los chilitos taco and tequila house

really enjoyed!! we went for cinco de mayo- i had the gringas, so delicious!! the tequila selection is great too!! i am a big fan of this place and the friendly staff!!

not authentic at all. i've traveled so many spots in mexico and this mediocre at best. the guac was not made in house. i reconogized the taste from a guac i buy at safeway. the rice tased like it was from a packet. the peas, carrots and corn in the rice were clearly dehydrated. and the tequila tiger prawns were over cooked and chewy. the only good thing at this restaurant is their patio.

the service was great and we loved the patio. the fish tacos are quite good. it was not amazing, but a pretty solid bet we’ll go back again when we are in the neighbourhood.

delicious!. i went to los chilitos for the first time last night, and it was great! there was a bit of a line to get in, but that's to be expected on a hot saturday night. it didn't seem that long of a wait anyways, and the staff were always checking for finished diners to make sure they let as many people in as quickly as possible. the food was really hot and delicious, and the drinks were good. service was also good, and fast! i have no idea what other people are complaining about, i'd definitely go here again!

great food and incredible atmosphere. i don't get the reason why canadians like their pubs dark and smelling like spilled beer and frying oil... los chilitos is warm, bright and it smells like home.

mexican fare, the mexican way. authentic mexican fare is hard to find in this city, but los chilitos can do it right.

this place can be very busy - so i would recommend reservations well ahead.

the saturday night we were there, we had reservations, but the table of people that were expected to leave in a reasonable amount of time to free up a table for us kept ordering rounds of drinks. so we waited about 35-40 minutes and there isn't much room to wait...just a few chairs in a narrow hallway outside of the kitchen doors. we felt that we were constantly in the way of the waitstaff that had to pick their way around our feet that we had nowhere else to place.

we were compensated for our unexpected long wait by a small discount on our overall bill, which was appreciated.

it was obviously party night - the place was incredibly loud with 2 or more large groups commandeering most of the small restaurant's seating space. there is a patio - which will be great in warmer weather, but this wasn't one of those nights.

while we waited, we ordered drinks and i for one was amused to see the large size margaritas arrive in goldfish bowls. the rim was nicely salted - i didn't, but was sorely tempted to forgo the straw and drink directly from the bowl. maybe if i had ordered a second one this would have happened.

the menu is nice and simple, predominately tacos (their specialty), burritos and the various sides.

i was a little disappointed to learn that they weren't preparing their own tortillas in house, but was told that they were considering doing so in the near future. as it was, the tortillas that came with the meal seemed to be fresh and of a reasonable quality for commercially prepared ones.

it was nice to see a couple of speciality soups - birria and pozole on the menu. i tried the birria and it may have been my favorite dish of the evening.

the tacos were good but not among the greatest that i have had. this was a very good "for calgary" taco. again, the tortillas should have been warm and i found the carnitas to be too dry. sure, i could (and did) douse it with salsa and guacamole ...but i shouldn't have to.

i also felt the portions of salsa were on the small side. we ran out of salsa before we ran out of the main dish. i didn't ask for more - so maybe that would have been an option. i note that a portion of salsa can be had for $1.95 each. that would have certainly been an option. i think enough salsa to eat with the main dish, should come with the main and not be an extra charge.

the service was friendly but not easy to access because of the extremely busy restaurant.

i was also happy to see a flan on the dessert menu. as full as i was, i had to try it. it had the right flavor, but the bottom was a little too leathery (meaning it wasn't as fresh as it could have been) . i didn't finish it.

i liked los chilitos enough to come back for another visit and to try their other dishes. it's nice to see these dishes so authentically prepared.

i hope they have fresh made tortillas next time i visit!

very cheap waitress tried to charge us two times for tip and was generally bad service food was alright though

possibly substituted gasoline for tequila. our whole dinniing experience was terrible from the moment we entered. terrible service, even worse food and could not choke back the gasoline margaritas. server walked away when an attempt was made to express our concerns. left hungry wishing we would have had mcdonald's... how is this place still open!!! turn back while you still can.

best mexican restaurant i've been to in the city. the place is pretty small inside but has a good vibe and they have a patio for the summer.

salsa sampler?. yes please! great 'authentic' mexican tacos. call ahead, it is tiny and very tasty.

great experiencce. had mother's day late lunch at los chilitos. we've travelled to mexico many times and always eat more with the locals then on the tourist side. we definately enjoyed the atmosphere, music and food was delicious. higly recommend the enmoladas with a chalada!! one recomendation is to ask for some chips and salsa to munch on as the food took a bit to prepare. we weren't in a hurry but a snack would have been a good idea.

this is just wrong...... talk about a new and underhanded way to make outrageous prices appear less offensive. last night my husband sister and i went to los cholitos to give it a try, based on all the great reviews. i don't know what your standards are, but waiting 45 minutes for food, getting food that was barely warm puts this firmly on my 'don't waste your time' and 'never going back' list. what really did it for us, was to find out that you actually pay an additional $3.0 on top of $16 just to get meat in your burrito. that's just crazy.
waaay overrated.

mediocre food and poor service. don't go if you are hungry.

30 minutes of my life will never get back-you don't need to go there the food is not that great anyways.. i have always been aware of the bad service at this restaurant and the ok food, some friends and i however decided to give it a try again as we walked by and were tempted to sit on the patio on a nice sunday afternoon, this time was worst that in previous visits. the server was' nice' to acknowledge us after 10 minutes...and never came back again to check what we wanted for drinks.there were some other servers taking care of the patio section but i guess our table was not part of their responsibilities because they did not even care to look towards our table, when we finally got one of the other staff members attention we asked him if he could please call our server as we had not even been asked what were we ordering for drinks, of course he did not offered to get us any...i guess that would had been a nice thing to do to keep us at least happy while waiting.....and we waited and waited ...oh yes and as we walked away this other server said i am sorry your server is caught up....i know you can get bus,y but i guess that is when common sense comes handy and who is not that busy can jump in and help the rest of the members in the team. i think we will not miss going back, the food and place is mediocre anyways.

awesome!! didn't know what to expect cause we were heeded somewhere else but decided to stop and try this place. when we walked in we could tell that this was the real deal. low budget but authentic decor. staff chilling out and chatting in spanish. contemporary spanish music. our server was super cool and rev amended the fish tacos. i had the taco taster platter cause i wanted to try a fe differnt taco meats. omfg!! the best was pineapple pork or the pulled chicken. my sister had a shrimp burrito ...awesome. the best part was this house made chipotle sauce. couldn't finished our meals as portions were so big. took extra chipotle sauce home. you have to eat here!!!