Cielito Lindo — Restaurant in Pickering

So glad to see Cielto Lindo is back operating as this is arguably the best Mexican restaurant in Durham maybe even the GTA. They have been serving up great food since 2006 until a fire next door in 2019 forced their shop to shut down. This family run restaurant stayed determined through the pandemic to make sure they would re-open and they finally did in March 2022. Finally stopped in today on a Monday, a day most restaurants choose to close.

Ordered the Tabasco combo with a beef burrito in a spicy red sauce and a chicken enchilada in a green tomatillo sauce. Wow, fantastic flavour, it was sooo good. The rice was great as well along with the fresh salad and perfect creamy refried beans. Very large portions and amazing value at only $12.95.

The churros were delicious as well. 3 large sticks of perfectly fried churros, crispy on the outside and warm and moist in the inside complimented by 3 different dips; strawberry, caramel and authentic sweet dark chocolate. Perfect way to end a great meal.

Family run restaurant with great service. Friendly staff with a smile on their face. Forget all the other Mexican restaurants, this is the only one worth visiting for dine in or take out. Great food, large portions and very...

Loved this place a few years ago when I went, but my wife wasn't thrilled and it didn't have much to offer kids so she wouldn't let us go again unless it was my birthday or Father's Day or something like that. So we went on Father's Day this year and it was even better than before. Since our last visit they added a kids menu, they are now licensed to serve alcohol, and they have a very spicy sauce that you can add as an option - that wasn't there before. This time I had the enchiladas and they were amazing. My wife had the fajitas, and she loved them. My kids had the quesadilla and burrito (mini size) and loved them. These guys also make the best fries you've ever had - I was picking them off my kids' plates and couldn't stop. We also had the deep-fried ice cream (split it) and that was a big hit. The price was great and service - wow. The waiter was friendly and helpful and his smile didn't stop even after my one daughter spilled her sprite...and when we changed tables my other daughter spilled hers! I was embarrassed, my kids have never done that and yet it happened twice. But the waiter didn't break his stride. The entire experience was A++ and now my wife is more than happy to make this a...

Absolutely delightful food .. but with very slow and inattentive service ..

We had the following: Camarones Calientes : Shrimp in spicy sauce. Just passable. Sizzling Fajitas for two (chicken) : Amazing flavour and quite a large portion Tabasco create-a-combo : One Beef Burrito in a red sauce and one Chicken Enchilada is a tangy green tomatillo sauce. The tomatillo sauce was the best - but the scene stealers were the creamy refried beans and the rice Basa Fish with Camarones : Crisp fried Basa fish and shrimp served doused with a brilliant Chipotle sauce. This was the best of the lot !!! Fried Ice Cream - This was a real let down Churros - Oh the churros - they were so magical, fresh out of the fryer and drizzled with cinnamon sugar. Great way to end a great meal Sodas to drink

The bill amount came up to exactly $100.

Please be prepared to wait - both for ordering and for the food to be delivered to your table. We went around 2:30 pm on a Saturday when some of the other diners were about to leave and even though there weren't enough patrons then, we still had to exercise a lot of patience and fight the urge not to walk out after getting frustrated...