Bandidas Taqueria has been on Commercial Drive for a long time serving up vegetarian Mexican-inspired cuisine. It’s been a while since my last visit, but it was nice to see they have expanded their space to have more guests. We came on a weekend and its was pretty busy.
Interior
Lots of tables inside for small to large groups. They don’t take reservations so it’s first come, first serve.
Chips, Salsa and Guacamole
To start off the brunch, we had this to munch on before getting our other dishes. Loved how the dishes were overflowing with salsa and guac.
Breakfast Tacos
There is 3 handmade corn tortillas topped with scrambled eggs, black beans, caramelized onions, roasted tomato salsa, cheese, and sour cream, and served with purple cabbage. I added guacamole for $1.50 extra.
Breakfast Burrito
This has scrambled free-range eggs, pinto beans, roasted tomato salsa, cheese, and sour cream wrapped in a whole wheat tortilla and grilled. Then, you can get this baked with cheese on top. We added roasted yam and potato hash for $2.50 extra.
Ronny Russell Burrito
This has roasted yams, guacamole, black beans, salsa verde, purple cabbage, and toasted pumpkin seeds. Baked and with added cheese too. These burritos are very filling.
Horace “Lefty” Burrito
This has spicy Mexican corn mix, pinto beans, fresh jalapeños, cheese, fresh-cut tomato salsa, sour cream, and crushed tortilla chips. This is also baked and added cheese on top.
Beer
They have a range of local beers on tap. I got a beer and my friends ordered the East Van Radler with Driftwood’s Fat Tug IPA and freshly-squeezed grapefruit juice.
Mimosa
Weekend brunch time calls for mimosas. It comes in a small mason jar, but it’s a good match for brunch here.
Horchata
For something non-alcoholic, they have horchata, which is a Mexican drink made with rice and is flavoured with cinnamon and sweetened with sugar.
Final Thoughts
We Rate Bandidas Taqueria: 
Address:
2781 Commercial Dr, Vancouver
Website:
https://www.bandidastaqueria.com
