La Taqueria Pinche Taco Shop

Our continuing quest for great tacos, brought us to La Taqueria at 322 W Hastings. It turns out that original location is closed for renovations until January. We chose not to wait! Instead, we walked to this location at 562 Hornby and I'm so glad we did! This is a fun, noisy and fairly large place with whimsical decor and pretty fine tacos too. You order at a counter (not just tacos but burritos, beer, tequila etc) and when your order is ready it gets delivered to you. There is the requisite salsa bar including some pickled carrots and jalapenos and cabbage. There were no available plates for said salsas and no room on our delivered orders so you have to work their use out strategically. We had 4 4' corn tortilla tacos; chorizo, mole, lengua and rajas con crema. All were tasty but the mole stood out for me as distinctly rich and chocolatey while my partners favorite was the surprising sweetness of the chorizo. Then our Baja taco arrived (6' flour tortilla. I usually sneer at flour tortillas but this one had a seer from the flattop and that made a difference) with a generous piece of crispy fish, a little cabbage and crema. Very good! We also shared a Jarritos Mexican cola (same price as the Coke) and declared it very good also! As I pondered the value of $3 for each small taco, I recalled that people at that moment were paying $3 for bad chain restaurant cheeseburgers, and I was content.

This is the best Mexican food I have ever tasted! The tacos are absolutely incredible. The portion sizes are just right, you definitely get more than your money's worth! The service was fantastic too, very friendly and kind. I will definitely be recommending this restaurant to all my friends and family!

My family and I love eating tacos so when we were in Vancouver, BC it was a no brainer to look for a highly recommended taco shop. After much soul searching and reading, I found this taco shop. We were all blown away how great the food tasted and we allloved it. Quick Cap and what we ordered. I highly recommend this place but come during happy hour, food tastes so much betterwhen its cheaper but great tasting food 1. Ahi Tuna taco- I never took a bite but the lady says is was the most delicious ofall the tacos we ordered. 2. Fish Baja- I've had a lot of fish tacos and was a little skeptical ordering it but it was prettygood. 3. Carnitas-Pork shoulder tacos was delicious 4. Asada-Triple AAA beef taco it was delicious with some of the caramelizeonions. 5. Nachos with side of guacamole Restaurant 1. Very clean and big restaurant 2. Hard to find parking during happyhours but it was worth it

I ordered the breakfast burrito, which was delicious, but our food took a while to come out even though the restaurant wasn't very busy. The ordering process was unique - you have to wait in line to order before being seated. Overall, it was an interesting dining experience.

Make sure to wear stretchy pants when you visit this restaurant. The food is top-notch and always leaves me satisfied. Another great thing about this place is that they have a license to serve alcohol. So, feel free to order a beer or a slushy margarita to go along with your meal. This is definitely one of my favorite spots for lunch!