Not able to be in Austin, Texas for SXSW this past week, it seems appropriate that I've managed to have a southern themed food weekend here in Toronto instead.
I just discovered El Trompo in Kensington market with some visiting friends yesterday. It's a delicious taqueria almost up to College street on Augusta in the market. The place was packed when we arrived and now that I've eaten there I can see why. I ordered one of their pork taco plates and was a little alarmed that it looked so small when it arrived — just four little tacos sitting on the plate. Completely wrong. They were incredibly good, with little bits of pineapple in them which was a nice touch, and I was barely able to finish the lot even on an empty stomach. Their guacamole, which we ordered as an appetizer, and their salsa and sauces, which came with the meal, were also fantastic. Well worth checking out.
This afternoon I'm off to the incredible Tacos El Asador out on the west end of the Annex for possibly the best, and certainly the cheapest, El Salvadorian food in the city.
Comments
m - March 20, 2005 4:21 PM
Tacos El Asador is El Salvadorian. On the Latin theme, although I know you didn't go there this weekend, El Bodegon (Peruvian) on College is super super good.
Daniel Burka - March 20, 2005 5:10 PM
M: Thanks for the correction. Duly fixed in the post.
Lisa - March 21, 2005 11:50 AM
A second for El Bodegon. Great, blistering hot sauce, a nice sangria and a fantastic salad made of avocados, potatoes and ... uh .. other stuff. The mains are variations of meat and rice, and are good, but it's the appetizers/salads that are the grabbers. It's got a great patio also, should spring ever appear.
Also, try Rancho Relaxo at College and Spadina sometime, if you wish to continue your Mexican theme eating... good, cheap and a dangerously tasty margarita.
Julie's Cuban (on Dovercourt) is also reputed to be good ... albeit not Mexican.