Such amazing place. I love going there when I come in from Calgary. Great people and great food.
What an exciting venture Mel! Can't wait to enjoy the experience
A great place to stop in for a drink! Great atmosphere great service and a lot of fun. Food, were all wonderful. We will definitely be going back.
Everything is good here. The tacos, the sopes, the nachos, the fish and shrimp board is really good too: we had the other night. Although the shrimp and fish board was very good, don’t let the menu fool you... says for two people and it’s not. It’s for one person.
Great service, enjoyable atmosphere and flavorful food. A bit cold in the booth by the back door in winter, and kitchen ran a bit long for our mains after the appieswere served, but we had a good time and enjoyed our experience. Again, great service!
El Cortez is an amazing place!!! Such a great atmosphere. We went late(11:45ish), it wasn’t too busy. Just right. Our waitress was great. Very knowledgeable about the drinks. She had some great suggestions for us.
No food on this trip thou. Just some cocktails....
The coconut margarita is probably one of the best I have ever had. I recommend to any margarita lover.
Also the selection of Mezcal is superb. I’m a mezcal fan so it worked for me.
We will be coming back to eat all the tacos at El Cortez on our next trip to YEG.
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First time dining here. We chose this place because of their dog friendly patio - we had just attended the Art walk and decided to go for a bite.
Venue: Interesting venue. Interior is very nice. The back patio is eclectic with loads of space and good shade.
Staff: Ok, this is where they lost points. When we arrived at the front there was a family or 3 waiting ahead of us and they said they had been waiting a long while and no one came to greet them. We all continued to wait a while before anyone came. Both parties requested to be seated in the back patio so the waitress said we had to go around to the back. So back out and around the building we went where we waited. And waited. And waited. And waited... The hostess never came to meet us to let us in like she said. Several servers saw us, made eye contact but didn’t come over. Finally a customer seated close to the door popped the gate open because he saw us waiting and waiting and felt sorry of us. We seated ourselves and a waitress came over to finally serve us
Food: Seriously one of the most delicious meals I’ve had in yeg. Because it was our first time we decided to order a variety of appetizers to share and they were all delicious. So many flavours and not the tired, reused and abused dishes you see at the big chains. Eat here.
Went for Taco Tuesday and loved it! The pork carnitas were delicious and the tres leches was so good I’m still thinking about it. I honestly can’t wait to go back
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My Dinner Club went here at the end of October for our Day of the Dead themed meeting. The decor was perfect...Skulls and creepy stairway to bathrooms.
Our server was friendly and helpful...got the first to arrive early into the happy hour treats (drinks and chips etc.). Strange collage of movie clips played on the wall throughout the night...not sure what that was about.
Food was delicious but perhaps a bit overpriced for the sizes. Also, it’s too bad you can’t mix and match taco flavours. Fortunately I shared with a friend so we ordered two different tacos and swapped to be able to try more than one.
First appetizers: the homemade chips (both corn and potato) were delicious. My friends wished there were a bit more potato ones thrown in the mix. The guacamole was good as was the Pico de Gallo.
Drinks: I had an original margarita which was lovely. Not in the standard large rimmed glass though. Then I opted for a beer for a cheaper price tag (I can’t recall the name). One friend bought tequila shots for the non drivers. Fortunately I still had my margarita glass and used that lime and salt from my rim...I don’t like tequila shots with the standard salt lime which wasn’t given.
Starters: the Mexicali Poutine was good but not really poutine as it was basically just potato chunks. The Valentina’s Fried Cauliflower with Aji Aioli dip was fantastic...my kids might even eat vegetables if served this way.
Tacos: my friend and I shared the Arrachera Steak taco and the Bulgogi Steak. Both were tasty but my favourite was the Bulgogi, with lovely tangy picked cabbage, a subtle sesame flavour and excellent BBQ aioli.
Dessert: not many wanted dessert but enough did (including me) to order one serving of Churros with warm caramel sauce. I’ve actually never had churros before so I can’t compare to other places but these were warm, doughy and sugary...yum!
I came here with a friend for Taco Tuesday in which tacos were half off regular price per order (2 tacos), so $6. It was quite busy so there was a waitlist. You can choose to stand around or walk around and wait for them to text you when your table is ready. My friend and I decided to try 4 different taco flavours: grilled pescado, bulgogi steak, charred corn and mushroom and cinnamon braised pork. The one I liked the most was the bulgogi steak. My friend liked the grilled pescado most. The portions are quite small in my opinion. I think on average, you'd need 2-3 orders to be full.
Really cool atmosphere. Good drinks. Food was tasty and fresh but portion could have been a bit bigger. I will definitely be back to try more food and more margarita
Best place to come during happy hour. Always great specials and delicious food. We always start with the cauliflower and share a few different plates. Have yet to be disappointed.
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