The food was soooo good! I had Chile Releno (their special of the day), and all I can say is that it was finger-licking good! So fresh and tasty! The girls were friendly and the service was great! Looking forward to eating there again and again and again!!!

My gf was hungry and not wanting to eat at home, we ventured out into the depths of Yaletown. Upon approaching, I noticed a few doors down that S&A opened a 2nd location which was packed and looked much more in tune with the area (bar area, tvs, abnoxiously loud). We stumbled in to the lesser occupied front, confirmed with the waitress there about the other location as she assured us it was the same kitchen and then we made ourselves onto the makeshift patio area. The small restaurant is nothing to look at, with stacks of drinks occupying much of the interior space while being a little dreary.

Menu was varied choices but decisions were fairly easy. My gf's enchilada plate was nicely prepared. Tender pieces of chicken under a sweet and spicy mole sauce. The side rice was not bad while the refried beans was certainly homemade. I ordered the lengua (beef tongue) tacos. It came ungarnished but with chopped onions, cilantro, spicy hot sauce and a lemon for you to garnish. The tongue was not too lean yet not too fat and very tender. It needed more seasoning but the accompanying garnishes sufficed.

Basically one lone waitress tabling the lot, with an extra kitchen staff coming out to serve orders. She was friendly and on her toes and luckily for her, just enough tables around to manage the load.

The flavours of the food seems to cater to the local crowd. It's authentic but the flavours taste a little mulled perhaps as to not offend with brute. A welcoming sign..

Food:

I visited this place with a couple of friends this week for lunch.

The tacos and the salsa that was brought initially were extremely bland and tasteless.

We tried the new burritos they had listed on an auxiliary menu in addition to the regular burritos. The accompanying dips and the burritos were extremely bland. There was absolutely no taste to it. There were also meager slices of meat which was also disappointing. Overall, we were ALL very disappointed with the burritos.

Service:
The service was friendly BUT the waitresses were scattered brain and slow which was forgivable because the weather was sunny and we were sitting outside :) The burritos took half an hour to make it to our table.

Conclusion:
I will not visit this place again. I will give the other Mexican place down the block a chance next time.

Had read some great reviews about this place and was excited to try some good mexican. We had to wait a surprisingly long time for a table, were seated and then told they weren't supposed to seat us yet so asked us to get up from our table and go wait in line again... who does that?!

Anyway, I can even remember what we ordered now it was so forgettable. I can tell you this, it was BLAND. Not worth it.

I am truly surprised by the number of negative reviews on here about this charming mexican gem-of-a-restaurant! My boyfriend and I have eaten here numerous times since it opened, and each time has been enjoyable. Firstly: the food. If you are expecting Pace Picante, or if your palate is accustomed to fast food Mexican, then you will likely be disappointed. The food here is authentic Mexican, and is always served fresh. I recommend the tortilla soup, the burritos, the rolled tacos (potato!) and the sopes. Secondly: the service. We have always been welcomed with big smiles by the friendly female servers. They are patient when taking orders (I ask a lot of questions) and provide solid recommendations. Overall, this place is wonderful - a must-try for the open-minded looking to add a great new casual dining spot to their restaurant rotation.

After all the hype of Salsa and Agave and seeing the place constantly packed, I read the reviews on Dine Here and decided that my hubby and I would do a takeout order finally! The place is small and cute enough, and the lady who took our order was friendly. Its family run so there was a child sitting on the counter and running around, which I don't mind as I like kids and gives it a family feel. We ordered sausage and chicken sopes, the grilled tacos in beef, chicken and potato, salsa and guacamole and chips. The portion size was tiny compared to every other mexican place I have been to (both commercial and authentic) so i thought it was cheeky to charge so much for tiny portions in a fast food type place. The food was entirely bland and boring. No spice, no seasoning, its more something for a senior's home to not cause digestion upset! I have also never had mexican food with feta cheese on it. As mentioned in other reviews, the guacamole is basically just chunks of avacado and tomato, no seasoning and not smooth enough to dip, I mashed it up myself when we got home and added lime juice and salt to it. The salsa was runny and hot, I have never been served hot (as in the temperature, not the spice level) salsa before, it reminded me more of a pasta tomato sauce not a salsa. The crispy tacos were teeny and bland. The sopes were also teeny, bland and didnt have enough filling in either. I do have high standards but tried to be open minded about this place, but unfortunately all I can really say its it entirely overrated and overpriced. Menu should be spruced up a bit I think as well to include pictures so you get a better idea of what you are ordering. My hubby who is not as fussy as me also thought Salsa and Agave was totally overrated and was disappointed in everything. The absolute best place in Vancouver for mexican food is Andales (on West Broadway, not the Davie st. location). Ive been going there over 10 years now and it is consisently excellent food, large portions, fun servers and good value, with yummy flavourful guacamole and homemade chunky spicy salsa, and you can get the fried stuff covered in sour cream, and also gorgeous lighter versions of things grilled and more diet conscious, lol!

I work just around the corner from Salsa & Agave- t's an absolute jewel for take-out and casual dine-in lunches. I would have to say it's the best burrito in town, and my bill never tops $10. Can't recommend it enough, not only for its great value but also amazing food. Just like Mexico, only perhaps even better.

With the vast number of new Mexican restaurants in the city I was keen to try Salsa & Agave as I had read a number of reviews extolling their authentic Mexican cuisine. I wasn't disappointed! The food was fresh, truly authentic and offered a good change from the typical North Americanized Mexican fare. The menu offers a lot of variety and a great deal of care was taken with our food. This is a great "hole in the wall" type place for down home Mexican food.

The establishment is kinda small and is really more of a Cafe than a restaurant, so you may find there is a wait for a table if it gets busy. While I was there I noticed they seemed to be doing a very brisk take out business.

I pickup food here at least once a week. I always order the tortilla soup with chicken which is a must try if you have not had it. Has a great kick to it.

I also order either carne asada sopes, burrito, or tacos. I love the carne asada here and I have not had sopes anywhere else in vancouver so I stick with those. They are almost as good as I used to have them in LA which is saying a lot for vancouver.

I love the salsa too so I always add some chips on the side. If you can get a table it's a bit fresher to eat there of course, but I'm always on the go so grab for pick up.

My boyfriend and I frequent this place not only because we live close by, but because it is REALLY hard to find authentic Mexican food in Vancouver. This place is as close as it will get. I had the sopes, and he had the tacos and we were both very satisfied.
The place is always full, too bad it is so small. We usually end up getting our food to go because we don't feel like waiting for a table.