We came here for Taco Tuesday We order the 3 tacos with pop and a bag of chips for $15, 2 sides of corn salsa, tortilla chips, guacamole, pico de gallo The food was good I like more onion and cilatro in my salsas and guacamole Service was good read more

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We were wanting tacos and ended up here during our trip to Calgary. Great menu, lots and lots of options. The prices were average. The tacos were fantastic! Fresh and delicious - I tried both the chicken and pork tacos, he had a burrito and said it was very filling! Staff were super friendly and the restaurant itself was clean and fun! read more

Bodega Mexican Restaurant - three tacos on a plate - Mexican Near Me - Calgary, Alberta

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Just tried this place out, and I was very impressed! Tasty food, good portions, fair prices, and quick, polite service. Definitely a place I will be retuning to and recommending to others! read more

Homie, authentic and warm little place! The owner came out to introduce himself. He was very friendly and kind to my parents, who are both elders. He made sure the food was good and came by to check out on us a few times. The decor is very cool. There was an Aztec headdress with a jaguar mask. Very true to the Mexican culture. I had the birria tacos that did not disappoint with an horchata that tasted amazing! Coming back for sure ! Best of luck to Jesus and his family ! read more

What a great place to enjoy some fantastic Mexican food at a very reasonable price. In the heart of Kensington so lots of competition so may be overlooked as a good choice. But everyone should give it a try as the owner/host is super nice and the food that we had tasted great. We had the trio carne plate with consommé. That was terrific. Then we had the burrito bowl which was great value for the price paid. All really tasty. We topped it off with some jarrito sodas. We plan to go back and try some more dishes. read more

Really not sure how reviews are so good for this place. I would likely not return unless starving for Mexican within a one block radius. Additionally their "taco Tuesday" wasn't even a deal. It was $2.50 more for a soda and chips. Pretty sure every taco Tuesday I have ever been to includes heavily discounted TACOS not just an add on of a value meal which isn't even a value... anyway, moving on. The good: awesome spicy salsa. The ok: the chicken street taco wasn't bad (it was the only thing I had that didn't come from a meat grinder which was a welcome addition). The tortillas although store bought were cooked well and decent enough. The bad: assortment of meat was mediocre... no carne asada?! The al pastor was unlike anything I had ever had. I'm not even certain it was pork? It was such a weird color (see photo) and like ground "pork" at that. The beef which I got solely bc AB loves their cow products was over cooked and mushy. I really just drenched all 3 in the ridiculously hot salsa mentioned above and called it a day. read more

Bodega Mexican Restaurant - Mexican Near Me - Calgary, Alberta

If you want an authentic Mexican restaurant this is the exact place to come! I was craving real Mexican food and this place delivered far and beyond! I had the sopes and oh my word! They were fantastic!! 10/10! Exactly like my mom makes them at home. Family of mine had the tacos asados, birria tacos, chillaquilles, and the enchiladas and they were all 10/10! If I ever go through Calgary again, I will def be coming here again and again! read more

One of the best authentic Mexican places to get food- the service is amazing and the food is outstanding the consome is amazing and the spice is actually levelled amazingly read more

Bodega Mexican Restaurant - Birria tacos with consomé - Mexican Near Me - Calgary, Alberta

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I had high hopes for this place since Calgary doesn't have that many good Mexican restaurants and I was sadly disappointed. First of all, the place was cold. I had to put my jacket back on and eat which is not convenient. We got chips and guacamole, vegetarian torta and bodega tacos and I honestly wasn't impressed with any dish. The Guacamole was cold. My torta was cold too and I couldn't taste any flavors really. Just bread. The tacos were the best of all but the flavor was sweet and didn't really work for me. Wouldn't go back for sure. read more

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Went here yesterday and the food was so good! Huge servings and beautiful presentation! Can't wait to try more off the menu. Staff was extremely sweet! Located on a very cool looking street too, lots of ethnic food options, outdoor patios, and nice sight seeing for strolling through the block. Photos include sopes, tacos, and jerk chicken Mac and cheese. read more

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Looking for a great taco place with friendly service? Found it in Kensington! The four of us shared the shared an appie of chips, guacamole, refried beans, and salsa. The salsa was chunky with chopped green peppers, jalapeños, cilantro and onion. Very refreshing and not like other tomato purée type salsas. The Guacamole was my fave!!! We ordered more chips to go with the appie since it's such a large portion. Three of us had tacos and -chicken and ground beef. Both were deelish but I preferred the chicken. Shredded, medium spicy and easy on the onion. Too many restos cover their tacos in onions and it over powers the meat. Definitely not the case here! One of us had the Mac n cheese with jerk chicken which he devoured. I had a taste of the chicken and it had a great spice to it. I really want to try the other taco meats like the pork and shredded beef next time. The flautas also sound yummy. One thing that caught my eye; I've never tried non alcoholic sangria that came in a glass bottle. I loved it and cannot wait to have another especially on a hot summer day! In fact, I want to buy it tomorrow and add vodka to make an adult slurpee haha!!! The only downfall is parking but this applies to Kensington in general. Also the decor is clean, simple and not as upscale as you'd find on 17 Ave. If you're looking for a relaxed atmosphere and great food, this is it. Not at all pretentious... Our waiter was funny, friendly and attentive. We noticed many people ordered through Skip the Dishes so there is definitely a brisk take-out service happening here. I can't wait to bring more friends here! read more

#152 Jim, the owner is awesome (God, I hope I got his name right). Soft opening, 15% off, walking down 10th St NW in the snow, and hungry. The stars have aligned. Grand opening, Tuesday, 26 January! Hours: Closed Mondays Tuesday - Friday: 1130am to 2pm Tuesday - Thursday: 430pm to 10pm Friday: 430pm to 1am Saturday: 1130am to 1am (open all day) Sunday: 1130am to 9pm For $8 and some change, get the pictured Mac and Cheese. Soft and slightly spice jerked chicken lightly crumbed. Cooked to a perfect temperature with just the right amount of mac and cheese as related to the amount of jerked chicken. No over-powering of flavours here. Talk about comfort in a bowl. I did not lick the bowl since there were other customers. Good portion size; excellent delivery! Also, try the jerked chicken with coconut rice as well (also pictured). Soft moist chicken over a bed of soft coconut rice. This was my friends dish and I only nibbled on it! Newly opened but old school flavours! Friendly atmosphere and great service to boot! Coming back here for sure! read more

Bodega Mexican Restaurant - Mac and cheese with spicy crumb topping with jerked chicken - Mexican Near Me - Calgary, Alberta

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Hands down best Mexican food in Calgary. Extremely kind and helpful staff, delicious food, and the takeout is really good eaten at home as it transports really well. Highly recdomend this place! read more

Ambiance: 8 tables in the restaurant playing salsa music. We booked ahead for reservations. We were greeted and seated right away. Food: Simple menu where they stress fresh ingredients within 100 km radius. Appetizers: Mexican guacamole with homemade corn chips. Great way to start the meal and it was simply delicious! Main: chicken roti with rice. $16. Roti is rich with spices. Chicken is boneless and served with a generous amount of gravy. Caribbean rice is mixed with red beans. I just loved this dish and the roti passed the muster with my Caribbean-born wife. Dessert: ordered the coconut cream cake. Not too sweet. Serve with a scoop of vanilla ice cream. Mmmmm. That's all I can say...mmmmm. Will definitely be back to try the ox tail. I just love this place. read more

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We are glad our friends brought us here. From the outside we would never had gone to eat here. Boy were we wrong. The service is great and the food is good. The pico da gallo is out standing. We ordered the 3 dip starter. It has pico, refried beans and guacamole. All were good, but the pico was outstanding. For the main course we had Tacos Dorados, Mexican Mac N' Cheese, Enchiladas Verdes and Quesadilla. Everyone enjoyed their dinner. We will be going back. They do not have a liquor license, so no beer. They do have s number of Mexican soft drinks. read more

Yes they put romaine on the enchiladas despite the ecoli health canada warning so I agree with that review. The beans I liked refried and the feta but otherwise a bit bland, the chicken was ok the flour tortillas a bit soggy and small side, not enough verde sauce and was good spice level. Would not hurry to reorder and check out 3 amigos or casa latina instead next time. read more

Great taste, great service with great deal! I've been here twice, never disappointed with their tacos. First time visit was with my vegetarian friend, she highly recommend their veggie burrito. Second time was with my boyfriend, he loves Mexican food. We love their ground beef tacos. Chicken taco was good but not as tasty as others. They do Taco Tuesday all day long: 3 tacos + pop for $10. Beef taco is the best! Flavourful ~ read more

We found this place by accident and we thought it was a hidden treasure. It's hard to notice this restaurant along 10th Ave. in Kensington. The entrance is not very eye catching especially with other restaurants in the area. It's a quaint little place which we liked. Our server talked to us in Espanol translating himself to English after! My Spanish is very limited but I thought that was fun! The food was awesome. Very delicious and tasted authentic ! We thought it was good for the price as well. We liked the friendly service and the cute ambiance. We will come back here again to try their other dish! read more

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It would be nice if the restaurant was licensed so you could enjoy a drink with your meal, but that wasn't the issue we had with this establishment. The service was awful. Beware when splitting bills and make sure to ask for receipts. We were accused of shorting our bill and asked to pay extra so I handed over another $10 as we all felt apologetic of what we believed to be our mistake. The manager/owner added everything up with a calculator 3 times and then approved us to leave. Outside we added up our receipts and realized that we actually fully paid and had tipped generously (25% before the extra $10). When I went back in and brought this up to the owner he dismissed my concerns and asked that I leave. Finally he came outside with his calculator and realized he was incorrect and offered my extra $10 back. (He was only adding the before tip amounts on the debit/credit receipts). The whole scenario was incredibly humiliating and the experience was rather demeaning. Although he has lost my business, I hope that the owner has learned a valuable lesson on appropriate customer service from this so that no other patron ever has to feel this way. read more

These guys will screw up your order!!! Two of my $3 sides were missing, as well as a costly $17 burrito that I never got to have, as it wasn't even prepped and delivered. So I have to lose money money because this restaurant's staff have a combined IQ of what I'm owed. These guys don't send you everything you've ordered, and pocket your money for themselves. read more

I saw that Bodega had removed the horrid West Indian items from its menu so I decided to give it another chance. Owner is from Guadalajara and knows his Mexican! I got the chicken enchiladas plate with rice and beans and it was all delicious, very reminiscent of similar plates made from immigrants from Michoacan, the state near Guadalajara, in my hometown south of Chicago. I'm taking one star off because they don't make their own tortillas and it shows, but still it's great to have these guys in the inner city. read more

Every time I am here I receive the best service along with amazing food for an affordable price! Highly recommend this hole in the wall to satisfy your taco cravings! read more

WOW. This place is absolutely amazing. My boyfriend and I wanted jerk chicken and burritos so we decided to look on door dash and get from here for the first time. It arrived in a timely manner and was very well put together and great positions too. I ordered the jerk chicken tacos and they tasted so amazing with the sauce and rice and cole slaw, and mind you I have travelled to a lot of places where Mexican food is common and I LOVED IT. My Boyfriends banado burrito or whatever tasted great. The verde sauce had a nice portion of cilantro in it and was the perfect spice. We ordered to horchata drinks too and they are perfect creaminess. Very impressed at how well they followed directions and prepared the food. Best Mexican restaurant in Calgary. read more

The goat curry is perfect. Just the right amount of spice and the goat is perfectly tender. The fish tacos are the best I have seen in Calgary. The breakfast is also excellent and very reasonably priced. My bacon and eggs were good and the pancakes were amaxing--easily up to my mother's standards. It was all so well cooked that I will dare to try the omelette next time. The staff are very friendly and helpful. It's my new favourite place 8n Kensington. read more

Great jerk tacos and big portions! The mango salsa was ripe and sweet, fabulous with the creamy coleslaw and a little added hot sauce. The jerk chicken tasted great but a little extra jerk sauce and citrus would've been nice. Maybe a little less rice as well. Well priced and good service. All my friends liked their food as well... we all had jerk chicken items. Recommended if you're looking for a well priced casual tasty dinner. I should note that they do not serve alcohol. Also, if atmosphere is what you're going for then this might not be the place for you... not exactly a romantic or trendy environment. read more

Love this place.. Been here many times. Dave did an amazing job with the menu selections. My fav by far are the fish tacos. They are amazing and I crave them every time. I love the gluten free selections and that everything is made to order and fresh. Out of town friends who I bring in are impressed with the flavors and the friendliness off the staff. read more

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I have been going to Bodega since 2017 and have nothing bad to say about it. I've been with my husband and with friends many times and have had fantastic meals every single time. I love their Burrito Banado, their Tortilla Soup, their Enchiladas Verde, and my husband who adores hot sauce found their homemade sauce almost hot enough. Jesus is a darling, as well. Clean, roomy, great vibe, and huge portions beautifully presented. I have been to Mexico many, many times (not touristy areas) and this is the real deal. I just wish they'd make Chile Rellenos (too much work - I've made them). I think you get great value for your money, especially when you take a doggy bag home - lunch and dinner for one price! Also, when I started going to Bodega, they had kept the Caribbean menu from the previous owners. Thank goodness they are now serve only Mexican. read more

Jerk chicken - nice people. It's Caribbean food joint that doesn't stick to tradition, but doesn't get too crazy with the fusion either. It's a delicious equator mix that doesn't exist anywhere else in Calgary (as far as I know.) - all at a very approachable price point. Of course you're going to want to wash that tasty food down with a beer, and they've got a small selection of Village brews. It's a good place to go for a casual dinner and they've got table service. I don't think the feel of the place really suits the food. But I also think there's a certain authenticity that comes with having a space that hasn't been decorated to the 9's around some sort of a theme. I see myself ordering a huge amount of takeout coming from here in the future. read more

So I actually pass this restaurant, like, everyday, but it looked scary from the outside. Don't let that fool you! This place is the perfect hole-in-the-wall that sells authentic Mexican food. We had the nachos, and everything was perfecto: the refried bean dip, guacamole and salsa tasted like it was made five minutes ago. The nachos that that authentic, thick crunch that didn't taste store bought, but made on site. We've been to Mexico many times, and it tasted like the small, humble, but delicious roadside restaurants that are so memorable. Hands down the best Mexican in YYC. A refreshing place where it's cheap, delicious, and you're not paying for decor and hot waitors/waitresses. read more

Great food! It's a mix of Mexican and Caribbean dishes. The food was well prepared and came out in pretty good time. I had the macaroni & chicken dish and quite enjoyed the perfect amount of spice. We had chips and the guacamole was fresh and on point. They treated us to a new dessert they were testing out. It reminded me of a sweet cornbread. I really hope they put it on the menu because it was very good. We'll definitely come back! read more

Went to this place as I live in Sunnyside and purchased a Groupon for it. My husband and I went for our date night and ordered three tacos to start, which were pretty great. My entrée was the jerk chicken and his was the curried beef roti. Service was very personable, however slightly forgetful as my entrée came out after I had to remind her that I had ordered it. The menu isn't huge, but the server did mention that it is going to expand. Overall, I think this place has good potential and would go back again. read more

Bodega Mexican Restaurant - Yummy tacos - Mexican Near Me - Calgary, Alberta

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Great food for a first try. The staff were very helpful and friendly. They are working out a few bumps like my hot water and lemon had to be served in a glass as they are needing cups. That didn't stop the food from being very tasty and affordable. I had the jerked fish tacos.. so tasty! I found it flavourful without being over powering. My friend had the burger with sweet potato fries. He enjoyed it thought the flat bread used as a bun would have been better toasted. Minor points as the flavor was great! Definitely coming back! read more

My BF and I ordered trough Skip The Dishes, and we absolutely loved it! I have to say these are one of the best tacos that I have tried. "Plato Botanero" is also amazing. We request some more tortillas chips and they sent a full bag of them. I cannot wait to try the other dishes. This is authentic Latin food. 5 starts for sure!! read more

Finally, finally have found a great roti here in Calgary. My taste buds are singing in joy! Wonderful dinner at Bodega! Can't say enough great things about this restaurant! I'm in heaven and will definitely be back to enjoy everything on the menu. read more

Best burrito I've found so far in Calgary. Always friendly service here and never a long wait. Definitely one of my favorite spots for a satisfying lunch in the downtown/Kensington area. read more

This restaurant is still using romaine lettuce despite romaine lettuce being taken off the shelves across the country due to E.coli outbreaks. I ordered delivery from La Bodega through SkipTheDishes tonight and found the entire meal (enchiladas) covered with a topping of romaine. I contacted SkipTheDishes through their chat support to let them know and to request a refund as I wouldn't be eating the food. SkipTheDishes called La Bodega and this was they response they came back to me with, "...they said enchiladas verdes always comes with romaine lettuce. Therefore if you did not want it, you should have put some special instructions." I asked if La Bodega was aware of the E.coli outbreaks, and was told "yes, they are aware." La Bodega would not issue refund. I find their stance on romaine unappealing and not safe. read more

Authentic Mexican flavours and delightful presentation. This is the best Mexican food we've had since moving from Los Angeles, where Mexican food is plentiful. We highly recommend the crispy tacos, which seem to be made with homemade tortilla shells. Their burritos were perfect too. They definitely earned their five stars. read more

Goat curry was great. My friend had the jerk chicken mac and cheese. Expected less diner-type atmosphere more funky upscale. I guess I was mislead by the advertising. read more

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Authentic Mexican food in Calgary? Fantastic. The quality of the food here is top notch, the drink selection is vast and the service is very welcoming and friendly. Even the clientèle that were in the restaurant were welcoming, making recommendations when going over the menu. Highly recommended. read more

I love this place. Food is very authentic Mexican, food is always fresh and delicious and the owner is so friendly!!! If he could get licensed you would have to beat people off with a stick to get in. Keep up the awesome work! Kensington + Mexican = Bodega read more