Quesada Burritos & Tacos

Not a bad place for a fast food Mexican place. But don’t get me wrong, it’s not the real deal. But it’s ok for a quick bite.

Not as good as Chipotle but definitely better than Taco Bell –which is setting the bar pretty low-.
Think of the food exactly as making the sandwiches at home with minimal effort put into the meats and ingredients. No obvious marination or spicing.
Tried the Steak, Spicy chicken and Fish Burrito, Tacos and quesadilla.
The Burrito is surprisingly good. The actual proteins are nothing special but the added fresh ingredients and Sauce make all the difference. I usually ask them to drain the beans and Avoid adding too many ingredients in order not to make it soggy or dilute the taste given the blandness of the meats.
Their soft/​hard Tacos were good but their spicy chicken doesn’t go well with the Tacos.
The Quesadilla would be my favorite and I would listen to the server regarding what not to add or it would be a mess –e.g. lettuce in a Quesadilla-​. One thing I didn’t like about it is the fact that they don’t leave it on the sandwich grill long enough so the bread doesn’t actually fuse a bit but I just prefer it that way.
The chips/​Salsas were pretty plain. Supermarket quality.
Service was good but –understandably– hurried when busy or late in the day.
I think this place shines in regards to it’s fresh ingredients and some good Sauces. However, if they stay as they are when Chipotle opens, they will have a hard time keeping up.

Five months and a bit I was curious to see if this new Mexican eatery had upped its game. Sadly no.
The quesadilla, steak, all dressed without lettuce as it would make the quesadilla too soggy, I was told. The counter person a very nice young lady toasted it to perfection. At the table I tried lifting one of the pieces barley making any of it to my anxious tongue. From the counter to my seat it had gone soggy even without the damned lettuce. So with plastic cutlery now in hand and grumpy in charge I ate to stuffed this self deconstructing, moderately flavourful quesadilla.
Like I’ve said many times, if you’re going to do food do it right or not at all. You otherwise embarrass yourself, make a mockery of it origines, disrespect the ethnicity of the people and insult the pallet of those who have refined taste buds and knowledge of various cultures. Oh yes and You embarrass Yourself!
On the bright side quesadillas were half price. $ 4,54 tax in and I was not hungry afterward, just wanting real Mexican food.

Not a fan of their Burritos, and they have decent tacos.
I came here to say the only thing worth getting on the menu is the Salad, fresh, delicious, served with Guacamole in a tortilla bowl! Absolutely worth it. Everything else is mediocre.
GO For The Salad!!!

While the food was fine and actually pretty good overall in value when I order a meal I expect them to make it. I ordered the roasted veggie burrito and was told it would take a few minutes. No prob. Husband ordered his we get to the case and then when I say I’m waiting on mine the people are baffled like I never had the conversation. They were very nice and apologetic but it was obvious they are lacking in training. I also am not a big fan of calling anything on a menu «big ass». Rude and unnecessary.

I went to Quesada with some friends to try it out. The place is very nice and the staff seems rather nice and attentive. The food is very spicy so I warn those that take the spicy sauces and meat.
Overall, I’m definitely going back to Quesada. The food was great!

So this was a «fine» fast food burrito. Neither good nor bad. The taste was alright, despite certain issues of carelessness. First, the server did not drain liquid off of items (beans, tomatoes, corn) before adding them to my burrito, leaving unappetizing and ultimately messy puddles in the tortilla, and in prep, no one cut off the stems of the cilantro, leaving an unpleasant stem texture in many bites.
Though I didn’t ask for a manager, my impression was that there was none on site by the way the staff were acting out of sight but well within earshot. Topics of conversation and language used just behind the dividing wall made it clear that either some staff don’t understand that they can be heard even if they can’t be seen — or they don’t care. It was bizarre.
I can’t help but NOT be surprised by inappropriate language by staff in a restaurant that thought it appropriate to call its largest size burrito «big ass». I am the last person to be accused of being politically correct, but even I found it unnecessary, and thus inappropriate. Want to joke about the size, call it «huge». No one wants to eat something that they called «ass». Not me, at least.
Overall, the other 2 customers in the restaurant seemed satisfied with their sandwiches (I asked when I walked in) but one of them did me a favour when he said that Quesada is «not Chipotle». Thankfully, that lowered my expectation just enough to enjoy this sandwich.
Despite an average meal that wasn’t horrible, I can’t take a restaurant that has a menu size called «big ass». That, and the complete lack of any thoughtful design in the restaurant makes me round 2 ½ stars DOWN rather than up.
I know they’re new in this location, but this is not a new business. They need to rethink things and take their business seriously if they want people like me to think of them as a viable fast food competitor. Right now, the carelessness and the poor decisions just leave me thinking of them as a joke.

The best way to describe the food is it’s somewhere between taco bell and chipotle. Not as fresh and tasty as chipotle, but it’s not as crummy as taco bell (i.e. tastes like real meat). I had three hard tacos, each with different meats. The grilled chicken was good (the spicy might have been a better choice), the pork was very tasty, but the steak was disappointing and bland. The food over-​all was good for a quick and cheap meal. Since the only choice for mexican in the west-​island is between this and taco bell, this one wins by a long shot.
Service was also very good. They let us try the different meats and seemed very friendly and open to customization (like mixing the spicy and grilled chicken to make it less spicy). They answered all our questions, and did the best to accommodate us. Every time I’ve been to chipotle, the service was always lacklustre, so that’s a leg up.
For the negatives, aside from the less than fresh ingredients, I wasn’t a fan of the over-​all design of the place. First and foremost, as a restaurant in the west island, the english writing was WAY to small on the menu. I could barely read it with my good eyesight. My girlfriend’s eyesight isn’t as good and I had to read it to her. The chairs and lights were kind of fun, but kind of tacky and cheap. We stayed in to eat but regretted it as the place wasn’t very comfortable (chair and décor wise), and it was freezing. They need to improve the atmosphere.
While it has a serving style similar to chipotle, it lacked a few things that make chipotle good. One notable thing is the fact that there weren’t any sauces (like tabasco) at the tables. I wanted a bit more spice to my tacos, but there was no easy way to add some.
Over-​all it was good, but could be better. I hope this place either improves, or that Chipotle will come to Montréal (and the west-​island) one day…