{"id":9589,"date":"2017-01-09T13:11:17","date_gmt":"2017-01-09T21:11:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/?p=9589"},"modified":"2017-01-10T09:18:39","modified_gmt":"2017-01-10T17:18:39","slug":"tacofinos-yaletown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/tacofinos-yaletown\/","title":{"rendered":"Tacofino – Yaletown Burrito Bar"},"content":{"rendered":"

I was going to a house party in Yaletown with my friend Lou, and we decided to grab a quick bite before all that drinking and partying. I suggested to check out the new Tacofino<\/a> in the area.<\/p>\n

The Yaletown location is definitely a lot smaller than their popular Gastown location<\/a>, which seems to make more sense considering how expensive the rent is in this neighbourhood. The restaurant is long and narrow, fitting no more than 30 people. It looks\u00a0brighter and more casual here compared to the\u00a0dark and hip ambience at\u00a0their Gastown restaurant.<\/p>\n

We started with a couple glasses of house white wine<\/strong> ($6) served in water glasses.<\/p>\n

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Tacofino Yaletown<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Lou didn’t have a lot of experience with\u00a0Mexican food, and I wanted him to try a few different flavours. \u00a0So we decided to get all the tacos on their menu, instead of filling ourselves up on burritos.<\/p>\n

First we had a trio of the Fish\u00a0<\/strong>($6), \u00a0the\u00a0Smoked Tuna<\/strong>\u00a0($6)\u00a0and the Lemongrass Chicken<\/strong>\u00a0($6)\u00a0tacos. Always a big fan of their fish taco, I find the version here is just as good as the ones at their food trucks or the Gastown restaurant, with crunchy exterior and moist interior. \u00a0The tomato salsa fresca on top was flavourful and not overpowering. The smoked tuna taco was good but not as memorable. \u00a0The lemongrass chicken taco was topped with\u00a0pickled carrot & daikon, jalapenos, cilantro, tamarind mayo and sriracha – all typical vietnamese ingredients. It felt like biting into a mini banh mi. But for me the star was still the fish taco!<\/span><\/p>\n

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“fish”, “smoked tuna”, “lemongrass chicken”<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The White Bean<\/strong> ($5) taco was topped with\u00a0pickled where can i buy cheap valium <\/a> onion, tomatillo, achiote crema and little crumbs of feta. The bean paste was smooth and flavourful. However I think I still prefer the meat tacos.<\/p>\n

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“white bean”<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Soft and Crunch Carnitas<\/strong> ($6) was a hit. It’d been years since I had a taco with both soft and hard shells. It was like after school snack at Taco Bell<\/em> back in California all over again. But of course\u00a0back then we didn’t have such flavourful pulled pork like this in our tacos.<\/p>\n

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“soft and crunchy carnitas”<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A little surprised that they served the Tater Tots<\/strong> ($9) after all the tacos had come, we thought it was an appetizer dish. The size of the dish was huge and at this point we were starting to feel\u00a0full. The\u00a0 tots were a little different from what I had pictured – I was expecting the ‘Mexi-Fries’ like what\u00a0they serve at Taco Times or Bao Down<\/a>. I guess they try to make this dish a fiesta, like nachos or something, as they topped it with\u00a0nacho cheese, salsa fresca, crema and \u00a0cilantro – a little messy and unappealing. \u00a0I think I prefer eating the tots like how they are in the much simpler way.<\/p>\n

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“tater tots”<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The\u00a0classics such as the fish taco and the soft and crunch carnitas are just as solid as the ones at their food trucks and restaurant locations. The lemongrass chicken taco was interesting but I rather\u00a0get a lemongrass chicken banh mi instead if I’m craving for such flavour The tater tots were a little messy being served\u00a0like nachos.<\/p>\n

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https:\/\/www.tacofino.com\/location\/yaletown-burrito-bar<\/a><\/p>\n

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