind of threw us off.
Our correct order came about 5 minutes later. No big deal. Both tacos were great. My friend raved about the In Cod We Trust.
Again, our plates were cleared almost immediately after, but our waitress just lingered and never acknowledged us. After 10 minutes, I finally waved her down to place our final order: Churros.
The Churros arrived within 5 minutes of placing our order. They were warm and sugary and delicious, especially when smothered in the housemade cajeta. They made a perfect surgery end to a mildly spicy meal. I always (and will always) order this whenever I go to La Carnita. Highly recommend.
Overall, I would skip this location, purely because of the crappy, neglectful service. If you want a fully excellent La Carnita experience go to College Street.
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