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THE STORY OF TITA’S

It all began when Martin and Lisa together with their small family started the renovations on the little nondescript grey stucco house that used to be here at 536 6th Street in Courtenay. Like most renovations it all turned into a bigger job than what was originally planned and it took a whole eight months until we finally opened TITA’S in April 2000. The crowds were eagerly waiting and started lining up outside our door. Since then we just keep getting busier and busier as word spreads. Our small family has grown and grown to encompass the fantastic bunch of cooks and servers and appreciative guests that have made TITA’S the smashing success it is now!

ABOUT THE FOOD AT TITA’S

At Tita’s, great food truly does start with the best quality ingredients. We serve wholesome, lighter food with an emphasis on the freshest local produce, meats, and seafood, and free range eggs. We use organic corn tortillas and organic beans, and other organic ingredients where possible. Some of our produce is even grown right here in our garden. Our black beans are cooked without any fats, our pintos are fried in olive oil, and we never use any hydrogenated fat.

A WORD ABOUT OUR NAME

Tita’s takes its name from a wonderful Mexican novel by Laura Esquirel called “Like Water For Chocolate“. The heroine, whose name is Tita, is born and raised in the kitchen and finds an outlet through cooking to express her powerful emotions. Her quail in rose petal sauce fills her sister with such passion that she flees the dinner table to have a cold shower and the shower bursts into flame.