Tortilla Flats

Tortilla flats is a total dive but it has a decent patio. Super cheap drink specials– 9 $ 3oz drink specials and 3 $ tequila. Beergaritas are always a good time. The foods a bit of a miss, it’s all deep fried and not authentic but the Texas fries are really good. Service is generally a bit slow.

I’d give this place less than one star if I could.
I got a plate of nachos, and a cheese soup.
Food is ok, but I agree with my friends when they say you can get better soup in a can. At least it’s cheap…
Service was complete s***. It took about 20 minutes before our food was served. Our table only got one menu to share. Getting drinks to our table was a mission and a half for our waiter. I won’t even talk about how long the food took.
After we got the bill, we waited 15 minutes for our change. I think the waiter was hoping that if we waited long enough, we wouldn’t want our change. It definitely worked.
This place once used to be a haven for cheap drinks. Now, I don’t even think it’s worth it, because of how long it takes to receive these drinks. Summary: hope it closes down soon to make room for something better.

Is there such a thing as a negative star? Soooo disappointing! Used to come in my college days. Was busy, good atmosphere. What happened? Had the fajitas. Awful! I think it was refried from last night’s service. I’d be shocked if I didn’t get food poisoning! Never again!

It is what it is. I wanted some hot wings and they delivered. The wings were reasonably priced as it was ½ price Mondays. The hot wings are hot, not «hot.» No need for the suicide side.
The 3oz cocktails were only $ 10. Not bad for the T-​dot.
My wife had the fish tacos. She thought they were really good. Balanced, not too oily or fishy.
Our server was a ginger, but he was really good.

WILL NEVER GO TO THIS SHITTY ESTABLISHMENT AGAIN. The manager is absolutely disgusting and has no respect for women. He has terrible problem solving skills and isn’t logical at all. The owner is also also warped and takes the defence of the manager and not the customer. They have terrible customer service skills. I saw them yell at one of their staff members while dinning in. Disturbing.

I like the Flats. I’ve been a Flats fan for 10 years. It is what it is. A dive-​y Tex-​Mex restaurant with cheap drinks right in the heart of Queen West. Come here to get loaded and eat saucy carbs. What else would you come for?

Before Larissa and I saw Banana Boys this evening, we had supper nearby at Tortilla Flats.
Larissa ordered fish tacos with a Caesar salad. She said the tacos were just okay. The batter wasn’t as light as she had expected and she said the oil they fish had been cooked in didn’t seem fresh.
I ordered a chicken burrito (without lettuce, cheese and green peppers). It was okay.
Jordan was our server. She was friendly and took good care of us.

ok this is definitely not the place to try and have a good meal.
but their drink specials are pretty good. i had thursday margaritas (3.50)-it was pretty weak and a little watery but i started asking for an extra shot of tequila on the side to pour into my drink and that did the trick. the shots were also $ 3 bucks!
for food we had some beef taquito type thing-​tasted like they got it frozen from costco
we also got cajun fries with nacho toppings. these were pretty good –they had lattice fries which are my fav and you cant go wrong with guac, tomatoes, onions etc.
i would come back for drinks and their nice patio only.

This place does not make a great first impression. It’s on the corner, across the street from a Taco Bell. Walking inside, I wasn’t sure which restaurant would have better food. Since it was a warm summer night, we sat outside on the back patio, which was good because the place is a dive inside.
There used to be a Tortilla Flats in the 90s across the street and a block or so east of this location. I was hoping the new Tortilla Flats would be as good as the old one was. It was not.
The cheddar jalapeño soup had no cheddar in it. It tasted like a corn soup. It was okay, but it wasn’t a cheddar soup; but it did come in a tortilla bowl, which was nice.
I had chicken enchiladas for the main course. Again, as was the theme for the night, it was okay, but nothing special. There was some sort of weird thick creamy sauce with the chicken that was sort of like a bechamel sauce.
My husband got the chimichanga, which was tiny. However, to be fair, both chicken dishes had real, big chunks of chicken breast.
We ordered the funnel cake churros for dessert. They were definitely the highlight of our meal.
So this place is a solid meh. It wasn’t the worst Mexican restaurant I’ve ever been to, but it was nowhere near the best either. I don’t think I’ll be back.

I love Mexican restaurants but the margaritas here were absolutely disgusting and the food mediocre. The ice in my margarita was melted when it came, there was no salt, and it tasted like watered down syrup. The service was also really poor. Most of my friends were displeased with their meals. The fajitas were substantial, at the least. But I will not go back.

The WORST margaritas I have ever had combined with the rudest bartender I have ever encountered. The food was fine for inexpensive Tex Mex and the waitresses pleasant yet Ryan, the bartender was apparently offended when I asked for a margarita on the rocks, with less «margarita mix», his response and attitude were shocking, so much so I asked to speak with a manager directly to complain and was told that he, Ryan, was the manager! Had I not been with my children, having a beautiful night out on the patio, I would not have stayed. If you are planning on drinking margaritas do NOT waste your time or money here!

If you want to listen to contemporary R&B and rap music while you enjoy your Tex-​Mex, this is the place for you, Jim.

Worst restaurant in Toronto. If you want a warm Margarita or beer go here.
Also expect your bill to be combined with whoever your sitting near.
This is the first place I’ve felt obligated to not leave any tip.
If nobody enjoys or consumes anything they’ve ordered wouldn’t a substitute or replacement be offered?

If you have an iota of respect for yourself, you will not attend this place.
This was the worst dining experience I have had in a long time. The only good thing about this place is the fact that my friends and I will, from this point forward, institute a pre-​food consumption assessment when on-​site at any bar, restaurant, etc. The assessment is as follows:
1. Check out the washrooms. If it smells like you have entered the depths of hell and looks like it has never been cleaned, do not eat there. This should be a no-​brainer, but sometimes you give a place the benefit of the doubt. You might think, hey… maybe someone was just in here and they were having some «difficulties». Or, hmm. this might be a one-​off thing. NO! Rid yourself of these thoughts, if the bathroom is nasty, it is a clear indication that they dgaf about their guests. Leave immediately. If the washroom is clean, stay and complete step 2.
2. If step one is passed, order a beverage. If said beverage is of poor quality, do not order anything else. Pay for the drink and roll-​out. Find another place and repeat the assessment.
Back to the general review.
The nachos were sub-​par. For a tex-​mex restaurant, you would expect the nachos to not be something a 7 year old with no imagination would make. The taste was fine, but the toppings left a lot to be desired. I had a pint of Dos Equis, which was of the uretic variety, but it was my fault for ordering a shitty beer. The piña colada my friend ordered looked like a pathetic watery mess of bargain barrel juices; apparently it tasted as bad as it looked.
For my main, I ordered the chimichanga. I have only had this dish once in my life. I resolved to never have one EVER again because it was beyond amazing and felt like it should be a once in a life time experience. Unfortunately, I chose to order it and let me tell you, that was not a chimichanga! It was pretty horrible. There were maybe 6 small pieces of unseasoned chicken and the cheese tasted like no-​name cheese that had been sitting in a freezer for years. Luckily, it was so unlike a chimichanga that it did not mar my view of them.
My friend order the quesadilla and hated it (no surprise). She had two bites, realized it was bad and made it known to the server. The server was not very accommodating and the manager was just as bad from what I could hear.
Will not be back.

I went here for food a while ago. Big mistake!
Ordered some typical chicken wraps, nothing complicated. First thing I noticed was how quick the food came out while it was quite busy. Definitely seemed like ding ding microwave fast.
Taste was bland and awful. I didn’t think anyone could mess up a chicken wrap, but I was wrong. My friend had similar feelings and a stomach that started to cramp. Luckily my cramps didn’t start until after we left.
We left a large amount of food on the plate, obviously. The waitress came over and said: «Finished?». She then picked up the plates full of food and ran off as quickly as she could. She was trying to avoid having to listen to a complaint. Which shows me she’s expecting one every time someone finishes their meal. It made her an expert in dodging criticism. Well done! That’s the way to improve your quality!
One of the worst places in town. Never go there for food. I would have rather gone to the nasty KFC across the street. That says it all… I hope.

Looking for a light lunch that didn’t start in the high double digits, we finally found Tortilla Flats.
The place was dark and not very welcoming, with a jumble of tables and chairs which you wind through to get to the «Please Wait to be seated» sign. Kind of superfelous, since we were the only customers in the place.
A lone bartender was visible and after a pause came to seat us. We opted for the outdoor seating which was brighter.
A lack-​lustre waitress showed up with menus, after a while.
As suggested by the name, the food choices were mainly Tex-​Mex. My partner chose the Huevos Rancheros and I had the Chicken Caesar Wrap.
When the food eventually arrived (pretty sure they had to go to the farm to get the chicken and the eggs), it was generous proportions and quite tasty.
So dark and dingy inside, lousy service, cluttered tables which interfere with entry and exit, but decent food and moderate prices.
Would we go back? Only if we were on Queen Street and starving and couldn’t find a better spot. Unfortunately, what drove us there in the first place was the lack of reasonable eatery choices in that section of Queen. We think that restaurants are charging outrageous prices ($ 13.00 for a BLT) because they CAN; because it’s a trendy area. (I suppose we could have gone to KFC or Subway … but we don’t feel either one serves actual food.)

Yikes.
They do have a patio that isn’t as busy as most but…
–Service painfully slow.
–Wrong drinks being brought to wrong tables.
–Brought out a drink with a dirty straw (mysterious red liquid dripping down it) = no
–Listened to a customer complain to the bartender when we watched a pint of beer poured into a pitcher to top it off «well I just poured it, two minutes ago!» «I’m not paying for that, bra» = all I needed to experience to confirm I won’t be ingesting anything more purchased from Tortilla Flats.

I’ve stared at my check in for Tortilla Flats for a really long time. I have waffled from one star to five stars for this brightly coloured, crazy-bad-it’s-good place. I’m going to play it safe and say they’re an A-​OK establishment, but I reserve the right to update this review.
This place has a great back patio in the summer, covered with foliage so it’s not too hot and is still breezy. Perfect for sucking back their margarita specials, $ 3 tequila shots and $ 12 pitchers.
Their food is so. not. good. But I don’t think that necessarily makes it terrible. Sometimes I want to get drunk with a buddy and then decide to order a sizzling plate of rubber chicken, or cream cheese filled poppers. This is my prerogative.
PEPPER’S PREROGATIVE: Viva Tortilla Flats!

Had a taco salad here. The taco casing was too oily and fragile. The salad was too bare bones basic. Iceberg lettuce, tomato, and avocado. It would’ve been much better if the salad was more varied and interesting.
Décor is wonderful. Staff is super friendly (but is there such a thing as a not friendly Canadian?)
My Canadian friends all have nostalgia/​fond memories of this place, so perhaps it’s more of a drinking /​drinking food /​hangout kind of place. I can relate to that. But I was simply getting lunch, and my taco salad was … meh.

I have a long history with Tortilla Flats, one that began on a warm early summer night almost six years ago and developed into a longterm relationship with consistently decent tex mex food. I headed there last night with intentions of jaunting down memory lane, so I ordered things that reminded me of the early days: 3oz cocktails (texas teas for me please), 2−4−1 fajitas (the Tuesday special! This place has great specials FYI) and criss cross fries. It was all amazing!
Tortilla Flats continues to score well in my books not because it has a gorgeous interior (it doesn’t…it’s actually in need of some TLC, though this is part of its charm) and not because the food is great (though I’ve never hated it, especially the avocado salad which holds a dear spot in my heart), but because it’s a place for texas teas and margaritas on the lovely back patio, a meeting place for friends, and a spot for entertaining (and always great!) service.
The people are nice, the food is good and the drinks are generous and creative! I love mango margaritas on thursdays ($ 3.50) and cheap sangria pitchers on sundays ($ 11, I believe). It’s not overtly expensive either. All in all, I always recommend this place!