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La Revolucion
Category: Restaurants Mexican Mexican [Edit]
2848 Dundas St WToronto, ON M6P 1Y6
Neighbourhood: The Junction
(416) 766-0746
- Hours:
Tue-Sun 12 pm - 9 pm
- Good for Kids:
- Yes
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Attire:
- Casual
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Price Range:
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$$
- Delivery:
- No
- Take Away:
- Yes
- Waiter Service:
- Yes
- Outdoor Seating:
- No
- Wi-Fi:
- No
- Good For:
- Dinner
- Alcohol:
- Full Bar
- Noise Level:
- Average
- Ambience:
- Casual
- Has TV:
- No
- Caters:
- No
14 reviews for La Revolucion
14 reviews in English
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Review from Katherine S.
North York, ON
4/1/2012
Well, we decided on a whim that we wanted Mexican food and we called around to some places that were highly rated and no seats were available. One of my favs, Chimichanga's, has disappeared, so we got to a point where we were just calling around to see WHO could take us. Finally...La Revolucion answered!
We walked in and were greeted with....a dishwasher, sitting in the middle of the floor. Sort of strange...maybe some kitchen renos? We walked to meet our friends and their table and were informed that the reservations were not made, or were forgotten and the waitress had had to kick out a single guy from the table and he was eating at the bar. Maybe he was lucky, because the table was SO sticky underneath that my shoes were sticking to the ground. I mean STICKING!
She took our drink orders and then gave us our drinks and walked away. It took us another 15 minutes before we could place our order. Around the table we ordered two burritos, one plate of tacos and one quesadilla and guacamole bites (which is basically nachos and guac).
The guac came out fast, and was quite good, but we then waited for almost forty minutes for our food!
Burritos were a bit bland. Needs some sauce in, or on top. Quesadillas were the same...nothing special. The tacos got favorable reviews, but again, nothing to write home about.
The back area houses a sort of club-like atmosphere, which is described in blogto as: "...dark textured walls and ambient lighting, it is the opposite of its cocina counterpart. Records adorn the walls and instruments lay strewn about, giving it a relaxed basement rec-room vibe...July will see live music on Thursdays and Fridays with open jam Tuesdays. Flamenco Saturdays are in the works..."
When we were there (on a Saturday) there was a sign out front for a "dance party". The lights were down in the back, with a sort of laser light show and early 90s hip hop music was playing. There were about three, older guys there, just hanging out, drinking. It seemed totally out of place. The music didn't match, certainly wasn't flamenco and that's a weird rec room vibe...if that's even something you would want in a restaurant.
I think this place has potential. People in the area like it and it has a nice vibe to it...or would, had we had better service and less stickiness and washers sitting around. I feel like the space is just not being utilized and that's a shame.
I WOULD have giving this place two stars, but the extra star was a result of the sangria, which is their "secret recipe" and were amazing. I had two actually.
Anyway, if I was in the area, I might stop in again, as everything was fine, but I don't think I'll be making any special trips to go there in the future. Don't think I'll be going for any dance parties! -
Review from L B.
Toronto, ON
11/17/2011
I live near this restaurant and have been several times. I used to go to the original restaurant there (great Ahogado Burritos, now somewhere on St Clair W near Atlas).
Like others, I want to really like this place. If they could put a bit more effort into service and food preparation they may be on to something. But service and food are what make a restaurant good, so there is work to do here. My unsolicited advice: pay more attention to service, add a few more weekly/monthly specials, and get the cook to start to care more about the day-to-day needs of new and repeat clients.
I still like to go every so often, but I would go more often if it was just a bit better. -
Review from Dr. K.
Toronto, ON
9/4/2011
My wife and I tried La Revolucion out a few weeks ago.
Meh. The food was not great, it was just OK.
The girl serving us, (who apparently is the the owner but I could be wrong,) was very nice and helpful. She did however seem far more interested in chatting with her friends at the bar about who-said-what and people in the neighbourhood who thought she'd "never make it". Which doesn't bother me too much, but made me feel like a bit of a nuisance and that we were kind of interrupting her conversation by order food.
There's a lot better places in the Junction to spend your money! -
Review from Leslie C.
Saint-Zotique, QC
3/9/2012
Wanted to like it but not tasty and not good value. Third star for the music in the back and the friendly people.
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Review from Dan P.
Toronto, ON
2/21/2012
I really wanted to like this place because I love real Mexican food and I'm moving in 2 minute walk away, so went in with an open mind. Ordered the 4 tacos and got all the kinds of meat per each. These are a lot smaller and one less taco than that Kensington joint for same price. Flavour was decent but still lacking from other Mexican places. The al pastor meat was dried out. I do set the bar a little higher though after trying the same Mexican dishes in LA. I wouldn't care so much except I left hungry after my tacos and guacamole. Portions are tiny! The coffee I really enjoyed though. From reading other reviews, it sounds like they may be inconsistent, so I'll give them another chance when I have $25+ to burn on a meal (which won't be anytime soon).
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Review from Mike M.
Toronto, ON
9/4/2011
Came here for dinner a few nights ago. The junction was in serious need of a mexican restaurant.
It was 7pm on a nice Thursday evening. We were the only people in the place. In the hour and a half that we spent there, not a single person walked in.
The food is decent. Pretty good Guacamole. My Pork Burrito was tasty. A little bland. Very standard, average Mexican food. The Margarita was enjoyable and the Sangria was a little weak but tasty as well. The prices are very good.
If you live close by and have a craving for Cheap Mexican food and drinks, La Revolucion won't disappoint. But I wouldn't suggest going out of your way to visit this place. -
Review from Zack S.
Toronto, ON
10/12/2011
It's a rainy night in Toronto, and this was the closest place to the intersection.
The food was a good quality, and the service was pretty good. It's no taco place in Kensington.. but it'll do for the Junction.
I had their special of the night, Pastor Taco's and to start Guacamole.
Both were decent. Not spectacular, and frankly, I'm still a bit hungry, but overall, decent.
Food: Decent, for the junction
Service: Fair
Recommendation: Do Up. -
Review from Stephanie M.
Toronto, ON
10/12/2011
I like this place. The food is good, the service kinda slow, but nonetheless I enjoy it.
I love the shrimp tacos, the guac was pretty decent and they have a yummy beer with salt, clamato and hot sauce or something that was a really tasty addition to the meal.
It is VERY freaking hot in this place in the summer. They do not have airconditioning and my friends and I were sweating ballz the whole meal. We didn't care, it was cheap Mexican.
I'll go back, for cheap Mexican and a beer. I really do love the shrimp tacos and the flavour of them. They were not cheap with the shrimp and frankly, that's all I care about. -
Review from Fern H.
5/2/2011
We had dinner at La Revlucion in the fall so my review is a bit delayed.
I always get excited when a new restaurant opens in the neighbourhood so we were looking forward to our meal.
We ordered an appetizer, shrimp tacos and a burrito, along with 2 Mexican pops. Most entrees were priced between $10-$12.
Service was very slow with only 1 waitress working and the space was almost full. It took almost 40 min. before we got our food. It was tasty and we really liked the salsa verde that accompanied it.
I would love to see this restaurant succeed but we haven't been back since our first visit. I guess I'm looking for motivation to return.Listed in: In the Junction
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Review from SP M.
Toronto, ON
Have been here a dozen times over the last year. Cheap cheerful and tasty.
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Review from rowenna g.
York, ON
8/20/2011
You need to throw away your preconceived notions about Mexican restaurants before you enter La Revolucion. You will not get free nachos and salsa and your plate will not be over-sized and covered in re-fried bean and rice. What you will get is delicious satisfying food. One Reviewer seemed to complain about not being fussed over by the waiter. This is not the place to take a first date however any day of the week when you don't want to cook you and your longtime companion can just saunter over to la revolucion have a really affordable meal of exactly what you ordered. The food is great the atmosphere is chill, the beer is cold, good and affordable. Just a great little home away from home.
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Review from Sheila C.
Toronto, ON
9/21/2011
Okay, we go here a lot, because my husband who is Mexican likes the food and atmosphere. Its fun and the restaurant did a decent job bringing some Mexican styles. Salsa verde that comes with nachos and chicken burrito tasty!! I also recommend Sangria and I would definately party here for a girls night and it would rock.
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Review from TOFoodReviews n.
Toronto, ON
3/9/2011
La Revolucion is amazing! Well no, it isn't, but that's exactly how I wanted to start this off. Man, I really wanted to love this place. La Revolucion just looks so dam cool, that I figured the whole experience was going to be amazing. When I was first drawn by the interesting front stained-glass window and poked my head inside to look around, I figured that in no-time-at-all, there'd be a lineup to get in. Sadly, I don't think that's going to be the case anytime soon.
La Revolucion is a Mexican restaurant, but at first glance, it certainly doesn't scream Mexican; after eating there, I'm not even sure that's what they're going for. It's a sparsely decorated joint that for some reason--at least while I was there--feels the need to distance themselves even more from their Mexican roots by blasting annoyingly loud rave music. I mean, their food is the typical, standard Mexican fare you'd expect, like enchiladas and tacos and burritos, but other than that and the few Mexican-esque decorations, there wasn't much Mexican about it at all.
They're heavily pushing the banditos aspect of Mexican culture, which is actually a pretty cool gimic in my eyes. While I get the whole concept of banditos and revolution, it seemed as though La Revolucion fell a little short of their delivery of the theme. While what little decor they have there is mostly bandito-related, the rest of the theme is left to interpretation. La Revolucion does feel as though they're finding their identity, but they have a lot of difficulty conveying what that identity is exactly to their guests. Sitting there, it doesn't feel as though you were part of the revolution, it feels as though you're interrupting them while they plan it, and they can't wait for you to leave so they can get back down to business.
Presentation isn't their strong point either. They haphazardly slap the food down on the plate, without much concern for appearances. My enchiladas were slightly warm and covered in tasteless green salsa; my burrito was humungous, but it was bland and not nearly warm enough. When I asked for hot sauce, because it was nowhere to be found, I got a small ramekin with some sort of sauce, but it's details remained a mystery that was left for me to find out with no explanation from the server, and while you're waiting for that stuff to all arrive, there's no offer of chips and salsa or even water for that matter, which would have definitely improved the experience.
Interestingly enough, before this place was a Mexican place it was, well, a Mexican place. Whoever it is that owns it probably just decided it was time to rebrand, and while that may have been a great idea on their part, the execution of their new brand and concept needs some polishing because it's hard to tell exactly what the concept is. La Revolucion may be a restaurant, but a revolution it is not. -
Review from Victoria S.
Toronto, ON
i really want to like this place... i ordered chicken tacos and this is what came on them: tender chicken and raw onions. so - the chicken was delicious and so was the soft corn tortilla but wtf? they didn't even bring salsa to the table! i had ordered a side of guac and mike asked for hot sauce so i was able to add some flavour to them, otherwise it would have been the most boring meal of all time. mike got the enchilladas and they were different than last time, covered in salsa verde instead of tomato sauce - he said he had liked the first ones better. both our meals were around 9 dollars and mike's came with a small amount of rice and mine didn't have a side. there was also no section on the menu with sides. they have been open for a while now so i can't really give them the "they're new and figuring it out" excuse. and it was friday night and there was one other table. i was dissapointed, but the sangria was delcious!
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1/16/2011 First to Review
i came here when they were first starting out. the menu wasn't finalized and i've been meaning to… Read more »
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