El Santo: Tasty Mexican Food in New West

El Santo is a Mexican-inspired restaurant in New Westminster (located near Big Star Sandwich) that’s named after the restaurant founder’s childhood hero… masked Mexican wrestler, Rodolfo Guzmán Huerta, also known as El Santo (Spanish for The Saint).

Advertisement

Chronic Tacos (Metrotown)

Chronic Tacos recently opened up a new location in the Metrotown food court (in the former Taco Time location).

Pamola Bakery & Deli – Tacos and Lemon Bar

Tacos at a bakery? I must have walked by this bakery a number of times and never noticed that they also serve hot Mexican food too. I guess I can’t be blamed too much… this shop in the Quay has a large display of pastries that you would find in most regular bakeries. However, if you look towards the back of the bakery, you’ll see a large menu where you can also order tacos, tortas, burritos, and other Mexican dishes.

Mucho Burrito – Taco Revisit

On our last visit to Mucho Burrito for tacos, we found that they were made quite sloppy and with so much liquids that it was impossible to eat properly.  It’s been a while since that last visit so we thought it was a good time for a revisit.

Ole Ole Mexican Deli

Ole Ole Mexican Deli has been on my list of restaurants to try along the 12th Street corridor in New West for a long time.  I’ve actually tried to stop by for lunch previously but they weren’t open so I kept this place in mind for a future trip.

Taco Bell (Guildford) – Spicy Chicken Crunchwrap

It feels like eons since the last time we were at Guildford Shopping Centre… and for good reason.  Living and working on the north side of the Fraser River means I rarely have a reason to cross one of the overcrowded bridges.

Cartel Taco at the Waldorf

As I mentioned on my last post on Mom’s Grilled Cheese Truck, The Waldorf has been holding an East Van Food Fest every Sunday.  It was super hot the week that we visited with very little shade (save for the large parking lot billboard that was casting a narrow but pleasant shadow).

Chronic Tacos (New West)

If you’re looking for a laid back place to pick up some Mexican-style fast food, Chronic Tacos might be the place for you.  The interior of this American-based franchise is a little too Ed Hardy-esque for my liking (I think my retinas are still recovering from all of the bright red walls).

Mucho Burrito (Market Crossing)

We’ve been to the Mucho Burrito at Market Crossing before and tried their burritos… they weren’t bad.  This time, we decided to try something a little lighter so we went with their “gourmet” tacos.