If you love Mexican food that tastes fresh, clean, and full of real flavour, Guac Mexi Grill in Heritage needs to be on your Calgary food list.
This Canadian-owned brand has restaurants across the country, but this Heritage Town Centre spot is the only one in Calgary, and locals love it for one simple reason. Everything is prepared from scratch, every day, using natural, high quality ingredients. No preservatives, no artificial flavours, and no shortcuts.
Fresh Ingredients You Can Taste
Guac makes all of its proteins in-house. Each one is seasoned with authentic Mexican spices, marinated overnight, and cooked fresh daily. You can choose from chicken, steak, ground beef, carnitas, barbacoa, shrimp, black beans, or beans and vegetables. The flavours are bold, warm, and clean because nothing sits pre-made or packaged.
Their salsa bar is also made fresh each morning, with tomato salsa (mild), salsa verde (medium), and salsa roja (spicy). Sauces include the spicy chipotle Guac Sauce, cilantro lime, sour cream, and hot sauce, all prepared in-house.
Owner Archit Patel takes pride in serving food that feels honest and homemade. You can taste that care in every bite.
What to Try First
Guac’s tacos are fresh, simple, and totally customizable. Pick a soft or hard shell tortilla, choose your freshly grilled protein, then add vegetables, cheese, guacamole, salsa, sauces, and shredded romaine lettuce. Each taco is built to order, so you can stack the flavours exactly how you like them.
The Enchilada is one of their most popular dishes. It starts with a fully loaded burrito, gets covered in enchilada sauce, topped with spicy Mexican queso cheese, and baked until perfectly melty. It is warm, comforting, and full of flavour.
The Taco Bowl is another favourite. The bowl is baked in-house, not fried, and comes filled with rice, beans, vegetables, your protein choice, and your favourite salsa. It is fresh, crunchy, and a great lighter option.
Their quesadillas are stuffed with cheese, your choice of meat, and toppings, then grilled until the tortilla turns golden. The churro is a warm cinnamon sugar treat and comes with your choice of chocolate or caramel dipping sauce.
Beef Birria: New and Here for a Limited Time
The beef birria is rich, savoury, and full of classic birria spices. The beef is slow cooked until tender, the consommé is warm and perfect for dipping, and every bite has the deep, cozy flavour birria lovers look for. It is available for a limited time, so it is worth trying while it is here.
Weekly Deals You Will Love
Birria Specials:
Choose from two beef birria tacos for $12.09 or a beef birria quesadilla for $15.99. Both come with a free Jarritos in your favourite flavour.
Tacos Every Tuesday:
Ground beef or veggie tacos for $2.99 each, with a minimum of three.
Snack Menu
Perfect for quick bites, kids, or adding a little extra to your meal. Snacks start at $1.99.
- Mini Fold stuffed with beans and cheese: $1.99
- Three Piece Perogies filled with beans and cheese: $2.99
- Waffle Fries: $2.50
- Three Piece Mozza Sticks: $5.99
Catering for Meetings and Parties
Guac offers catering for staff lunches, birthday parties, team meetings, and family gatherings. Choose your proteins, toppings, salsas, and sauces, and let everyone build their own plate. It’s fresh, customizable, and perfect for groups with mixed preferences.
To place an order, email heritagegatecalgary@guacmexigrill.ca or call 403-457-4822. Ask about their special holiday season catering discounts.
Why We Love It
Guac Mexi Grill stands out because everything tastes real. Fresh ingredients, slow cooked meats, in-house salsas, baked taco bowls, and meals prepared from scratch every day. When food is made with care and natural ingredients, flavour always shines through. Guac delivers that experience every day.
Location: Guac Mexi Grill, Calgary Heritage Town Centre
Address: 68 Heritage Gate SE, Calgary (Across from Costco South)
Hours: Monday to Saturday 10 am to 9 pm, Sunday 10 am to 8 pm
Must-try: Beef birria or the enchilada
Good to know: Most menu items can be made gluten-free
Weekly deals: Birria Tacorito and Quesarito specials, plus Tacos Every Tuesday
Snacks: Starting at $1.99
Catering: Great for staff lunches, birthdays, meetings, and gatherings
Menu: guacmexigrill.ca
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