Mi Taco Taqueria

I arrived just after 1:15 to grab lunch before heading back to the office. The cashier explained how to order and what each meal contained. Since I was heading back to work and wanted something less messy, I went for the Tinga de Pollo bowl, minus the beans. Everything in my bowl was great, except the rice. The rice was undercooked: every bite contained hard pieces of rice. I ended up eating the toppings and throwing the rice away. I want to give it at least 3 stars, but that rice was just terrible.

Decided to try this place for lunch based on the decent reviews and was very disappointed. When I first entered there was a bit of a line but I decided to stick it out as I had about 40 minutes before I had to be back at work. While waiting in line I could see a lot of customers that seemed to have been waiting for some time, many of which I could hear were receiving incorrect orders, or hadn’t received their orders (and subsequently Mi Taco had lost the persons order all together). Still, I stuck it out as I was anxious to try their brisket bowl. I waited 40 minutes, for them to literally place heated up brisket onto the grill, and scoop ingredients into a container. This should not have taken 40 minutes and the food was less than impressive. The brisket lacked flavour and the entire bowl was just meh. Will not be trying this place again. LEARN TO MANAGE A LUNCH CROWD, please.
Tip: Don’t go here if you don’t have a full lunch hour, you will be late

Flavour was fantastic spot on. However portion was small and pricey. The rice was very dry nothing special. Would go again for tacos only

I used to LOVE Mi Taco (pause for laughter).
Their shrimp tacos were heavenly and much like every other fast food burrito /​taco place in Toronto, you could choose your toppings — custom bowls for everyone! But sadly, things have changed.
You can now only order off of a menu of pre-​arranged items — if you don’t want something you have to go through the add this /​take away this /​are there any other options for this? process. It was so much easier when my choices were beautifully & freshly laid out in front of me. Gone are your rice options, and the bright green lettuce is now replaced with brown shrively pieces of what I am assuming was once leaves. It’s a pain to look through my order to ensure that substitutions are there and items aren’t missing — this may seem picky, but having the ability to make a custom bowl or taco was what I loved about this — and all burrito — places.
Next time I’ll skip my once beloved Mi Taco, and instead take the extra 20 steps to Mucho Burrito where my options are a-​plenty.

Good! Fresh food. Tortilla is really unique tasting. Absolutely no gummy store bought quality to it at all.

Love this place. Great food great service. A quick duck in from a long walk along queens street this place has delicious tacos.

On my first visit, I had the brisket burrito which I didn’t find too flavorful, it was okay. But I didn’t write a review because I figured they were new, I’d give them another chance later on. So the other day I went in and it was definitely better. This place has the potential to be very good, but it’s the small details that they have to work on.
On my first visit, customer service was excellent, ordering and ring through were efficient. My most recent visit, the guy was soooooo slow, talked slow, moved slow, it felt like the order in front of us took forever, but to give him some credit he was super nice.
This time I had the steak tacos which were actually quite delicious, except for the fact that the cilantro was not washed properly so I was eating sand in every bite. I’ve done it myself when cooking at home so I did continue eating it, but my expectation is that they can prep food better than me.
While we were waiting to order, the people in front of us were trying to decide what to get and the guy was about to give them brisket when they commented on how dry it looked, and later a guy poured some water or broth or something on it. I understand that brisket is not something that gets made right away like the steak, but makes me wonder how long it had been sitting there and how old it was.
The street corn tasted good, but it felt like it was missing some sort of bold taste or something… good but if they added that one missing thing out would be spectacular.
I won’t give up on this place, prices are reasonable so I will definitely give it another chance.

After a long day of shopping down Queen Street West, I couldn’t resist myself from buying some tacos after I stumbled upon Mi Taco. I’ve tried most taco restaurants around the downtown area, so I was surprised to find one that I’ve never heard of before.
I loved the ambience of the restaurant — it was not too loud or crowded, there were many seats and tables for you to comfortably dine in, and the workers were all really nice. I felt like I actually had room to breathe in comparison to popular places such as Seven Lives, Wilbur, or La Carnita.
In terms of food, I had the Chicken Tinga and Brisket tacos, which both tasted amazing! One thing that I particularly liked was the fact that you get to customize your taco toppings, similar to buying a Subway sandwich. There are various things to choose from and the workers really know how to fill that taco up! I would definitely recommend including Guac into whatever you choose to order because it really adds to the flavour and juiciness of the tacos. I also tried the Mexican Street Corn (which is served in a cup instead of as a cob). I was a huge fan of this, as it not only tasted great but was also a lot cleaner and easier to eat.
Overall, I think this is one of the best places to grab a bite in the Queen Street West area. It’s delicious and inexpensive! ⁵⁄₅ would recommend and would come back. I may be a tad bit biased though… I just really love tacos.

I was pleasantly surprised by this little shop. Prices are reasonable — $ 3.75 for a taco but it’s the quality that makes it worth it. The ingredients are really fresh and the ground beef is definitely a winner. The chicken is decent too. The woman that works there with the long silver hair makes good recommendations, is quick and super nice. My boyfriend got the taco bowl and it’s basically an entire styrofoam container filled with quality food. I’d definitely go back to try the fish. Altogether meal came out to $ 21 for 2 tacos, a taco bowl and a Jarritos mango pop.

I just had a steak burrito. The tortilla was the best I’ve ever had. Flavours were incredible… the pico was perfect. I am not exaggerating, I’ve eaten a lot of Mexican and tex mex and this was the best. I will be back!

I haven’t made a review in a while but I had to come back to give Mi Taco their well deserved five stars! I got the brisket burrito, which is one of my favs next to halibut. It definitely hit the spot! The brisket was super moist and flavorful and the other toppings (cilantro, lettuce, onions, etc) complimented the meat well. The only thing I would do differently is add beans and maybe some guac.

Tried this place through Foodora. I’m sure it would have been much better getting my tacos fresh from the bar rather then after a 10 minute bike ride. Nonetheless my tacos were good. I really liked the home made soft wrap and toppings were really fresh. Meat was a bit cold and dry from the delivery so I can’t ding them too much for that, flavour and seasoning was good though.
In terms of price this place matches chipotle but with more variety in ingredients.
Will try again in the restaurant itself to see if they deserve my fifth star!

After returning from Mexico City, we were craving some real tacos, and Mi Taco didn’t disappoint!
First off: what amazing staff! We met Greg, the owner, while he was handing out samples outside. He made us feel really welcome, as did the lovely servers. We haven’t seen such happy workers in a Toronto restaurant for a long time.
Greg and his wife are running a very Mexican taquería. From the delectable chicken tinga to the crispy fish tacos to the perfect guacamole to the fresh flour tortillas, everything actually tasted better than it did in Mexico City. And there were actual Latinos eating there– and they were delighted to see the imported Mexican sweets and sodas on sale, as well.
The prices are reasonable, the staff is friendly, the location is perfect, and the food is wonderful. All in all, a great find. Thanks Greg– wishing you success for a much-​needed family-​run business on Queen West!

Just stop by this little restaurant… staff is awesome and the tacos are flavoraful. We are happy about the quick bite experience!

I was walking along Queen St West after running errands and decided to pick up some food to go. I was in a bit of a rush and decided on tacos. Mi Taco Taqueria was funky, looked like a good deal. I walked in. There were 2 people ahead of me in line. I ordered 2 Taco Platos. One for myself and one for my s/​o. I ordered one fish each, a brisket and a carne asada, the taco plato came with a side of mashed beans and rice. I was told when I ordered the fish that it takes 3 – 4 minutes to make. I also ordered a side of guac and a mandarin soda.
I waited about 10 minutes for them to call me to dress my tacos. There was a bit of a rush when it was my turn to have my tacos dressed. There were about 4 employees working. I found that it was a bit disorganized and therefore everything took way longer than it should have… People even left because it took too long to prepare the fish. I finally got my order, took an über home and had my meal. I would say that having tacos as take out is messy — but not this messy! They should definitely invest in some taco friendly take-​out boxes (I’ve seen them before in other taco/​burrito places).
Needless to say — tacos weren’t that great, neither was the mashed beans and rice. The employees seemed a bit flustered — one girl working the line was super nice though. They take the casual approach which sometimes may come off as too casual and unprofessional. I did get a bit of an ‘upset stomach’ after eating here.
TLDR; do not recommend. Mediocre food at best for such a cutely decorated restaurant.

It has potential.
Biggest observation that I can muster is: They’re clearly new. The team didn’t seem to vibe nor did they seem entirely knowledgeable.
They have a promo person roaming the street with menu cards telling people that if they mentioned his name (Jose?) that they’d get a special deal when they ordered.
Cut to the next day when I visit Mi Taco and mention said deal and she had NO idea what I was talking about.
Was it all a scam? Doubtful. Not within such close proximity. It just kind of soured my experience right off the bat.
The tacos themselves are okay. The stake and shrimp were really great, but I feel like there’s much room to widen their variety of toppings. We were asked to sit down without paying while the rest of our order was prepared, but when she brought them to us (after asking if we wanted them done up like our first two tacos) they didn’t have sauce on them at all. We were in quite a hurry, so we just took them as-​is. They NEEDED the sauce, but we didn’t want to wait for that to happen either.
I definitely think that the food has potential and, once the team starts to mesh a little more and a vibe can be reached between them, it will carry throughout the restaurant. They have a million little tables– seems like it’s not set up in the best way. It was very clean and squeaky new. There’s not really a good place to wait for your food though– I wouldn’t want to know what this place would be like during a lunchtime rush, should it ever had one.
The non-​stop 90s music though– top notch. When was the last time you heard Len’s Steal My Sunshine, am I right?

I am assuming this place is fairly new. My friend and I were in the city and we were super hungry. We really enjoy mexican food and we missed Chipotle! HAHA! I know we’re so american. Anyways, we decided to try this place. I got a burrito. You can see them making the actual tortilla right in front. It’s pretty neat. The employees here are super nice!
The burritos are pretty big and they are not picky with their portions. I’ve never had rice all mashed together, but man… it was delicious! You can choose your meats and they also have vegetarian choices! Don’t worry! And choose your toppings that you want in your burrito, taco, or bowl. It can get a little pricey, but I thought it was fairly reasonable.
Very filling and it was big in portion size. It’s a very small place and not many seatings/​tables.
By the way they also have free wifi! YAY! just ask the cashier for the password and they will give it to you!

Mi Taco es… bah, you know.
Loved the multi-​variety bottles of hot sauce available at the counter. Liked the friendly service that recommended shrimp tacos over the fish tacos when there was no fish available for the day. Mediocre-​ly enjoyed the Mexican Street Corn, which basically seemed like frozen corn kernels with a bit of white crumbly cheese/​queso on top at a rather costly $ 3.
The tacos themselves were small and rather bland, with the saving grace of the aforementioned readily-​available hot sauce.
On a side note, I have a feeling this retail spot is cursed. It seems like restaurants that set up shop here rarely survive past the one-​year mark… and sadly, I’m pretty sure Mi Taco is headed the same way without many distinctive features to remember it by.

Really disappointing tacos. The food is tasteless and overpriced. The tacos were small and presentation limp. Toronto deserves better.

Tasty tacos with freshly made flour tortillas, but minuscule portions. The Taco Plato comes with two mini-​CD sized tortillas, a mini scoop of meat, toppings that overwhelm the filling, sand two large tubs of tasteless smashed beans and room-​temperature Mexican rice in an attempt to compensate for the sad little tacos. That with a Mexican Coca Cola, all for just over $ 14 (with tax).
Not worth it.