Soleil S.
Yelp
There's instagram pics that are enhanced from the real deal and then you have actual false advertising. I'm not sure what happened the day I tried this place, but I had a completely different taco than the owner pics and I felt this was more sustenance eating than an actual meal. None of these even resemble a badly done mass produced version of the tacos you find in good spots like California or Mexico... not even Chicago.
Let's just get any of the pleasantries out of the way. You're in Whistler and the scenery is amazing. You can't get a better scene than this spot. Service here is efficient and pretty pleasant. No issue with the nice staff manning the cashier. As for the restaurant itself, it's clean with a few obvious tongue in cheek (well, I hope it's meant that way) Mexican stereotype... sombreros, wrestling masks, and tequila bottles. It's very rustic as if it's some sort of Tex Mex dive bar. There's a really nice patio to use for the summer. The last good thing, it's cheap food especially for Whistler.
The owner pics are completely off... no where do you get mounds of fresh vegetables,interesting toppings, crispy edges, or crunchy crusts. What you get is insipid lukewarm bland mushy tacos. It was so uninspiring that it made Whistler a touch more depressing on the patio. The moment we finished eating, we all agreed that was terrible and we needed to eat something actually good. We practically ran into the Olympic village to find ANYTHING.
I'll just write about the tortilla once cause they were an issue for all of them. The ones they served were the equivalent to damp Wonderbread. It's as if they were kept in a soggy room and became sponge of stale air... practically limping. Though we were given 2 tortilla per tacos, most were falling apart cause they were so soggy and not only from the sauces.
Carrot tinga - I do appreciate the vegetarian options but ... no. Not this.
The carrot puree was too sweet with ZERO heat. It needed any spice... salt even. The texture was like jarred baby food and served at room temperature. Only having ice berg lettuce on it was doing it no favours. It added no flavour or purpose other than to make this more messier to eat. This taco was leaking so much that it makes a sieve look like a full proof bowl. They claim to have feta on it ... I think there was a dusting if at all. 2/5
Grilled Veggie and tofu - I think they just placed room temp tofu into some sauce. They were just bland and cut too big to be kept in the taco. The few cubes of other vegetables were falling apart and mushy... as if over cooked and then kept at room temp for a few hours. It felt like a sad day to be a vegetable lover to eat these 2 tacos. It made me want to eat a turkey sub at Subway for the first time in years. 2/5
Shrimp taco - Tiny shrimp was hiding in the mushiest room temp (this is a pattern... I know) pork. The shrimp was not a lot and more rubbery than anything. The few sprigs of cilantro was needed and the only flavour in the entire thing. 2/5
Cochinita Pork - Claims to be using a citrus sauce topped with coleslaw and pickled onions. No coleslaw (though kinda grateful cause this was a mess to eat already). It was barely any flavour of citrus... more overcooked limp meat. I would say that this falls apart just as fast as the Senators team from the WAG mean girl gossip. Just... no. 2/5
Verde Beef - I dont... understand this one. Disintegrating potatoes, soggy tortilla, and spongy beef. It was squishy and mushy. I need another synonym... lacklustre, flabby, flaccid... ok thats enough. At least this one had the most cilantro so it had some sort of taste. Yay for fresh vegetables. Even if served hot, this still would be pretty bad. 2/5
TLDR ... you get what you pay for and I've run out of synonyms for mushy. Just avoid the false advertising and get anything else inside the village.
