Tacos Tony

Ordered the beef tacos and chicken burrito. Everything was tasty and fresh, but a little bland. The taco needed a bit more sauce but the burrito was perfect. If only they added a bit of salt I think there would be more flavour there. All in all, fresh and cheap, but I wouldn’t drive out of my way for it.

Most Authentic Mexican food north of the border. I’ve made the pilgrimage up to Leamington a couple of times just to receive the blessed host that is the Mexican Taco. $ 2.50 gets you one Taco, but I’d get about 3 just to be safe.
Check it out if you’re ever in town, it’s the only thing worth visiting.

I read a lot about it being amazingly authentic so naturally I got excited (parents met in Mexico so I head all about the food and how it should be) and I decided to go and have a second lunch …
And well maybe I had too high of an expectation but I didn’t come out of there in love.
My tacos al pastor although well seasoned were very dry and my partner’s burrito was a little bland.
The beans were really good though, not out of a can and I loved the selection of jarritos.
Two stars for the beans and the lady running the show.
She was very sweet and attentive.

Stopped in for lunch after spending a few hours at Pt. Pelee. Our tacos and nachos were delicious, and we really liked the salsa too. Friendly waitstaff. Tony is a really nice guy too!

Vous êtes en Ontario, bastion canadien de la culture anglophone et fière de ses racines britanniques. Dans le sud profond de l’Ontario, l’agriculture y est intensive, notamment celle des tomates: c’est pour cette raison que de très nombreux travailleurs mexicains y sont conviés tous les ans pour travailler la terre et gérer les récoltes.
Au plein centre de cette petite ville, on trouve donc un petit restaurant mexicain parfaitement authentique: on y travaille d’arrache-pied pour préparer la cuisine du jour et du soir.
Le service se fait pratiquement qu’en espagnol. Bien entendu, on y parle quelques mots d’anglais pour ceux qui né parlent rien d’autre. Les plats, les assiettes, les couverts, rien né correspond avec celui de votre voisin de votre compagne. Qu’importe, on y mange bien et on y mange vrai.

Decided to give this place a try during lunchtime since it had the most reviews on Unilocal.I’m assuming the chef/​waiter was Tony. Start with the positive. Inexpensive food and $ 4 burgers; not that I would come here for a burger. I ordered a Taco supreme (beef, pork and chicken) and a small chicken tortilla. I’m shocked by the 5 star reviews. This place is bad. Maybe it’s a 5 star in Leamington since I haven’t tried the other Mexican places in town. I have been to many Mexican restaurants in the US and Mexico.
Brown chicken got my attention. All the meat was ground up; if it was really meat. I felt sick all afternoon. Now I know why a local Canadian told me he only goes there after a night of drinking.

Leamington is the place for authentic Mexican food in Canada!
We tried tacos Tony… because all the other Mexican restaurants were closed that long weekend for a stat holiday.
Turned out to be an authentic experience.
I give it only four stars only because what I originally ordered was not available and also I asked for no onions and my tacos still came with it.

Holy crap, this place is amazing! Leamington isn’t exactly known for it’s culinary delights, in fact it’s pretty much a wasteland. Unfortunately, being the closest town to Point Pelee National Park, I find myself visiting Leamington at least once a year to partake in the world’s coolest hobby: Birdwatching.
I try to spend as little time as possible in the town but I have to venture in a couple times a day for sustenance. Until a couple years ago this was a depressing experience. Then I found Tony’s.
A little background: there’s a lot of agriculture going on in this part of Ontario and there seems to be a huge population of Mexican migrant workers that work in the greenhouses and fields. One benefit of this situation is that there are a handful of Mexican restaurants in Leamington. Tony’s, however, is the best and most popular.
The food at Tony’s is amazing and authentic. The place is a total hole in the wall, there’s a good mix of Mexicans and local farm boys, and there’s always some horrible Mexican singer in tight leather pants singing on the TV. I love it.
There’s nothing vegetarian on the menu but I ask Tony to make me something without meat in it and something awesome always arrives. Order a Jarritos Mexican pop to wash it down. I’ve never been given a bill at Tony’s, Tony just makes up a price on the spot (this pricing model is one of the most important aspects of a good restaurant in my opinion) and it’s always unbelievable low given the quantity and quality of food.
Upon leaving, Tony always gives me a handshake and a smile like I’m his best friend.

Don’t let the fact this little hole in the wall is a hole in the wall or has 4 different names for the joint on the outside scare you. I count:
Taco Tony
Tacos Tony
Tony Tacos
Tony Taco
This is a good sign. Literally. There is a proportional, geometric relationship between how many names a Mexican restaurant has for itself on the exterior signage and the quality/​authenticity of the Mex chow found inside. Another tip off this place is good is a line out the door at lunch/​dinner time, a line populated in equal proportions between Leamington’s hard-​working, hard-​scrabble Mexican field hands (ie people who should know) and Leamington’s «why would you ever want to move anywhere else now that Leamington has a Wal-​Mart?» locals.
Whatever Tony ultimately calls his establishment (there is a real Tony inside, a big barrel chested friendly Mexican ex pat who seems to have found his fortune in an unlikely place). Tony serves up GREAT, CHEAP authentic Mexican tacos. By authentic I mean authentic, not your Ghost World «Blues Hammer plays authentic delta blues» authentic. So, abandon all your preconceived Taco Bell notions. And for Xenu sakes, if a place has four names and each name uses the word «taco», don’t order the fish and chips (or even the burritos). That’s a solid clue what Tony’s ploy-​named TACO joint truly excels at. Tacos. Get it?
Points of departure from your Taco Bell universe:
1) Everything is served on two flat soft tacos cooked fresh on a grill. No hard shell tacos here.
2) No ground beef. This is pulled beef, chicken, pork.
3) Just because it’s on the menu doesn’t mean it’s in stock. To wit, chicken or fish might not be always available. Not sure if they ever were.
4) Lines? Who needs stinkin’ lines? Where the line begins and ends and who was in line and who Tony takes his order from is a bit hazy at times.
Real choices here:
Mexcian or supreme taco? The Mexicans tacos are meat + onions + sauce. The supreme comes with tomatoes, lettuce, and sour cream. The Mexican tacos are $ 2. The Supremes are $ 3. Prices may or may not include tax depending on how Tony is feeling that day. For my part, the tomatoes, lettuce, and sour cream just get in the way and slow you down. Go for the straight up Mexican tacos.
Red or green salsa sauce? Go for the green. It’s amazing.
Eat in or take out? There’s a back dining room but really experience a more authentic Mexican taco stand atmosphere and sit at the front bar. Slam 3 tacos, wash ‘em down with a Mexican soda, and go. Get out.
Note, take out means you get a good Styrofoam container of the green stuff sauce you can later put on hot dogs or whatever but I’ve found the taco themselves are best eaten hot and fresh (would you eat a Krispy Kreme original glazed 8 hours later or piping fresh?). The tacos don’t travel the 3.5−4 hour drive along the 401 back to Toronto.