Where did the inspiration for the restaurant come from? Tom, the owner, was inspired to open the Mission District restaurant after living in California for a year and missing the authentic Californian Mexican food. He found that the Australianised “Tex Mex” version lacked the taste and quality he was looking for. The style of food that he wanted to bring to his restaurant originated in the taquerias of the Mission District in California, where La Taqueria is considered the gold standard. Tom was passionate about bringing this authentic 昀氀avour and quality to the Australian dining scene and felt that the Mission District restaurant was the perfect way to do so.