I beg to differ . There ' s great authentic Mexican Food in the US The trick it t be able to differentiate between that and the Americanized version . I grew up in Mexico City . so I knowIt ' s a hit an miss , unless somebody points you in the right direction . Here in Toronto , we have a much harder time finding authentic Mexican , as some of the ingredients are hard to find , and people does not know . Years ago it used to be a great High End Mexican restaurant in Ave Rd . Unfortunately , like many others , it didn ' t succeed as the only people who would really appreciate it were Mexicans or people who was very familiar with the food . Lately you find places where they make some comfort food that tastes close to authentic ie Tacos al Pastor o Carnitas Whenever anybody ask me what do I miss from Mexico , I always say the food .