Cantina Laredo - Bloomington

I love that they are a pretty good size vegan menu. it is not published online and they need to ask for it, so I have made a photo. the enchiladas, chips and salsa are great. salsa may be the best I ever had. my waiter said it was homemade.

Since we wanted a restaurant rather than a food court vibe we went to Cantina Laredo at the Mall of America. Also, I read here on Happy Cow that they have a vegan menu. Luckily I knew to ask for the separate menu, since it wasn’t mentioned as an option. I had the enchiladas, which had artichokes, poblano peppers, avocado, and a verde sauce on top with roasted red peppers to garnish. Except for the avocado, the ingredients were not fresh, but still pretty good. I wondered if the salsa that came with the chips was Frontera brand? Not a fan of the salsa. I kept wishing they had a vegan queso. The chips were light, crisp and addictive. My favorite part of the dish was the black beans. They actually seemed house made, not overly salty, and very flavorful. I would return just for the beans and chips (and an order of table made guacamole which I didn’t get this time.)The service was polite, though everyone seemed over extended.

We enjoyed having a full service experience inside the mall. There is a separate vegan menu and separate vegetarian menu as well. They bring house chips and salsa to start and their salsa is wonderful! The two of us (me-vegan, my boyfriend omni) ordered table side guacamole and Enchilades De Aquacate and split them. We even had left overs. The first order of enchiladas came with cheese on the beans but they quickly fixed it- so just be sure to say you are vegan.

I asked for the vegan menu and had a hard time choosing between tacos, the burrito, fajitas enchiladas. I went with the enchiladas which were great, and they came out super fast. The tomatillo sauce has nice heat, and the black beans were cooked perfectly. The guacamole is a little chunky, which is how I prefer it but note that they’ll ask you if you want it then not tell you it’s $6 (different from the table side guac).

Really good food highly recommend. Waiter was very attentive Service: Dine in Meal type: Lunch Price per person: $20–30 Food: 5 Service: 5 Atmosphere: 4 Recommended dishes: Fajitas Combination, Salsa and Chips