Amigo's Taco Shop — Restaurant in Prince George

From Prince Gastronome

I originally had a craving for Sushi but I figured I would give Mexican another chance. Third time’s the charm I guess. After several false starts, I've finally arrived at Amigo’s Taco Shop. I'll admit this will be one of the easiest reviews to make, and it’s a Saturday, so perhaps that's to be expected.

Amigo's is so simple; it's practically written in Basic (yeah, that just happened). Solid wood chairs were apparently lifted from an elementary school, in solid red to prove it. Various props looked probably borrowed from a thrift store including miniature cacti and sombreros. Staffed (currently) by four very attractive women with smiles and pleasant attitudes.

It works.

There is cheap and there is simple and then there is authentic. Amigo's feels like that corner café in a small village that serves the greatest food in the country, and you'd have missed it if you blinked while driving from one large city to another.

I am recommended the Burrito Supreme, which I add to a $12 combo plate. The two sides, mexi-rice and mexi-fries, are scooped onto a plate from warming buckets. Warming buckets. The burrito, about as thick as my neck, is made to order, shoehorned with beef, beans, salsa, cheese, lettuce, tomato, and sour cream. It’s delivered in less than three minutes, another reason why this place is so successful at lunchtime.

Compared to fast food varieties, Amigo's feels and tastes like it was made, not manufactured. Given current events with larger chains, I'm confident the beef in Amigo's is real and not comprised of inedible appendages, good intentions, and salt. That being said, I think the two sides could use a dash of spices. The burrito does make up for the slightly bland flavor of the sides. For the price, you get a heaping amount of food which is delivered with the speed of…hmm…would it be politically inappropriate to make a Looney Tunes reference using a racially inappropriate character?

I get a can of pop, not a tall glass of ice and syrup-flavored water. Amigo's shouldn't be here. It should be in a mall in a larger city where this quality of product is not nestled and hidden away outside of the city center, 500 feet from railroad tracks. And yet, it is also perfectly located, slightly away from competition but flanked on every side by businesses desperately looking for a good meal for lunch. If I wasn't living half way across the city, I could see it being a regular joint. Alas, there is a Taco Del Mar a block away. Been there once…haven't been back. If you can find a parking spot and come at a time where it's not insanely busy, Amigo's is a definite recommendation. It doesn’t try to be much and the result is something far greater than it thought. Places like the African Café and Kalo Donair should take a hint from Amigo's.

Food: 4/5

Service: 4/5

Presentation: 3/5

Value: 5/5

Recommendation: 4/5

Amigo's Taco Shop 229 Brunswick Street 250-562-TACO (yup,...

Sad excuse for food and service. Had a missing item, not a big deal so i called to have it made so I could quickly grab it. Lady on the phone proceeded to tell me the item was definitely put in the bag. When i let her know it wasn’t she awkwardly insisted another lady put the order together not her. Told her its okay, mistakes happen but the arguing and tone weren’t very friendly so she clumsily passed the phone off to someone else without even letting me know. The second lady was very friendly but the damage was done. When i picked up the item the rude lady was standing wide-eyed at the counter and i started to say that its no sweat if theres a mistake, just dont lie or argue with customers. She promptly interrupted me mid sentence and snapped “have a great day”, obviously not willing to listen and wanting to sweep the mess under the rug instead of saving face and just apologizing like a normal human. Yikes.

To top it off, burrito was falling apart and the beef had zero seasoning (even for being frozen and reheated it was bland and mushy). The taco bowl was totally burnt on the bottom and tasted like charcoal with this weird faint taste of bleach… i swear there wasnt a grain of salt, pepper, chili powder or cumin in any component so its like eating a blandy soggy pile of burnt mush that tasted like cleaning supplies. I think this is my last time going to amigos in hopes of having food resembling what it used to be. It was never authentic, but it used to be fast and edible. Now it’s overpriced slop, poorly prepared by staff with zero people skills or passion for food. Only good thing was the extra drink i got with the missing item. Experience was sub-subpar if thats even possible. Owner has no concept of quality control and hiring competent staff so theres no point in eating here unless youre 10 coronas deep and just need to fill your stomach. Frozen burritos from the gas station taste better to be totally honest so ill grab that next time and save myself the rudeness and extra trip from missing items. So much for trying to support local 👎👎 couldn’t even finish the meal so i hope the crows at the dump enjoy it after garbage day 🤷‍♀️ The quality has continued to spiral downwards since the lady with the Karen haircut took over and I definitely get why a second location couldn’t stay afloat. A liquor license would literally be the only draw but the 8th ave location never got one so the place closed. First Mai Thai, now Amigos… im done giving my money to people that think PG is full of country bumpkins with no...

Well i left a one star review here from last year and maybe said some stuff that got it taken down because I am absolutely STILL infuriated by this place posing as a mexicqn cantina. The one star reviews are NOT lying. Soupy mess, MICROWAVED(including the lettuce), no flavour, no quality. Just terrible. If you think taco bell is the bottom for mexican food, try this place and experience a new one! Forget the mexican part, its just terrible food period. I cant understand how people can give this the rating it has. Seriously go to mucho burrito or whatever chain resturaunt you can find over this one. Even just go to macdonalds. This isnt the cute hometown hole in the wall Diners Drive ins and Dives place with spectacular food this is more like a Kitchen Nightmare before Gordon Ramsey shows up. I am only here AGAIN writing this review to warn people because it ruined what was supposed to be the cap off to a special day out with my son. Should have just ate at the bowling alley. Honestly ive never experienced anything so BAD and i mean in or out of a resturaunt. Ive never tried prison food but i feel like this is what it would be like. Picture the school cafeteria from the simpsons. Thats what it felt like... and i tried really hard and wanted to find something i liked about the food and i couldnt. I cant understand how they stay open. Mexican cantina food is cheap and easy to make flavourful... hell they could even just do taco bell tex mex... but they do this instead. Very very sad and...