Restaurant Montreal

La Toxica, Mexican restaurant in Montreal: local visibility, advertising and website

La Toxica is a Mexican restaurant in Montreal founded by Rosa Castellanos, with two locations, in Villeray and in Chinatown. The menu features birria, carnitas and al pastor tacos, and the restaurant also offers catering. Social Influence has worked with La Toxica for about four years.

La Toxica

The figure on the image: +63%, reservations, measured at La Toxica.

That is this business’s own result, in its market and at that time. It is not a performance promise: yours will be different.

La Toxica: what was the starting point?

La Toxica had strong word of mouth and wanted to make it visible in Google search, so new diners could find the restaurant and book.

What did we find?

The observations below describe the issues found at the start of the work.

Word of mouth to make visible

The restaurant's reputation had grown mostly offline, among its existing regulars. New diners choose based on what they see online, so that goodwill needed to show up in Google.

Google listing and reviews

The Google listing and its reviews are the first look a new diner takes at a restaurant. A complete listing and well-handled reviews build trust and support the restaurant's place in local search.

Birria as the signature

Birria is the dish La Toxica's customers already love most. Building the message around it gave a clear point of difference in a crowded Montreal dining scene.

What work did we do?

The actions below are the work completed for this client.

Web design

The tasks linked to this service are detailed below.

  • Designed and maintain La Toxica's bilingual website on a custom theme.
  • Prepared a site redesign covering the menu, both locations, catering, reservations and blog.

SEO Montreal

The tasks linked to this service are detailed below.

  • Wrote a guide for responding to Google reviews in French, English and Spanish.
  • Audited the blog content and planned how its tacos, birria and Montreal topics fit together.

Google Ads

The tasks linked to this service are detailed below.

Facebook and Instagram ads

The tasks linked to this service are detailed below.

Call tracking

The tasks linked to this service are detailed below.

  • Set up measurement of calls and enquiries on the French and English pages.
  • Installed website visit measurement dedicated to the restaurant.

We support La Toxica on its website, local search, and Google, Facebook and Instagram advertising. We also measure where its calls and enquiries come from.

What result is published?

Measurement of this study’s results has not yet been published.

What does the client say?

The testimonial below uses the client’s approved words.

In just two months we went from page 3 to #1 on Google Maps. Reservations followed immediately. SIB truly understands the needs of Montreal restaurant owners.

Rosa Castellanos, Owner, La Toxica

The client’s words, translated from French. This is their experience in their market, not a promise of results.

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