I recently had a craving for Mexican food and went to La Mexicana on Bathurst. This dirty little place was hot (a/c was barely working and it was 35 degrees outside), felt like an old basement and did not smell great.

Now, onto the food. I asked for a bottle of water which was warm - the waitress apologized but did not bring ice until I asked. Who wants warm water on a boling hot Toronto day?

The nachos were greasy and the oil they were fried in was definitely 'old oil' The salsa - my favorite Mexican food - was terrible.. like water.. watery, no taste, no flavor. I asked for Pico de Gallo (sp?) and it was disgusting - she charged me for it too and it was so bad! The tomtatoes were in the fridge and a few large chunks of white onion and some parsley - no corriander. Yet another disappointment.

On to the mains - I had fajita's - and get a load of this - the chicken was totally plastic-like and covered in lawry's salt - gross. Like rubber. And on the skillet, which was dirty, there were 3 red pepper strips and one green pepper strip, 3 onion strips and that was it! My buddy had some sort of mixed plate which was equally as bad - no flavor. Perhaps this was due to what appeared to be asian chefs?

In any event, yet another truly disappointing Toronto dining experience. All bad!

link|

flag|

0

I happen to like La Mexicana and find it better than any of the competition that I've tried. It's weird about that place - all the varying opinions. What I can say is that I consistently see Mexicans eating there which may mean that it's not as bad as lots of people say. All that said, as I'm vegetarian, I cannot speak to the meat dishes. I can only speak to the basics - the salsa, pico de gallo, guac, the chips and all the other carbs... all good to me.

link|

flag|

0

The meal I had earlier this year at La Mexicana (the yonge/bloor branch) was an all-time low. Mediocre, unmemorable (but not awful) food marred by sullen verging on hostile waitstaff. A Mexican friend he told me he ordered guac there once and was served something so liquid it was basically soup. I believe the owners are a Mexican woman and her Chinese husband.

link|

flag|

0

Wow, I'm surprised! It's not my favorite Mexican in Toronto, but I hit it sometimes just to satisfy the craving, usually when I'm feeling especially homesick (the Bathurst north location). It's been a while, so I have to check it out again to see what's happened. Their guac used to be pretty good, and spicy...
Then again, for my first choices, I'd go to Jalapeno (sorry, don't know how to put the tilda on the N), Dos Amigos, Milagro or El Sol...

link|

flag|

0