April 28/2023: Lunch with my Al. Located in an industrial area & kinda outta place. Very little parking available. Food was goodish. I ordered a 3 taco combo, the "Los Campechanos". Came with tortilla chips & salsa. I added Guacamole. The guacamole was without a doubt the saltiest Guac I've ever had! The tacos were good but not great. Small portion as well. Service was fast & the people were very polite. As for the restaurant itself...kinda of a cold feel to it but they had lots of authentic Mexican products for sale. For me, this is not a do over. read more

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Old review (mine) was a different owner/resto. This new(er) spot has great burritos and tacos. Tacos are $$$$$; 14.75 for three small ones. Burritos a better value. Great staff and 5 stars for NO TIPPING; tipping is out of control. Parking is bad, be weary. read more

Super cute place along Kipling, but parking is a the worstttt. To order, you go up to the counter, place your order, find a seat, and they call you when it's ready. The service was friendly and quick on the weekday afternoon we went. They have a bunch of tortilla chips, house made salsa, and other goods along the walls that are for sale like a Mexican Speciality Grocer, and they have a pretty decent menu. They also have a some tasty salsas for sampling at the front counter while you wait for your food. I wish is that you could mix and match tacos with the combo, as you can only get one kind of taco. We did got around that by ordering two combos and just sharing though. Besides, that, it is good place for a quick meal. read more

Came here for the first time with a friend who loves this place and now I know why! Got the 3 taco combo with chips and salsa, perfect combo portion! The chorizo tacos were amazing! They were slightly dry which would be my ONLY complaint but with the added salsa it was perfect! read more

La Tortilleria - Chicken taco combo - Mexican Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

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Just came back from dinner there with my family and it was absolutely outstanding -- my kiddo and I both loved the soy chorizo and their dark salsa (the one with a bit of heat) was so good you could practically drink it. La Tortilleria isn't as fast or cheap as most of the other mexican/tex-mex restaurants I've been too but their chef is on point, definitely a cut above the rest -- and the food is the most authentic southern-california style mexican food I've found in the GTA (and the next best isn't even close). Added bonus - if you're a home cook, La Tortilleria is among the very few places in the GTA that sells cotija cheese. They also have some of my other favorites that I haven't found in too many places like coconut paletas (theirs are absolutely *killer*) and la rosa peanut treats. Oh and you can buy their home-made chorizo (soy and regular) and that dark salsa that's so good. read more

I had high expectations after my last burrito experience (Tacofino). One thing they beat Tacofino on was the vintage glass bottle Coke, which made it feel authentic! The Guac wasn't fresh, kind of tasteless. I had pork carnitas on my burrito, it tasted good. Otherwise a fairly okay burrito but nothing to write home to mamasita about. Tortilla chips were nice, not salty, and the salsa needed 'more'. Quick service and the glass bottle saved this from being a 2! read more

La Tortilleria - Burrito, Chips, Salsa, and glass bottle Diet Coke - Mexican Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

Love this place! Solid 4 out of 5 - just had one issue with the place. Let me explain. My friend and I reach whenever we need good tacos for a good price. However, parking is crap. There really is no parking, and the back designated for parking is a little sketch - - Kipling Tire parking overlaps the restaurants parking and sometimes it is hard to get a good spot. The restaurant itself is nicely presented, with kind of a Mexican market feel, as they have many of their menu items for sale as take-away. The restaurant gives off a cozy and inviting vibe. Food wise, it's awesome! I usually get the veggie option combo( black beans and guac) and that comes with a side of chips and mild and hot house-made salsa. Your choice of Mexican bottled drinks such as horchata (my fav), tamarind, mango, lemon-lime amongst others. You get 3 tacos, served on corn tortillas and I must say - they were some of the best tacos on the city's west end (since Hermanos at Port Credit shut down). Absolutely love the place, guac is super tasty, all they ingredients look and taste fresh and the free chips and salsa samples in the front of the house are a great addition! Definitely will be visiting in the near future and will 100% recommend to anyone in the area!! read more

You know what? It wasn't bad. Not at all. I'm actually kind surprised this spot isn't more of a 3 or 3.5 average but it's close so perhaps it'll average out there in the long run. First off, the parking here is kinda crap, that's my main gripe. You're told you can use the killing tire parking but my fiancée didn't feel safe parking behind an empty garage in an industrial area after dark and neither did I. Instead we parked in front of Kipling tire in one of the 3 tight spots. Walking in, this place was great, lots of seating and additional seating upstairs with a rooftop patio. I had to laugh a bit here because while a rooftop patio is posh to have... usually it's to look at "something"? Here at la tortelleria you get a fabulous view of... Kipling Ave traffic and the Ontario hydro building. Yay? That said perhaps it's a better place in summer months and there's some excitement I'm not aware of. It's a fast casual dining experience which does not include table service. Sort of a mcdonalds/fast food experience with nicer seating and a liquor license. You go up to the counter, place your order and find a seat, they call you when it's ready. The service was friendly and quick - it also was empty when we went so we likely got their undivided attention. We ordered an assortment of tacos between the two of us. The expectation is that you'll buy three of one kind for a lower price but having never been here we bought 5 different single tacos and an order of tortilla chips with guacamole. My fiancée had the two vegetarian option tacos and liked them both. I was impressed they had two vegetarian friendly options so good on them. I, on the other hand, ordered the chicken, the beefsteak, and the chorizo. The tacos were simple, flour tortilla and meat, no other filling. I appreciated the simplicity of these as it allowed me to properly appreciate and assess the quality of the fillings. My favourite was the chorizo, it had the most flavour but it was the skimpiest on the meat which was a downer. The chicken was my second favourite as it was pretty moist, a little bland for sure but was packed with meat. The beefsteak was my least favorite, it was dry, very bland but had a fair amount of filling. The chips and guacamole were OK. The chips were very tasty but the guacamole was served in a tiny side container and was whipped so definitely not made to order. The chips and the tacos came with both the salsa verde and the smokier salsa which are signature creations of this place and you can buy tubs of it to take home. As others mentioned, if you're looking for real toppings for an at home taco night this is your place. Several varieties of hard to find Mexican queso, a bunch of dried chili peppers, fresh chorizo sausage, tortillas and tortilla chips and of course their salsa. Lastly they also have the authentic Mexican juices like my recently discovered new fave - Hibiscus juice. I didn't have theirs but I plan on it next time. Definitely a good spot to grab some quick cheap tacos (total bill was about $30-35 with tax tips and soft drinks). Not a fancy night out so save this for when hunger strikes and you want better than Taco Bell and McDonald's and don't have the time to sit and wait at a more formal restaurant. EATCREST out! read more

Mediocre at best, sadly. This place has a lot of potential, if anyone would actually care. The tortillas are old and dry, the ingredients taste boring. Go to the other place down Kipling where friendly staff will prepare significantly better food. read more

Very bland, even more dry. I could have eaten mulch and it would have had more moisture and maybe more flavor. This seems to be a common complaint, I thought maybe they had taken note of these reviews... apparently not. Will not be eating here again. read more

Smells like tires. Not the best food. Was hoping the reviews were too harsh. They are not.

I feel bad about this 1 star. I wanted to give zero but that's not possible! First, the location is borderline sketchy. Then the place is only borderline clean. But the food - it's so wrong in so many ways! We had some sort of beef soft taco that was sooooo salty our tongues hurt after. The chicken salad/nacho was drenched in guac and sour cream it got so soggy it looked too gross to eat. We did anyway (we paid for it after all) and regretted it immediately. Like the beef, it was very salty, the ingredients didn't come together and it was just so, so very wrong. So if you're craving for Mexican food, skip this one. There are boatloads of other places you can go to. read more

FANTASTIC! The burritos are so full and bursting with flavour. Great food that doesn't break the bank ($8.95 for steak or chicken burritos). With a place as good as this in the neighbourhood, only a cretin would go to Burrito Boys or Fat Bastard. Friendly and helpful service. Bonus for the fantastic Nacho chips samples. 10/10 read more

As a Mexican, having a Mexican place to eat close to me sounded fantastic. I had been to previous locations and previous years and this place is getting more and more white every year. The food is now bland and seems to sit there forever. There's no aguas frescas and I could almost be sure none of the staff knows more than 3 words in Spanish. I am sad to see of my favourite places turn into an average, tasteless, pseudo-mexican place. read more

Don't waste your time or money. I have been coming here for several years to pick up tortillas, salsa, etc and have always been happy with what I received. It was a little pricey for what it was, but I was ok with that. Then I ordered take-out for my family. It turns out my son was the lucky one. They forgot to make his meal entirely. We had to deal with relatively expensive mediocrity. Cold since I had to call in about the missing children's meal (then make him dinner since he still needed to eat). McDonald's is better for refunding your money than this place. They put a refund for a single item, even though their incompetence ruined the entire meal. And the refund took 30 minutes to even get. There are so many better options now in the city. This should be the last place you go. read more

I'm so sick and tired of people who rate a place based on a set of criteria that don't apply. You have to adjust your expectations based on where you are going. You don't rate McDonald's based on the criteria you would rate Harbor 60 Steak House. This is basically a tortilla factory that also offers food because of the access to AMAZING fresh tortillas. So viewing the food and experience through that lens, here is the only accurate review posted here so far. I had a carnitas burrito. I have had many burritos in my day. This was easily in the top 5 of my entire life. The tortilla was unreal fresh and grilled after being assembled. Ingredients were top notch in flavor and freshness. If you're looking for a fairly authentic taco, burrito, etc with extremely authentic and amazing fresh tortillas then this is the place for you. It's not a fancy burrito chain. It's a whole in the wall burrito factory that makes kick ass food with their freshly made tortillas. Take it for what it is and you'll love it. Oh ya, and its freaking CHEAP! I think $8.00 for the Super Grande burrito which was (I kid you not) the size of my shoe. You just can't find that kind of deal easily in expensive ass Canada anymore. AND DON'T WASTE YOUR TIME WITH A TACO SALAD! ARE YOU COMPLETELY DAFT! IT'S A FAKKING TORTILLA FACTORY AND YOU DON'T GET A TORTILLA? WTF!!! read more

I really tried to like this place .. but I just cant. One star because of GOOD, SPEEDY SERVICE. If I could give negative stars because of the food, I would. The guacanachos were BIG, but TASTELESS. So were the tacos. Chicken tasted like boiled chicken with no salt, pork tasted like pulled pork with no sauce. Size was big but all were bland and zero taste. Not even a jarload of salsa can save this. Unfortunately, WILL NOT BE BACK. unless I need fresh corn toritillas. read more

Tonight was a complete miss. The Friday night crew was more focused on hanging out than providing great attentive service. I tried the chicken tinga burrito. Big mistake. It came out shaped like a large square diaper. I bit into it and four bites in found a cold wad of cheese shred. I notified the girl at the counter that I'd like two tacos instead (which cost less than one burrito). After some attitude, she agreed to have them made. They were pretty good - much better than the burrito, though I was pretty disappointed with the employee's defensiveness towards returning the burrito. Owner - teach your crew the art of making a burrito. Burrito layering and rolling 101.. read more

I arrived to give this place a second try. I ordered a costly package of three puny tasteless tacos along with a coffee. The food was warm enough and was brought to my dining table in a pizza-like cardboard container. I think a paper plate would have been more appropriate. The cardboard container with a lid which took up the entire table need knocked my coffee over. The single attendant did not offer me a replacement coffee. I had to request a glass of water. If you are running a business and you want people to come back again this will not encourage me to return. The tacos were not that tasty. Common sense the server did not possess. read more

For homemade tortillas, sauces and a variety of Mexican ingredients that are harder to find, this place is great and very well priced!! Customer service was friendly and helpful. However do not go here for the food. Ordered a chicken and pulled pork taco along with a burrito. All three dishes were bland and had zero flavour. The pulled pork was extremely dry and tasted as if it was only roasted in its own juices (no spice). I would definitely not eat here again (you're better off going to Burrito Boys for a delicious burrito!) read more

Came here for lunch with some colleagues. Great sized portions and authentic tasting food.

This place is terrible!!! They are thieves!!! Their cactus tortilla package says 36 tortillas and under it, 600 grams. Well, after buying 6 packages I decided to count them because they last only about a week... sure enough, they only contain 28 tortillas!!!! I called them and they treated me like a retarded!!! They refused to give me the tortillas missing and they refused the give me a name of a higher manager. What kind of business is this. Are they trying to profit on their most popular product because the rest of their food is below mediocre???? read more

I have been back several times and not updated my review. The Tacos are delicious, especially with their fresh home-made salsa. I always pick some up along with corn Tortillas and Pico de gallo, for making more at home. The ambiance was part of the low rating, but GOOD NEWS La Tortilleria has just moved up the street into the old "Franks on Kipling!" They will have a massive patio, and soon a liquor license. Looking forward to summer beers and tacos in the sun soon! read more

I've been a few times. Always happy. The vegetarian tacos are surprisingly tasty! Avoid parking out front. It's easier to park in the alley way behind the store. read more

I visit La Tortilleria once a week for tortillas for my fish tacos. They have both white and yellow corn and it's only $3 for about 30. They also offer organic blue corn tortillas and I believe they cost about $6.50. The homemade nacho chips are, without doubt, authentic Mexican restaurant quality - you can't stop eating them! The green and red salsa scream freshness and also made in-house. Sometimes the red salsa is hit or miss as it can range from being very spicy to not-so-spicy; the last container I bought was loaded with the salt. Not a huge selection of Mexican goods as you would think but you can get Queso Fresco, Mexican Chorizo and they have a good assortment of dried chilies. Prices are not marked for most of the groceries so be sure to ask because it's fairly pricy. If you're familiar with the area, just come up Norseman and make the quick right on Kipling and then another quick right, otherwise you may miss it. There is nothing shady about the location, it's just very industrial. The parking lot is small and extremely tight but, if you're just running in and can't find a spot, I would just park in Advance Tire's back lot. I've only eaten from there once because I was starving and still had a lot of errands to run. I ordered three tacos (Beef & Chorizo, Carnitas and Chicken Tinga) which I had to wait for 10 minutes, albeit the meat was already prepared. It cost close to $10 and the woman was horrifically stingy on the fillings - probably (no word of a lie) about two tablespoons of meat per taco, some nasty soggy rice and some refried beans that had no taste. There was no salsa, cilantro, slaw or even Queso Fresco so it lacked a lot of freshness. It's difficult to give a review of the meat itself because there was so little of it and the tortilla overpowered everything. I can't understand the other reviews that the portions were generous. There was a gentleman in front of that ordered the taco salad and it was half the size of the one depicted in Rob M.'s photo. I would have given this business four stars if it wasn't for her and her cheaply made tacos! Please scroll to the bottom of this page and read Tammy W.'s review that Yelp did not recommend for some reason. read more

This place advertises fresh tortillas made daily. This is a lie. They send them from a factory. Premade without even a best before Date The owners Axel and Juan are the worst Rudest ignorant people I have ever seen. They don't care about their customers. They don't stand behind their products. They will do nothing to fix any issues. They tell their employees not to tell anyone their names. So again Axel. And Juan. read more

Came to this place with my 9 years old son and try to order a plain chicken quesadilla for him and it seems to be impossible to make it, at least, this is what the guy at the cashier told me, also said that this will be too spensive for me because it was very simple, that I should order just the taco in that case, after listening to his ridiculous advice, I decide it to order a basic chicken taco and than he sreply to me: we can only make chicken Tinga, sorry. Jajajajja what a joke. For a place that had only 3 person inside how can you prefer not to sale anything, feel sorry for the owner that let this people running his restaurant. read more

Super awesome, my first visit, I loved the Horchata and the Burrito was excellent, good quality food, great friendly service. Highly recommended, I will return again! read more

La Tortilleria - My new favourite drink! - Mexican Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

Super cute place along Kipling. They have a bunch of cool drinks, tortilla chips, house made salsa, and other goods along the walls, and they have a pretty decent menu. I had the combo with Taco Del Pueblo, and I enjoyed it, it was very affordable and a decent meal. The one thing I wish is that you could mix and match tacos with the combo, as you can only get one kind of taco. At any rate, good place for a quick meal, really quiet. I would like to go back and check out their rooftop patio as it looks really cool! read more

This was probably the worst meal I've had in a restaurant in quite some time. I'm not sure if this is primarily a lunch place, but when me and my family went on a Saturday evening the only option was the tacos. We ordered a variety - for every single on the the meat was dry (as if they had prepared earlier in the day and we were served what was left) and the meat was unseasoned. Maybe if we had gone for lunch the food would have been better. On a positive note, it looked nice in terms of a casual place to fine with friends. read more

Horrible food, horrible service. At least they are consistent. Sorry folks, this is the worst ever. Nice branding, but they need to get help with food quality. Dry, over cooked meats, hidden under tasteless sauces, and served on stale bland tortillas. C'mon people, do Mexico proud and step up your game. read more

I got their food through uber eats and although I love uber eats, I will never order from this place ever again. Everything that was reviewed is correct. Bland no flavour and they gave me the incorrect order. I wish i read their reviews on yelp first before ordering from them. read more

Went in November. They didn't have the heat on or it was really low. We froze through dinner. The food was bland, dry and costly. Just noticed this place is for sale on realtor dot ca. Hopefully someone will be able to turn it around. read more

Awful catering experience here. Placed my order a week in advanced over the phone, and when I got there they had no idea where my order was. I kept getting interrogated with questions like I was lying. And then the woman at the counter says, "Oh this happens sometimes." What??? That you lose people's orders??!! Beyond ridiculous. After calling however many people and no response, I walked out. Received a phone call later saying "Oh we see you did in fact make an order. There was a mix up and we wont have your food..." Absolutely unacceptable. Not to mention this food was for a birthday party. read more

Very slow service and the order was still messed up. Tacos arrived cold and sent back only to come back cold again. Multiple customers ended up leaving rather than waiting 30 minutes to order 1 taco. All tables were dirty and customers had to clean their own area to sit down. read more

Aggressively bland "mexican" food. I didn't know you could make food this flavourless. Epic fail.

Stick to buying the Tortillas (cant beat the price for half kilo! $2), salsas, frozen chorizo, cheese and the other pantry items for your next mexican meal or cook off. The food at the place is - bland! I have tried the house special tacos and the salads. The meats they have there - chicken (tinga/mole), pulled pork/carnitas or even the chorizos in a sauce overrun by potatoes - were all bland. Just no flavor in the food what so ever. Parking is a bit confusing - the empty spots actually belong to the auto repair shop next door and i was told their parking is actually behind the store. read more

The service was awful. They have 1 point of service machine so if they are taking a phone order you're standing there waiting. There were three people working that we saw, the other two never thought to step up and offer service while the guy was on the phone for over 5 minutes leaving us stand there. They had one customer turn around and walk out and the place wasn't even busy. The food was over priced for what you got and the fact that it was cafeteria style where you have to pick up your own food. Our bill was $28 for two taco meal orders. The tortilla shells were way too dry and the chicken was bland. On the plus side the steak was good as was the guac. We definitely would not recommend dining here or taking it to go. read more

This place is the worst. When you walk in you are greeted by 2 young boys (who look about 12 years old) and who stare at you as if to say, "What are you doing here?". Then it goes downhill from here. The food, service, and general ambience is hideous. The prices for this crap are out of sight. You're much better off at a Taco Bell. (And it's somewhere neat the bottom as well, but at least you don't get screwed on the bill.) Stay away! read more

This place is super dirty. The food isn't fresh. And the customer service is the worst I've ever encountered. Save yourself the trouble and find another spot. read more