Xola

What Reddit says

A Mexican restaurant in the Beaches often named as the area's best option for the cuisine. Opinions are split, with some calling it incredible and others finding it overpriced with mediocre food.

Paraphrased from the comments below.

What to order

• Tacos5 Redditors
• Seafood3 Redditors
• Birria1 Redditor
• Cocktails1 Redditor

In their words

Short excerpts, each linked to the full comment on Reddit.

• “Olde Seoul, limon, immigrante, Tiflisi, breakwall, firkin, thai house, hobuku ramen, No. 900 pizza, Xola and the Goof for me”

• “Xola if you're interested in traditional Mexican cuisine”

• “Family run joint and damn good. Try the duck confit tacos”

• “Xola in the Beaches.”

• “Xola in The Beaches is an oasis in a culinary desert.”

• “Xola is an oasis of Mexican food in what is otherwise a culinary desert in The Beaches.”

• “I will never eat at this place again. It’s overpriced, mediocre food.”

• “few last times I’ve been, the portions have reduced and the flavour is just not the same”

• “Xola on Queen Street East. One of the few restaurants worth the trek to the Beaches.”

• “Xola in the beaches”

• “Quetzal or Xola for me.”

• “along with Xola (which is further east, near the Fox theatre)”