Wahaca Mexican Restaurant chain heading for Brixton

[Louisa]

Good news for people who like Mexican cuisine IMO. Reasonably local too.

http://www.brixtonblog.com/mexican-food-chain-wahaca-eyes-brixton-branch/15790

http://www.wahaca.co.uk/

Louisa.

[snowy]

But not great for Brixton.

Moving into a site that was meant to be used for a community asset pub / workshop / arts / cafe space.

Now all we get is bad Mexican food.

[Jah Lush]

Hmmm... there's two ways of looking at this. The further gentrification of Brixton continues afoot with yet another chain. Brady's bar seems to have been shut forever and it's good that something is finally happening with that little spot but Wahaca? Hmmm... Mixed feelings.

[Louisa]

Better than Las Iguanas Jah!

Louisa.

[Jeremy]

Is Wahaca really that bad? Only ten years ago, Mexican food in London basically meant a plate of melted cheese with some salsa on the side. Wahaca raised the bar - but of course it's not really possible to maintain the quality while expanding at such a rate...

[LondonMix]

I like it-the food is fine for what it is. It's hardly some massive chain. It's only in London and I think there are 10 of them. It seems small business is fine until it becomes too successful for some (which is what 5 shops?).

[maxxi]

Jeremy Wrote:

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> Is Wahaca really that bad? Only ten years ago,

> Mexican food in London basically meant a plate of

> melted cheese with some salsa on the side.

Dos Amigos springs to mind.

[giggirl]

I like Wahaca. I use the one on the South Bank and it's good, quick food.

[BrandNewGuy]

Why didn't they spell it "Oaxaca"? Doesn't anglicising it make it less, well, authentic?

[bon3yard]

Ffs, get a grip. Wahaca is fine, good honest & tasty food. If people feel that strongly about fast food chains in Brixton why dont you go and picket the KFC mothership instead?

[Ladygooner]

I think it is great food - try the pork pibil - very authentic and mouth watering.

[snowy]

Because Lambeth have subsidised the Brady's site - where Wahaca will move to - and have received grants to maintain it as a community asset which will now be scrapped perhaps? For 15 years they've been promising its use as a community space, and lots of people's time and efforts have gone into that.

Brady's even had visits from Prince Charles as part of his urban regen crusade, so it's not as if the Brady's project was pie in the sky idealism!

The latest leaseholder inside the granville arcade had to pay a ?50k lease premium to secure their shop - it's not really the spacemakers / cost effective start ups for local people it was first intended to be is it?

As for the Wahaca food, aside from your strawman argument - you get better from the Colombian shops and delis round the corner.

[edcam]

snowy Wrote:

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> But not great for Brixton.

>

> Moving into a site that was meant to be used for a

> community asset pub / workshop / arts / cafe

> space.

>

> Now all we get is bad Mexican food.

You've clearly never been to Wahaca.

[DulwichFox]

Looking at their website the prices would be far too cheap for E.D.

They would have to Triple their prices if they set up shop here.

Otherwise no one would go there.

I mean.. Sparkling water 750ml ?1.50 Needs to be ?4.50.

I mean would anyone admit to going to a place where the water was only ?1.50.

How embarrassing would that be. No Street-cred there.

DulwicFox

[ed_pete]

Sorry since when did this become the SW2 forum ?

[Louisa]

ed_pete Wrote:

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> Sorry since when did this become the SW2 forum ?

Since we didn't have a Mexican restaurant anymore.

Louisa.

[????]

What? No Los Pollos Hermanoz...that's what we want

[EP212]

Hooray!! I love Wahaca! about time we have one in south london.

[edhistory]

snowy Wrote:

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> Because Lambeth have subsidised the Brady's site -

> where Wahaca will move to - and have received

> grants to maintain it as a community asset which

> will now be scrapped perhaps? For 15 years they've

> been promising its use as a community space, and

> lots of people's time and efforts have gone into

> that.

>

> Brady's even had visits from Prince Charles as

> part of his urban regen crusade, so it's not as if

> the Brady's project was pie in the sky idealism!

>

> The latest leaseholder inside the granville arcade

> had to pay a ?50k lease premium to secure their

> shop - it's not really the spacemakers / cost

> effective start ups for local people it was first

> intended to be is it?

>

This could never happen in Peckham.

John K

[maxxi]

???? Wrote:

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> What? No Los Pollos Hermanoz...that's what we want

It's under new managment tho'

[Annette Curtain]

When's it open then, i'm hungry

[bon3yard]

The pulled pork burrito is a thing of beauty.

[cactus]

ed_pete Wrote:

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> Sorry since when did this become the SW2 forum ?

Brixton is SW9 btw.

There are dozens of threads about Peckham/Nunhead/Forest Hill, why not Brixton?

[Annette Curtain]

I raise your Wahaca with Brindisa Food Rooms housed under two railway arches

Coming soon to Brixton donca know