A popular taco spot in Toronto that lives up to the hype! This spot is so busy and in the heart of Kensington Market. It's a tight space in the restaurant with barely enough room to squeeze by after ordering at the back. Their patio was also full during the summer so you really had to get lucky with snagging a spot to dine in! The tacos though were spot on and so good! Taco Pastor (Grilled Pork) 5/5 - My favourite taco I had here since it came topped with pineapple to give it a refreshing taste. Taco Asada (Grilled steak) 5/5 - This came with a lot of grilled steak which was delicious for every bite. Taco Carnitas (Braised pork) 4.5/5 - This was made with braised pork and also tasty as well. I thought I had a great variety of tacos here and appreciated that they were able to put the onions and cilantro on the side. Overall, I'm still thinking about the tacos here and can't wait to have it again. read more

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Wow I'm impressed really really am great tacos did take me back to Mexico the place is just like a Mexican taco spot yes please come and eat here this is pretty authentic. The fresh waters are from a bag not natural but hear me out they are decent ok but the tacos and salsas mannnn they make up for the waters which are ok like I said. But the menu is great read more

Gus Tacos - Mexican Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

Small little store front in Kensington market with a nice quiet shaded patio in the back. You have to go through the store go up few steps up behind the order counter all the way to the back Hidden spot. Ordering was quick and you can see the cooks in the back making the food. The tacos were fresh and delicious meat filled to the brim with mild and spicy sauce of your choice and wedges lime to enhance the flavor. Chips were deliciously fried. Quick delicious affordable meal can't go wrong. So many choices of fillings. Can't wait to go back to try the fish, shrimp, mushrooms tacos. read more

Gus Tacos - Tacos and chips ! Yum! - Mexican Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

Had Gus Tacos for the first time last week and it was sooo good. We ordered the birria and pastor tacos, and birria broth and oh mannn was it so good! I will say I do prefer the birria more than the pastor. The food was served in a timely manner, we thankfully did not have to wait long and the server was kind enough to bring it to us. The ambiance is nice and feels homey but I'm giving it a 4 stars because the space is fairly small and can get crowded quickly especially on the weekends. I am definitely coming back here for more tacos though read more

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I went on a Thursday midday and there were still a few people in line ahead of me! Great to see they're busy on a weekday! The cashier taking orders inside was very kind and helped answer any questions I had about the menu. If it wasn't raining, I would've checked out the patio but the seating inside was still nice and clean. The burrito was amazing! I got the asada burrito with medium hot sauce (which comes on the side). This allowed me to evenly distribute the amount of sauce that's good for me. I can't wait to come back and try other items on the menu. read more

Gus Tacos - Asada burrito - Mexican Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

We came here for lunch during a work day. The food was really good. My favourite was the chicken taco! We love how loaded the tacos are. The Kensington location also had a backyard patio, which was perfect for the summer. The service is a little slow, so do plan ahead with the wait time. We went around 11:40 and by the time we finished, there was a long line waiting. One thing that's great about this place is that they bring their tacos to your table. read more

Gus Tacos - Backyard patio - Mexican Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

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I was happy to see Gus tacos come to the Beach but three visits later and not even close to the quality of food or service of Kingston. Will not be back. Other better options in the neighborhood- read more

The absolute worst bean and cheese burrito I have ever had. No word of a lie there are much better burritos at Taco Bell. There were hardly any beans at all it was all overwhelmed with fresh cheese. Not to mention they charged me $20+ for it and it took 40 minutes to make. I shared two pictures to show you what I'm talking about. They should be ashamed for serving this. read more

Gus Tacos - Mexican Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

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I went here on a busy night and so we did have to wait a while but it was wonderful. The person who was taking our order was really friendly and patient with everyone. The venue itself is small and tired but has a very fun vibe. The tacos were amazing. I got a few different ones to try and honestly I can't pick a favorite. I will say that I highly suggest getting the consommé to dip your tacos in. We got the lamb consommé and it was fabulous. read more

Gus Tacos - Menu - Mexican Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

Date of Visit: May 18th around 1 pm Location: Lakeshore and browns line Order: Veggie and beef burrito with guac and chips Dear Gus Tacos Management, I am writing to express my severe disappointment and distress regarding an incident that occurred with my recent order. I am a strict vegetarian due to deeply held religious reasons, and I specifically ordered the veggie option. Unfortunately, my order was either switched or completely mislabelled by your staff. Because the packaging indicated it was the vegetarian item I ordered, I ate the food, only to realize too late that I had been given beef. This error is not just a minor order mix-up; it is a serious violation of my religious dietary restrictions that has caused me significant personal distress. As a food establishment, accurate labelling and order verification are critical responsibilities, especially when customers trust your menu to align with their religious and dietary needs.I request that management investigates how this cross-contamination or mislabelling occurred to ensure it does not happen to anyone else. I expect a prompt response regarding how you plan to handle this error and prevent it from recurring. I am utterly surprised as I have been ordering and been there so frequently and it is one of my fav spots. I have no words. Sincerely, Dolly Chandriani read more

Thought I would give Seven Lives a break and we'll Gus Tacos did not disappoint. Delish! I went for lunch. It was past 11am so it wasn't busy. I ordered the guacamole and chips and a fish and chicken taco. Super delicious!! Fresh food, fast service. I obviously ordered too much food for one person but I wanted to try everything. I will have to make another trip to try out other items like the shrimp or beef tacos and the burritos. My favourite was the fish taco, the breading was flavourful....mouth is watering just thinking about it read more

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Love, love, love their hot sauce. Adds the perfect flavour to their delicious tacos. A good selection of tacos for a good price. The interior is a bit small and can get crammed with peak hours. Service is quick and efficient and totally worth the wait. I highly recommend! read more

I enjoyed my visit and the food I had. It started off very well with Felipe over at the counter helping us with our order. He was friendly and very accommodating. Felipe properly explained the menu items and also gave some welcome suggestions. There was also a good range of menu items, both price range wise and flavours for their tacos, burritos, and quesadillas. We had the asada taco and quesa dilla birrias, both of which are extremely good. The ambiance and authenticity of the food place was something I also appreciated. There were a lot of latinos (or at least Spanish speakers) among the customers, and that is one good indicator that says that they are doing something right with their food. Gus Tacos operates on a very small, narrow place, but that is easy to ignore with all the other things going right with the taqueria. read more

Gus Tacos - Mexican Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

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Came here after eating at dumpling house in Chinatown, and grabbed a quick drink (nothing beats a cold glass of coke on a humid day) while friends grabbed tacos. Staff are quick and friendly to take your order and the place smells wonderful. Friends loved their tacos. Love that there's a patio in the back for extra seating - it a quiet and spacious. There are also lots of food delivery drivers waiting on their bikes across the street because of how popular this place is! read more

Gus Tacos - Cold coke in a glass bottle - Mexican Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

Gus Tacos has a great combination of service, ambiance, and food. All the staff are very friendly while providing fast service, even when they are having to balance both takeout and delivery orders. The atmosphere is bright and inviting. Tables are kept clean and ready for you to sit down at and enjoy your meal. Onto the food. Their tortas are absolutely delicious! I have tried almost all the proteins and cannot pick my favourite. Make sure to also try out their hot sauces! read more

Had very high hopes for this based on reviews from Kensington market locations to hit up. For $5 a taco the prices are not steep but the size is not huge. The quesadilla is not a large one either which is why it's probably $7, but it was much more flavorful and I much preferred it to the tacos. Horchata - more authentic tasting that has that grainy taste more than just powder that dissolves. Decent overall Quesadilla - carnitas - little oily but with that comes a lot of flavor and definitely enjoyed Tacos - pastor, asada, and pescado - my favorite was actually the battered fish. Each has a slight different topping but some tasted dry so I liked to add the salsa. Staff was nice, there's not a lot of space despite a decent number of seats it's very narrow, food is decent but nothing amazing Ambiance: 3/5 Food: 4/5 Service: 4/5 read more

Gus Tacos - Mexican Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

Our new favourite place for tacos! Amazing tacos and great prices. We got carnitas (braised pork), barbacoa (braised lamb), and pescado (battered fish). The pork and lamb were delicious - especially the pork! Lots of flavour and not dry at all. Pair it with their orange hot sauce and it was perfection. The fish was good as well but I prefer the fish taco from Seven Lives a bit more. read more

Gus Tacos - Mexican Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

These are so dry tacos. Holayy I ordered the steak and shrimp and had a really hard time swallowing. Flavour wise, the steak is definitely flavoured well while the shrimp not so much as it's battered. You do get to pick how hot you want it and I said spicy and that's what I was given. The people are very nice and ordering is a breeze. The place is also pretty big and spacious so there room to come with friend. I don't remember if they have a patio or not. Sorry. read more

Gus Tacos - Mexican Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

I'm a fan! Our group tried to do a Kensington Market taco crawl and Gus Tacos was on our list. We ordered the pastor and fish taco. Wait was 10minutes. Paying was easy. $5 a tacos, which is average price in the area. These tacos were stuffed with fillings, super flavourful, and the tortillas held up! Will be coming back to this again and trying their other items! read more

Wow ! Hands down to the best tacos I've ever tried in Toronto . This place was so good . Real authentic tacos , service was quick , food was delicious , and prices are awesome. Definitely will be going back . You order at the cash and then sit down and wait for your tacos so definite nothing fancy , but of course real mexican tacos . read more

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Came by for lunch and tried the pastor, barbacoa and fried pescado tacos. Great prices and clean spot. The tacos tasted good and made with fresh ingredients. the barbacoa is pretty gamey which I didn't mind but the pastor was a touch dry. I went with their medium spicy salsa which wasn't too spicy for me. The taco sizes are pretty standard, nothing particular impressive but definitely fair for the price. The service is nice and friendly. read more

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This place seemed popular so decided to give it a try. Ordered the Taco Pollo (chicken) and Taco Asada (beef). The chicken taco - the meat needed more seasoning - bland. It was a lot of meat to fit in the taco so there was no balance to meat ratio. The beef taco was OK. This taco had more taste. I would try somewhere next time. read more

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I saw this on yelp and I know Kensington market got some amazing food so I went to Kensington I thought why not try this, I got the Asada, the pescado, pollo and barbocoa, this was one of the best tacos I ever had in my life I could just see the juice coming out of my mouth from the meat lol, the asada was so ended with the hot sauce and lime god damn, it is to die for I'm telling you you have to try this, it worth it, the pollo Was really good as well but honestly the beef took the home run for me l, succulent beef so tender that's how I like it, with the hot sauce and lime perfect balance, I will come back here phenomenal read more

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Amongst the many taco places in Toronto, this spot is for sure on up on the high ranks. I tried out 4 types of tacos: the barbacoa (braised lamb), carnita (braised pork), pescado (grilled fish) and camarón (battered shrimp). They have such a huge selection of tacos that it's perfect if you are going to a group of people with different tastes. All the tacos are rich in flavour and great quality ingredients. My favourites were the barbacoa and pesacado. The barbacoa was a unique flavour I haven't had from other taco places. The pescado you can taste the fresh grillness of the fish. The service was fast despite busy hours. The price range is reasonable especially for $5 a taco, you can't skip on that. read more

Got the Barbacoa taco which was pretty good and had a large amount of meat in it. It came with your choice of a hot sauce which I wish was more of. In my opinion I think the taco was a bit too much, good, but not worth the price. read more

If you're in the Kmart area and you want to try some delicious Mexican food. Gus tacos provide the best authentic barbocoa (lamb). My last visit I opted for carnitas (pork) and burrito form. For under $14, you have this massive protein burrito that will make you satiated til the next day. I highly recommend you get their spicy sauce. The service was fast and orderly. They have a gorgeous back patio but it's not open yet. read more

I tried the battered shrimp tacos and they were good! The portion was good and for $5/taco it was worth it. I also tried the braised pork and chicken tacos and they were also good, very tender, and quit saucy. I also asked for the (hottest) hot sauce and as someone who thinks they can handle spice, this was actually quite spicy! read more

Gus Tacos - a plate of tacos and sauces - Mexican Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

Loved this place!!! Finally a truly authentic Mexican taco!!! The place was kinda quite for lunch, but maybe because it was during the week. Which made me kinda worried that it was just going to be an average taco spot. It blew my mind!! When I tasted the guacamole and chips it took me right back to Mexico!! The serving sizes are huge!!! The ratio of quality and price were beyond my expectations. I highly recommend turning one of your tacos into a quesadilla!! They really know what they are doing!! Plus the salsa station is super cool!! read more

Decent tacos - great ambiance, and very friend staff. Service was fast and employees really make this place read more

First time at Gus and I think the proteins are hit or miss. The Caritas was delicious and very well-seasoned, but I think it needed another dimension of flavour. I had the grilled fish and my BF had the battered fish and we both thought they were a little bland. Bonus points for $5 a taco though, which is a rarity these days in Toronto. read more

This place is serving up some really good tacos. When I went, I tried the barbacoa, pollo asado, and carne asada tacos. There are a lot of other options in case you're not into those three. They're definitely stuffed and getting any three tacos will certainly fill you up. The tacos are kept simple, with just a tortilla, meat, onions, and cilantro. They're tasty, flavourful, and you will absolutely be satisfied with them. When it's busy, the lineups can get quite wild, so make sure you leave yourself enough time to snag yourself some of these tacos if you go at a busy time. Cheers. Check out @foodpharaoh on Instagram for more food! read more

Gus Tacos - Barbacoa, pollo asado, carne asada tacos - Mexican Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

It's real good! $5 tacos that are amazing. Nice little place. Great ambiance. Great flavour. read more

Gus Tacos - Pastor - Mexican Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

A new taco joint opened up in Kensington Market! It's where the old Sweek Olenka's used to be on Agusta Avenue. We only stumble by this place because we spotted the "NOW OPEN" sign and the "BARBACOA" writing on the wall. The menu is extensive and the space is completely transformed with lots of seating. The decor made you feel like you were in an authentic Mexican taqueria. I feel that today (Apr 6, 2019) was their soft opening so there was a longer wait for our food but I'm sure this will improve. We ordered 2 tacos (the barbacoa (braised lamb) and the pollo (chicken)) and they were goooooood. They even have a toppings station next to the cash register! Yeah, I know that Seven Lives is the King of Tacos in Kensington but get ready, this place is about to go head to head with SL. The advantage, lots of seats, which makes it perfect for groups and a good bit cheaper too. read more

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If you want bang for your buck in terms of amount of meat/protein in your taco, then Gus Tacos is your place. It's not so much for me though, hence the 3-star rating. I ordered the lamb, fried fish, and pork with pineapple tacos. The piece of fish was big, and the amount of meat in the tacos was also big. However, the toppings and flavour of each taco weren't very unique to me. I tend to like different sauces and garnishes to be paired with the meat choice of the taco, so that there are different flavour profiles for each. And I didn't find that with the tacos here. read more

Pretty disappointing experience overall. We waited in line for about 30 minutes, which is to be expected. When it came time to pay, we were informed that the card reader was malfunctioning, so we had to wait for the system to come back online. Not the restaurant's fault, but it was a long wait for a fairly short line. We waited another 30 minutes for our food, while they called all of the order numbers around ours, never calling ours. We finally went up to check on our order, and they'd gotten the number wrong. Our tacos had now been sitting for about 15 minutes getting cold. I noticed an al pastor taco in the order (I didn't order al pastor), and told the staff I didn't order that. They said "oh it's good, it's one of the best in Mexico!" (Thanks? I know what it is, I don't like pineapple, so I didn't order it on purpose...) shoved it in the box anyways, and sent me on my way. When I got home, I was one taco short of what I paid for, the order was totally wrong, and the tacos were completely cold. They tasted okay, though? Would have been better if they were warm.... No chance I'd go back. read more

I can't believe this is my first time trying these tacos!! There was a line up out the door and onto the streets. They were so busy and popular. Luckily the line up was much shorter after a walk around the neighbourhood. We even got seats in the back patio! We got the fish, carnitas, steak and marinated pork. The steak was my favourite. A good mix of meat and fat. Yum. The veggies were really fresh and the flavours on the tacos were perfect. The carnitas were soft and juicy. Fish was crispy. This is definitely my new favourite taco spot! read more

Gus Tacos - Mexican Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

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COME HERE FOR TRUE AUTHENTIC TACOS. Honestly won't disappoint. This review is actually for the parkdale location, but the tacos itself here is stuffed with lots of flavour and meat. Price is super cheap (can get a taco starting at 5$) and 2 tacos is already super filling. I've tried the fried fish (not as great as seven lives) but still very delicious Asada (grilled steak), so tender and flavourful Barbacoa, soooo delicious and juicy the meat Carnita, spicy and tasty Their garnishes are also super simple, onions and cilantro and they have 3 different types of hot sauces to choose from. Get the salsa verde and the spicest one. Its amazing! Also, try their Chilacas version..... its a stuffed pepper filled with cheese that is pipping hot in your taco. So so goood!! I've had an addiction to this place that i went twice in one week. Can't wait for my next visit!! read more

Delicious tacos! Got some steak tacos from here and they were so simple yet tasty. Even the hot sauce it came with was delicious. Highly recommended. read more

Gus Tacos - Mexican Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

Having passed by Gus Tacos in Kensington Market (as well as their location in Parkdale as well), and most often seeing people walking in and out of the shop with what looked like delicious tacos, I opted to finally give the Gus Tacos in Kensington Market a try. Now I see what the hype was all about. Here's what I think makes Gus Tacos work so well (in addition to what was really super friendly service and a wide array of choices of tacos): the tortillas are nice and fresh, the meat is plentiful, freshly cooked with lots of flavour, and the side ingredients (sauces, toppings and salsas) compliment the tacos nicely. I opted for the asada (steak) taco and battered fish taco and both had a fresh, generous amount of the protein on a fresh tortilla and yummy toppings. Next time, I think I will go for the shrimp and chicken. Service was also very efficient. You go in, put in your order and 15 minutes or so later, someone will bring your fresh order out. Prices were also very reasonable at $5 a taco. read more

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Are you low on cash but need something that really fills up then this is the stop. Even tho, it's weekday there is still people in that lovely joint. I would recommend to have a burrito and Jarritos (Mexican drink), if you have came this far this would me a must try. Personally I liked lime and tamarind flavor of the drink. Talking about ambiance it follows a minimalistic feature using mostly white tiles and red interior. read more