Gatorta — Restaurant in Mexico City

After watching several YouTube videos giving great reviews about this place, we decided to include it in our "go-to list" of vegan places during our recent trip to CDMX. We visited it this past weekend and we DO NOT recommend this place. It was the worst experience we had eating in CDMX during our 8-day trip. Why? Because we got sick from food poisoning after eating at this place. We are still in our recovery process and it has been tough.

The first impression we had of the area and surroundings (not that clean and horrid smells) gave us a hint of the possibility of getting sick but we thought it came from the nearby food stalls and not from Gatorta. After ordering, we waited half an hour for our food. While standing several feet from the stall, we watched as the cook poured cups and cups of oil into the fake meat while sautéing it. We thought it was a special order; that maybe someone wanted their food extra oily. But no. Each order was being made this way.

We already had ordered so we decided to try it because we were very hungry. We went only halfway through our food. The flavor was ok but the food was excessively greasy. At night, we noticed we started having very unusal symptoms (we've gotten food poisoning only once and it was in another country we visited years ago). Painful stomach aches/cramps, diarrhea, chills, headaches, hazy feeling, and severe indigestion. It has been almost 5 days since we ate at this place and we are still feeling sick.

After having this experience, we decided to read reviews of Gatorta on different platforms. They all present more than 10 accounts of different people getting food poisoning from eating at Gatorta. And so we wished we had read this before...

To the potential customers: Please consider it MANY times before eating at this place if you want to continue your trip feeling healthy.

To the owner: Step up to your business. Reconsider your methods. Be on point with your cleanliness. Ensure food quality and take care of your clients. You are currently not going in the...

The tacos were great!! And the people were friendly. Amazing to have a vegan option that feels like all the other taco trucks. No stools or chairs so you have to stand but that’s par for the course. I never thought I’d say this but I wouldn’t recommend the torta with all the vegan meats on it just because they are far too generous with the portions! There was so much meat it was spilling out. And not enough lettuce/avocado to balance it out. And as a vegetarian for a decade, the combination of meats was, for me, almost a bit too realistic & it really felt like eating animal meat & kind of grossed me out by the end. That said, my meat-eating partner didn’t have that problem & enjoyed it. So just a word of caution to any longtime vegetarian/vegans out there: don’t order the torta with everything on it or maybe if you do ask for less. But I’d definitely go back for the tacos!

Los tacos son muy ricos y la gente muy amable. Es maravillosa tener un taco truck así para vegetarianos y veganos con carne vegana. La única cosa que recomendaría es no ordenar la torta con todos las carnes si has sido vegetariano/vegano muchos años porque tiene demasiado carne y no suficiente aguacate y lechuga para poner en equilibrio los sabores. El efecto para mi era un poco asqueroso porque me parecía carne de animales. Pero si has comido carne de animales recientemente no habrá problema. Definitivamente regresaré...

Allow me to share my honest experience at Gatorta with you.

📍 Let's start with the location – truth be told, it's not in the most appealing spot, and unfortunately, there's no seating available either.

Now, onto the food. I must admit, I wasn't exactly wowed. The preparation involved a bit more oil than I would have preferred, which was a bit of a letdown for me.

Despite seeing enticing pictures and reading reviews, the tortas didn't quite leave a lasting impression. I visited Gatorta with high hopes, but unfortunately, the experience didn't quite live up to the anticipation.

While I can't speak for the tacos, as the place is primarily known for its tortas, I want to believe that my choice wasn't the oddest one on the menu.

It's important to remember that taste is subjective, and my experience might not reflect your own. I'm always averse to leaving negative reviews, but in this case, my disappointment was centered around the tortas.

I encourage you to give Gatorta a try and form your own opinion. Sometimes, a taste adventure can vary greatly based on individual preferences.

Gatorta might not have met my expectations, but it's worth exploring if you're curious and eager to judge the flavors for yourself....