Moe's Southwest Grill

We have lived outside the country for a few years and came back for a visit with family. We stopped by Moe's for a quick lunch at what used to be one of our favorite fast food restaurants. No more... food was marginal, and the service was surly and unfriendly. (I don't want to hear "I dont get paid enough to be friendly or polite!") Definitely not how it used to be.

So I’ve been to many Moe’s and this one is not of the best I’ve been. To be honest they may have lemonade, and their salsa bar is is not like the average Moe’s with chipotle and avocado crémas to put on top of you salad and rice bowl however wish I had just enough for my meal the only reason i got filled was because of the chips and that’s just an extra corn by itself like that isn’t even nutritious. I wish everyone’s plate that i saw was MADE WITH LOVE and i honestly don’t know what’s changed since the last time I’ve been here but it totally shows in the staff, team work, and the ethics of management. 🌟salsa bar is amazing, try the chipotle crema 🌟outdoor seating

The food was great, the service was good, the atmosphere was eh. It's a fast food type of restaurant, so you're not going to get a violinist coming to your table. Lol. But it was generally clean in the lobby.

We were going to a concert right down the street and needed somewhere to kill some time due to making it through Atlanta in record time. Easy accessible location that is right down the street from a music venue. I'll definitely stop here again.

The first ever MOE's! This spot has been a Caribou Coffee, an Einstein Bros Bagels, and then in the early 2000s, Musicians, Outlaws, and Entertainers (M.O.E.) was born. According to their website there is no "Moe", just a music themed irreverent attitude celebrating all things burritos and beyond. Essentially the same as any other MOEs location, offerings wise, the main difference being its 'historical significance'. The Homewrecker with steak is my go to favorite, which is pretty much a steak burrito with everything under the glass piled on. The "Who is Kaiser?" salsa is zesty & sweet and is my favorite tortilla chip pairing (in the early days the sauce was named 'Who Is Kaiser Salsa' after the mysterious villain in the film The Usual Suspects.) Musicians, Outlaws and Entertainers and reliable Burritos.

All they do is mess up your order they even mess up the simple chips and salsa like how 0/10 do better

Came for dinner and I was very pleased. The staff was great the restaurant was clean and the manager was doing rounds around tables cleaning and engaging with guest. Food was very delicious and seasoned well. The drink options were awesome! Restrooms were clean and well stocked with the essentials. My overall take with this FIRST EVER MOE’S ON EARTH was fantastic. This will be my go to when I’m the area considering I’m not from the area. Will be back to make a pit stop. Thanks Crew and Manager for running a well oiled machine! 😎

Good food - my only complaint is this location doesn’t honor the “ Moe Monday” discount.

Friendly staff and clean indoor and outdoor spaces. Great options for vegetarians too.

pushing p was the best server I ever had . good area was really clean and everything taste amazing.. definitely recommend

I don't know what it is but there is something this moe's is doing to their food that is causing me to had stomach pain and explosive diarrhea. And i had a veggie bowl. there is something about how they prepare their food.

Moes never disappoints me. I was greeted upon entering . So call to know this was the very first moes in atlanta ! Of course they would put it in Buckhead out of all places . The cashier/line cook person was a gentleman and fine as hell whew !! It was nice glazing at some eye candy while waiting on my food to be prep.

The most shit Moes in Atlanta... they missed up my order when I was literally ordering infront of the employee and then she said, "she won't remake it"

Simple review here. I believe this location is the 1st Moe's ever. I'm not sure how true that is but maybe some type of memorabilia inside or something. Or maybe this location can have a slightly tweaked menu?!?! Anywho, they are always super fast and I love the app ordering and pickup. Conveniently located, and back door entrance and parking out back. If you want something quick and don't want to deal with a huge crowd stop in!

They were busy on Cinco de Mayo, as expected! The one thing I really did not like were other customers bringing their coughing, sick kids. Please do not bring your sick kids here. Just don't come if you are feeling sick. So gross. It really made me want to get out of there as fast as possible. Food was better than anticipated. I got carnitas instead of chicken and it was better than the pork they had before. I didn't like it so I had switched to chicken. But I would go back to carnitas now. Edit: Several hrs later, I woke up at 3am to horrible stomach pain, sweating, nausea, and explosive diarrhea. I thought I was going to die. Moe's food was the only food I had night (for dinner and a midnight snack). So it is clear what the culprit was...food poisoning! I took over the counter meds and ate a piece of ginger and had to battle through it. I got a second wave of stomach pain, like a knot in my stomach, but nowhere as bad as the first time. Any place that gives me food poisoning is a 0 star, but the lowest you can give on Yelp is 1 star.

Ground beef burrito, chips and queso. Mmmmm it's good. Gotta go to Moes! Whenever I'm town this is my first stop. Probably not the healthiest but darn it's good.

The first thing I look for in one of these places is the health inspection score. 100% A is all I need to know. The staff is always friendly, except there is one guy who doesn't smile. Food is always fresh and tastes good. Full disclosure: I do not eat meat. The restaurant is usually clean considering how much traffic it gets. I love this particular Moe's!

This is my first time coming to this location and I had NO CLUE that this location was the first location EVER. I came and got a veggie bowl and got a box!!. This is now the only location I will go to for now on. I had the works!! Friendly staff...

Always a pleasurable dining experience with Moe's. Tasty food at affordable prices. The staff at each location is friendly and that adds to the overall experience.

I should have just gotten chipotle. I used to love Moe's but the food quality has gone way down hill. They are obviously using fake, pre cooked chicken now. My bowl was absolutely disgusting. Wouldn't recommend

Service here on a rainy Sunday night was good,prices went up since the last time I was here. I ordered the beef bowl and it was goodwith some various toppings on it. A small portion of meat with options of toppings The store is fairly clean and located across from The Georgia Tech Hotel and Conference building. Call ahead because it gets busy on Sunday night right before 9p.m.

Bro shout out to the guy with the long dreads very helpful and very respectful the other three guys left him to do alll the work one big guy was just barking orders and wasn't helping and my food got burnt bro was doing his best and other three guys wasn't doing nothing

I keep giving this location a shot because it's down the street from my job and every time I leave disappointed. I've been multiple times and the beans weren't done. My last visit they told me there was no more lettuce, then my coworker went there was lettuce. A sliver of Queso on my burrito. Why does this location only have roasted corn and not the corn pico? Why are the grilled onions and peppers mixed? I guess the got rid of my favorite salsa at the salsa bar too? Or maybe just out today... idk. Either way, I'm over it. I pass Willys to get there so I'll just stop talking the extra few mile drive.

First and last time here. Ordered lunch . Very rude people behind the counter. Speaking amongst theirselves in Spanish. Rolling their eyes because I said everything on the burrito. Don't waste your money here. Dacula location/ Hamilton Mill

It would be nice if they can hire a new staff they are rude and racist! I hate to bring race into this but throwing my tray down instead of handing it to me pissed me off just bad customer service

I wish I could give this store one star. When I come to Moe's I constantly spend a decent amount of money because I have a larger family. I recently tried this Moe's because it was convenient to my new home. However, I won't be patronizing this place again. I've ordered 3 meal kits. EVERY MEAL kit had significant things missing. Furthermore, there was a small container of fajitas and it's a fajita kit and even missing fajitas last week. Not sure is they ran out of Things but it's unacceptable. I finally called after my third box was messed up. I try to give people the chance to do better. Mind you, this is within the week and the SAME thing happens. . I spoke with the managers assistant and the general Manager Rachel. It's so clear that their priority isn't keeping a customer. She did nothing but give lip service about their potential reasons it could have been left out (excuses) and that she couldn't do anything but what her assistant did , which was compensate for black beans. I'm Saddened that establishments don't get that we are in the middle of a pandemic and when the service isn't decent, we will happily go elsewhere to spend our money. Please avoid this location especially for pickup and even more for the service that starts poorly at the top. I'm Happy to spend my money elsewhere. Customer service and customer satisfaction is key! I avoid places that don't display this. It's just not worth it when you can go somewhere with management who cares and get your food done correctly!

This was one of the grossest and dirtiest restaurants I've ever been to in my life. We were the only people dining in the dining room and we had to ask the staff to clean off a table so we could sit down. No one dining and all the tables were caked with food and trash. They then had the nerve to act irritated by the request. The walls were covered in dust and splashes of food, the trash can tops were nasty and the floor was super sticky. The drink machine was out of half of the drinks as well. I didn't know about the condition of the dining area until after we ordered and paid and was trying to find somewhere to sit down. Our food was fine, but I felt gross just sitting in the dining room at all. Definitely will NOT be back.

This is one of my favorite Moe's! The food is delicious and the servers were great. The only issue I hd was when I was leaving. I parked in the lot behind the restaurant and there's a patio/seating area in the back. While walking to the parking lot I slipped and fell on the concrete that is painted. There needs to be a sign because every time I've been to this location, there is always a puddle in the painted concrete patio! Including a picture of the bruise on my knee . No answer. And visited again. Parked in front so don't know if patio had puddle again.

I went in yesterday for a burrito and paid the cashier gastavo with a fifty dollar bill. He handed back my change which I didn't count because he threw change back at me and I was scuffling with my bag. Once I got back home I realized he shorted me 20 dollars. I called this morning and talked to the assistant manager which was not very helpful and hung up on me.. I called back and spoke to the manager which she said that they couldn't pull up the previous day transaction because they got a new system! Which I think for sure is lie! What kind of system Upgrade is that when you can't even look up your previous days work history! Bad customer service! Basically told me I was shit out of luck!

Two stars because I was enjoying my meal until I bit down on a sharp piece of plastic. This bowl was ordered using Uber eats. At first I checked the plastic cover to see if maybe it was my fault, no plastic was chipped off the cover and the piece of plastic that ended up in my food is much thicker. I'm not sure what goes on in the kitchen, I believe it was maybe an accident but still. This is food you're handling and you all need to do a better job at keeping the food clean and having nothing but the food end up in a bowl. Suing takes too long and it wasn't that serious and I don't want to have to go through that process so I'm writing this review to let everyone that works at Moes know and others who may be interested in ordering from this location

I came to Moe's today for the nacho special for $4.99. I chose steak as my meat only for it to be drenched in liquid. It looked disgusting! I opted to change my order when the manager in the photo let out a " Jesus Christ " because of my indecisiveness. I called her out and she tried to deny saying it but my ears heard her LOUD AND CLEAR! I then took her photo and told her I no longer wanted the nachos. I went to the cashier to order chips and queso, when she instructed the server not to serve me anything. Discrimination at its finest! Racist, attitude, poor customer service, all for minimum wage, not worth the trouble at this particular location! The manager needs to be FIRED and replaced! Corporate contacted as well!

As the immediate area is hard to find with quick-serve food (other than McDonlad's and a BK down the street fruther), this Moe's hits the spot when I have some time to kill before I go to church (which is about 2-3 blocks away). This place is on the corner, and you cannot miss- there is parking in the front, and back as well- plenty of spots. Hell- they even have a patio in the front and back too. The nice thing about the back patio is there is a door to to get in so you don't have to walk on the street to get to the other side/inside. I parked in the back, walked in, and was cheerfully greeted. I got my usual (Steak Joey, rice, black beans, queso, cheese, and salsa). I got a coke too... As I was checking out, I saw that they had a Coke Freestyle (hell yea- what I would do for one in my basement!)- so I couldn't wait to get and Orange Coke!. So I got my napkins, salsa, etc... And as I was getting to the Freestyle, the damn thing was empty on just about everything- which sucked, because all I wanted was some caffiene and sugar- that didn't happen- hell, I couldn't even get water- I had to get a cherry water! That was a huuuuge bummer for me, I mean, it almost ruined my day. Not really, but it did suck! The food was decent, it was warm. The drink, well it was cherry water. There are plenty of seats and a few tv's with sportscenter on them- that distracted me while I was eating. All in all it was an alright meal, but if the Freestyle was humming with all 160+ flavors, this meal would have been out of the park!

This Moe's in Buckhead is the original Moe's location and, coincidentally, the first Moe's I ever ate at back in 2001 (less than a year after it opened). Moe's was a source of much nourishment during my days at Tech. At the time, I had no idea that more than a decade later, there would be well over 550 Moe's locations nationwide. Aside from the large outdoor sign that says "the very first Moe's on earth," unlike other restaurant chains' first location, this Moe's really doesn't look much different than the ones that have come after it. There's patio seating and TVs inside. The front parking lot is limited to about 10 spaces, but there are more spaces in the back. Many of the menu items' names can be referenced to pop culture. A couple of my favorites to order are the Joey Bag of Donuts and the John Coctostan. Joey Bag of Donuts is Italian-American slang for an obese person. John Coctostan is a reference to the 1985 Chevy Chase movie Fletch. At Moe's, the Joey Bag of Donuts is a Mission-style (big) burrito filled with rice, beans, shredded cheese, pico de gallo, and a meat. Meat options include steak, chicken, pork, ground beef, and tofu. One step up from the Joey Bag of Donuts is the Homewrecker, which adds lettuce, sour cream, and guac. It's not bad either. I usually like to get my Moe's burritos with steak or chicken. The burritos are filling and I've found the quality of the ingredients to generally be good and fresh. The John Coctostan is a quesadilla. Moe's quesadillas are quite tasty. The flattened quesadillas are stuffed with melted cheese, pico, and sour cream plus any of the aforementioned meat options. I favor chicken when it comes to quesadillas. The mixture of ingredients is savory and flavorful. The cheese is my favorite part. Moe's offers both flour and whole wheat tortillas. I usually go for the flour tortillas just because I think they're softer and taste better. There's a Coke Freestyle touch screen drink machine here which offers a bevy of Coke products, both carbonated and non-carbonated. I love these machines. Service is friendly and fast. Free Wi-Fi is available. Expect to spend about $10 per person for a meal here. On Mondays, you can get a burrito, chips, and salsa for only $5.55. Hopefully, that special will still be available by the time you read this. In the end, Moe's is a decent stop for a quick and inexpensive meal.

If you have a meal left to eat in the day, stop what you are doing, get in the car and get over to Moe's. By far one of the best places I've eat to date!

As always good,fresh, and pleasant people! And this is the very first Moe's on earth so that's fun to know.

Healthy & GOOD EATIN It was my first time eating at Moes & the server very patient with me

Nachos that come with the meal are great. Warm, fresh and go well with the different types of salsas available. Tacos were good, burrito was nice but.. I still prefer Chipotle's. If I'll have them side by side and have to pick one for lunch... Well, not sure. Maybe I'll just alternate. Also like the menu item names. Fun touch.

this moe's is absolutely terrible. i've been to multiple moe's locations and this is the worst one. i ordered a bowl and i swear in that bowl all i was eating was rice....when it came to my veggies the employee was very stingy and had a terrible attitude. let's do better next time!

I used to be a die-hard Chipotle fan but one visit to Moe's and I think i'm a die-hard Moe's fan now! Things I love about Moe's: 1. hormone-free meat or organic tofu 2. $5 burritos on mondays! 3. tons of toppings (you can choose beans AND peppers AND many other veggies and salsa, not just one or the other like at chipotle) 4. free chips and salsa with your order 5. ample parking Love love love!

I like Moe's. This particular Moe's is just fine. It's also the closest one to me, so I'm there quite often. The service always seems to be all right (though the "Welcome to Moe's!" isn't as hearty as you would expect) , and the food itself is enjoyable. Definitely the best place in Buckhead for a burrito on the go.

"Welcome to Moe's!" Could there be a more appropriate chant to greet you when you walk in the doors? The friendliness and hospitality of the staff make you feel welcomed. Oh and did I forget to mention how good their food tastes? Each item on the menu has a unique name and a great taste. My personal favorite is their quesadilla, the John Coctostan. I'm getting hungry just thinking about it. Each meal comes with a side of chips. This is where the fun begins! You don't want to eat plain tortilla chips without salsa, right? Fret not! The free salsa bar has an array of tasty salsas to perfectly compliment your meal. The Kaiser Salsa and El Guapo Salsa single-handedly make Moe's a better option than Willy's and Chipotle. Mouth on fire from your spicy, delicious meal? Moe's has got you covered with over 100 drink selections. This place has it all. From the Rock n' Roll decor to the complimentary napkins, Moe's is the spot to eat in Atlanta! You heard it here first!

Never order takeout from this location, and hoping the GM of this location sees this because it's obvious the manager on staff couldn't care less. After ordering 2 burrito meals online, we get all the way home and realize both burritos were made completely wrong. One was missing meat altogether and most toppings, and one was only meat and rice, no toppings at all. It was complete scraps and did not seem at all like someone just forgot to add a thing or two. We promptly called to let the store know and get a refund rather than driving all the way back for a replacement, and waited on hold for several minutes while listening to the manager on staff talk to the other staff members about the order, who claimed they made correctly. We were then told that the refund couldn't be processed while on the phone and that they would take our name and number and call us back when it was processed, then proceed to hang up on my husband who called. Unfortunately it's not a meal you can double check in store to make sure it's right, and the rude staff confirmed that this location isn't one we'll be going back to.

CAUTIONThis place is HORRIBLE! There was a language barrier with the employees and I. They are extremely STINGY with the meat that goes in the burritos! The service is TERRIBLE! I will not eat at this Moe's again! #stillhungry My rating is NO STAR, however I had to rate this sorry place!

They were out of queso. So we had to wait five minutes for queso to finish cooking. And we were on our lunch break. But Moe's is delicious as always. Queso makes it better so it was worth the wait. Queso should always be available.

We were debating dinner last night and I finally won with Moe's! I wanted to use online ordering because I hate trying to get orders across on the phone with most the other restaurants. We got two homewreckers (my standby, his first time ever even eating a burrito). Also got queso of course. The homewreckers were exactly as we ordered- not one issue. The food was ready when they said it would be and still hot by the time we got home. The online ordering was super easy. It's nice to have another choice of take out.

I don't come here as much as I should. I walk by here every time I go to the grocery store (and every time I go to McDonald's), but for some reason it's not the first on my mind when I think of quick places to eat in my neighborhood. Tonight that changed and I decided to head up there to try their new pulled pork. Yum. Yum. Yum. I like that I get greeted when I walk through the front door. Yeah, it's kind of cheesy, but it's better than not being acknowledged at all (I think we can all relate to that). I also like how quickly it is to get in and get out of here. The front parking lot is a little awkward... I guess that's just one more reason to walk instead of drive.

I find this place annoying on so many levels. Annoying that it copied local Willy's in almost every way. Annoying that they yell out "Welcome to Moe's" everytime a customer enters. Annoying that the menu has cutesy names for its burrios (i.e. Joey Baggadonuts, Whislte Me Dixie or some other namescan't remember or care to remember). The food itself is pretty blah. I don't care for the heavily lime juice based marinade on the chicken and meat, it over powers everything. I also don't like that the meats are grilled ahaead of time and chunked up into miniscule pieces. I also find that the burritos are always cold by the time I pay and get to my table. The procedure of steaming the tortillas before adding ingredients makes for a mushy and soggy shell for the fillings. I could go on, but you catch my drift.

I like Moe's. I like the campy "Welcome to MOE'S!" when you walk through the door. I love, love, love the southwestern chicken cobb salad. It's clean in there, the staff is friendly, and the food is tasty.

I know all the names of the food changed in the last few years - but the tacos that used to be called the "Ugly Naked Guy" I like those I get a Soft Ugly Naked guy topped with grilled veggies, cheese, sour cream, tomatoes, cilantro, and lots of guacamole! Then I get a side of the cheese dip! YUM i love cheese dip! I could just drink it.... I could live off of it! I will live off of it! YUMMY! yeh, so back to the cheese dip that with the chips and also all the insides of my taco fall out on the plate and i eat that with the chips too so it's like the best nachos/taco ever!

Every Moe's' I've been to are the same, so I'll write my review under this location. I think it's better than Willy's, but not better than Qdoba or Chipotle. I only get the steak taco there, which is pretty good. There is a taco they have there that is huge, and it's good as a meal (including the chips they give you). So, if you want to eat out, but not spend over 4 bucks, give that a try. My main complaint is their meat quality. I won't even get the chicken. It doesn't look right at all.

Perhaps I was wrong about Moe's. Most people try and play the Moe's versus Chipotle vs Willy's argument. If you are going on burrito's, I tend to stay with Chipotle --- BUT, have you had the "Wrong Doug?" That is my recommendation. It is a fancy Taco Bell Crunch Wrap Supreme that you can add all the ingredients you want. My "Dougie" artist did look at me strange when I said "All of it" when she asked what I wanted on my Crunchwrap Supreme. I had to say everything individually -- yes both fresh jalapenos and pickled jalapenos -- but the food was filling and delicious. I do love my salsa and Coke Freestyle machine. Vanilla Coke is prime at the moment. I love you Moe's....you can teach me how to Dougie.

Cashier isn't friendly but the guys on the line make up for her. Food is consistent w other locations. Place seems untidy.

I was a catering customer. Moe's was 45 minutes late. You might be fine as a walk in but no way you should trust them to deliver food on time with a meeting on the line. The food was fine...just what you expect from Moe's. The service was atrocious. Service errors were made more difficult by the web of contradictions and tales Moe's told as we tried to find out when/if the food was coming. When it finally arrived there was not a word of apology, just a flood of excuses and complaints. No thank you! Welcome to Moe's might be fine but I would not use them for catering.

I used to work a couple blocks from this particular Moe's - which is located right near GSU (it has another entrance off Peachtree St. NW) across from Woodruff Park near the Underground. I now work farther away - and it's still worth the walk! My former colleagues and I all agreed this Moe's is better than the location in the CNN Center (better tasting queso, better chips [usually], and just better all around!). They are quick to serve, always friendly, and the food is always...well, Moe's. [I'll add that I tried Willy's for the first time last week and was sorely disappointed. Moe's is much better. The only comparison would be Chipotle, which is generally a bit more expensive.] I give them 4 instead of 5 stars today -- I was in there during the rush hour for lunch and they had a long line of people. The line went very quickly and everyone was efficient at filling orders. But they were less efficient at keeping everything stocked. They kept running out of items on the line as well as at the salsa station, and it took a while for them refresh (read: I waited at least a few minutes for them to add more salsa to the station, but it still hadn't come by the time I walked out). Try the Junior burritos - they are SO close to the size of the regular burritos but considerably cheaper! Way worth it (plus calorie saving). Today I had a (regularly sized, they didn't have a junior because it was a special) new spicy burrito. The featured additions of jalapeno sour cream and chipotle queso on top were both, I'm fairly certain, mixed together by the devil - that burrito was HOT, no joke. But delicious. It ended up being $10.50 with a drink and small side of queso (because who can get enough gooey cheesy goodness, honestly?) - which is a tad spendy for a fast-food lunch IMO. I'll return to my Joey Jr. next time. Bonus - if you're a GSU student, you get a 10% discount on your food there. Added bonus - Woodruff Park across the street has open tables (with and without umbrellas) and you can carry your lunch across the street to sit outside and enjoy the weather and ambiance of downtown Atlanta during the week...

I adore Moe's, and their salsa verde is not to be missed! I'm a huge fan of their chicken, and their tofu is delicious too!

Fast, consistent, flavorful food. And right next door to work. I love the people that work here, too. They are always so friendly and they get you in and out quickly. They even remember what I get and ask if I want the "usual." The other day, one of the workers came around and picked up our food trays, saw that I had used all my napkins, and brought me more! So nice! I love their salsa bar and the "infinite possibilities" drink machine - although they really need another one!

WELCOME TO MOE'S! I love Moes! My favorite thing to order is a fajita burrito with a side of queso for my chips. Their chunky salsa is my favorite of all Mexican restaurant chains. My daughter loves their steak tacos. So now that I'm thinking about it...I'm going to pick up dinner from there!

Moe's was not one of my favorites for awhile, but since it is right next to work is sure has become a favorite! Especially this location! Not only do they welcome you with a welcoming loud greeting "Welcome to Moe's" (every joint says this) but every staff member is amazing! They are always smiling, always making my order perfect the way I ask for it, and fast too without it being all messy. The salsa bar is always full, as well as drink tops, straws, and eating utensils. The restaurant is always clean and they area always coming around to clean it more! Everyone seems to get along well with each other unlike other locations I have been to where they started cursing at each other for not doing something. If that happens here they all laugh and joke about it, push it to the side, and move on! The lines are never too long of a wait, even today. I came on 99 cent burrito day! I waited for 16 minutes which to me wasn't long at all since the line was well out the door! They had two tents to keep us out of the sun, a face panting woman, and a spot to enter a couple contests. Smart idea guys! Of course there was your typical "buckheadiens "complaining about the heat, waiting time, etc etc, but c'mon! They're practically giving us a burrito for free! Why the complaining?? Parking can sometimes be a nightmare, but if your a patient person then it's no problem. There is plenty of seating space inside as well as two patio's. One in the front and one in the back. Again, I know I've ranted about how great the staff is, but they really are. Especially for a fast food joint. I would HIGHLY recommend THIS location vs. any other!