Camille G.
Yelp
I am having a rough time between giving this place four stars or three stars. I love that they have so many vegan and vegetarian (on top of regular omnivore) options to choose from. Some of the options are different from what you can find at other partly veg Mexican restaurants (for example, the machaca) and taste good. That said, the food is **incredibly** salty. I mean wow - I feel my body bloating the moment I finish the meal (and look, I love salty/savory/umami flavors but this is over the top). Another thing - Today my fiance asked to have egg whites instead of regular eggs - always an extra charge, but we were told it would double the cost of the meal - yes, you read that right. $24 for a $12 plate because he wanted egg whites (obviously, he stuck with regular eggs). A bit absurd if you ask me.
As others have mentioned the wait time can also be really long. I've always had to wait a while for my meal. They only have indoor seating which is fine, but I wish they would play better music. Today was pure Disney tunes which, I do love a Disney song or two, but it just went on and on.... I dunno why they don't play something like Latino music, radio hits, literally anything else...? This is a minor inconvenience I will admit, but when you're waiting almost an hour for food, decent music would be nice.
Finally, I find them to be a bit wasteful. Every single order, including eat-in, is wrapped up in a plastic bag with plastic utensils in a styrofoam box. I understand this saves the restaurant from having to hire a dishwasher/wash dishes, but it generates an incredible amount of waste. I don't really see why eat-in orders need to be wrapped up in a plastic bag that will, quite literally, be immediately opened up and thrown away.
I mostly eat here when I'm in the area for whatever reason. I always forgot how long the wait is. I'm not saying I'll never eat here again, but this post serves both as a review of the restaurant and a reminder to myself of what eating at Tania's33 is like.