Tu Tierra

Went here for the first time today with my finance and I was not disappointed. From the moment we talked in the service was excellent. There was no point in time where if we needed assistance we didn’t get it. The food was amazing! Best Mexican joint by far that I have been too. Check it out !!! You won’t leave disappointed

Casual dining. Been here several times and it’s Always delicious… love washing everything down with their yummy margs.

Have been eating here since it was Mi Tierra in Cedarbrae. Best authentic Mexican food in Calgary.

I’ve been to various different Mexican restaurants and Tu Tierra is definitely one of the better ones. The service could have been a bit better but the Chimichanga Beef Burrito was fantastic. The portion size was very large for the price and overall extremely tasty. I will be back to try other things on the menu. Thanks!

Great food. The service is a little slow, but still very attentive. Pricing is fair for the overwhelming amount of food you receive. Definitely going to go back again.

Best Mexican food in town :) you even get salsa and chips to start and staff are always friendly. You must try the enchiladas verde!

The servers are friendly, the food is good, inexpensive, and the atmosphere is relaxed and comfortable. Granted, the food isn’t any sort of extravagant gourmet fare, its just simple and satisfying. Highly recommended.

Was at Tu Tierra last week. It was okay, the food was alright. I was at El Sombero Restaurante here in Calgary on 17^th Avenue a few years back and this was definitely a much better Mexican experience, the food was a lot better and there was actually Mexican music playing in the background. I just recently found out after searching El Sombero that it is now closed, very sad.
Anyways, back to Tu Tierra. The service was okay, there was only one server in the restaurant. There definitely needed to at least another server as she couldn’t do it all herself. I noticed once people left around us that their dirty dishes sat on table and never removed, I wonder how long their dirty dishes and ours sat on the table after we left. Dirty dishes should be removed as soon as the guests leave.
I will be back to give it another chance.

Liked the free chips and salsa. Service has been good both times been. The decore is million times better then when it was China City. The sign shows of those days with swoops curling bad luck up.
Both times I ordered Chimmichangas and second time quality not as good as 1^st as watery. Neighborhood restaurant so eventually will try again. B-)

My first experience was this week and I lived in the Southwest U.S. for many years. I am not a mexican culinary expert, but I did bring my friend who is. Both of us were extremely happy and satisfied with the quality of the food. Apparently this restaurant is as good as Hugo’s in Houston. There is so much selection and variety of food. The orange pork was divine as the orange taste stayed in your mouth as an enticing after taste. Highly recommend it. They also knew exactly how to make an outstanding Cadillac Margarita.

We’ve been here multiple times now, and I can honestly say, we’ve never once had a bad meal. Nothing to complain about.
We’ve eaten in, and had wonderful service, and even better food. I’ve also done take out for roughly 6 people, more often than not you get home and the place your ordered from has forgotten something, didn’t have the issue here!
I love the chicken verde for my meal, and the taquitos to start! I’ve tried the burritos and liked them just as much. You get more then what you pay for as well, those portions are great! It’s authentic, it’s warm, and it’s delicious!
And if you have a sweet tooth, but don’t have time or room for dessert, I recommend the horchata! It’s vanilla-​y and cinnamon-​y, and all kinds of great tasting!
I recommend anyone to go here!

Been a handful of times and each time I’m wishing I had more room in my stomach to enjoy just a few more bites.
Each element from all the different salsa’s, refried beans, rice and various sauces are well executed.
The meat has been tender whether it’s been seafood, chicken or beef.
Their tortilla soup is wonderful, creamy, refreshing and filling. Their stuffed jalapeño’s have so much flavor and perfectly cheesy.
The burrito’s and enchilada’s are pretty authentic/​typical no new territory being forged in terms of execution or elements, but they still don’t disappoint.
Going to try the molcajete next time as it looks very good. Blended margarita’s are offered in a variety of flavors and are balanced never saccharine.
The service is very basic but efficient, just be direct or flag them down since they’re always around.
If you’ve found yourself craving Mexican and don’t want to put up with the downtown crowds, come to Tu Tierra!

Far from our NW haven but we will drive for good Mexican food in a heartbeat. In my top 3 fave cuisines.
No Mexican music playing, just the soccer game blasting. Not so good for first impressions. Casual, no frills interior.
Service, nonchalantly friendly.
Some evident laziness — floors, tables and menus need a scrub.
Beer — cold and fantastic. You have to ask for water to be brought to your table.
Hubby ordered the Carne Asada burrito following a Unilocalers’ recommendation. They are HUGE! But he managed to eat it all! We came here very hungry!
I ordered the recommended (by server) Enchiladas Verdes. Came out looking good! Everything is said the be homemade here and the chef himself is said to be Mexican.
The Carne — was not so good. Tough and had an off flavor in the burrito.
My Verde sauce was good as was the chicken in the enchilada but it was no more than a 3 star dish. It lacked seasoning and I had to ask for more pico de gallo (an extra buck but very fresh). No salt or pepper on the table.
I did not find the food spicy, nor the salsa on the table for the chips as others have mentioned on line. BUT knowing how much I love heat after telling him, our waiter brought me a yellowish hot sauce (habanero) that I wish I could bottle from here and take home. My rice and beans really needed the hot sauce as again, they were bland and had no flavor, even with cheese on them! (I truly think the rice is the store bought prepackaged stuff)
I honestly like Salt and Pepper Mexican Restaurant better than this place if I had to choose. I do not like to compare but the food and ambiance there is more my style.
No Sangria here either! Why?
Would only come back if invited by someone else. It is quite pricey for Mexican fare.

Tu Tierra is a gem in SE Calgary. Admittedly the service wasn’t over the top, but the food is something worth coming back for. As first timers, my significant other and I ensured we ordered very different dishes to get the best feel for the place as possible.
Like most Mexican restaurants, Tu Tierra provided us with complimentary chips and salsa. Because I wasn’t yet allowed to have anything as crunchy as chips, I left these for my significant other, who told me the salsa had quite a bit of kick.
We both had enchiladas in the end. Mine were vegetarian, and so incredibly delicious! The layers of cheese, beans, and sauce were outstanding. I will definitely be coming back.

Best real Mexican in Calgary. I know cause I’m from Texas
I’ve eaten here twice. Had the pozole and the special tacos alhamre con queso. Portions are muy grande
Great red sauce, nice corn totias and Mexican cervezas. Looking forward to trying the tortia soup next time. They usually have charro beans
Ask the friendly little waitress for extra limes and try to get her to sing Cu cu rucucu Paloma along with the music

I tried their beef burrito, it was good, but the price is a bit steep. Almost $ 16 for a burrito to me seems high. For this reason, I would still be on the lookout for a combination of good food and good price. The free nachos is good though

Mexican food in Canada. At least they’re both in North America, right? I don’t know why my tummy was thinking about burritos and tacos, but I let it drive the car here.
Service was good, but I’m an easy customer. I was able to figure out a beer quickly ($ 5.75 for a bottled Mexican beer!) and while she went off to get that, I settled on my dinner choice. Authentic (or at least as authentic as it gets north of the Rio Grande) chicken enchiladas drenched in a spicy verde salsa and rice and beans. It was prepped and delivered to me in less than five minutes.
Ten minutes later, I looked down and my plate was empty. I’m sure someone ran into the restaurant while I wasn’t paying attention and stole my dinner. It was gone and all I had left was a full stomach and a slight spicy burn on my lips.
Why is beer so expensive in Canada? Without it, this would have been a $ 15 meal with tip. I’m glad I decided not to have another — there’s something wrong with two drinks costing more than the main.

Wait a second… authentic Mexican food in… Calgary? Really? Can it be?
Yes ladies and gentlemen it can.
As sad as it is to see that China City bit the dust, a restaurant that had been around since my parents were kids, this is a great replacement for the neighbourhood. You know the food must be good if you see Mexicans eating there (can’t say I’ve seen any Mexicans at the Taco Time across the street).
I travel to So Cal regularly where the Mexican food is fantastic (obviously). So to make a proper comparison I went with the Carne Asada burrito. The flavour was a little different than what I’m used to but it was still excellent. The portion size is great and the price is right.
What tipped this up to a five-​star review for me was the fact that they make Horchata. I love this stuff. If you come here you need to order a pitcher of it. Yes, you have to get a pitcher, but it is worth every penny.

Horchata! I missed you! If you like iced chai lattés, Tu Tierra makes Horchata, a sweet drink made with homemade rice milk, cinnamon and sugar that our server promised would be refreshing. I got addicted to the stuff back in Cali and was sad when none of the Mexican restaurants here seemed to offer it.
After eating the complimentary chips and salsa, splitting an appetizer with my two ladies and making a sincere attempt at plowing through an enormous plate of Rajas Tacos, rice and beans, I was ready for my food coma. Which was witnessed later on at the movies, har!
My one beef with Tu Tierra is their rice. Or should I say, Uncle Ben’s Bistro Express Vegetable Medley. I know you! I ate you for years at my retail job!

I have been to Tu Tierra several times. I have to admit the first time I visited was when FFWD had freshly reviewed this place and gave it positive reviews. I wasn’t impressed mainly because the place was SWAMPED and this quaint little place could not handle the volume. They did their best with the service and the food looked rushed.
A year later I decided to try this place again for lunch and it was 10x better, so much that I can stamp this as a «Yay! I’m a fan» on Unilocal.The service was great and the food tasted significantly better. I have visited this place several times for dinner and lunch since. Their lunch combos are a great deal and since I only have a 40 minute lunch, Tu Tierra is a surprisingly quick visit for a restaurant. $ 20 is the usual amount I would spend for a lunch meal, while for dinner the prices are a little more higher.
Their enchiladas verdes and mole are my favourite dishes. In my humble opinion this place is one of the 2^nd best in the city, the first going to a two way tie between the two Mexican households of my friends. Given the right amount of volume, quiet restaurants like Tu Tierra can really shine as they have the right opportunity to be more attentive and give more time to the preparation of their dishes.
I feel like I should depart with some sort of humorous anecdote… but the enchiladas de mole digesting in my stomach only results in me seeing visions. Visions of… LUCHADORES!
bwahahaha