A very good taco place in New Westminster, by Sapperton area. It was busy when we got there around…read more530pm. Tacos come in 3s and for meat options, you have: Carne Asada - flank steak Pollo Asado - grilled xhicken Pastor - pork marinated with onion and pineapple Carnitas - pulled pork Barbacoa - lamb Pollo Pibil - slow roasted Chicken Chorizo - Mexican Saussage Pescado - Deep Fried Basa Fish (Extra $.50) Veggie Mix - Cactus, Corn, Onion, Zucchini, Tomato We got 2 orders on tacos and had steak, pork, pulled pork, lamb and chorizo. The pulled pork and lamb were a little drier than other places but the flavor was good. The chorizo and steak were tasty, and juicy. We also got flautas where the blend of ingredients was well balanced. The atmosphere was cozy, with the patio lights going around the interior, even though we were in booths. **

A friend and I were craving tacos but didn't want to travel too far from my place so we decided to…read moretry out Taco Factory in New Westminster. We ordered the pico de Gallo with tortilla chips ($10), my friend ordered the taco combo (3 tacos), and I ordered the lamb burrito. The pico de Gallo was decent but was a bit pricy for $10 - there was a lot more pico de Gallo than chips. Both the taco order and burrito dish came with a nice surprise - a side of fries and a mole sauce. The fries were crunchy, fresh, and delicious. The mole is made from a Mexican pepper that has a nice smokey flavour and kick - both my friend and I loved the sauce! The lamb burrito was really tasty and the smokey delicious mole sauce went wonderfully with it. Along with the crispy fries, I was a happy camper. My friend was also happy with his 3 tacos (1 each of the fried basa fish, Al pastor, and Pollo) and agreed that he would return here. Our only complaint was that they only had one server for the entire restaurant so service was a little slow but the server was very friendly.

Even though it's tucked away in a food court, Pamola Bakery and Deli genuinely feels like a…read morefamily-run restaurant as it's warm, welcoming, and full of character. The food is made fresh to order, so depending on what you choose, there may be a bit of a wait, but it's absolutely worth it. Everything tastes homemade and authentic, the kind of food that doesn't try too hard because it doesn't need to. My go-to quick bites are the tamales and sopes. Both are seriously delicious and never miss. The owners and staff are friendly, polite, and add to that comforting, neighborhood feel that keeps you coming back.

Two words: Tortilla…read moreSoup. It is simply the best tortilla soup I've ever had, including in Mexico. 5 out of five. 10 out of 10. Infinity out of infinity. Oh and their baked goods are good too and I'm sure all of the other Mexican specialties are delicious... But that seriously hit the spot today.

Finally tried El Inka Restaurant for a weekday lunch. They do a mix of…read moreColombian/Peruvian/Salvadorian/Mexican dishes. The inside is no frills with 26 seats (7 tables). Service was friendly. Main dishes are $14.50 to $32.00. Sadly, no pupusas when we went. - 3x Empanada Colombiana ($1.50) - hot, crunchy - Tamal ($5.00) - chicken was a touch dry but good flavour. Topped with pickled red onion - Arroz con pollo ($14.50) - best dish that we ordered. Tasty green rice (with peas and diced carrots), chicken leg was nicely roasted - Bandeja paisa ($27.00) - crispy chicharron, tasty chorizo sausage. Not much shredded beef. Pricey plate; would try something else instead - Picado criolla ($21.00) - cassava and plantain were great. Nice variety with pork ribs, sausage, potato

Authentic, flavorful, friendly. A neighborhood fav…read more Everything is good here. Only critique - I wish they sold tamales by the bag.

Went here with very high expectations as it was recommended by my friend. I ordered Enchiladas, and…read morethey allow me to try the different meat selection they had. To be honest, at that point none of the protein selection really wows me but I decided to go with pork. I kinda regretted it cause the food was no busin and I paid 22 bux for it. I have given up trying to find good Mexican food in Vancouver. I'll save my Mexican craving for Bellingham trip. TLDR: Staff are nice, but food are not that great

* This isn't carne asada! *…read more Menu option: Burrito. Choices listed: Meat or veggie. Whole wheat or white. The dialogue: Me: Do you have carne asada? Him: Yes. Me: Ok, I'll have a carne asada burrito. Him: Yes. Me: (Waiting patiently - no questions about whole wheat or white, but just going with the flow and assuming likely to get white if not asked) Him: Here ya go. Me: (Pay the man). Thanks. (Walk away to open up my carne asada burrito.) Me (to myself): Oh, they gave whole wheat without asking. Hm..... Photo: http://www.yelp.ca/biz_photos/eWoyUHGA44U6jCdXDhRfIQ?select=s1ILOwlG2atifGGn4yqASQ Me: (Bite into it) Me (to myself): WTF? This ain't carne asada! This meat has not seen a grill. It is stewed. Ugh....I wanted grilled. Ugh. Grumble grumble grumble. Me (after eating): (Walk back past truck and decide to ask) Interesting carne asada - I've never had it stewed like that instead of grilled. Him: We don't serve carne asada. Me (to myself): WTF?!?!?! Did you not see the dialogue from before?!?!?!?!?!?!?!! Photo of "carne asada": http://www.yelp.ca/biz_photos/eWoyUHGA44U6jCdXDhRfIQ?select=z2cZS9O0t_EBa1BSB61f6g I really don't like when a place says they have something, you order it, you find it isn't what they said, and then they say they don't have that. That just ain't right. Just like that wasn't carne asada. Bad business practice.

There were 4 of us that visited the new family run North Burnaby location. The owners felt they…read moreneeded a larger location to accomodate their guests. Apparently its more than twice the floor space as their current location in Port Moody. They plan to open up a patio in the back of their location soon. As for their authentic Mexican food and service we would rate this place 10/10, only because it was a week day night and they've only been open 1 week in. They officially launch this August 28 with 1 free new flavored margarita with your meal. The bright decor and ambience was warm and inviting. It won't be long before this new location is shared with everyone. If you crave authentic Mexican food, this restaurant will meet or exceed your expectations.

Every time I come here it's great - consistently fantastic food and wonderful, friendly service…read more They really treat you like family. Very cute decors as well.

Super tasty Mexican place N of Central Park on Kingsway. Still remember when this place used to be…read moreGreek (Minoas). Parking is available in the lot behind the building, as well on the side streets. The venue looks like it used to be someone's house. There's even what looks like a living room downstairs. Definitely a strange layout. Not sure what goes on there, but the regular dining room seems to be upstairs. There is a nice large S facing patio and large bar area. The place is brightly coloured, with yellow and orange walls. Staff are friendly. No complaints. I had the alambra carnivoro. This thing is pretty epic. Basically a pile of fajita fillings (meat, peppers, onions, peppers, cheese, and more meat bits) in a pile, served with soft tortillas and a pile of sides (rice, refried beans, salsa,and guacamole). I just sat and stared at the big beautiful dish. Maybe I was super hungry, but it was very delicious. I left satisfied and happy. Definitely worth checking out if one needs a Mexican fix in the area. Recommended.

Came here during the "Bite of Burnaby" promotion. 3 course meal for $35. Good pricing and value. I…read moregot this instead of the Taco Tuesdays special - 3 tacos for $12 - because the BoB menu had enchiladas for the main. I love enchilada and that's always my go to order. For the starter I ordered the Esquites. It was nice but too liquidy after a while. The chicken enchilada with red sauce was ok. The refried beans and rice were not the best I had and that was usually my favorite part. The dessert was Passionfruit cheesecake. Initially they said it was out of stock and would replace with tres leches cake (yay my fave). But they somehow managed to find the Passionfruit cheesecake and served that. It was not good at all. It didn't taste like cheesecake. Good thing that's usually not on the menu. R had the tacos instead. I tried some of that. He got the Birria, asada and pastor. Of those, I prefer the pastor. Very tender and flavorful. The horchata was pretty good but at $7, I thought that was a bit on the high side. We may come back for taco Tuesday ($4 each with min 3 purchased) or burrito Wednesday ($14) in future. I'm glad this place is being used again after the Greek restaurant closed when the owners retired. The layout is still the same. It can get really loud at any of the tables by the speakers. The music kinda drowns out any conversation. Parking is available behind. Walking distance to both Patterson and Joyce skytrain stations. Or there's the bus stop nearby.

The value and portion servings are decent here. The food itself tastes average imo, but you will…read moredefinitely get full and it's not too heavy at all.

I had to sleep on this review for several nights. The bottom line is if you're craving Mexican food…read more- don't go here. Small spot. Classic Mexican trinkets line the walls. It was completely empty at 6pm on a Friday. We entered and no one greeted us. Ever. We sat ourselves until someone sauntered out. The older man who appears to be running the place is a character. I truly felt like I had walked onto the set of a play. This man either doesn't care in any way about the success of the business or his customers // or truly doesn't understand what his role is. He refused to give us what we ordered multiple times. If we wanted beef he would say No, it's not good. He wouldn't serve us chips saying our kid will choke. He wouldn't give us a dish we ordered telling us it's too much food. Simply talking to him was quite a challenge and caused tension. We gave up and just ordered anything. Side note - it's a no alcohol establishment. No license. When we asked if they had beer he mocked us - "Ohhh you NEED alcohol?" There's no other way to put it, the food is below mediocre. It's bad. It's flavourless, small, basically a bunch of mush. It's pretty clear things are premade and just heated or microwaved as enchiladas came out in about five minutes. Overall, the place was quite dirty. Sticky floors. And down right rude and uncomfortable. Such a disappointment. They need to get a proper server in place to elevate the experience and invest $$ in lot proper food. At the very least, clean the floors and remember - the customer is always right. At least let them order what they want.

I grew up in Southern California, and so I'm pretty picky about Mexican food. I wanted authentic,…read morenot Americanized. It matters whether the corn tamales are fresh and the right kinds of cheese are used. The quality of the jalapenos. The variety of the salsas. And especially the way the meats are seasoned and cooked. It seems like the farther I get away from Mexico, the more unreliable the Mexican food becomes (although I must admit, I did once have a great Mexican meal at a hotel in Sweden!) Anyway, Vancouver is pretty far from Mexico. And so the results are pretty dicey at a lot of the Mexican places around here. But Mi Casa really blew us away. It's a little hard to find, it's just a door with stairs going up. But once you're up there, it's quite, spacious, with picture windows lining two walls. I was pretty sure things were going to go well when I got my Margarita. None of that fake Margarita flavored syrup here, just real lime juice and a generous two ounces of tequila and a rim half salted without my having to ask. Then the enormous pile of nachos showed up, thoughtfully layered and covered in the right kind of cheese. Plentiful pickled jalapenos with just the right spice level. A mound of delicious guacamole. And an incredible chorizo. I've never even been much of a fan of chorizo, and if I'd known it was going to be on there, I'd probably have had them leave it off, but it really made the dish. It was complex and smoky, and its flavors infused everything. Honestly, these were the best nachos I've ever had anywhere. I also had the lunch special, which was two tacos. I chose pastor and cochinita pabil. Pastor is a longtime favorite of mine, and this was prepared in a very traditional way. It was excellent, but the cochinita pabil was even better. Succulent and plentiful. Some of the best I've had. My wife had two tamales with chicken filling. You could tell they were homemade with perfectly done cornmeal wrappers and served on corn husks. Service was friendly, and the server verified our suspicion that the owners were from Mexico City. I've dined in hundreds of Mexican restaurants, but I have to say this was the biggest surprise and was among the very top of all that I've been to. It really exceeded our expectations and will become a regular on our rotation.

Mi Casa I used to love you more but $25 for veggie enchiladas seems a bit much - would've been $30…read moreif I added a side of guac. You are in a prime location so I get it, they are delicious (I love the veggie combo with spinach and mushrooms etc) but I just don't know if I'll be back anytime soon. The $12 single margarita was quite decent. You seem to still be busy with folks waiting for a table, so I'm happy for you! Your staff are always lovely andI do enjoy your casual vibe. So, maybe see you again, I wish you the best!