Ole Ole Mexican Deli

One of the worst Mexican restaurants I have had the misfortune to visiting. I feel so strongly about this that I had to rewrite this review after a moderator at Unilocal accused me fabricating my experience and not having visited the restaurant at all, which is totally bunk. First thing you will notice is the microwave. You can hear it and you can certainly taste it even though they tried to disguise it by putting a pound of salt in their food. Its like paying someone to serve you really bad TV dinners at a premium price and looking for tips afterwards for having served you authentic Mexican food. Stay away from this dive.

I stoped in on a whim. Glad I did !
The food is real, authentic Mexican. The service was good and very friendly. The prices were good as well. I will go back and bring friends here for sure! Lots of parking (pay on street) or you can park on a side street if you wish.

I saw this reviewed on the front page of Unilocal on April 11^th, therefore, I had to book mark it. Also I am obsessed with Mexican.
The place is a bit of a hole in the wall.
Easy to get to by taking the bus from 22^nd station called «Braid.»
No hours of operation are listed on the outside, therefore, you’re taking a bit of a gamble.
The food was okay, even for a cheap hole in the wall establishment. It wasn’t great but I am not ready to dismiss it just yet like the others.
I came here later in the week with some friends even though they guy i am dating warned me earlier that this place has microwaved food. My friend wanted to come here so we did.

We had walked by this cute little hole-​in-​the-​wall over the past few months wanting to try it and today we did. It is a tiny café, with the usual Mexican kitchy decore and looks to be family owned. My partner ordered a chimichanga and I had the 3 taco platter (pork, beef, chicken) with beans and rice. The food was, in a word, OK. My tacos were supposed to be a variety, but they looked and tasted all the same… and my rice was microwaved (I heard the proverbial DING) it had dry clumps in it. My partner enjoyed the chimichanga, but didn’t rave about it. The fruity Mexican soda pop made the meal more authentic, as they don’t have a liquor licence. A margarita might have helped this review!

One of my favorite places to eat some of my favorite foods. It feels like you walked into Mexico. So you do not wanna bring your germaphobe friends because its a hole in the wall. Also I have never gone Pee there but I have heard its sketchy at best. But all that aside its worth it.

Olé Olé was a wonderful surprise for us visiting New Westminster from North Carolina USA. The chicken enchiladas and vegetarian enchiladas were superb!

Strolled here with my spouse after the breakfast place we were aiming for was closed because it was Tuesday. The restaurant looks tethered and worn, needs a reno really bad. The place was empty, there was no other customers. There is no «meals» to choose from on the menu, just a bunch of single items, that when you put together quickly become expensive. End result was that we paid some $ 16 for about enough food for 1 person. As well, the waiter didn’t even understand we asked for two portions, and instead only came back with one portion. Even after he came back mid-​way in the long wait for our food, and asked «you said you only wanted 1 porton, right?» I said «no, of course not. We need two portions, lots of food, I need a good breakfast,» he still only served us one portion! They also have the slowest credit card machine in the world, took way too long to check out. It was a really disappointing and aggravating experience, and we paid too much.

I came with my dad on a business trip to Vancouver, Canada. We’re from Los Angeles, California. The food was horrible! I ordered the chicken enchiladas with rice & beans. The enchiladas were overloaded in onion, the rice was salty, the beans had no flavor. Its was just disgusting. The worst part was hearing the asain guy push the time on the microwave. Nothing is freshly made. Don’t waste your money here. I don’t know how they got all those awards on the wall. Looks like the printed those at home. We just wanted to get out right away. It took forever for the older Mexican guy to figure out how to work the debit/​credit machine. He then asked if we wanted to leave a tip on the card. I said, «no». The look on his face was priceless he got offended. Well I was offended they called that «Authentic Mexican Food!»

The place is tiny, only about 6 tables in the place. The staff are so sweet and adorable! Have one of the Mexican pops (lime is the best in my opinion). The nachos weren’t the best I’ve ever had, but the chicken tamales are amazing! Really hit the spot. There are also lots of options for vegetarians!

This is long over due. I don’t think I have a one star review, but sad to say this place deserves it. I hate wasting food so I shoveled as much as I could down… basically deconstructing the Chimichunga and eating things I thought were edible.
He’s the run down:
1. Chimichunga was not deep fired. It was grilled and came with no sauce. I asked for red sauce (Hot salsa) and got tomato sauce. Their hot sauce had some curry flavored paste… WTF!
2. I heard a microwave, then my food came out. I’m 99% sure my chicken was nuked.
3. rice was dry and tasted old
4. Asian man behind the grill (maybe in Los Angeles, but not in Vancouver)… Hmm, ok.
I don’t know what’s up with all the multiple star reviews, were they drugged before entering this place? I think it has to be the lack of knowledge of what real Mexican food is in Vancouver. BTW, real Mexican food is not what you ate while on Vacation in Cancun either.
Since my last visit here there have been some saving graces for mexican food in Vancouver, but it’s still not right.

Fun, even dinner was good in this tiny place. Good authentic Mexican, owner is Mexican, a bit divy but that is part of the charm.

Despite not having the best décor for dining, I still give this gem top rating. As others have said, this is a bit of a dive and a hole in the wall. The Mexican family operating this place was very friendly. Sometimes, I prefer a friendly atmosphere that is not formal where I can come in my blue jeans with just a T shirt on and feel at home. And this is just that kind of a place. Finding a place like this is like discovering a diamond in the rough. This Deli or Diner dishes out REAL Mexican cuisine. The hot sauce for the Nachos is one of the best I have ever had. It was medium hot but with an interesting combination of spiciness. The two Chicken Mole dishes couldn’t be more different. The Verde with the Green Pipian sauce was nutty, mild yet complex. The Poblano sauce was not too spicy, sweet — just right. Both dishes came each with a chicken leg with thigh attached cooked to perfection. Succulent and juicy, they just melted in our mouths. The Las Flautas looked so good at the other table that I have earmarked it to be the dish to order for the next time. They have a special dish of Boneless Chicken with Cautus. I had a taste of it, and it was delicious too. Their Flan Caramel had a wonderful vanilla caramel sauce which I absolutely loved. The Fried Banana came with ice cream and was big enough for two to share. The caramel sauce with the Banana was spiked with orange giving it a very interesting flavor. I loved that too. This is a diner run by a family who serves up some of the very best Mexican cuisine in the west coast of Canada. Disguised as a little diner and misnamed as a Deli, I feel blessed by the people who gave me such great food for so little money. Thanks, I’ll be back soon.

It’s tiny, and very local. The owner is Mexican. The food is very good – very «home» style. Probably the best Mexican I have had in Canada. I had the «green mole» over chicken, and next time will ask for the mole (which was excellent) on the side, so I can skin the chicken thigh and leg – I hate chicken skin. But the flavours of the food were excellent.
My partner had the nachos – also excellent.

A good go to Mexican place — food is not swimming in sauce and cheese as many fast food Mexican places tend to do. Owner, Raoul is friendly, always remembers a face.

The review from 9÷30÷2009 is not at all what I found when I ducked into this establishment. As I recall, the only mexican aspects of this restaurant were the mexican sodas and the need for bottled water. My food arrived far to fast to be mistaken for anything but frozen and the flavour & consistancy did nothing to help the experience. The only positive thing I can say for this place is that the food didn’t kill me.
I ate enough to give it a fair shake and got some quiznos on the way home.

I love Olé Olé! It’s a tiny little place filled with the warmth and friendliness of the owner who serves hearty authentic Mexican dishes at great prices.
It’s clearly a place loved by locals — tonight I noticed many of the customers knew the owner by name and he’s got readers choice awards from The Record for 9 consecutive years.
Everything on the menu sounded delicious and tonight I tried the Chicken Flautas. I was delighted with the crispy baked tortilla filled with tender spiced chicken, peppers and onions, which also came with a really tasty salad. I’ve previously had the Quesadillas and my dining companions have loved the Chilies Reyanos, and the Carnitas.
I found it a little chilly but that may at least in part due to the incredibly cold weather and the chill made me choose the hot chocolate, which I can now highly recommend — there’s just a little something different but I can’t put my finger on it.
Can’t wait to go back and try something else!

The décor is sparse and there’s no liquor license, but this hole-​in-​the-​wall Mexican restaurant serves up filling portions of tacos, nachos, tamales and burritos on homemade corn or flour tortillas. I tried the taco combo, which included chorizo, beef and chicken tacos wrapped in soft corn tortillas and topped with fresh guacamole, plus rice and refried beans, for about $ 12.
Everything was fresh and tasted homemade — though there seemed to be something missing in the chile department. Nothing was terribly spicy, though the meat was tender and nicely seasoned. The refried beans were a little sweet for my liking — and the Mexi-​rice seemed a bit dry, suggesting microwaving?
But hello sugar! The fried banana with caramel sauce and ice cream that we had for dessert met my sugar requirement for about a week. Oh, so good. Maybe washing it down with the remains of a bottle of Jarritos lime soda wasn’t the best idea. I was fairly buzzing at the end of the meal.
And speaking of sweet, the owner is a courtly older Mexican gentleman who will sit you down, take your order, prepare the food and make sure you’re happy. He greets everyone with the happy salutation of «friend» and though we were the first in for dinner that evening, it soon became clear the place has many regulars.