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La Taquiza Canada
- Price Range:
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$$
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Parking:
- Private Lot
- Attire:
- Casual
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Good for Kids:
- Yes
- Takes Reservations:
- Yes
- Delivery:
- No
- Take Away:
- Yes
- Waiter Service:
- Yes
- Outdoor Seating:
- No
- Wi-Fi:
- No
- Alcohol:
- Full Bar
- Noise Level:
- Loud
- Ambience:
- Casual
- Has TV:
- Yes
15 reviews for La Taquiza Canada
15 reviews in English
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Review from Jordana K.
Thornhill, ON
5/10/2012
I have always been crazy over mexican food. Living in the GTA, there are not many mexican restaurants. My family and I have been eating at La Taquizza for a couple years now, and have only had amazing experiences. This is as AUTHENTIC as it gets!
Appetizers: My family and I usually order the chips and homemade quacamole. The restaurant also has a salsa bar with a variety of salsas where you are able to fill up little cups of all the different kinds to try with your meal. We also very much enjoy the chalupitas. These are mini tortillas with lettuce, sour cream, refried beans and cheese...extremely tasty with a little bit of salsa verde.
Main Course: Most of the time we ALL get a large steak burrito. These burritos are some of the best i've ever had. They are packed with mexican rice, cheese, plenty of steak/chicken/vegies (whatever you prefer), refried beans and you can add salsa and guac.
You shouldn't go to La Taquizza expecting the finest of dining and a fancy ambience. This is a "ma and pa" business with very basic settings. Be patient as the owners are hard working and kind...yet can sometimes be a little slow when crowded. -
Review from Jay A.
Markham, ON
1/30/2012
The food was okay. Nothing spectacular.
The best part of the restaurant was the salsa bar which has some fantastic, fresh salsa for your food. The service was also excellent - prompt, courteous and organized.
The food itself was lacking some punch. Also, there is very little flexibility in changes and substitutions to the menu. What's there is what you get.
Prices are average for Mexican and portions are adequate. -
Review from Alex M.
Toronto, ON
4/4/2012
Closest thing I've found to LA-style (non-tex-mex) Mexican food in the GTA. Really authentic. Very enjoyable meal.
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Review from Min Min T.
Scarborough, ON
3/12/2011 4 photos
PRO: A salsa counter allows you to take as much pico de gallo or salsa verde as you want. The vegetarian potato tosadas are nice and the enchiladas de mole poblanos were awesome!
CON: Small staff and sloooow service. Wait times will increase considerably when you come in a large group. Food could have been kept under heat lamps, as most of our dishes came luke-warm.
CONCLUSION: Definitely authentic and definitely worth revisiting!
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Review from Steeven L.
Etobicoke, ON
2/25/2011 1 Check-in Here
La Taquiza is a truely authentic Mexican restaurant oddly located in a strip mall next to Vaughan Mills in Vaughan.
I came here with my brother and his wife who is Mexican. They couldn't believe the authentic dishes they had in the menu. I heard a few "Oh my abuela used to make these!".
We started off by getting a variety of salsas from the salsa bar. They go from the very mild to the mind blowingly hot. My sister-in-law ordered the cactus salad, made with real cactus, which was apparently delicious.
My brother and I both immediately gravitated towards the Sopa Azteca, which is a delicious, thick spicy soup with slivers of cooked tortilla with a bit of cream.
For our entrees, we went with the taco trio, which allowed us to pick three different types of meat. These tacos are the real mexican style, small, double tortillas, served open faced. You then add your own lime, cilantro and salsa.
We finished it off with wonderful Café de Olla (cinamon flavoured coffee) served in hand-made clay coffee mugs.
The service was quick and friendly and the decor is very much a reminder of Mexico. -
Review from Sarah W.
Oakville, ON
3/28/2011
I found the food bland and the service lackluster. The enchiladas with mole could have used some....spice or something, but I found the salsa was all very forgettable. I went with my husband and my 13 year old son, and none of us were impressed. Although I am used to Southern California style Mexican food (which, from what I understand is not truly authentic), I expected this to at least have some flavor. Especially with all the raves. Meh.
They do, however, have great tortilla chips. -
Review from Jay W.
Markham, ON
11/12/2010
I love authentic Mexican food and it's really hard to find in TO, especially in the 905. Maybe you'll find a good tacos al asador, but it'll be in a flour tortilla... or a great burrito, but it'll come with store bought salsa and guacamole...
La Taquiza is like a sit down taqueria because they specialize in authentic tacos. Their pico de gallo is freshly made as well as their other salsas at their walk up salsa bar.
The owner is super friendly and couldn't stop talking about how he imported the tiles from Mexico, how he designed the restaurant by himself, the slow cooking process for his tacos al pastor, how it's so hard to find poblano peppers in TO...
The place is kind of tacky, but hey, I've never been to a restaurant in Mexico that wasn't! The food is what you're here for and it's authentic Mexican. Not bad by TO standards where most people expect their tacos to come with ground beef, sour cream, shredded cheese, and hard tortilla shells! -
Review from WaYnE c.
Maple, ON
5/11/2010
3-Star considering that I've never had AUTHENTIC Mexican and basically have nothing Mexican to compare to except Taco Bell, I'm sorry to say.
I stepped in the DOOR seeing a couple ladies coming out holding a piece of CAKE in a take-out container. YUP, I did hold the doors for the ladies. My Pleasure!
We found ourselves here with a Mexican-theme decor that began from the uneven Mexican-ly orange tiles all the way to the top of the windows where a few CLAY statues and heads/masks. Everything inbetween made this place as Mexican as a long-time Torontonian can imagine without ever been to Mexico.
Greeted by an elderly man with a couple of menus, which i made out some items such as Quesadilla, Taco, Burritos where others were foreign to me which was great. We ordered Taco AL PASTOR which came with either side of Rice or Beans.
Inside of the Soft Double Wrapped Taco I noticed a mixture of Onions and Pork much like Pulled Pork. Here's where the Salsa Bar came in to play. I tried the more MELLOW flavours of Pico de Gallo and Medium Green Tomatillo Salso.
Pico de Gallo was a FRESH contrast to the Pork mixture inside the Taco. The Tomatillo Salsa was nicely spiced as well and that was as far as I went knowing I'm going back to work right after and didn't want any unintended accidents. The Bar also had Limes, Onions, Cilantros for your pleasure.
Prices are reasonable but it wasn't a meal that I felted FULLY stuffed, but I guess I have been over stuffing myself lately. The Tacos were served laided on top of one another and because of the mixture inside, the side laying down got a bit too SOGGY which made it hard to hold as it almost fell apart. Triple Wrapping required???
Tres Leches Cake($5.00) was actually a nice finish for the Mains. The Sponge Cake looked soaked from Milk while the top had some Whip Cream and the plate was full of Evaporated Milk. I HEART this cake, simple & delicious. Soaked but NOT soggy Tres Leches Cake, awesome stuff Mexico!
We also had a couple Soda Juices(Mango, Mandarin) (http://en.wikipedia.or...) which were made in Mexico that helped to complete this Mexican vacation of mine. I could SMELL the Mango while drinking it. -
Review from Pavel B.
Toronto, ON
Updated - 9/21/2010
Little update to this place. I came here wanting to give them another try and still craving Mexican food.
This time I had some spicy pork tacos. They were quite a bit better than the burrito from last time. Actually, they were quite good and I wouldn't mind having them again some time. Guess I simply don't like their cornitas burrito.1 Previous Review: Show all »
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9/13/2010
Having recently returned from California, where there is LOTS of great Mexican food, I had a serious… Read more »
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Review from A.J. S.
2/23/2011
This is hands down the best Mexican place I have been to in GTA. Maybe living in Detroit for years within a short driving distance of Mexican town has spoiled me, but I find most Mexican food in the GTA to SUCK. I'm not sure why. However this place was really good. I enjoyed the food, they had dos equis, the chips and salsa was good. I definitely would go back, the only downside is it's in Concord, which is like.. middle of nowhere IMO. Oh well.
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Review from Edwin A.
4/18/2011
food here is authentic and tastes good it is also prepared with care.
my friend and i had tortilla chips and guacamole to start. perfect chips except for the liberal sprinkling of salt the guacamole was perfect. (will ask next time to have the chips to be unsalted)
decor is very nice, a quaint restaurant, the pale yellow walls have real texture giving you that rustic feel. the environment is good for any occassion, and there is some nice Mexican music playing in the background when you dine.
For the food:
i had ordered the Flautas - flour tortilla with beef fillling wrapped rolled and fried. on top of the flautas there was lettuce, tomato, and sourcream. it looked like the flag colours of Mexico cute.. so delicious these flautas were.. I looked forward to each crunch :)
my friend ordered a dish called the Mole - not too sure how it tastes.. we guys don't share dishes.. :) but I can tell he was pleased with this incarnation. He's ordered this mole dish before before at Mariachi's (Mexican restaurant in Yonge & Eglinton) and it's comparable..
Unique is the dish uses chocolate as an ingredient. the plate looks very unusual. half of your plate is pooled with this brown sauce. will have to try it on my own sometime.
La Taquiza delivers an authentic Mexican experience in the GTA with it's warm rustic atmosphere, friendly service, we will be coming back for sure. -
Review from Dave T.
Woodbridge, ON
3/4/2011
Small yet very nice ambience. Friendly staff, good food. I will be returning.
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Review from US A.
Oakville, ON
3/26/2011
Went to La Taquiza today for lunch. There was an old guy (perhaps the owner) waiting tables. He could have used/hired some help. Fortunately, there weren't many people there at 1 pm. I had the burrito. Nothing spectacular. You can get a better one at Burrito Boys. Two in our party got the tacos (one beef, one chicken, and one pork). Perhaps it is authentic to just have the meat in the tortillas, but we were expecting some lettuce, tomato, and shredded cheese. Ths salsa bar consisted of: four types of salsa, cilantro, chopped onions, jalapeno peppers, and something else. If not on the taco, they should have lettuce, tomato, and shredded cheese at the salsa bar. They don't have beer on tap, but do serve bottled beer. A Sol is $5.90. My son got the Huaraches w/Chicken. He liked it very much. With the tacos my wife got the rice. It was good, but not very much. My son got the beans with his tacos. They are black beans. Good, but not a lot. No sign of refried beans. I had the soup of the day. Not sure what it was. It was tasty, I added some tortilla chips to it. It was a small amount of soup. The fact that it was served in a giant bowl did not help with the perceived portion. Oh yea...concerning tortilla chips. They are not complimentary. If you want chips and guac it costs $6.25. They did not offer nachos as an appetizer.
Sodas are $2.45 with free refills. Most entrées are around $8-9.
I noticed a patron discussing his bill with the waiter when we walked in. Upon review, we found multiple errors on our bill....so you might want to double check the bill when it comes.
Overall, the place was clean. The bathrooms were very clean. Portions could be bigger. Salsa bar was a disappointment.
Perhaps I was looking for a little more Tex-Mex rather than authentic Mexican. -
Review from Mike J.
Concord, ON
4/15/2011
Horrible service. Sat for 15 min and they didn't even give us a menu to look at. Worst of all they took two menu and gave it to the ppl who just walked in. Grrr I walked out at that point.
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Review from Joanne S.
Toronto, ON
5/9/2010
This is the place to find the most authentic Mexican food in all of Toronto & GTA! The food is fresh and the service is friendly. They have a taco bar where you can pick and choose the sauces and garnishes to customize your tacos and nachos. Prices are very reasonable as well (ex. ~$7.99 for 3 tacos). They also have a drinks menu! Definitely worth the trip to Vaughan for this place!
