#45minutelunch
Ok, so since they opened there has been more than one review of Wahaca; why, because they're new and they're good. But here's the twist...#45minute lunch.
Maybe I've already started to become a broken record but Wahaca isn't just somewhere you go and have a 5 course meal (although there is absolutely nothing wrong with that). Oh no, you can get in and get out in well under 45 minutes and have a far better experience than a packet of sandwiches at your desk.
For this lunchtime experience I went with my friend who had arrived back from Mexico the day before. I thought, why not go there with someone who's just eaten authentic food and is likely to be tired, nostalgic and (potentially) disappointed with food that hasn't been cooked on the streets of Carayes! Now this is a real test.
For this review I'm going to limit the pictures and focus instead on the flavours. To start, we shared tomato salsa & chips - fresh and zingy with crisp tortillas, which make a welcome change to those doughy, drab tortillas you often get. Now, if you're coming to replace lunch at your desk with a bit more of experience, I wouldn't worry about forcing tortillas down you whilst you wait for your wider taste of Mexico - the staff are quick and attentive so you won't be waiting long.
We were two hungry guys looking to hit Mexico hard so we went a little crazy for our mains; in order of appearance:
3 minutes in: Chicken Pipian tacos (most unusual, chicken with pumpkin seed and tomatillo sauce - nice);
4 minutes in: Black bean tostadas (re-fried beans, avocado salsa, Lancashire cheese (?) and salsa - very nice);
4.5 minutes in (seriously fast): Chorizo and potato quesadillas (chorizo, potato, toasted tortilla - this one kind of does what it says on the paper);
8 minutes in: Pulled-pork burritos (awesome); and,
10 minutes in: Fish tacos (now these were seriously awesome - deserves a pic).
The fish tacos
I'm not proud to say (yeah ok, I am) that in the time it took the chefs to make the food, we ate it. The verdict, not only did I think it was good, but so did my friend (might have just saved myself a flight to Mexico, although they do have a lot more sun...). While we mused on how on earth they got the food out to us so quickly without using a microwave, we deduced that the ingredients are so fresh and the meals are so wonderfully simple in their design, it turns out good fast food doesn't have to be a product of fat and sugar.
You don't need to go to the extremes of food devouring that we did, but if you are in the market for simple street food at a reasonable price then pop into Wahaca - no reservation required.
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