Ladies and gentlemen, I have found a rarity in downtown Vancouver, British Columbia. 1. It’s not exactly easy to find a restaurant that caters to vegans in downtown Vancouver. 2. It’s not exactly easy to find a spot that’s cheap AND caters to vegans in downtown Vancouver. 3. It’s nearly impossible to find Mexican food in downtown Vancouver. But I have done it. I have found the apex. A magical place where cheap meets ethical meets Mexico and it is called La Taqueria.
How it all began:
After spending an intense 45 minutes or so scouring Dressew (Vancouver’s cheap fabric/crafts/Halloween/everything store) my friend Amber and I noticed we had worked up an appetite. Immediately after exiting I noticed La Taqueria almost directly across the street and suggested we go take a peek at the menu. The restaurant itself is really cute and after some friendly direction from the staff we decided to try it out.
There were 4 vegetarian taco options (3 being vegan) and Amber, who eats mostly vegetarian went for a veggie combo (4 tacos of your chosen flavours) so she could try each one. I went for a 4 taco combo as well and as I explained to the cashier that I would just have two of one of the vegan options to round up my combo he was kind enough suggest that the chef could make me a 4th vegan option not listed on the menu.
We took our seats and waiting a few minutes and our soft shell corn tortillas arrived. Our server/cashier dude also pointed out a taco decoration station that was full of salsas, guacamole and other various toppings. After loading up on guac we made our way back to our seats and chowed down.
My taco’s were fantastic! I had one made with beans and veggie ground round, one with mushrooms and veggie ground round, one with mushrooms beans and veggie ground round and one with just some sort of mashed up bean mixture. Each very satisfying and flavorful. I also found it really great that they double layered the corn tortillas so the filling wouldn’t soften and break the tortilla.
Price BREAKdown:
Veggie/Vegan Taco: $2.00 each
Veggie/Vegan Combo: $7.00 each
It’s definitely affordable for downtown eats and it’s somewhere I plan on going again. And again. And again. Thank you La Taqueria!
http://www.lataqueria.ca/
Hahaha! “Our server/cashier dude.” You’re hilarious. That place was so good, eh?