Authentic Mexican food is among my favourites. That's why I couldn't wait to try this place out when I heard about it. It's a little hidden place just off of Whyte avenue on Calgary Trail. The first time I went was around 6pm on a Thursday. The neon sign said open but the door was locked. We looked inside the windows and could see a guy sitting in the kitchen prep area behind the main counter. We knocked on the door and looked in the window again, he appeared to be vomiting into a bucket of some kind. Disappointed and disturbed, we left.
I didn't let that stop me. The promise of fresh Mexican food is too powerful for me to resist. When I crave a taco, I want a taco, a real one. So a few weeks later we went back to Tacos La Mexicana. This time it was open. The guy serving us looked to be the same guy who was vomiting before. He was the rudest food worker I've ever encountered. He didn't speak to us but rather grunted at us like we were a nuisance. (I later found out that this place is owned and operated by two brothers. Going by this rude mess of a man's general demeanor, I would assume he is the younger brother assigned the dirty work while the older brother collects the cash, perhaps that's why he was vomiting).
The tacos were mediocre, only a notch or two above Taco Bell. The meat was far too greasy. The best part about them was the fresh lime juice he put on them. The salsa was decent but not amazing. There are better tacos to be had in Edmonton.
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