Guz­man y Gomez — Emporium

Holà! Finally, a decent Mex­i­can casual din­ing option in Bris­bane! Guz­man y Gomez is a mod­ern, fast and friendly Mex­i­can taque­ria chain from down south in Syd­ney.

Due to the pop­u­lar­ity of its orig­i­nal ven­ture in the For­tu­tude Valley’s Empo­rium precinct, there are two sis­ter stores that recently opened in the Bris­bane CBD at The Win­ter­gar­den and Albert St. Today, the Bris­bane Bites team set out to on our lit­tle Latin adven­ture and delved into the exotic and some­times spicy Mex­i­can cuisine.

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Explain­ing the menu now… Guzman’s main choices are bur­ri­tos, que­sadil­las or tacos (soft or hard). Once you get this decided, it’s time to choose the fill­ing. Then to fin­ish, just decided whether to add gua­camole or not! Sim­ple! One can also tai­lor the spici­ness of the meal by self-serve sta­tions near the din­ing tables that allow you to pump out Tabasco and grab slices jalapeños.

Guz­man is essen­tially a casual din­ing restau­rant, which means that order­ing is done via the reg­is­ters at the counter. You are then handed a table num­ber and the food is promptly deliv­ered to your table. I might reit­er­ate that the food ser­vice is pretty speedy, and you most likely won’t be wait­ing long at all for your deli­cious parcels to arrive.

The ambiance at Guz­man is warm and upbeat. There always seems to be Latin inspired music pro­ject­ing from the speak­ers, which makes the expe­ri­ence just that lit­tle bit more mem­o­rable. Because of the casual appeal, some­times it Guz­man does seem a lit­tle at odds with its more sedate and for­mal neigh­bour­ing restau­rants, but I think it is a val­ued and deserv­ing addi­tion to the Empo­rium family.

Addi­tion­ally, it seems that many of the staff are Span­ish speak­ers. This can’t help but add a lit­tle more authen­tic­ity, right? It could also be a great oppor­tu­nity to test out your high school Span­ish skills!

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What we had:

Three que­sadil­las with your choice of fill­ing (pork chipo­tle) ($10.50)

Soft corn tor­tillas toasted with melted ched­dar cheese, salsa and (pork chipo­tle) filling

The dish was very tasty and had ade­quate amount of spice to it. The por­tion size for this dish is okay — mean­ing that for some of the hun­grier guys out there, you might need to think about order­ing some­thing else as well.

Spicy chicken guer­rero bur­rito ($10.50)

A soft tor­tilla wrap of fill­ing (spicy chicken guer­rero), rice, ched­dar cheese, black beans and salsa.
The bur­rito was a very decent size and was very fill­ing. The vari­ety of tex­tures and colours was also pleas­ing. Over­all the bur­rito was good value.

What we thought:

Guz­man Y Gomez is a fresh Mex­i­can casual din­ing taque­ria. It offers fast, effi­cient ser­vice and deli­ciously exotic Mex­i­can inspired meals. Gomez offers great value. It is also a licensed restau­rant and serves up tequila shots, corona and mar­garita (this one, we’d love to come back and try!).

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Details

Guz­man Y Gomez — Emporium

For­ti­tude Val­ley Empo­rium, 1000 Ann Street, For­ti­tude Val­ley, QLD 4006

3188 1701

www.guzmanygomez.com

open:
Sun to Thurs; 11am – 10pm
Fri & Sat; 11am – 11pm

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