Andrew G.
Yelp
Tacos Victor, in concept, is a really great idea, and for all intents and purposes should be a really great place. They keep it simple, focusing just on tacos with a few drinks, with awesome choices for cuts of meat (e.g. beef tongue, sirloin, and flap steak) and other proteins, but in the execution of everything together, the taco at the end of the day fell a little bit flat for me, especially for $6 CAD/portion.
Ironically though, I have no complaints about the meat! I had the beef tongue taco when I stopped by and they gave me a decent-sized portion that was soft, tender, and still juicy as if it just came out of a long-braise or pressure cooker. If I'm remembering it correctly, they also sprinkled some coarse sea salt on the top of it as well which really made the flavor of the meat come alive. The problem unfortunately was on the bottom AND the top of the taco. For some reason completely unknown to me, they put thinly-cut soggy fries on top of the meat, and then below, they layered it with TWO not-at-all-toasted corn tortillas. Now two corn tortillas is not totally uncommon based on a few encounters I've had here and there, but for me it almost completely ruined the dining experience.
There's nothing worse than biting into far too much bread when trying to enjoy a protein. Whether you're having a burger, a lobster roll, or even a taco, too many carbs surrounding the goodness within will downpour rain all over your day anyday. As much as I was trying to enjoy the lime, salsa, and salted tongue, all of the flavors kept on being torn away by this awful chewy double-tortilla with soggy potatoes on top. I eventually just removed the awful breadiness myself to try and enjoy the meat more, but at that point it was already too late.
If they just served the meat on a crisp tortilla with your standard taco accompaniments, I feel like they would be far more successful. Unfortunately as it stands today, the entire dining experience is weighed down by an egregious amount of dough. If you do happen to stop by, please keep this in mind and maybe ask them to add more "customization" to your order to get a really fine product, because at the very minimum, the meat they cook is very good.