Yo Amo Tacos

The first time I visited this restaurant was when it just opened a few years ago. The food was delicious and the menu has a lot of variety. I returned with my friends last month and saw that many drinks and food items were missing from the menu. I asked about a particular drink, and the waitress said they don’t make it anymore, however she was nice enough to speak with the barmen so he could make an exception for me, and he did. We ordered chicken and steak dinners and they did not look the same as last time. The portions were a bit smaller and they did not bring the many sauces with the meal. We also ordered the nachos and those were excellent. Will be coming back for the live music.

My friend and I were so excited to finally come here for some latin food. However, when we got to the place, there was a lady at the front asking us to pay a 7 $ cover fee, even though we weren’t going to dance. We ended up leaving. Sadly, we didn’t get to try anything. They should have a different system in place.

The location is beautiful overlooking the Ravine in a renovated home and has a patio which unfortunately wasn’t open yet at the end of May. The restaurant has lots of potential but needs to be managed better since many menu items were missing since they didn’t have tuna. Guacamole, tacos and salad were all good.

Will never return to this restaurant. I had the same experience as a previous review so I guess this must happen a lot at this dump. The place first of all looks like a joke the only reason I ended up here was because my friend has a gift card to this place and wanted to go. Plus very limited parking infront so if there is no spaces open your screwed.
We got to the restaurant at 7:30−8pm on a Friday it was a group of 5, and we walked in to see
50% of the restaurant empty. We asked to get a table for 5 and before we even finished talking the waitress or host bluntly says NO. I’ve never been refused service anywhere. We asked why and she stated they were fully booked. Our entire group looks around and asked how if the place was empty, she stated that it was reserved for 8:30. She then tells us the next time we come in to call and hands us a card basically kicking us out the door. We threw the card on the ground and said we wont EVER be coming back to be treated this way.
I understand waiting, or even being told a time when a table is opening up since people were eating which means one would have opened soon. No she simply refused our group. In today’s world that disrespectful and wrong. Who reserves an entire restaurant, do you tell every walk in they cant eat there?
Ill stick to my good Mexican places, please hear my advice and stay FAR FAR away. Much better places out there with better location, service and food.

I remember going to this place back in 2014 and loved the food, the price and the portions. I decided to take a co-​worker here after work recently, and let me just say — God knows what happened in between those years, but it was NOT pretty. Whether management changed, the staff changed, or the cook changed (or all of the above?) the food was disappointing. Back in 2014, they would give you a variety of complimentary dipping sauces which were nowhere to be found on our recent visit. Budget cuts? Perhaps. Not a big deal. Thought I’d soldier on. I ordered the fajitas and the ginger ale, both of which I had ordered on my last visit and remember fondly but this abomination that came out was world’s different. I opted for the steak fajitas as opposed to the chicken ones I got last time. Bad idea. The steak was chewy as all hell! The knife nearly cut the plate before it made a dent in the steak. I was hungry and paying $ 19 for it, so I FORCED it down my mouth. The ginger ale tasted putrid, almost alcoholic and thus, I couldn’t even drink more than three sips. My friend got the chicken tacos, and what came out LOOKED and TASTED like very dry tuna. Not to mention, the waitress failed to tell us that the guacamole and the cheese on the «tuna» tacos was extra so when the bill came and we saw she had been charged $ 3 extra for guac and another $ 2 for the cheese, both of where were BARELY in the tacos, we were livid. Regardless to say, won’t be returning. One star because the music and entertainment itself was the only saving grace, and that too — just barely. Do NOT go in expecting to talk or socialize because the music is DEAFENING.

Food was ok. The mojito had no flavour, the music is so loud that the waitress can’t hear you (this is not a night club). They need more staff to serve. The nachos and guacamole was good.

Live music and delicious food. What more can you ask for?
There’s also this view of the ravine from the back of the restaurant. I imagine it’s stunning in the Spring and Summer months.

The worst customer service I have ever experienced. If I say bad I do really mean BAD. This Saturday my friend and I went to this DEN, I do not even want to say «restaurant» because if you don’t respect your customers and show very offensive attitude and literally make people walk out from that place you are nothing more than an animal. (I feel bad for using this kind of words but we were so offended and humiliated.) I myself work in a restaurant that is why I was shocked by seeing the short Mexican guy’s rude behaviour who was probably the manager or owner of the place. I never review restaurants even if I don’t like the food I just leave and never come back but I couldn’t close an eye on this. I AM NOT RETURNING TO THIS PLACE ANYMORE EVEN IF I AM FORCED BY GUN :) BTW I am very generous giving one star.

Went there the other day on a whim and were pleasantly surprised with great food and a pretty wide selection of dishes. I had the ceviche to start and tacos al pastor which were fab, and the chorizo for the chorizo tacos was super fresh. The home made salsas they serve are very very tasty, i iwhs i could have smuggled them home with me.
We didnt have time to get into their tequila flights, but they looked promising. We’ll check those out next time we’re in the area.
Supposedly the owner is going to open a store downtown, which would be great — the spaces downtown will add to the cozy eclectic feel Mexican restaurants should have.
If you do open a place downtown — please please PLEASE import Indio beer — it would be the best!

Coming from Texas makes you very picky about Mexican food. This place holds its own very well. The food was great and the staff are nice. The live music was a bonus.

Time to give this place some love after a rough start a couple of years ago. Opening night had great food after a 2 hr wait. They seem to have settled down and their food is just as good and decent service. Drinks are good especially their ceasars and micheladas. Tacos are good which the steak having a slight edge over the other varieties. Burritos while not the best in the GTA, will be the finest in Vaughan /​Brampton area. Service is efficient and on point without being too jovial and annoying.

They get one star for the amazing ambiance.
Went with friends who recommended it and love it. They live nearby and have been a lot. We walked up and were pretty impressed. Its aesthetically beautiful. My husband and I were very excited. We love mexican food! We get inside, fantastic place, old house renovated.
The menu was expensive, but quality deserves that.
I ordered a vegetarian Quesadilla, large strawberry Margarita and we shared nachos with our friends.
I asked a few questions about the nachos before ordering. She thought I just wanted to know about them and did not bring them… our meals came and still no nachos, she giggled and said oops.
The margaritas were awful. The syrup they used made my throat burn. It tasted like medicine. For $ 16 I drank it, too expensive to waste.
Nachoes: Plain. Actually chip was pretty good. too much tomato, not much else. Not nicely presented. No sour cream. Really small portion for $ 15.
Quesadilla came with fries (WHAT MEXICAN PLACE HAS FRIES???) no beans in it. Literally dripping oil. Was on a sheet typically found in fast food restaurants. it stuck to it so i ended up eating the paper a bit… the fries were okay. It size was one fajita folded over… for $ 16…
Small portions, terrible quality, went home feeling sick to my stomach with a burning throat from the drink.
Also only a few tables and really loud live music. Table is huge and we couldnt hear people across from us.
Next time I will go to my favourite go to El Ricon on St clair… that is mexican !!

I’m spoiled with fantastic Mexican food down town and Mexican food is my favorite. When I was given gift cards to try this place and the way it was described, I couldn’t wait.
Driving into the parking lot, I swear I was in Mexico. The façade is exactly the way I remember Mexico. It almost looks like someone grafitied the place with Mexican characters. Tiki torches were ablaze outside the front door and, the Latino music was loud. I was pumped!
Inside, fantastic. My wife, myself and our 3 kids say in the back sun room. Perfect ambience. We ordered ceviche, guacamole, snapper and lobster tocos and, shrimp fajitas.
This is where the disappointment came. The ceviche was obviously old as it was soggy and not very flavourful at all. No onions? Come on! The snapper was over cooked and came from less than fresh oil as it was dark. Ditto for the lobster, tough and chewy — over cooked. My kids enjoyed the fajitas. They were actually decent.
I won’t be returning. Too disapointing.

After reading so many less than stellar reviews, i visited Yo Amos Tacos yesterday with low expectations and i was really hoping that i would be pleasantly surprised. Nope.
The Good:
— The restaurant itself is really nice.
— Guacamole was good. Definitely the best thing i ordered. It was plain and simple, nothing out of this world, but good nonetheless.
— The selection of hot sauces they bring to your table.
The Bad:
— The tacos. Which is really unfortunate when the name of the restaurant has the word «tacos» in it. I had the sampler of four tacos (beef, fish, chicken, pastor) and they were dry, boring, and falling apart. Even the delicious hot sauces couldn’t save them. The tacos (albeit a decent size) were on the pricier side (about $ 5 a piece) which would be acceptable if they were delicious. Having used a groupon eased the pain of spending money on these tacos, but even at half price i wouldn’t get them again.
Would i return? No. For the love of food, get your damn tacos right!

I am giving Yo Amo Tacos 1 star for food and 1 extra star for its great atmosphere. Place is well decorated and gives you the vibe of a true Mexican resort restaurant. Unfortunately the food comes up short and service is quite slow.
Nachos: Nothing special; cheese not melted.
Fries: Good, hot & fresh
Chicken Enchiladas: Decent, not much flavor and rice was bland.
Chicken Tacos: Dry chicken; pickled onions nice touch.
Mushroom Tacos: Just plain button mushrooms cut and spiced lightly. Very simple and bland.

I would say 3.5÷5 for this.
I had a Groupon for this place where I paid approx $ 10 for $ 20 worth of food. I ordered the taco sampler which had steak, pork and fish and something else.
The tacos weren’t bad and I thought the presentation was lovely. It’s probably one of the better tacos I’ve had in the GTA but not even close to Mexico but WAY WAY WAY better than Taco Bell.
I really enjoyed the steak one. What I also liked was that they give you so many types of dipping sauce too.
In addition, this place is gorgeous. When you drive in, you think you are parking your car into someone’s big mansion parking lot with the nice statue and setup. In addition, inside is beautiful and reminds me of the large restaurants in Mexico City.
So why only 3.5 stars?
a) The flies. I saw some really big flies near my table and had to keep shooing them away. Not the biggest deal, but ruins the experience slightly.
b) For the price they charge (even though I had a Groupon), I kind of wish they served nachos.
At most sit-​down Mexican restaurants, I’m used to getting nachos. I was kind of disappointed I didn’t get them.
However, overall, I’d still visit again and try something different.

If you want to escape Toronto just for a little bit… and imagine yourself somewhere south. and tropical. this is the place. it has a very authentic mexican feel. back solarium is awesome as it faces a ravine … very hard to capture in pictures but its really cool. i think the main selling point for this restaurant.
but that being said, location is not the best as its pretty far from where i live and you need a car.
presentation is good and service was excellent… very polite staff and management who came to check up on us.
food was authentic mexican tasting… only deducting a point because of price.
it is on the expensive side … and civiche needs not a little. but a lot more lime IMO.

As far as Mexican restaurants go I have pretty high standards and even though they are few and far between north of Toronto I still hold my standards! I would drive very far, and have, for good Mexican food!
I was very excited about this restaurant opening close to home! I’ve been to the one in Playa Del Carmen and enjoyed the food there so I was hopeful!
We got to the restaurant before its grand opening so it was pretty quiet.
The restaurant itself is beautiful. I felt as though I was in Mexico. We sat in the sun room on a sunny day and sipped Margaritas. Our waiter mixed the drinks for us… bartender wasn’t there. I got the traditional and it was good. My husband said the same.
The menu had a lot of options which always scares me! Especially since I saw hamburgers on the menu!?!
I ordered the Pork Posole and it was excellent! I mean it was really really good! I was not expecting it to be but it was. It had the right amount of heat and lots of flavour! The pork was very tender and I liked the crispy fried tortillas on top!
My husband ordered several tacos and ceviche to start.
The seafood ceviche I didn’t like. It didn’t have enough seasonings… it was bland to be honest.
However, the tacos Al Pastor were delicious and I wanted to order more. They had a good selection of hot sauces. I liked the array of condiments they served as well.
All in all a good restaurant and I will definitely be going back with my entire family!

3.5 Star
My Unilocal friend was so relax and chill while we were chowing down Tacos at Yo Amo Tacos. The interior deco does reminds me of Playa del Carmen or somewhere in a resort area in Mexico. We were sitting at the sun room area overlooking a small ravine, not a beach but I can really use my imagination!
I really want a real Margarita but apparently the bartender was not in the house and no cocktails or foo foo drinks for me… (hopefully next visit!) I ended up having a Negra Modelo ($ 7.25)
We also shared:
Fish Ceviche Taco ($ 6) — Fish or Seafood? Tasted a little bland and the seafood was hard and dry. I have to remind myself I am not in Mexico!
Tuna Tartar Tostada ($ 7) — Really tasty and the condiments complimented the tuna tartar perfectly, will order again!
Short Rib Taco ($ 6) — Meat was tender and flavoured
Fish Taco ($ 6) — Fish was dry and mushy
(Most of the tacos were really saucy and piled high with fillings, making eating a messy and tricky experience.)
And for dessert, the most important part of the meal, we shared:
Grilled Pineapple with Mexican Vanilla Ice Cream and Dulce de Leche ($ 8) — love everything! A great combination of texture, taste and presentation!
Churros in a Maya Chocolate Sauce ($ 7) — Churros were a little doughy but love the chocolate sauce… and the presentation was interesting!
We really enjoyed our experience! A taste of Mexico up in Vaughan!
I definitely will be back to have more dessert and hopefully a real Margarita next time!
Salud!

This location opened this week. It’s based on its sister restaurant in Playa del Carmen, Mexico. I have frequented the Playa location so have my expectations. The Playa place is basically a taco joint, albeit very good tacos. First question is will it translate well here, especially considering we won’t have the same ingredients or chef up here.
Both restaurants are owned by entrepreneur Carlo Parentela. He also owns Le Jardin banquet hall, in Woodbridge, which I know to be one of the best in a vast sea of banquet halls in Woodbridge.
First impression. Wow! This is a Mexican restaurant in York region? The place is decked out and it’s not small either. They’re expecting 300 people for the grand opening tonight. It has a walk out basement into a yard with more seating.
The food is on par with the Playa restaurant. Tacos were all prepared correctly, I especially liked the shrimp. All served on wooden flat plates. Ceviche could have a better balance of flavours in the marinade. The pork posole was very tender and has a potent blend of flavours.
I really hope this place makes it, I know I’ll be back.