MEXITACO On Victoria Park — Restaurant in Toronto

Some of the most bland Mexican food I've had in the city. I'd heard bad reviews but I still wanted to give them a chance cos maybe it was good.

We ordered UberEats and first, they took forever to prepare our order (about an hour for ceviche, tostada, burrito and some chicken!), then the Uber driver stole it, so we had to reorder and wait again. The second attempt got to us fine but after that wait, we were even more disappointed. My tostada was small for the price and seemed to have an excessive amount of onion. The ceviche was bland and unexciting. The chicken... was just chicken. The wings were so hot when they put them in the styrofoam they melted through the bottom! Gross. Funny thing is nothing we ordered was hot when we got it except for the plain tacos that came with the chicken which were really warm.

My burrito was brutal. I specifically ordered cheese on it--there was none. And note: cheese costs an extra $1!! It was plain rice, refried beans, ground beef and that's it! They claim it's "tomato stewed" but it tasted EXACTLY like they put some beef into campbells vegetable soup-- complete with the mushy peas, carrot and corn that come in the soup! Other than the flavour of Campbell's soup, it was tasteless. Didn't see any tomato, interestingly.

The so-called salsa is awful. It's basically half tomato sauce, half hot sauce. Really hot but no flavour! Amazing. The guacamole that came with the chicken was just mushed avocado. I'm very glad I didn't spend an extra $2 to get that on my burrito. (I have my own at home already.) The nachos that came complimentary were the best part and they were pretty plain too.

Won't be giving this place another chance. And joke's on the theiving Uber driver: he scammed and went thru all that effort just to get this bland...

Great atmosphere and brightly decorated. Went to location on corner of St. Clair and Victoria Park. Staff was polite, and courteous. Also amusing and friendly. I understand the majority if not all the staff were Mexican. The food was authentic not like Taco Bell. This is the real deal. I have added photos. I was with a group of 8. We had a table close to kitchen but it wasn't a hastle. Food service was a little slow but they were booked tight by the time we started ordering. Saturday at 7pm. We ordered multiple smaller dishes to share. The two soups (see picture) were listed in appetisers yet were served as a full soup. They both have a pepper broth (one said tasted like tomato soup) I disagree it was not very spicy but very tasty. One with tortillas chips the other other homini corn and pork. We shared mini beer battered fish tacos in soft corn tortillas with cheese and guacamole (2), mini beer battered shrimp tacos (2), I got a fresh shrimp tostada (large, luscious, jumbo shrimp perfectly cooked with fresh pico de gallo and diced veggies) on a crisp corn tortilla and my friend got a pork taco. Also tasty marinated pulled pork. All our dishes were in the $4 - $6 range. Then we added 3 Coronas between us. Perfectly paired with the mexican meal. Amazingly we had room for dessert, deep friend vanilla ice cream in a decadent chocolate sauce with a spray of real cream. And large churros (2) freshly fried and dusted with sugar and cinnamon, served with a decadent chocolate and a velvety caramel dips. The churros arrived at the table still warm, crispy on the outside and soft on the inside. Great time wax had by all. All reported we would be back again. I'm looking forward to trying the mini beer battered calimari tacos and another desert. Thanks for a great time and...

My buddy has been telling me how great this place is because him and his wife go there all the time. I made the trek to Scarborough and right off the bat I will mention that parking is going to be an issue to anyone who is not from the area of the restaurant. We managed to find parking on Vic Park but not really that close to the restaurant.

Walking in, the music and decor were very Mexican and inviting. The server who greeted us was very friendly as well. Ordering was tough because not many toddler friendly choices on the menu. For example, I was going to order just a side order of beans with some tortillas for my daughter but it turns out that the beans come standard with chipotle pepper making it too spicy for a baby. When they said it was not possible to have the beans without the chopped up chipotle inside then my heart broke because that usually means these beans are either mass produced, purchased and reheated just to serve; or made in the morning, mass produced, reheated and served. I am not a fan of supermarket instant food being served at restaurants at a premium.

I ordered the ceviche fish and shrimp, it was nice but not spectacular. I am on a quest to find the best ceviche in the city, but today I will have to keep looking. The nacho chips they serve with the ceviche seemed freshly baked so I appreciated that.

I also got the pastor tacos, but the meat was way too dry, they were cold and not savoury. I got the impression that this place is more about the drinks and atmosphere than the food so I will come back on a day when I can try the margaritas. As a family restaurant I am sad to say I...