Darrin Rumph
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We’ve visited this Taco Mac a few times since it opened, and I remember being genuinely excited to have one relatively close to home. They have a spacious parking lot—plenty of available spots, so parking should not be an issue. I remembered the first time I walked in here I said, “Oh!! This is a Real Taco Mac!” TVs everywhere, lots of seating, and everything looked spotless—it was brand new, after all. Although we’ve been here multiple times before, I’m just now getting around to writing a review. Our last visit was on a sunny, almost spring-like afternoon. We entered, greeted warmly and informed the host that we preferred to sit outside. He invited us to choose any open table on the patio, and we selected one with plenty of direct sunlight. This was our first time sitting on the patio, and I have to say, it’s a nice size with four or five TVs out there as well—great for catching games in nice weather. Our server arrived shortly and took our beer orders: Wifey went with a SweetWater lager, and I opted for a Founders hazy IPA. Don't forget to sign up for their Brewniversity program where you can accumulate points for all the different beers you order. The beers took a little while but eventually arrived, and we went ahead and placed our food orders.I ordered 10 wings—half honey habanero, half lemon pepper, all drums—with a side of coleslaw. Wifey got 10 lemon pepper wings with a side of honey Brussels sprouts. After a bit of a wait, our server came by to check in, and we mentioned that the food hadn’t arrived yet. They went to follow up, and shortly after, our meals came out.I started with the lemon pepper wings, which were solid. But when I bit into one of the honey habanero wings, it looked undercooked—reddish inside—and was also cold. I checked the others, and they were all cold too. I let our server know, who quickly brought it to the manager’s attention. Our server brought out five fresh honey habanero wings, which were much better. Wifey noted that her honey brussels sprouts didn’t have much, if any, honey flavor. Again, the manager stepped in and brought a ramekin of honey to add on the side. We've noticed that the food can be hit or miss. The staff has always been apologetic and accommodating when issues arise, which we do appreciate, but the inconsistency from the kitchen is hard to overlook.
That said, we’ll definitely be back for the beer selection and the abundance of TVs—especially when football season rolls around. We just hope they get the kitchen kinks worked out by then.
P.S. We just went back again yesterday and sat outside and had a great experience with our server, Tae. Thanks to him and the manager who came and checked on us two times unprovoked, I’m gonna change my rating from a 3.5 to 4. Hopefully things are trending upwards and like I said, we will definitely be back.
