Pity D.
Yelp
The owner of Funky Taco, while great at creating some amazing tacos and appetizers, does not appear to know sh!t about running a restaurant. Or maybe he just doesn't give a sh!t about hospitality.
Since opening, he has employed some of the worst, laziest, most entitled servers and staff in all of Idaho.
Last time we visited, our server seated us at our table outside and never came back. Fortunately, we already knew what we wanted to eat, so we gave her our food order when we were seated. But told her we needed a minute to decide on drinks. Our server never came back to get our drink order.
Every server at every other table outside visited each of their tables multiple times over the next 10-15 minutes. After sitting outside, with our 15 month old son, in 95+ degree heat, for over 10 minutes, we had to flag down another server just to get water.
Our server visited her other table, directly next to ours, but never stopped at ours.
We chugged our glasses of water then sat at our table for over 20 minutes with empty water glasses. Not a single server offered us water. Again, in 95+ degree heat. With a 15 month old son (fortunately, we brought a water-filled sippy cup for him). Our server very hurriedly visited the table next to ours a few times, but ran off so quickly each time that we couldn't get her attention, despite repeatedly politely trying.
After over 45 minutes, (keep in mind, the restaurant was not particularly busy), one of our entrees came out. But not the other. And not the appetizer that should have come out long prior. Also, it was not delivered by our server.
When we pointed out to the server who brought the entree that we never received our appetizer, she grabbed our waitress to snottily responded "I dunno, I put in the order!" She offered zero apology whatsoever. And accepted zero responsibility whatsoever.
Over 10 minutes later, the other entree and our appetizer came out. Again, with zero apology or acknowledgement.
The appetizer (funky fried rice nuggets) was very overcooked. We've had them before and know how they're supposed to look/taste. We tried one and didn't touch the rest. The head server/(manager?) came to our table several times (since our server didn't) and never acknowledged any of the countless issues with our experience. He's even the one who brought out the second entree and appetizer over 10 minutes after the first appetizer.
Every time we needed water, or anything, we had to flag down another server (all of whom attentively visited their numerous tables countless times the entire time we were there). The only other time we saw our server was after we flagged down another server who tracked down our server to bring us our check. Which she eventually did, after waiting far too long. We asked if the owner was present and we were very curtly told "no!"
This was, buy far, the absolute sh!ttiest service we have ever received the the 16 years we've lived in Boise. And not the first time we've received worthless service at Funky Taco.
The owner of Funky Taco, while a great cook, knows jack sh!t about hospitality. He needs to get some training or hire a restaurant manager who cares. Until then, we've spent our last dime at Funky Taco.
Update- just read some other reviews, sorted "Lowest Rated" and there is a pretty consistent theme- the service at Funky Taco is sh!t. It is clear that the owner doesn't care. I see no reason to eat here when the counter service at Del Taco is literally light years better then this hospitality craphole.
