Alan Sandoval grew up about an hour outside of Mexico City. When he was a teenager, he worked for his uncle in a restaurant and fell in love with all things culinary. It led him to work in restaurants in the Mayan Riviera, including Cancun. He moved to Canada in 2006 and continued working in restaurants, but he always had the itch to be his own boss. “I kept saying next year, next year. Finally, I said now. I have to do it now. I can’t wait,” says Alan. In 2016, he opened Taco Bar on Monkland Ave. “Half of the menu is from Mexico City. The other half is from the Mayan Riviera. I took the best plates from every local city and put them together," he says.
He moved to Monkland in 2014 and loved the area and the people. That helped motivate him to want to open Taco Bar there. “I live a couple of blocks from work,” says Alan. “People are very nice. There are a lot of families. It’s residential, but even the business people are very nice. We all know and support each other.”
Arroz
Riz mexicain avec maïs / Mexican rice with corn
Guacamole
Avocat, oignons, tomates, coriandre et piments / Avocado,
onions, tomatoes, cilantro and peppers
Sopa del dia
Soupe du jour / Soup of the day
Taco bar salad
Salade maison / Home salad
Commande minimum de 4 tacos / Minimum order of 4 tacos
De Jamaica
Fleurs dhibiscus sautées avec oignons, carottes, ail et maïs /
Hibiscus flowers sauteed with onions, carrots, garlic and corn
De Pescado
Poisson mariné servi avec salade de chou / Marinated fish
served with coleslaw
De Cochinita Pibil
Porc mariné servi avec tortillas de maïs accompagné doignons
rouges et de piments habaneros / Marinated pork served with
corn tortillas and a side of red onions and habanero peppers
Al Pastor
Porc mariné dans un mélange de piments accompagné de
morceaux dananas / Pork marinated in a mixture of peppers
accompanied by pineapple chunks
Taco de Setas
Champignons sautés dans lhuile de soya avec carottes, ail,
oignons, poivrons et piments guajillo / Sauteed mushrooms in
soy oil with carrots, garlic, onions, peppers and chilies guajillo
Taco de Frijoles
Haricots noirs sautés avec oignons, ail, fines herbes, riz
et guacamole / Black beans sauteed with onions, garlic,
fine herbs, rice and guacamole
De Arrachera
Bavette marinée aux épices et cuite sur le gril / Bavette
marinated in spices and cooked on the grill
Tinga de Pollo
Poulet à la sauce tomate et chipotle avec oignons, ail et épices /
Chicken with tomato and chipotle sauce with onions, garlic and spices
Rajas con Queso
Piments poblano servi avec maïs, oignons, ail et fromage /
Poblano chili served with corn, onions, garlic and cheese
Mole Rojo
Poulet avec une sauce mexicaine traditionnelle faite avec du
maïs et des épices mexicaines / Chicken with traditional
Mexican sauce made with corn and Mexican spices
De Chuleta
Côtelette de porc grillée et gratinée avec poivrons
doux, oignons, ail et assaisonnements mexicains /
Grilled pork chop with sweet pepper gratin, onions,
garlic and Mexican seasonings
De Pollo
Poulet grillé et gratiné avec poivrons doux, oignons,
ail et assaisonnements mexicains / Grilled chicken
with sweet pepper gratin, onions, garlic and
Mexican seasonings
De Arrachera
Bavette grillée et gratinée, avec poivrons doux,
oignons, ail et assaisonnements mexicains /
Grilled Flank Steak with sweet peppers, onions,
garlic and Mexican seasonings
Crema Agria
Crème sûre / Sour cream
Chips
Tortilles au four / Baked Tortillas
Quesadillas
Tortilla de farine de blé avec fromage / Wheat flour tortilla
with cheese
Quesadillas con Pollo
Tortilla de farine de blé avec fromage et poulet / Wheat
flour tortilla with cheese and chicken
Quesadillas con Carne
Tortilla de farine de blé avec fromage et flanc de boeuf /
Wheat flour tortilla with cheese and beef flank
Gringa
Tortilla de farine de blé avec fromage, viande de porc
marinée et ananas / Wheat flour tortilla with cheese,
marinated pork and pineapple
Nachos
Chips tortilla de maïs, haricots et fromage fondu /
Tortilla chips, beans, and melted cheese
Coca-Cola
Diet Coke
Iced Tea
Ginger Ale
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