Good day, Camosun foodies! Today I’m coming at you with another restaurant review: Adriana’s the Whole Enchilada. Adriana’s is an authentic Mexican-style restaurant, located, conveniently, outside my work at 2140B Keating X Road in Saanichton, which is why I eat there constantly.
Adriana’s is decorated with paraphernalia themed from Mexico, and the place is quite colourful, albeit a bit small. There are a 4-5 stools to sit and eat, but otherwise this is not a “sit down and eat” place, and is more “grab and go” style. I would actually advise against eating inside during the lunch hour, as the place gets packed up to the door. The staff are consistently friendly and speedy, with Adriana herself usually running around.
While the entire menu is always available to those who can wait, I would advise ordering from the daily specials, as they will be prepared and ready to eat much faster.ĘIn fact, I almost order exclusively from the daily special.ĘStaples of the daily special menu are tacos de calle, the super taco, and taquitos. The specials range in types of salsa and veg, as well as meat (pulled pork, beef, chicken, or all three).
Today I had the polo loco taco de calle, which was delicious, as most things there tend to be. Basically, it was a sort of barbecued chicken with coleslaw and chipotle salsa in little tacos: it was awesome. Some of my other favourite items are the chicken enchiladas, chicken chorizo super taco, and the empanadas.
So why do I like Adriana’s so much? Truth be told, I’m actually not a huge Mexican food fan. Having said that, Adriana’s really delivers on quality with their in-house made foods. They make their own taco shells, chips, salsas, meats, cookies: just about everything. The chipotle aioli is especially amazing and can be purchased in a small container.
Adriana’s the Whole Enchilada is an awesome little restaurant with awesome food. Most of the specials run around $6-$8.50 (includes tax) and typically comes with a free homemade cookie and salsa. My only real complaint is that the restaurant can get very cramped very quickly, so going between 12-1 pm isn’t advisable.
So, if you’re near Keating X Road, go to Adriana’s for lunch. Even if you’re not the biggest Mexican fan I can almost promise you’ll still love it. And for those that shy away from spice, don’t worry, most of the food is fairly mild and the staff typically warns if something is especially hot that day.