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Good, simple, honest El Salvadorean favourites. I tried El Tucan for the first time yesterday and was not disappointed. The yuca con chicharron offere…
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Fantastic food and service!. Stopped by El Tucan last night for a quick dinner, the service was efficient and friendly. We had the pupusas (cheese and…
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Uhmmm great food!. If you love Latin food,... Beans, tortillas, pupusas, etcThis the place !…
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Tukan is open for Casual Dining. Tukan serves Salvadorean, Mexican and Tex-Mex dishes. Incorrect or missing information? Make a report, or claim the restaurant if you own it!Details
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10 Reviews on “Tukan”
Good food. We had dinner here last night – ordered a few Salvadoran dishes. The food was good, although the meat on one of our dishes was really dry and over-cooked. The service was prompt and friendly – they didn’t rush us when we weren’t ready to order, and were helpful and patient with our Spanish pronunciation of the dish names.We’ll be back to try more of the menu.
Great service and solid food. I love this place. Not because it’s the best mexican in town (though it’s def top 5) but for the overall vibe and good food. The service is great and you feel like you’re visiting your El Salvadorian relatives. Tex Mex is simple but delish. Can recommend the beef burrito and beef chimichangas. Great guacamole as well.
Exactly what I expected, delicious!. I visited this resto with a friend on a weeknight and am already looking forward to going back to try more of the menu! Not fancy, but that’s a good thing because it would be out of place on this strip of Montreal Rd. The menu is interesting because people not looking for something different can order standard grill-type items like a club sandwich, they also have a tex-mex section, and then there is also the El Salvadorian section, in which they specialize. I ordered from the latter and it was delicious; my plate of deep fried food coming with a coleslaw, tomato sauce, and hot sauce as condiments – perfect to balance off the heavy items.The girl that served us was great. Explained the menu to us, gave us recommendations, and was really friendly.Would highly recommend if you are looking for something very reasonably priced, good flavour, and different!
Very nice service, great food. El Tucan is a quiet spot in Vanier. Inside the small restaurant you can see a TV playing El Salvadorean programming, which is nice and shows that you’re getting authentic food. I had an cow hoof soup (Sopa de Pata [Mondongos] on the menu) which was very hearty and had a great marrow taste to it and a platter called Yuca Con Chincharron, which was a mixed plate with a crispy pork with a light, mayo-free slaw and some sort of root, maybe manioc?My partner had a standard tex-mex fare–three enchiladas, which she said was very tasty. We also had a pupusa, which I guess is the El Salvadorean equivalent to a patty, empanada, or samosa. It had a very fine, consistent texture and a great taste.Our server was a very friendly woman who clearly loved El Salvador, was enthusiastic about food recommendations, and made sure to take care of us. Great experience, would definitely go again.
Just amazing. The service is amazing. The waitresses are very very friendly. The food is a true authentic salvadorian taste. They really are world famous for there pupusa. You know that the food is good when the language is spoken. All thought they are a bit pricey you will not be disappointed. 5 on 5
Bland Hole in the Wall. So I get a text from my sister saying she just had an authentic quesadilla at a little hole in the wall place. As our fridge is broken and all our food is spoiled I figure ‘no time like the present’ to check this place out. Parking was a nightmare but at least I nailed my parallel parking. So I was in a chipper mood when I went in. There was a sign on the door stating they were closing @ 6pm because of technical difficulties. As I was their only customer, I suspect that lack of customers was their real difficulty. The man and woman looked spooked when I arrived and said nothing. I asked if they were still open and they said ‘yes’. I chose my own seat since ‘yes’ seemed to be the extend of their conversation. I ordered the Sopa de Pata which is a soup made from cow hoofs, corn, cabbage, squash, cassava and mondongo. Wow was it bland! From the base to the vegetables it had NO taste. Oh well, at least I tried it, I thought. Then I ordered a pastele which is a corn pastry filled with pork and vegetables. This had more flavour than the soup but I still needed to add cilantro and salt which was a let down for a pork dish. It was suppose to come with a sauce and cole slaw. It didn’t. Finally I ordered their burrito plate served with their house sauce, salad and rice. Now I always enjoy trying a new ‘House Sauce’ cause this is where people get inventive. Not this place. It was a luke warm red sauce that didn’t even taste of tomatoes! The chicken hadn’t been seasoned and there were no refriend beans to be found. The rice was heavily buttered but still bland. The salad looked nice but instead of having a choice of dressings, they put a warm dollop of sour cream on it. I didn’t finish my meal. For the first time I actually left after only 3 bites. I did leave a tip because the service was fast but it is not a cheerful place to eat. You can tell they are on their last legs. I wish people would learn that it is the FOOD that people are willing to pay for, not the flatscreens on the wall!
Lunch fare. I had the pollo asado which is a Salvadorian barbeque chicken dish with (chimol) pico de gallo with a side of rice, refried beans and salad as well as a corn tortilla. It was authentic homemade food served with jalepeno salsa. If you are looking for a dish as close to actually being in El Salvador, this is the place to go. There’s spanish music playing and the decor matches. You can enjoy your meal outdoors on the back patio as well. The waitress was prompt and friendly and her service was very good.