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La Flaca - Americana

4.6 (48 reviews)
InexpensiveVegetarian, Vegan, Mexican
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Casual
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Good for groups
Good for kids

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Enmoladas and potatoe chickpeas for tacos

We are visiting from California and struggling to find vegan food until we discovered La Flaca. The restaurant has good service and excellent vegan Mexican food. You can mix and match fillings to your preference. We got tacos with potatoes and also with beans both were great. The ahogdas was great and we swapped the filling for tofu. We also ate the enmoladas was excellent too. None of the food was too spicy but flavorful. The drinks were good too.

Tricia K.

This place came highly recommended and was conveniently located for my Guadalajara stay. Service was top-notch: fast, friendly and attentive. Chips and salsa brought to your table while you wait for your meal. Great vegan Mexican food, beautifully presented. Covered outdoor seating only, very popular, fills up fast.

Charles F.

I left my hotel and started the 35 minute walk to La Flaca. I was a straight walk and canvassed several small neighborhoods. As I turned the corner, I saw an over abundance of greenery and knew La Flaca was near. I walked up a couple of stairs and left the concrete jungle of Guadalajara and entered a small restaurant that seemed like it was deep in thr Costa Rican jungle. I truly felt a million miles away from everything and everyone. It was soul cleansing to take a break from all of it. The server came over and informed me of the online menu and offered me some chips and salsa I already knew that I wanted the torta ahogada. For some perspective, the torta ahogada is a very popular dish in Guadalajara, Jalisco. Most restaurants have it on their menu and it traditional comes with meat. This version at La Flaca takes the same dish packed with its savory spices and drench roll but instead of meat has mushrooms. The complementary chips and salsa were good. The salsas are not spicy by my standards but that's ok as they did have flavor. My preference was the smokey brown salsa in lieu of the green. The torta arrived and really took the time to savor the juices and sauce from all angles. Please do that as you will appreciate the meal through every bite. Make sure not to eat all the bread right away, you'll need it to mop out the sauce and spices on the plate. There's nothing that I would add to this dish. It's simply heaven. The server brought me over another salsa promising it was spicier. He was right but my wife is the ultimate salsa maker and while this one was good and slightly spicier, it holds no candle to my wife's salsa. The server did recommend the guacamole. It's good not great. It needs onions, garlic, salt, pepper, and tomatoes. For 40 pesos ~ 2 bucks, just get it. Yeah that's right $2 USD It was a magical meal in a magical place. In total I pad 145 pesos ~ $7.50 USD for the torta, guacamole and a beer. The question is why is this meal in the United States double to triple the price? I'll be thinking about retiring and returning to the la Flaca for more eats and treats. Yes. They have vegan donuts. Til the next time. Gracias. Excelente

Alitas de Coliflor
Dan B.

I ordered delivery from La Flaca, so forgive the presentation of the food. I'm sure it would be a lot better in the actual restaurant, however it didn't make much of an impact because the food was so delicious! I started with the taco because it was the smaller of the two main dishes I got. The filling was well seasoned and the salsa it came with was spicy and flavorful. It was very messy, so I would have liked it to be a little better encapsulated within the tortilla. But again- flavor is key. Next, I dug into the alitas. They were fairly simple - breaded floretes of cauliflower - but each florete was HUGE and they remained in tact so well when bitten. Plus there were so many of them I must have eaten an entire head of cauliflower myself! They paired really well with the barbecue sauce. Admittedly, I could have just gotten that one dish and been full, but I'm glad I got a variety. I finished the meal with the vegansito - a chocolate dipped Twinkie with cream and jam filling. It was an even combination of sweet and decadent, but light and just the right size. If it were any bigger I would have been sick of it before finishing. I probably wouldn't get it again because it had a very processed, convenience store snack type taste, but it wasn't bad if you need just a little something sweet to end your meal.

View from the front.
Rosy S.

Dude, there's no words to describe the joy I felt when I laid eyes on their menu. Birria, barbacoa, chorizo, freaking Pozole ALL VEGAN? Christ on a cracker, all the yes forever. Their place is small but their menu makes up for it. All of their food is like a dream come true for us mexican vegans who are left to eat nothing but rice and beans at family gatherings outside of our homes and most restaurants. Food was delicious, service was super friendly and price was very very good as well. I'm really excited to come back and eat here!

Torta ahogada
Christine D.

Fantastic food and service. My husband and I shared the torta ahogada and four tacos and loved almost everything. The birria taco wasn't as flavorful as the fetid the dishes but we still liked it. It's a small, open-air place with a casual, comfortable feel, but the limited seating meant we waited 45 minutes for a table at 5 on a Sunday. It was worth it.

Enchallatas
Keith H.

Amazing food best Vegan you could hope for. My wife is vegetarian so we went looking and wow this did not disappoint. We got the enchallatas and the posole and the torta ahogada. All were fantastic. The flavors and the freshness were as good as any restaurant we had in Guadalajara. Service was great beer was cold prices were fantastic. Also their pup was friendly and greeted us as we came in bonus points for that. Will come back for more. 10/10

Joe C.

The food was really good. The staff was friendly and the place was quite accommodating for being so small. We shared two dishes and couldn't finish them both - and I eat a lot. I couldn't believe how great the torta ahogada was. Perfect flavor and texture. You wouldn't miss the pork at all. Would definitely return and highly recommend.

The English menu
Kelly L.

A lot of traditional Mexican dishes--but vegan. The barbecoa de Berenjena sopes were awesome. And the Asada de Soya tacos were great too. But definitely get some sopes. There were many other things I wanted to try on the menu. Nice, friendly and accommodating staff. This is kind of a semi-outdoor patio type establishment. But since it was hot as hell the breeze was nice. It's located right off of Chapultepec, so great location with plenty to see after your meal.

Diego D.

Amazing Vegan Mexican Gourmet Food like you've never tried in your life. I was not expecting this greatness!

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