Taqueria la Mordida — Restaurant in Pacifica

4/30/13

POTATO TACO, OH HOW I LOVE THEE

First potato taco experience! Best thing ever!!

Unfortunately our overall experience at LaMor wasn't fabulous, but my crispy potato taco was so good. It's too bad I couldn't put any salsa on it because it was so watered down. I think my husband was a little envious of the crunchy potato taco and he's usually not much of a non-meat guy. But the soft tacos we had with chicken and carnitas just weren't very good.

The shells were fresh and that's a big plus, but the meat on the inside of the street-style tacos was a little fatty and we really didn't enjoy the taste. The chips were nice and fresh but the salsas (both regular and hot) were so watered down it was difficult to get much salsa on the chips. And the times we did it was a dripping mess all over the table.

The lady working was super nice and even came over to refill our chip basket, even though we didn't have a big order. She had a really friendly smile. The place was overall very clean - well, not the top of our table as we got up to leave! I'd go back for another potato taco if I were around here. For sure! But I'd prob bring my...

I've been here many times and it's been consistently good. Today was a different experience altogether. Ordered the carnitas plate and was very excited to enjoy it.

Plate arrived and looked delicious. The tortillas are hand made and I was excited to build a "taco". That's when I noticed the carnitas were oily, not crispy and juicy, but soggy. Undeterred I kept building but in my first fork full i found a 1 inch square of plastic packaging. Thin and clear plastic that would be used to package meat.

I'm not upset or grossed out, but want to bring it to their attention. I show the person at the counter and she says it's an onion. It's clearly plastic. I show her I can't rip it easily, it's onion she says. She is now eyeing me with disdain, it's plastic, i can't even bite through it. One more time she says it's onion and i give up and leave, uneaten meal on the table.

TL/DR: Food is ok, but Carnitas are soggy. Service is subpar.

Needless to say, i will...

I attempted to eat lunch here today with my friend. I ordered sopa de Res and my friend had the Chile Verde plate. It was a dilemma to even order. The cashier didn't comprehend that I wanted a Chile Verde plate, not a burrito. The cook over heard and corrected the order. My friends plate seemed decent enough. He said the beans tasted spoiled. I finally got my soup. If I would've only taken a picture. It was gross. It looked like it was days old. The vegetables were all mushy. What was supposed to be tender beef was a big blob of fat! I immediately told the cashier. I said there is absolutely no meat. She looked at me and shrugged her shoulders. She told me, I don't know sometimes there is meat and other times I don't know. We walked out. I felt ripped off that we even spent $40 there. We will Never be back. This establishment does not value it's customers. At least this was...