Garage Taco Bar

First time here wirh my son. Absolutely loved the special....tempura shrimp tacos! They were so wonderful! Service was pleasantly above what I have gotten at the last few places we have been out. We will definitely be back for more and tell our friends! Thank you so much for an awesome meal!

Best tacos ever. The corn dogs were a surprise hit. I could have eaten ten more! Our server, Val, was incredible!

Cool spot! Mini corn is definitely satisfied with these tacos… his favourite are the fish

This is a must-do stop on my way to Owego, NY! The cauliflower tacos (original recipe) are AMAZING! The atmosphere is fun and the drinks are delicious. The side salad is so different and delicious. The chips with queso are SO GOOD!! Everyone I have brought here loves this place. My friend ordered the wlote corn dog. I normally stay away from corn dogs, but this one was very good. The taco salad with fried cauliflower was awesome.

I stumbled upon the Garage Taco Bar while checking out downtown Binghamton and couldn’t have been happier! Monique & Briana served me up three amazing tacos, and they even had a good selection of non alcoholic beer. The place has a cool vibe that’s a converted auto garage with good views of downtown. It’s a clean fun place that’s definitely worth the stop!

The night started finding a place to eat on a Monday, and ended in disappointment. We walked in and were ignored by staff. When we were finally seated, we ordered our drinks. 20 minutes later, we were told our drinks would be there shortly. The drinks finally arrived. A water and a virgin margarita.... A full hour later, after being told three times that our food would "be out shortly" we were served our food. We watched as door dash order after door dash order was picked up from the restaurant. My fish tacos were underwhelming. Basically 2 fish sticks on a tortilla. The refried beans we were served were extremely salty. The fried cauliflower tacos were not sauced or marinated. From sitting down to leaving was 1 hour and 40 minutes, when we were just looking for a quick bite to eat. I understand that restaurants can be short staffed, and the other reviews on this place feel like we chose a bad night to dine here, but I would be weary to return.

This place used to be amazing. I was super disappointed at how downhill it went. Server was super nice and the drinks were good, but the food is toast. They now put avocado in the fryer so if you’re allergic, anything in the fryer is out. The fish tacos were skinny and basically all breading. The rice was cold and flavorless, and the beans were all salt. Probably the worst Mexican meal I’ve had. They are under new ownership as of last year and I truly hope they make some changes, but we won’t be going back.

Have been a customer for many years… ordered take out last night… it was awful. My tacos were soggy and not the same as ever before. My beans and rice tasted burnt, they were disgusting. Took forever to finally get my order. I ordered ahead almost an hour and live nearby.. when I got there 45 minutes after my call, it still wasn’t ready. Counter service was not good. Wasn’t greeted warmly. There were other customers there but there was not an event or a large crowd at the bar. It was bad service and bad food. I used to eat here all the time. Won’t ever be back again. Very very disappointed.

Tacos and margaritas yummy! Service was great too- fun place to stop on the way to Ithaca

Seeing the average rating I wasn't expecting to be blown away, but we were impressed! We came on a Monday afternoon for late lunch. It was really easy to find street parking since most places were closed, and the restaurant wasn't crowded. The inside is cool with interesting decor - true to its name, it has a garage theme with some fun decorations. The waitress was incredibly sweet, friendly, professional, and serviceable. She was extremely attentive and went out of her way to proactively offer everything we needed - even taking the time to explain the different (homemade) hot sauces to us. One of my dining companions got a strawberry margarita with a chili rim, which the server explained used their housemade tajin-like blend. Good flavor to the drink. They had a large menu of cocktails and mocktails, and half priced basic ("broke") margs on Mondays. Looking at the menu, it was really hard to decide because they had so many great options. We started with the fried avocado which were DELIGHTFUL. Our whole table loved them. Not greasy at all, well seasoned. The outsides were perfectly crispy and inside was like biting into guacamole. A really fun menu option. I went with the cauliflower tacos, and they were perfect. The cauliflower was cooked perfectly, crisp but light and not greasy. All of the flavors and textures were evenly balanced. I'm not the hugest fan of cilantro but I didn't even detect it. I thought that the prices were a little high initially but two tacos (+ a side of choice) was PLENTY. The flavor and quality was top notch, and we were all really full and satisfied. I tried a bite of someone else's fish tacos and they were BOMB. Might have to order those next time. This was really a five star experience all around, and we were all already talking about returning in the future even though it's a drive for all of us.

We come here for Brianna She's the best server ever!!! So easy going, soooo nice and so efficient!!! And the picture of our food speaks for itself. Fast ‍service! The "broke" margaritas were fantastic (two for one). Thank you !!!

Went here on a day after golfing 18 holes and the food is incredible. I ordered a smothered burrito with red and green sauce. The space is really great, the soccer games on the tvs, the slushy machine margaritas and beer available on tap were local and varied. The green sauce edged out the mole sauce just by a little bit.

Had dinner here with a few people - here's my take: - cool atmosphere, nice vibe inside - server was on point - friendly, timely, very good - strawberry margarita was very good, chips and guacamole were very good - ground beef tacos, beans and rice were good but VERY SALTY. Rice was decent, beans had flavor but tasted like they just dumped a bunch of salt and spice in them and mixed it up, and there was so much neon orange oil from the ground beef it gave cafeteria vibes and was just so salty. A missed opportunity for sure - like they scooped out the beef but didn't drain the oil and just plopped it on the tortillas. I would give this another try and order something else, and hope for way less salt.

I used to love Garage Taco Bar, but my recent visit was really disappointing. We were told there'd be a 20-minute wait and ended up waiting over an hour. A young waitress was kind and understanding when we checked on our status but an older blonde woman (possibly a manager) came over and was extremely rude. She threatened us to take a table outside (which was not an option when we first arrived) or else our wait would be much longer than it already was. The staff was clearly overwhelmed with the waitlist but that is no excuse to berate customers. After waiting patiently, that attitude we were met with was unacceptable and completely unwarranted. The younger staff were great, but the management's behavior was appalling. It is very obvious the place is under new ownership, and the customer service has gone downhill fast.

Terrible experience. Can't review the food because after more than an hour wait, we gave up and left. Abysmal effort. Just a bunch of employees standing around in a half-filled bar looking confused, lost and utterly helpless. Tacos are a lot of things but they are NOT complicated. Tacos are street food - made fast to move fast. Garage Taco has no sense of propulsion, much less service or customer experience. Again, awful. If this place existed in a town that had any semblance of competition or pace they would be out of business yesterday.

Another great experience, food was excellent and server was so friendly and chill. Forget his name but he did a great job. Love this place!

Came here with my family on a friday for LUMA and the place was very busy as expected. The service was good and the view was great as a someone who lives in a small town. When the food came out (slowly) it was hot but very very salty. I would came back but the salt was a little to much for me and my family.

i wish i had some nice things to say about what seems to be an up and coming tex-mex restaurant, however... when my order was delivered with almost everything wrong, no cheese on a quesadilla, nothing on nachos except crema, smothered red and green sauce on my burrito- what id like to say is that the manager in staff Mary-Jo and the young man/ kid waiting that day have no business being in the service industry. while my beef may very well be with grubhub, when a restaurant manager sees an unhappy client who has paid xtra for what they are ordering has no right to turn her back to me as i am trying to explain what my order should have been. mary-jo claimed that the internet was down when my husband was speaking with her mid-sentence about what had happened. we therefore had to leave our hotel room and wait as the order was reluctantly remade . In the future, just go to Moe's less of a headache right near hotels and probably wont mess up your order.

Blonde waitress told us we have to spend more money next time. Really rude. And we ordered appetizers and payed for it. And quingo is advertised as free. Soooooo

The short review is: the food is mostly very good but at least one of the staff members (co-owner??) should be fired. Over the summer my wife and I decided to stop in for a bite. I'd been there a couple of times with a friend of mine for lunch and had a good experience. That was NOT to be the case during my visit with my wife. We decided to pick a seat in the outdoor courtyard, sat ourselves down away from all the other tables. We'd been there 30 seconds when a group of idiots from another table decided to sit on the wall near OUR table and smoke a joint. Yeah, I know that's legal now, but perhaps certain cultures who don't seem to care about others could at least consider that people dining just a few feet away don't want to smell any kind of smoke? Yeah, not gonna happen. Especially when these outstanding citizens were soon joined by one of the place's staff members. We thought maybe he was going to go over to them and ask them to be considerate, but nope. They seemed to be his friends and he just stood there and chatted with them. We ended up deciding not to challenge this group of entitled pigs and went inside, where we got decent food and decent service. The fella who enabled his friends to smoke a joint right near where customers were sitting shouldn't be working anywhere. I'm not inclined to return.

Came in on a Monday night and they were able to seat our larger group with no problems. Pitcher of classic margaritas were half off that night as well which was a great price! Our service was a little slow but luckily we weren't in a rush. The fried avocado tacos were fantastic! I've never had fried avocado like that at any other taco joint.

Fun atmosphere, food you can eat with your hands, and a friendly staff? Sign me up. They have wine in a can. This place ain't pretentious! The tacos are the highlight, and don't sleep on their side salad. It's also a good place to knock back a few on a date or after work (if you work downtown, that is, otherwise parking can be tricky). You get the fun and liveliness of downtown without all the "extra" of being closer to State St. Wait times for tables can be up to 40 minutes, but the bar is first come first serve, so if you see a spot, grab it. You'll be able to order from the full menu. Portion sizes are generous, so you won't be hungry when you walk out.

Stopped by for dinner on our mini family vacation and was feeling some Mexican food. The food was subpar but the service was good. Server was friendly and answered a lot of questions. Tacos from Barbacoa to fish didn't have much flavor. Tortilla seemed very large and not house-made. Loaded nachos was tasty but what you expect on a drunken night. The worst is the quesadilla. I would not recommend that item. It's hard to butcher a quesadilla but this one was loaded with too much sauce and drippy cheese that wasn't Monterey cheese. Seemed like sauce or queso.

Bring your appetite!!! The House Marg and Mango Marg are on point. Not too sweet and not overpowered by tequila. The chips/guacamole were great, would have like chopped tomato in it, but that's ok. Chicken tacos with side salad and a shrimp quesadilla with fries, and all was excellent. I'll definitely be back.

We were in Binghamton and Garage was close to our hotel and dog friendly and oh yeah we love tacos and margs! It had just rained but the staff was kind enough to give us some towels to dry off the outdoor seating. We were starving after a long day of traveling so we ordered chips and queso, a shrimp taco meal, Barbacoa taco meal and the absolutely necessary margarita. The food came out quick and it was good. The chips were fresh and the queso was creamy and had just enough zip. The taco meals were filling and had some yummy rice and beans to accompany the tacos. The shrimp was cooked well and was flavorful. The barbacoa was tender and flavorful, the twist is that it was cooked with Dr. Pepper. On top of the delicious food we had an amazing experience from the wonderful staff. They were beyond attentive, kind and checked on us several times. They made sure our dog had water, we had enough chips and beverages and that we were enjoying our meal. The host was actually a cook who was not able to cook right now due to a wrist injury but he was a phenomenal server/ host and even brought out some yummy home made hot sauce that is made here on site. The only bad part of this meal is that it's not close to home.

Excellent Food, slow service and great vibe. Granddaughter wanted to come here so we did. Service was good to take order, slow to get food but they were slammed. Unfortunately my son ordered something they brought the wrong plate and then 2nd one came out after we all were done eating. Still the wrong plate. My son ended up eating it but only half the other half was very spicy. Waitress apologized as she was new. But no compensation for wrong order. But you need yo get the churro dessert. That is what gave them a 3 star. Awesome and all 5 of us split it. Granddaughter was entertained in the outdoor seating area while we waited. It was a long dinner over 2 hours to eat.

Love the atmosphere, they have hardworking crew, and enjoyed my tacos with my son. Went late Friday night during karaoke and added to the vibe. Support local. Thanks for the yummy food.

Service is okay here. The place itself is industrial and very cool. The food, however, is definitely overpriced and lacking. Went recently and ordered shrimp tacos, and the shrimp was so charred and burnt it tasted like hard rubber. Nachos were okay. A friend had the shrimp tacos two days after I did: his was also burnt. So I don't know if it's their recipe, a bad cook, or what but as someone who's worked in restaurants for years...that's NOT how you cook shrimp.

Wow! I have not been to Garage in a bit but Taco Wednesday became a thing. Shrimp tacos were spectacular!!! Just enough heat. Perfectly cooked shrimp. And the sides (half order of beans and half order of salad made it even better). Yum!!! Waiter was a rock star - great recommendations (try the grapefruit hibiscus tequila margarita with the fancy name) and paid attention (attentive but didn't cross the line that makes you wonder if he should split the check with you). Only negative was having to bounce from table to table to get away from the AC. I won't wait so long before I return!

We stopped in for lunch on a Tuesday hoping for some Taco Tuesday specials. This week happened to be Restaurant Week, so the taco specials were replaced with a different menu. No problem, we will be back! The ambiance is modern and fun. Our server was attentive and made great recommendations. The food was plated well, fresh, and delicious! I loved the fish tacos and cannot wait to come back for them, as well as the Broke margaritas!

The food is absolutely fantastic. They drizzle queso on the fries and the quesadilla has so much flavor. Really great place to eat in downtown Binghamton.

Overall this place is a solid "4". The servers have always been friendly, the food is always good and the place has a great vibe. The fried chicken however, is another story. The. Best. Fried. Chicken. I. Have. EVER. Had!!!!!!!! Completely worth my 45 minute each way drive. A half chicken coated so freakin crispy, the queso and Molé stand NO CHANCE on making it soggy. 10/5 must have!!!! Sadly they have been having supply issues and because it is sooooo good, they often do not have it available.

The shrimp tacos were small but flavorful. The tortilla was a bit chewy. The salsa had a nice mild heat. Staff were polite. Not bad, but not something I'd crave.

Amanda and Emma D. were so awesome! We arrived a bit later in the night but, despite closing in 30 minutes they were pleased to serve us. As we ordered drinks, they were friendly and welcoming. It was a great experience at Garage Taco Bar!

Exceptionally fun, tasty, quality food. One of my favorites in area!!! Fish tacos are screamingly good!

We had such a good time at garage. Their karaoke night is genuinely one of the best nights I've had in Binghamton. Sophia, our bartender, was so kind, made AMAZING drinks and gave us such good service. She always checked in and made sure we had what we need. Garage has the best vibes!!!

The food is delicious and pretty filling. It's not the cheapest but it's not the worst. They had many options for vegetarians/vegans/gluten free people. The ambiance is nice. The only thing to know is about adding guac - we added guac to a burrito and it came on the side so if you want it inside be sure to specify. The service was great as well.

Went many times before for late eats. Door says they close at 11, Yelp says 9, apparently tonight when we got there they said they stopped seating and serving at 8. Many tables inside and outside were still seated waiting for food. Call before you go.

The place is nice looking and clean but for the price, the food is definitely lacking. Came here with a friend hungry and I feel like I left hungrier than I had came. The food is pricey with small portions, ordered the Barbacoa tacos with fries. The barbacoa was pretty tough to chew through. Food was served on one of those weird cheap plastic plates that you'd get from dollar tree that you see all the scratches on. I recommend using lined fry baskets or something else. Waitress was nice but slow wait times and it didn't seem all that busy. I've always wanted to go try out the garage but this experience was underwhelming.

Delicious vegan options! Our server was super nice, too. Definitely recommended!!!!!!!

The food was just fine. We hadn't been to Garage in a couple of years due to my disability. There used to be 3 parking spaces on premesis, but redesigned now for outdoor dining. Service was prompt, and we'll certainly go back.

Only reason I'm going 2stars is the atmosphere and the service. We ordered appetizers. One was the nacho with salsa, queso, and guacamole. The queso was amazing! Guacamole unflavorful, the salsa to me tasted like ketchup with onions and peppers. Peppers. Other appetizer was fried avocado. It came out black, you bite into it. It was very hot which is a good thing. The seasoning tasted to all of us and I'm speaking six of us at like City Chicken seasoning. And that was it. The darkness we're assuming is from old oil. Cuz I can't imagine a restaurant sending out burnt food. Now to the entree our whole party of six said their food was either lukewarm or cold, they ate them. I did not eat my burrito cuz I do not like my protein room temperature or lukewarm. I don't know how anyone can eat a fish. Taco and the fish be cold. I would highly not recommend this place to anyone looking for Mexican food because it's simply a disgrace. Two people that want Mexican food. That's my opinion and apparently shared by the other five I was with. Because we all agreed we will never go back. Other people tried to come in and it was 8:15 and they were sent away saying they are closed on their door. It says 12:00 a.m. On their page it says 10:00 Thank you pm, So how do you really know when this place is open or closed? You have to drive by? Now. Let's get to the finer points. The bathroom were disgusting. You got to have your staff clean them bathrooms or at least check them cuz they were a joke. I know this is going to offend a lot of people but frankly I don't care. This food was not good. They did take my burrito off the bill. That's probably about the only good thing, even the margaritas mango to be specific didn't have a mango flavor. You can go there if you want. Want it's your choice. This is just my opinion.

Wow, I keep trying to leave a review but I guess the joke is on me? I'm the one who keeps coming back for this mouth molesting of sub par food and even worse service. It's not fair to say the service is terrible, I mean if you leave a bunch of kids with literally no training and even less desire to be there in charge? The food....... Just leave an unmitigated 4" garden hose of "crema" on remote and peeps have a better chance of getting south of boarder. Binghamton has terrible food..... congratulations taco garage....... You suck!

THe new place to go if visiting. Great setting, ambiance. Very good service. Just an amazing menu.

I liked the way the place looked on the inside and the musical selection was great, but the food didn't impress me. I had the surf and turf tacos and they were ok; I would preferred sliced steak over shredded and they were skimpy on the shrimp. The beans and rice were both bland. I also felt like chips and salsa should be complimentary at Mexican restaurants. The tunes were top tier though!

Sat at the bar. Was served by Nicole. She was decently nice but a little inattentive but I understand what it's like to work a service bar and serve patrons at the same time. It also seemed as though she was training on bar so I get it. Amanda was also on bar and she was excellent, she's served me before and she's extremely friendly and attentive. I will say-- to be fair, Nicole was serving me but was working the other side of the bar, and I had requested to stay with Nicole as my server so I could ensure whoever served me didn't have to split the tip. The guac I ordered in my chip flight was so salty that it was inedible but I asked for the manager and she swiftly fixed it and provided me a new batch after agreeing that it was very salty. The manager was great, even took the salty guac off my check. Typically the pico doesn't have enough lime so I'll ask for a couple to squeeze into it, but they perfected it this time. Garage is a nice spot if you wanna sit around a fire and have a few drinks, but I've always struggled with getting my server's attention here, even before the new ownership so it's best to sit outside and order drinks from the bar rather than get sat by the host and eat.

When you're in the mood for a fun, laid back night with friends and you also happen to be craving Mexican food, go to Garage. From the unique garage-type aesthetic to the yummy cocktails, every time I go to Garage, I have a fun time! We ordered the street corn app, the surf and turf tacos, and the shrimp quesadillas!! The tacos were pretty good not incredible, but the quesadillas were something special. Also, my friend is gluten free, and she can eat a full meal here safely and easily! The menu is very accommodating! In my opinion, if you're craving Mexican and you're in the Binghamton area, Garage is a much better option than Dos Rios (unless it's for a birthday)!!!

Ordered the queso and chip appetizer, buddy got the fried avocados and we each had a draft beer. Both appetizers were very, very good. For dinner I ordered three taco meal with rice & beans and the beef, pork belly and barbacoa tacos. The beef taco was pretty good. The Dr. Pepper infused barbacoa taco was exceptional. But the crown jewel of the meal was the pork belly taco! The flavor was out of this world when combined with the pickled onions. I could not get over just how scrumptious and delicious that taco was. My one and only regret was not getting 3 pork belly tacos. They were THAT good. Without a doubt one of the best "street" tacos I have ever had the pleasure of eating.

Nachos, tacos and beer...food was great. Nice atmosphere too. Manager came over to see if everything was alright. Gave him a little feedback that was well received. Staff was hard working and on top of things... I'll be back!

Been here twice in the past 6 months and both experiences were great. Really kind, lively servers and bartenders. The food was delicious, I had the shrimp tacos and one of the burritos. The vibe here is cool and there was never a wait time both times I went which was great.

Ahem, the food sent me to the restroom after eating. It was not giving. I would not recommend eating here AT ALL. First of all, they took mad long to get my drink. On my soulllllll. Food was mad goofy. Even taco bell better. Even chipotle better. Even la isla is better. I HAD DIARHHEAA

Came here on a Tuesday afternoon. Because of COVID there is a contactless ordering system that is easy to follow. We started with the chips and guacamole. WOULD NOT RECOMMEND! A lot of the chips were not crisp and the guacamole had no flavor!!! I tried 3 of the tacos and only one of them really stood out to me: the shrimp taco!! Only reason I gave this place a 3 star was because the shrimp taco was really good. I also had the pork and chicken tacos and they were nothing to rave about. Two of my friends tried the rice and beans and they were both very subpar. The rice seemed slightly overcooked/ dried out and the beans tasted as if they had been washed out from the can, dropped on the plate, and had cheese melted on top. WOULD NOT EAT THAT AGAIN!!! Seems like a nice spot for locals and students, but the food is not that great.

I was born in Mexico, I visit often. The fries here are great, so are the drinks. The tortillas are, unfortunately, not so good. I think it is perfectly fine to call the meats something more akin to bbq than carnitas or anything remotely close to a barbacoa. Often the taco fillings are overly sweet, inconsistent in texture, twice the fillings have been almost burnt. I have been to this spot about half a dozen times, always wanting to give benefit of the doubt. The hot sauce collection is interesting, but again, very sweet. It is totally fine for food to have an american spin, but it also has to be tasty at least 65% of the time, which is not the case here for the "Mexican" offerings. Again, stop in, get the apps, get the drinks. The people who work here are nice, the vibes are good! The tacos are not.

Steak was ok. Little dry. Pork was ok. Little dry. Chicken was ok. Little dry. Shrimp was great. Not dry. Some places do their work in the meat and it speaks for itself. Some need to fix the meat with sauce. This is the latter. Nothing was bad. Process was a little whack. Ordered on their site. Said 30-45 min. Then we got an email 2 min later that it was ready. When we showed up, they said there'd be a 10 min wait.

Came here with my 2 daughters and their 3 friends on a Saturday evening. This place is #hip. I ordered 3 veg tacos to-go because I'm on that Yolanda Hadid almond diet but I decided to treat myself. The atmosphere of this restaurant IS kid friendly. Some ladies on the table next to ours tried to buy my daughter a shot (of JARRITOS MANDARIN SODA). How adorable! They're a bit skimpy with the cilantro but other than that the food was valid. Our waitress was such a doll! Loved her. Think her name was Veronica or Victoria. Either way she #slayed.

Amazing spot for a quick taco. Very good. Pretty fast service although it was not busy at all mid afternoon. Try it,. You'll like it.

We ordered take out for delivery and it was really good. Rice & beans were perfect and the burrito was oversized and delicious.