Ottawa Foodies

The SO and I went to Tijuana Tilly's this winter after hearing good things from some friends in Pakenham. We tried the chimichanga and the veggie fajita, and they were both awesome! I also had a margarita, which was delish. The portion sizes are good, the dishes are tasty without being heavy (not that common this next of the woods) and very well priced. The atmosphere is very cute, and the service was pleasant. We will definitely be back! I'd recommend it if you are in the neighbourhood. Too bad about it's highway-side location, but I guess its good for visibility.

Also, @ Kudly68: I believe they are independent and not a chain - they actually have a tongue-in-cheek story printed on their menu explaining how they don't have any Mexican connection, but "paid an unknown fee to acquire the ancient Antillinez recipes." But it used to be a Mexi's!

We stopped into Tijuana Tilly's on a whim while driving through Carleton Place. What an absolute suprise as the food was fantastic. Their lunch menu was very reasonably priced and the food was super tasty.

Try their garden salad with their homemade cilantro lime dressing. The best. A really nice summer taste. It was even better when the spillage of the dressing ran into my rice - telling me next time to ask for some extra dressing it is that good.

The Sangria was pretty good but could have used a little more wine or a small bit of rum to kick it up a bit.

The service was great, staff friendly and the wait times were negligable. Just enough time to sip on our drinks.

Highly recommended for Mexican food and is actually the best I have ever tried in the Ottawa area.

We look forward to going back for dinner with some friends and are anxious to try some of their other menu items.

I am hearing that this is a franchise though I have never heard of them and am actually shocked to hear this given the freshness of the food.