La Tiendita Mexican Restaurant

Went for Margaritas and tacos for Cinco de Mayo. Best tacos in town! It's going to be my go-to from now on 😋😋😋

Small local Mexican restaurant، and omg it was amazing! Glorious plant energy، amazing tacos and gorditas، veggie options too. I hear they have fantastic breakfast too! Go check them out.

Small place very quaint. Server was great and attentive. The food was hit or miss. Salsa was good with a nice spicy kick. Rice was seasoned well، delicious. My plantains were burnt so sent them back. Chicken and shrimp Fajitas not bad but little dry. You had to ask for lettuce and sour cream but had to pay for spoonful of Guacamole so I declined. My Son did not like his birria beef tacos، he said lacked flavor sent it back.

La Tiendita left a bad taste in my mouth. So I found this place while visiting Tallahassee on business. I stopped in for dinner on a Monday after a flight in، sat outside، and was *blown away* by the food. Nothing was bad. The salsa slapped، the lengua gordita was a pocket of goodness، the tings tostada had avocado and crema with cilantro، and the Chile relleno platter cooked to perfection. Not greasy، not overly fried، cheese was gooey in the center. Sauce was great. The rice? So flavorful and delicious. Things were so good I decided to return again during my brief 4 day stay in the area. Man do I regret that decision. I returned on Wednesday for dinner after working، sat inside and got started. The server was pleasant and made suggestions and guided me through ordering. I took her suggestions and was greatly anticipating dinner. The salsa was a bit flat this time around. I don't know if it was old، or it was close to the end of the night، but it wasn't the same heavenly mana as before. When my order arrived، I was a bit surprised to see the portion sizes. The especial de la casa lengua en roja had two pieces of tongue that looked to be about 4oz total. Rice portion and beans were noticeably smaller than two days ago. The rice and lengua were not as flavorful tonight. Not a good value for $18. I had ordered a second entree، the Diablo burrito with steak to take for my lunch the next day، but was still hungry after the surprisingly light portion of tongue and so tucked into that next. Flavors were good، the spice level was just right. Portion was again a bit small for a $16 burrito، with the rice just meh and the beans a bit runny. While eating the burrito، another server came by to check on the table. This was not my server - she was bussing the table behind mine. When she asked how things were، I had a mouthful، so I nodded yes، thumbs up. I saw she had a pitcher in her hand، so I passed my water glass to her for a refill. She took it، said "oh، water?" and I nodded yes. She had a microfiber towel in the same hand as the pitcher، and when she went to fill the glass، had some problems and moved behind me to fill the glass. I heard ice rush into the glass، and she set it back down on my table. I thanked her، picked up the glass، and took a swallow. Something was bad. The refilled glass was... wrong. It tasted like an old، watered down margarita. Here's what I can put together: When the other server checked on me، she had a pitcher from another، dirty table in her hand. She used this pitcher which had (?) old margaritas from another table to fill my water glass. I got a mouthful of something from another table that I have no way of knowing if glasses or anything was emptied into the pitcher before it went into my glass when the table was being bussed. When I realized this، I took the glass to my server and let her know that something happened، and the water tasted like old watered down margaritas. She was apologetic، and got me a fresh glass of water. She also asked if I needed a box، which I did not at that point. When paying، my server again asked how things were. I replied "Well، other than getting a mouthful of an old margarita from someone else's table، it was okay. " She did apologize again. I replied "it happens." Paid، tipped، and left. I cannot express how disappointing my second trip to this establishment was. Everyone has bad days، I get it. It seemed that today was definitely the "B" team with front and back of house. The inconsistency broke my heart، truly. I had decided that with my limited time in town، I'd return to this restaurant and support your business instead of patronizing a competitor. I was looking forward to this meal، and had called others to let them know how stoked I was to be coming back to try new dishes on your menu. Having worked in industry for more than 23 years، I can with 100% certainty say I have never filled a guest's glass with trash/waste from another table. Never. This place left a bad taste in my mouth.

Honestly. Pretty disappointed. $18 for a carne asada and this is what I received. Service was terrible. Food was awful. Price was awful.