Los Chilitos

I think I’m missing something. I just went to Los Chilitos in the Calgary Farmer’s Market and I got the Soft Taco Plate, chicken, to go. I’ve never been to Los Chilitos before. I ordered and then waited around for my order, not paying much attention to how it was being prepared. I was just watching people walk around and the hustle and bustle of the market. Well, I got home, opened my take away container, and wow, um, really? This is what I paid $ 12.00 for? The farmers market is a pretty reasonably priced place to get a bite to eat, so I am surprised that my $ 12.00 taco «plate» is three corn tortillas with shredded chicken, and NOTHING else.
Luckily, I am at home, so I’ve put some fresh tomato, lettuce, onion, and some salsa that I have in my fridge on them. I will say, the chicken is tasty, but where is the rest of my lunch? Is this normal? Did they miss putting something on or with my dish?
Disappointed.

Fresh and delicious. Amazing salsa, gauchomole, and hot sauce that’s flavourful not just obnoxious. Would recommend to anybody ever disappointed by skimpy, shifty, reheated pub nachos. These are what nachos should be.

Ordered their Nachos with and without meat.
Their nachos were unique, there was a fair amount of cheese and meat on the meat option. What I liked is that you could add more toppings to the Nachos going as spicy as you want.
I personally preferred the Nachos without the meat, and should have added more toppings.

Actually I went to the one on 17^th ave sw. Good food, awesome patio and their beergarita rocks.
It can be a little pricey. The staffs are amazing (not only in their looks). I love the service. Great to hang out with friends in the summer.

The flavor of the food here is good. Unfortunately it’s cold and over priced and the customer service is non existent.
I ordered the chicken enchiladas with green sauce. I watched them heat the tortillas and chicken on the grill for a minute or 2. Then put everything together and into the broiler for a minute. The cheese on top wasn’t even melted and the meal was hardly like warm. For $ 16 I’d expect a top notch meal; not a cold meal with not sides like rice or beans.
The lady taking my order didn’t say a word to me except to tell me the cost of my order. No pleasant gestures or thank you for my business.
There are definitely better Mexican restaurants in Calgary and absolutely better places to eat at The Calgary Farmers Market.

I had the taco al pastor, or Shepherd’s tacos, which Los Chilitos makes with adobo marinated pork. As I understand it, the taco al pastor is kind of a Mexican pork version of a shawarma, which was introduced to Mexico in the mid 1900s by the Lebanese.
Adobo is a marinade originally used to preserve meat and fish. While it seems to vary region to region, it’s basically various chilies, garlic, herbs and vinegar, making it an excellent marinade for pork tacos.
At about $ 5, this taco was reasonably priced. The meat was delicious but it could have used some of the usual taco al pastor toppings like cilantro, onion or even pineapple. Maybe I was supposed to ask specifically for those, but as pointed out by some other reviewers, the lady working the counter seems like she’d rather be elsewhere. With friendlier service and a few toppings, this place could get a 5 star rating. I will definitely try again.

We arrived at the Farmers Market and found ourselves to be starving. So we headed off to check out our food choices. The man wanted to try Los Chilitos and after glancing at their menu, I agreed it would be a good choice.
Despite there being maybe 3 people ahead of us in line, the wait seemed significant (over 10 minutes) until the order could be placed. Then there was another 10 minutes of waiting. I get that they are popular but it seemed excessive.
I had the empanada. It was topped with feta, tomatoes and head lettuce with a bit of sour cream sauce. It was tasty and the empanada wasn’t too greasy which was nice. It was a little overpriced at $ 7.95 but not a bad treat. The man had chicken tacos and while he liked the filling, he said there was a smell to the tortillas that was off putting. He said he has had better elsewhere (maybe not in Calgary, but elsewhere) and he wouldn’t try them again. He said his tacos and my meal were $ 20 which he also felt was a buit much given the food court environment and what we got for it.
I’d like to check them out again to see what else they offer and to see if our experience improves over this first visit.

Food — 4 stars. Service — 2 stars.
I was famished by the time we got to the farmers market last weekend. A quick pass by of the food court had me deciding I had a hankering for some Mexican food so I stopped in front of Los Chilitos and ordered myself a quesadilla. It was tasty and full of chicken and cheese. The girl taking my order, well, she was halfway through her own meal and probably hungry herself. She wasn’t unpleasant but I think she would’ve rather been elsewhere.
The stand in the front confuses me a bit as well. More like, a section of the front counter comes in and out and one of the employees kept pulling it out and then back into place. Twas a little strange!
At any rate, definitely pop in for some food if you’re hungry, but maybe wait until any teens behind the counter are on their break.

One of the best prepared food vendors at the CFM and definitely among the better Mexican choices in town.
I’ve enjoyed their tamales, tacos (the pibil is fantastic), and I think even once a chile relleno. The only item that I wouldn’t eat again was the torta sandwich (a little too heavy with too much bread). The thing, however, that keeps me coming back again, and again, and again is the Huevos Chorizo.
This plate of spicy, creamy, crunchy, eggy goodness will set you back about $ 10, and it is worth every last penny. It starts with a heaping helping of chiliques: crispy fried tortilla chips topped with tomatillo salsa, crema, and queso fresco. They then add to that a scoop of mildly spiced refried black beans, and cover the whole shebang with an egg/​Mexican chorizo scramble. I like to finish it with some ranchero salsa, avocado salsa, some cilantro, and maybe a little more tomatillo sauce.
Grab a cup of horchata if they have it; if not, a tamarind Jarritos or fresh squeezed orange juice from Margarita’s next door.
Finish it all off with a great coffee from Fratello/​Analog.
Sigh.
Smile.

Eh. The busier they get, the surlier the lady manning the till gets. She’s rather pleasant when it’s almost closing time, and the market is nearly empty! Love their complimentary salsa bar. Watch out for the chipotle salsa. It’s deliciously smoky, but! Nothin’ to fuck with.
No vegan options on the menu, but when they’re not busy (and if you ask nicely), you can get them to put together a veggie taco platter for you :).

The farmer’s market has a unique area that groups several food vendors selling various lip-​smacking eats. Finally, the nasty mall food court’s hot cousin has come out to the club!
Anyways, lame analogies aside… I checked out Los Chilitos tequira for lunch. for $ 15 dollars I tried their fish tacos and was served three pieces, each prepared in a different combination of fixings. Even more impressive was that they also had a mini-​section of complimentary condiments which consisted of five different salsas!
I would definitely consider coming back to try their other items.