Honestly, I had started to think that Vancouver didn't have very good tacos. But Tequila Cocina changed my mind! Firstly, love that there are complimentary chips and salsa. The salsa is tomatillo based and excellent, I wish there had been more! The tacos were also so good- we had al pastor, carnitas, and a braised lamb one. The house made hot sauces/salsas were also a nice touch. The mango one is deceptively hot! The service was a little brusque but it was also late on a Monday night- I wouldn't want to be working either. Worth it for the tacos. read more

I cannot believe I didn't try this place earlier. Everything about this place is great: the tacos, the micheladas , the staff and ambience . Great mexican food in the heart of downtown read more

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Cute, festive restaurant. Long narrow interior with small L shaped bar. Waitress was quick to acknowledge me and pointed out it was happy hour. Food was fresh, good, filling and I didn't feel heavy afterwards. read more

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Went in for Sat 1am takeout. Thank you for being open. I was craving tacos so I ordered the mix-n-match 5 taco dinner. I've never had 3 different types of tacos all be served with onion and cilantro garnish. So, the flavor was nearly the same except for the meat which didn't make up for the same onion and cilantro garnish. Sad because I'd preferred different flavors for each taco style. read more

Tequila Cocina - Tacos - Mexican Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

This is the most authentic Mexican food I've found in the West End area. The tacos are served traditional style, with a choice of traditional filling such as pastor, cicil, and carne asada. The carnitas were the best, succulent and juicy. The Mole don Pollo was excellent, a bit more chocolatey than traditional, but nicely complex with spices. The complementary chips are excellent, apparently fried twice to get them to puff up a bit, and the accompanying salsa verde was spot on. Service was pleasant and efficient, all seemingly done by one person who was also tending bar. Speaking of which, the margaritas (lime, on the rocks, of course) were excellent. read more

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So sad to have the North Vancouver location moving! This spot has such a fun yet mellow ambiance, knowledgeable and kind servers and very tasty food at a good value! Will have to make it across the water to visit their Vancouver locations! (Same owner so must assume the same great quality)! read more

Tequila Cocina - Burrito and assorted tacos on taco Tuesday - Mexican Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

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Prices are reasonable. Food is excellent. Service is wonderful. The music is upbeat and fun. The rustic aesthetic for the tables and bar are a great fit for the area and cantina style. And the food, From the chicken quesadilla to the veggie pastor tacos to the beef flautas, everything was absolutely wonderful. Even the salsa with our chips was outstanding. I definitely recommend this little cantina for lunch or dinner. We brought our kiddos and they had a blast and enjoyed everything. It's a wonderful little restaurant whether you want drinks (Margarita and their brand lager were awesome) or a family meal, it's all great! read more

Service - great! Food - great! Margs - wonderful! We tried most of the tacos here on 2 occasions before our cruise. They were all good. The carnitas was my favorite, it had so much flavor! The fish was fried (I prefer grilled) however it was still good. We had a great time sitting outside people and dog watching passerby's. If you get to Vancouver you gotta eat here! read more

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Kept it straightforward at this small place - wings and tacos, plus cocktails. We went with the dry rub wings (really tasty), as well as three shrimp tacos and two lamb barbacoa tacos with consume for dipping. The barbacoa tacos were great, but earning that these are true street tacos - pretty small. read more

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One line review: As good as we've had for Mexican in Vancouver -- though that's not a high bar. We stopped for lunch here on a day when we used the little ferries to explore False Creek. We liked that they had a patio for us to eat outdoors -- still important to us in the pandemic-but-post-restriction days. Our server was genial and kind. He tried to upsell us, but in a friendly, non-binding way. We ordered a carnitas burrito and three tacos -- chorizo, asada, and barbacoa. Everything was tasty enough but not huge and fairly mild for our taste. The server brought us two kinds of habanero salsa, which helped some. We did not park, as we walked from the ferry. But IIRC, parking in that area is expensive at meters. If we were to head to Yaletown on a date, we'd probably take transit (though I guess for two, ends up being as much as parking). Bottom line: This was a decent meal and enough to eat, but it wasn't special in any way. The quest for really good Mexican food in Vancouver continues and not super hopefully. read more

Tequila Cocina - three tacos -- chorizo, asada, barbacoa - Mexican Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

Not crowded at 1:30 on a Monday. The service was Great! My "happy hour" 3 taco steak meal was Excellent! Margarita ion the rocks and guacamole with tasty puffed chips really hit the spot. Thanks and look forward to visiting at night when this place is hopping! Thanks for a Great meal! read more

Tequila Cocina - Happy hour 3 steak taco meal was excellent! - Mexican Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

The food was super bland and the rice and beans even came out cold. The service was not great, as the waiters were quite unfriendly. Fun ambiance with a mariachi band, but beware it's very loud. read more

Two weeks ago, I went to dinner and ordered a tequila and a beer, which is a normal drink. Tequila goes well with beer, and I order it regularly at various restaurants. Tequila is NOT a shot in this case. The bartender came over and told me he couldn't serve me that because having more than 2 ounces of liquor on the table isn't allowed in Vancouver (??)... This not true at all. I felt frustrated. I ate dinner without drinking anything and left the place...Anyhow, I just wanted to share my experience...one customer less fot this place. read more

As a Mexican living in Kamloops, finding authentic Mexican food in Canada is no easy task. I've searched high and low for something that brings me back to the real flavors of home. One day, while visiting Vancouver with a friend (we were both nursing hangovers, by the way), we decided to try Tequila Cocina, and let me tell you--it did not disappoint! We ordered the Gringas, and OMG, hands down the best Gringas I've had anywhere in Canada or the U.S.! The flavor was on point, but what really set it apart was the salsa. It's that perfect blend of spice and freshness that makes all the difference. Seriously, if you're craving authentic Mexican food, this place is 100% worth the try. This place gets my official Mexican stamp of approval. read more

Service was good, drinks were good, but when you come to a Mexican restaurant, you expect flavorful food, not here though. It was just a sad dining experience. Both the birria and the barbaco was just flavorless. The bread for the torta was too stale and tough to bite through, even a knife wouldn't cut it. We asked for a new bun and were told that all were the same. When something is that bad, pull it off the menu that day. I have never seen a Yelp rating so far off. read more

Good food but be careful if you want a promo as they might not explain it and wont be applied at the end. I went today for a taco Tuesday promo, ordered the basic tacos and finish paying the regular price because the taco selection for the promo was hided on an other page of the menu. So sad and disappointing. read more

Tequila Cocina - Order of 5 tacos (regular price) - Mexican Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

Delicious enchiladas, definitely recommend this place good vibes if you are in the mood for drinks! read more

Tequila Cocina - Enchiladas verdes pollo y queso - Mexican Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

Such a cute Mexican restaurant and drinking spot! Great menu with a nice selection of tacos to choose from. Lots of veggie options too! I got the vegetarian Cocinita Pibil tacos which were full of marinated zucchini and so delicious. Tons of meat options too. Would love to go back and try some of the other items. Staff were all super friendly and nice. read more

Come here if you want to be scammed! Menu advertises "all you can eat tacos" with purchase of a drink (photo attached). Once you've eaten your fill, you'll be delivered a check that has a $30 additional charge on top of the drink that you've just been required to pay for. Whats the 30 dollars for you ask? That would be the price to participate in the "all you can eat" taco deal. This price is no where to be found on the menu and completely concealed from customers except for a small notice, written on a chalkboard on the side walk, displayed in the dark at night. The brunette man and brunette woman manager on Thursday night were extremely unhelpful and suggested we ought to have known it was too good of a deal to be true and offered to charge us per taco instead (after we had just indulged on the "all you can eat" deal???? My cousin ate 10 tacos!!!). Honestly can't believe scams like this exist in Vancouver on Granville street. Seriously, beware. I'll be making a BBB compliant promptly. read more

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OMG! Just had dinner at Tequila Cocina on Granville It was absolutely amazing! The food was delicious. The service was excellent. The ambiance was incredible! And great frozen lime margaritas!!! We highly recommend this restaurant and will be going back for more! Geoff and Kathy read more

Went for happy hour. Not a lot of choices for food or drinks during happy hour. Ordered the frozen margarita as they did not offer any other choice for margaritas at happy hour. Why is that anyway ? Not so good. Asked for another shot of house tequila to top off the marg. Much better. The only thing I really liked about this experience was the house tequila. Super smooth. Now comes the happy hour food. Only 4 choices of food. Got the Tostada x2 small. I do not think they have any idea what a tostada is. See picture included. A mound of chicken surrounded by tortilla chips. Huh ? I ate it. I was hungry. But. No no. No. This is not a tostada. Asked for more chips. Of course you have to pay extra for more chips. Don't go for happy hour. Pay the expensive rates for their food and drinks. Not sure if the other food is good, as I only had that he tostada. read more

I love Mexican food!!! So I go around visiting different places. About a month ago I stumbled across tequila cocina, and fell in love with the birria!! I raved about it to my husband, so finally he agreed to visit. Unfortunately it was not very good soggy tortilla and lacking flavour. The ambiance and service is 10/10 very fun for a cocktail. read more

I was craving tacos the other night after work and saw Tequila Cocina on my way home, I've heard of them before, they also had a North Van location and decided to finally try them out! They had a bundle for 5 tacos for $19.99 so I decided to get 3 Asada tacos and 2 Pastor tacos. The staff there are incredibly friendly and welcoming, the inside of the restaurant was really clean and had lots of neon light signs and a full bar as well, and yes they do check proof of vaccination! I noticed that they have different specials everyday including all you can eat tacos for $25 on thursday, and live music on the weekends which I will definitely have to check out! I loved that they were playing popular reggaeton music in the restaurant it made it feel really fun. Within 15 minutes, my tacos were ready and they packed it up nicely with tin foil and extra sauce for my trip home. They also gave me a lime wedge but for 5 tacos, 1 wedge was not enough! I was really excited to eat my tacos when I got home and it was so worth it. The tacos each had 2 corn tortillas. I think that they forgot to put pineapples on my pastor tacos but it was still delicious regardless, tender meat with a spicy kick and paired really well with the cilantro and onion. The asada tacos were definitely my favourite... wow I think these are the best steak tacos I've ever had! The steak was cooked to perfection and so flavourful and tender, not chewy or hard like other places I've tried before. I highly reccomend this taco place, I definitely will return and bring my friends for the all you can eat tacos to try the other kinds! read more

Tequila Cocina - weekly specials - Mexican Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

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Great food and even better service (we got the burritos and tacos)! Our server Daniella was great :) read more

Tequila Cocina - Great food and even better service!! Thanks Daniella for a great time :) - Mexican Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

Loveee the place Tacos, seafood, nachos, beers and margaritas , a Great Taste of Mexico in Vancouver. Loved the "Pulpo and tuetano" corn tortillas and the house spicy sauce! A bucket list thing if you are walking around downtown vancouver! read more

Tequila Cocina - octopus and radishes on a plate - Mexican Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

I live in the neighborhood and I always wondered about their food . So today I ordered three tacos for takeout . Knowing for well I wasn't going to eat them right away . So I was resigned to them being just something maybe tasty to take away my dinner hunger . But OMG ! Even though they had been reheated properly they were awesome . I've noticed lately that restaurants are often like my former hairdressers . You know you find a good one and a have a few haircuts and then it either goes downhill or they quit . This little restaurant's been around the neighborhood for quite a Time and today was the day I wanted to see what they were all about . Really bright and Lively room. Kind of really funky kind of between kind of old-fashioned Jazz and Mexico and you name it it's around . Literally noisy but aren't they all ? Anyway getting to the meat of the matter if they were I had to Barbacoa and I had pork and I had chicken and like I said they were really really good and I will not only be ordering from them in the future I'm going to pop around and maybe eat meals on the Reg . Couldn't do it tonight cuz I had my puppy with me . Kudos to these people . I hope they are around for a good long time . It's a place I know has great food at great prices and just around the corner so you're not in the neighborhood it's worth a little detour . Gracias Tequila Cocina! read more

Delicious food and super authentic restaurant! I specially loved the tinga, the pastor, and the horchata read more

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Came here for their 1.99 tacos on Tuesdays. I tried every taco for that price and it was so good! Normally at other places there is always a taco where the meat is dry but not this place! I also really liked our server! She was always checking up on us and tidying up our table. Will definitely come back here. read more

This restaurant is an excellent example of a small restaurant that packs a big punch! The food is fresh and, most of all, authentic. It is definitely worth a try. I have lived in Vancouver for many years and a friend took me here for the first time, and I was impressed. Truly a hidden gem ... a piece of Mexico right in downtown Vancouver! read more

Loved this place! It was such a great atmosphere and the staff is so awesome! The fish tacos were amazing and the fish bowl was delicious. I would highly recommend this place, great opportunities for cute pictures as well :) read more