La Taquisa

Pretty sad attempt at a burrito. Probably one of the worst Ive had. Especially for $15. Feel kind of insulated by how bad it was. Honestly wish Id not come here for lunch.

I tossed the remainder of the tiny worthless excuse of the burrito in the trash

Ultra dry shredded cabbage, a thin layer of beans, and a bit of flavourless beef. Sauce not much, pico maybe something. Chewy old shell that made up most of it. Not sure why they even bothered to ask about level of spice? Maybe they were out of rice today.

Shame on me maybe cause I had second thoughts about going in….

Do better!

Very underwhelming inauthentic burrito. Served room temp, loosely wrapped. Go to boomtown for a halfway decent burrito in Victoria.

I totally love the fast food experience but with the taste of authentic food. It is delicious!

I was hosting a staff party on Monday night for a local bar and we decided to call for some burritos and tacos. When I called, I let the person in the phone know that I was about to make a large order for 9 people. She then asked me to wait so she could ask her manager whether they could accommodate because they closed in 30 minutes. When she came back to the phone, she told me that they won’t take my order. Not because they were closed…but because they closed in thirty minutes. She told me to call the downtown location, however clearly I was not downtown or else I would’ve just done that from the get go.

As the GM of a locally owned bar myself, I would never turn down a 200$ order because the staff might still be making food 5 minutes past closing time. I would have a chat with that manager and make sure that they are keeping the owners’ best interests in mind.

I’ve been coming here for years and love it, but this was just such an odd experience.

When you have a hankering for fish tacos, there are a handful of places you can head to. And La Taquisa was high on our hit list of places to go. But alas, sometimes you aim high and fall short.
The two of us purchased three tacos each and that totaled $30 by the time we walked out the door. They looked impressive as they were LOADED with great fixings. But in reality, the amount of fish in the tacos was actually really small. The taste was lost in the pile of good stuff in the taco.
Good, but not great.

The shrimp in the taco was the tiniest shrimp I've ever seen in my life. Waste of money.

Their burritos are delicious.when you get a good one. I've had mostly good luck so my burritos were always pretty good. But unfortunately, sometimes you get a mushy flavourless burrito that just leaks liquid.

I'd give it 3.5/5 but I can't select half a star, so I will give the 4/5 since the owner is cool and friendly.

Favourite Victoria place for quality take out mexican food. The Baja style shrimp burrito is my favourite. People are great, so do tip the team for its great prep and quality.

Had a chorizo burrito and got Pico de gallo and ti my surprise the burrito tasted odd and not till I was picking stuff out and noticed there was cucumber in it!? !? ! I was shocked as I have NEVER seen Pico de gallo with cucumber in it. It DID not belong and certainly did not taste good with the bean and chorizo.what a disappointment! Please explain in what world does cucumber come in Pico de gallo? !? !? !? !? !? !

I think it was the manager, but they were a great example of good service. Completely turned around my day, by having a good attitude and asking what my plans were for the weekend.

They also were really inclusive with their team speaking Spanish to some of the staff.

They advertise vegan options. I just ordered a vegan burrito, got home and bite into it to find meat and cheese.

What a hidden gem — this place is legit. I popped in for a quick bite just before lunch time and in the time I was there, every single customer that came in was a regular that the owner knew by name. The staff was speaking Spanish to each other which is always promising for a Mexican restaurant, they were all super friendly to me, and sure enough the pork chorizo burrito was mad tasty.

It’s a bit pricy at $14 for just a burrito, but worth it for a good meal and to support a local business that staffs and serves good people. If I lived in the area I’d pop in weekly, cause I know I’d get treated good!

I had a chicken burrito at $14 pre tip and tax. It's quite small (close to half of a Tacofina burrito for example) and it wasn't toasted or anything after it was rolled. Normally I wouldnt mind the lack of toasting as the Tortillas are nice and soft, but the contents were so cool I feel like a toasting may have helped. Essentially all the topping cooled it off for a Luke warm burrito eaten probably 5 mins after I left. By the time I was half way done, the wrapper it came in had a big puddle of juices from the slaw they added making the last half soggy and inedible. From top to bottom that burrito was a failure and in more than one way, which leads me to believe some of these issues are likely a constant. All in all I can't say I'd recommend this place over the multitude of other options in that space available in this city.

I used to think La Taquisa was my favourite place for Mexican food in Victoria but I just can't anymore. I typically alternate between the five tacos or the burrito bowl with pork chorizo but the consistency and portions of the ingredients between locations varies so much now. Yesterday I ordered the burrito bowl to-go and later opened the box to see they swapped lettuce for purple cabbage with no notice. It was awful and not edible! Absolutely the wrong texture and there were huge pieces of the core in the mix. If I had known in advance, I would have gone with the tacos instead and not spent $17 on a useless lunch.

This use to be the best tacos in Vic, they got rid of the taco deals, and quality has gone downhill. Sad to see

Fish burrito was mush. Deep fried batter wasn’t crispy. The whole burrito had the texture of soggy couscous. They forgot to put the guacamole in the burrito and gave it to me on the side.

Their El Gordo is a bit sloppy, but the flavors are so good I've gone back for more than one sloppy mess.

I got a Mole Burrito here today for take out. The Staff was very nice and the burrito was assembled fast. No complaints there.
The burrito itself was mush. Just mushy, soft, bland, yuck. Yes, hot sauce helped but nothing could mask how mushy it was (sorry, I don't know how else to describe it). I paid $16 for this mess. I choked down half of it because I was super hungry having not eaten breakfast but after the first couple of bites it was a struggle. $16 for mush. My dog wouldn't even eat the remains.
Never again.

I had the opportunity to try their tortilla soup and I have to say, it’s probably the best tortilla soup I’ve tried outside Mexico.