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| - I attended La Carnita's art show several months ago at Evergreen Brickworks, where I had the pleasure of sampling some kick-ass fish tacos. Needless to say, I was excited about visiting their new restaurant in Little Italy.
My friend and I decided to make a trip there on a Saturday evening and miraculously were ushered right to a table. The place was buzzing with music too loud for conversation. I enjoyed being surrounded by the funky, graffiti-like art, but didn't particularly enjoy the proximity of neighbouring diners. Any semblance of privacy is unavailable here!
Our server was quite friendly, but somewhat incompetent. My friend asked for a lime with her water several times before some were finally brought over. We were never offered cutlery, which ended up being alright because tacos can be eaten without, but I would've liked a fork for my piled-high Tostada. However, who knows how many times I would've had to ask for one!
We ordered tortilla chips with two kinds of dip, fish tacos, and I tried the Tostada de Lengua. The tortilla chips were crisp and spicy. The guac could've used more flavor, but the Mexican hummus had some kick. Fish tacos were hands-down the best part of the meal for me. The Tostada de Lengua was alright. The meat tasted like tasteless steak, but the sauce was interesting. We didn't finish our tortilla chips and one of the dips and my friend asked that they be packed, but apparently they don't have take-out containers. She ended up getting a paper bag for the chips. For dessert, we shared some churros, which were hot and delicious, dipped in caramel sauce. My foodie friend confirmed that the sauce was not real dulce de leche. I couldn't really tell.
All in all, this place has some decent Mexican food, but could improve its loud, cramped atmosphere and service delivery. I would come back just for fish tacos and churros, but probably not on a busy Sat night.
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