Tuesday, October 12, 2010

Wa*haka Taco Libre Mexican

Yesterday my friend Emily and I went to try Munich's new taqueria, Wa*haka (Edit: it's now called Taco Libre). If you live here you've probably had one too many interesting experiences with strange and supposed Mexican food concoctions... I'm talking marinara sauce as salsa, yogurt sauce as a topping, and carrots in a quesadilla without any queso.

I like their nod to Frida Kahlo, but even better is the food is actually edible and does resemble Mexican cuisine - down to black beans, pico de gallo, and queso blanco. I had the quesadillas and she ordered a burrito and we were both pleasantly surprised [here's the menu].

My only slight complaint is the food could be seasoned better, but they have bottles of hot sauce so you can spice things up yourself. I have to remember I'm in Germany, where people don't do spicy. We're lucky to even have a Mexican Chipotlesque restaurant here.

6 comments:

Ashley said...

If you are ever in Rosenheim (about 30 minutes away from Munich) there is a fantastic Mexican restaurant right along the river. I don't know the name anymore but I can ask my friend who lives there still if you would be interested. The only weird thing we came across there was broccoli in the burritos!

Emily said...

Thanks for the tip Ashley! I also heard they just got a TKMaxx in the Rosenheim area as well. I might need to make a trip!

JoernandAllison said...

Keep adding to the reasons to come to Munich. Looks like I'll need to spend a long weekend there :)
I only know of two less than impressive Mexican restaurants here in Stuttgart.

Emily said...

Allison...
You're always welcome to come! We won't be here for Thanksgiving or I'd invite you guys for that. We'll figure something out though.

ax_r said...

Hi,I will visit Munich on March so,the info is really useful haha i have a German friend that wants to taste Mexican flavors.

Emily said...

ax_r...
You should also check out Milagros, which is a new restaurant close to Viktualienmarkt. They also have delicious Mexican food. I hope you have a wonderful time visiting!