Came in for lunch on a Monday afternoon. The bloody Mary's we ordered were I drinkable and I sent them back in favor of a couple of beers. The beer selection is the best thing I can say about this place. The service was slow and inattentive and food (buffalo wings) was mediocre at best. I won't be going to any taco macs in the future.
Review Source:So i went to taco mac a week ago and it was fabulous...
So as i walked into Taco Mac i seen 3 host 1 looking away in space and 2nd one had a sad look on her face and the other was smiling and spoke and said helloo welcome to taco maco. She was pretty with dark skin, So i asked her what was her name because i was so amazed by the greet and she said Chanel.
Shout out to Chanel the host at Taco Mac.
Food was ok i had the fried pickles with boneless chicken and french fries. It was hot and came out on time.
Service was ok,
Really enjoyed the outside atmosphere and our food was good. Â My service wasn't all that great. Â I thought maybe it was just an off day but after asking a couple of my friends, their experience was similar. Â Great menu, fun atmosphere inside and out. Â Staff needs to pick up the customer service or you will loose your fans.
Review Source:I've been to Taco Mac a few times and have never had a problem. However, last night was definitely a waaaay different experience.
Our server was as nice as could be and got all of the drinks correct. The kitchen, not so much.
The appetizer brought to our table was not what we ordered, but was taken care of in a timely manner. Then our wings and burger came out to the table. The wings were great but 3 bites into my burger and it was actually raw. As in, I feared that I was going to be violently ill just by the few bites that I did have.
Though they did bring out a fantastic donut desert because it was my birthday, I was very disappointed in the kitchen's execution.
I really did appreciate the manager coming over and apologizing, but this is definitely a birthday I would love to relive... at a different restaurant :-/
First timer on Sunday afternoon. Â We met up with my boyfriends' parents and wanted to go somewhere we could enjoy the nice weather on a patio. Â Bryan recommended Taco Mac, as he hadn't been in a good while. Â We were seated right away at lunchtime on a Sunday. Â Perfect weather and nice view of the fountains in Peidmont Town Center. Â Our server was speedy and thorough. Â Great local beer line up. Â I ordered the Fiesta Nachos which were one of the most delicious nachos I've ever had!!! Â Queso was spot-on!!!! Â I devoured them and when I asked for extra salsa and sour cream, I was given a carafe of salsa and two nice scoops of sour cream!!! Â (salsa was amazing, btw!!!) Â Needless to say, this pregnant girl was in heaven! Â Everyone else seemed to enjoy their meals as well. Â I asked Bryan why we didn't come here before then and he said "Well, I guess we'll be coming here more from now on!" Â DEFINITELY!!!!
Review Source:Taco Mac serves quality food at a reasonable price. Try starting with the Queso Pollano. The Burrito Mac is huge. It comes complete with beef and refried beans and is topped with chili. The chili is very well done. Taco Mac's onion rings are thick cut.
I enjoyed Taco Mac's outdoor seating. It overlooks a fountain at the South Park location. The portions are very generous. My wife and I packed most of our entrées to go.
Taco Mac serves more than Mexican food. They are also known for Buffalo chicken wings and a large selection of micro-brewed beers. Sports fans will love Taco Mac. They have many large screen TVs with sports on inside. Definitely worth a visit.
Like many of the reviews, my experience was so-so, but I might go back if I have a group that wants to watch the game and grab some beers. The beer selection is obviously great. I came in with my fiance to watch a specific game. The place was basically empty so I told the hostess that we were hoping for a TV to see the Nationals game. She seemed uninterested in that request and apparently just sat us wherever she felt like. So after getting a TV switched, we were able to see the game we wanted. The food was ok... Let's just say I won't go back for the food, but after a few drinks it might look appetizing. Again, the beer selection and the number of TVs is this places saving grace in my opinion.
Review Source:I can't remember if the food is good here or not. Oh, that's right. It's because an hour after ordering, I still didn't get any. To be completely unfair, wings and fries are a complicated and labor intensive order. Although easy to blame staff, this type of incompetence comes from the top down.
Review Source:I made a mistake. Â I went to an amazing beer place and college sports fanatic dream hang out for tacos. Â The tacos were sub-par and inconsistent with other reviews. Â For that reason, I'll withhold judgment on the food. Â As for the beer and atmosphere, I'm ready to relive some memories. Â Good food, they say, helps you relive a memory. Â So does sticky floors and the smell of left over beer. Â When I walked into Taco Mac, I could swear I discovered a long lost fraternity brother who followed his franchisee dream. Â I wish there was a Taco Mac at Penn State when I was there. Â With a beer selection second to none and tables with taps built into them, this is a college sports bar that has been misplaced.
Review Source:Went here with friends and I liked the location. Was not aware beforehand that they only serve beer and wine. I am more of a cocktail person but, the frozen margarita I had was decent nothing to write home about. The service was good. I had the buffalo chicken taco plate again it was decent. Did not go inside instead sat on the patio which was good for people watching.
Review Source:I made my second visit to Taco Mac with a small group of friends. The beer selection rates 5 stars the food rates 2 stars. Great place to watch sports events. There must be 75 flat screens in this establishment.
A number of the tables in the bar area have their own tappers right at the table. You just start pouring and a counter keeps track of your consumption. No waiting for the server to order another round.
Great place to go with a group. The appetizers and the one entree we ordered were a dissapointment.
Arguably the best selection of beer in Charlotte.
Now for the not so great stuff, starting with the outrageous prices. Â I'm willing to pay a premium for some hard-to-find beers, but $6+ for a bottle? Â This isn't NYC/DC/LA, give me a break!
Their wings are terrible. Â The boneless wings were little, over-cooked turds of dried-out chicken that appeared to be sitting under a heat lamp for hours - tough as leather too. Â Their roasted wings were chewy and disappointing, but not nearly as barf-eriffic as the nachos. Â Any sports bar with a beer menu like this needs to kill it on the wings if they're going to get some street cred, this place makes Pizza Hut's wings look like Gordon Ramsay creations.
The atmosphere and facilities are okay, I will give them that. Â Tons of TVs with sports in every corner and the bar area is large with plenty of high-top tables and seating options for your happy hour crowd.
The biggest issue I have with the place is its lack of identity. Â If you want to be a neighborhood sports bar and grill, be that - but don't over charge and stuff it full of pretention and expect me to sing your praises. Â In a nut shell, this place is a much more expensive version of Wild Wings Cafe or Buffalo Wild Wings with a greater beer selection and crappier food.
Not sure what's up with the bad reviews; my food was awesome. Â Got me a Rueben sandwich and a stout that had soaked in a bourbon barrell. Â That one beer kicked my butt. Â Good stuff, complimented the sandwich well.
Service was good. Â If you're a beer snob like me and already know what kind of stuff you like, you won't be overwhelmed by the beer menu. Â I go dark and high ABV so it's easy to choose. Â It's not terribly expensive either, if you know what you're getting. Â The quality of beer here is top notch.
I recommend it to everyone without reservation...that is, to beer guys and chicks. Â If you want a "nicey nicey" restaurant feel, then go to one.
If you want a cool beer place with good grub and tons of sports on TV (I like that they have skateboarding to watch!) then this is it. Â
It's a guy's place for sure, or a place for a really cool woman.
Princesses that suffer from restaurant snobery need not darken the door.
Came in for a bite and a brew or two on a Saturday afternoon. Â
As Melissa B says, this is a great place to watch a game. Every seat has a great view of at least 4 TVs so you are bound to find a game that interests you.
This place is also HUGE! Â There's a big 1st floor dining area but I was seated upstairs and there's two large seating areas there. Â To go along with the size of the place the beer menu is huge. Â There had to be over 400 selections with like 150 on tap. Â
The place claims beer and wings as their specialties. Â So I tried both. Â Well I attempted to try both. Â Two of the beers I wanted to try they were out of. Â Â For the wings, I asked if "Hot" was really "Hot" and my server said no which is what I find across many wing places. Â So I opted for the next step up, the Three Mile Island flavor.
The wings were big and were juicy, the flavor of the sauce was ok but it still lacked the heat I was looking for and the more wings I had, the more I disliked this flavor. Â Some of the wings I've had were even rubbery. Â
I thought the prices were a bit high here. Â $30 for a few wings and 2 beers? Â No thanks. Â I don't think this place is worth returning to. Â Too many flaws for $30.
We had a gift card to PF Chang's, so we headed out to Phillips Place at 6:15 on a Saturday. Big mistake. Hour and a half wait for a party of 2. We called Cheesecake Factory--same deal. We finally decided on American Roadhouse, a quick service burger place. Then my dad mentioned Taco Mac, so we walked over to Piedmont Town Center. We were immediately seated, and the place was loud and busy.
Alabama vs TAMU was on, so naturally every time a big play happened half of the restaurant screamed. It was a pretty cool atmosphere. Our server introduced herself and quickly brought drinks with chips and salsa. My cup said Coke Freestyle on it, and naturally, my Sprite was disgusting. Oh well. I ordered a Hollywood Chicken Sandwich and my dad got wings. They both came out quickly, and after getting some honey mustard, mine wasn't bad. It wasn't great, but it was decent sports bar food. Dad's wings were pretty good as well, but nothing we'd go out of our way for. The bill was $25, which was quite acceptable.
Taco Mac is a great place to catch a game. Otherwise, there are many other restaurants in the area with a superior food offering.
Been here countless times to catch a game, grab a beer and have some bar food. I love the endless selection of beers and the "brew niversity" gimmick that encourages you to try different beers for fun incentives like t-shirts, mugs, etc. The atmosphere is really cool. Big open space, lots of tvs with every major sporting event represented. Waitstaff is hit or miss. I've had some amazing servers/bartenders and some pretty bad ones too. Just depends on the night I guess.
a lot of people seem to dislike the food, but I think it's alright. I like the chicken nachos and the wings and the cheesesteak is pretty good too. But I'm rating it as bar food and not on the same scale as a fancy restaurant. To me, the draw here is the beer. Not every bar has the goal of having an endless selection of beer, and it does its job. And for bar food I think that it's up to par with a lot of the burger, wings, fried food places that I've tried.
It's definitely one of the better places to watch a game.
Big space, lots of flat screens, and a lovely patio...other than that, nothing else impressed me.
The food was mediocre at best. The salsa was bland, the veggie quesadilla was boring, and they don't have any drink specials.
The service was basic...not friendly, but just functional. It seemed even the tvs enticed their own employees because they were watching the games more than focusing on the tables. The one area that service was good was at the hostess station; they gave a warm greeting.
All in all, unless someone else picks this place to meet up, I'd rather take my business elsewhere to get better food and better service.
Great for beer! Â Soooo many beers, so many. Â You might want to peruse the list before you go if you can get your hands on it. Â I ended up with a local Meck Capt. Jack and i feel bad for not taking the opportunity to branch out a bit. Â The food is decent, a step up from the first time I ate there (when they first opened). Â I'd like to try to make it on wednesday for their beef on weck, a NY favorite. Â I had the buff chicken sandwich, and it was ok. Â The fries are kind of like 5 guys. Â Get here for a game. Â Get here early. Â Bring friends, sit at one of their tap tables, and have a great sunday.
Review Source:The food here is brutal. Â Makes me miss Champs on Park Road. Â I'd say it's a great place to go watch a game, but only if you don't mind not drinking (much) - when it's crowded, it takes forever to get drinks here, even if you're sitting right at the bar. Â I still don't understand why they card people who are at least 2X the legal drinking age, but maybe there's a good reason. Â So don't forget your license. Â The people who work here seem very nice though.
Review Source:I work across the street, so me and some co-workers walked over one nice day for lunch. Â The patio was half full so we sat outside, which was nice. Â It didn't seem that busy but I guess the inside was with the beginning of March Madness. Â But it showed in how painfully long it took our food to arrive. Â No joke, 40 minutes for a table of burgers and fries!! Â I don't fault our server because obviously she doesn't cook the food. Â However, she really could have acknowledged it better. Â It almost seemed like she avoided our table for a while instead of just a quick apology to let us know the kitchen was backed up.
The food was pretty good.  I enjoyed my burger with sautéed mushrooms and onions.  I upgraded to the sweet potato fries but they were meh.  Prices were good though.  If it wasn't for the time constraint of an hour lunch break and the slow food, it would have been fine.  But I might come later next time to avoid the rush.
I was SO looking forward to eating here, and when I finally did, it was a HUGE letdown! I had the Burrito covered in cheese, and first off, it was small. Not what you expect at a Sports Bar. And more importantly, and unfortunately, it was BLAND! This certainly was NOT Cotija cheese which is flavorful and salty, similar to parmesan. Was probably white American cheese. And the meat inside was chewy and bland. I do not associate Mexican food with Bland, but Taco Mac seemed to achieve this dubious honor.
My friends ordered Nachos for the table. Sure, there was lots of it, but about 90% chips. The beef was ultra fine and bland. Where's the heat? There were a few jalepeno's but they were dry! Must have been sitting out too long to lose flavor like that.
The boneless Buffalo wings were decent, but also lacked the punch I love with traditional Buffalo Wings.
The ONLY thing this place has going for it is the awesome Beer selection. If it didn't, I'd have given this 1 star. But they really do have a tremendous selection of beers, 140 on tap! And about 100+ bottle available too.
Certainly a rowdy place to watch a game as it does get very, very crowded and LOUD!
So IF you want Great BEER, then you'll love this place. If you're expecting good food, SKIP it.
Service - excellent. Â Great place to watch the game - such an interesting dining room and bar. Â I love the high walls - helps make the place seem more intimate.
The chicken nachos - BLAH. Â Let me let you in on the secret to nachos. Â Don't put a giant pile of nachos on a plate and then put the good stuff just on top. Â You need to LAYER. Â Otherwise everyone fights for the top couple of chips and the rest is just wasted. Â HELLO.
The beer selection is fantastic. Â Tho they did not have Hopslam - bummer. Â Only the best places do. Â They did have a Great Lakes beer on tap tho (just one!) But that is fun. Â I have never seen so many beers on tap. Â I can't wait to go back just for that reason. Â If you are not sure about a beer then they will give you a little taste. Â Very nice! Â
Parking is easy right behind the building there is a parking garage. Â There is a little patio out front which will be awesome in the summer. Â Will be back - not my fav sports bar tho.
People really seem to either love or hate this place. Â I love it. Â I love being able to catch a game literally anywhere in the joint. Â I love the fact that I can join a "Brewniversity" (sp), where the more beers I drink I get rewarded. Â Although that one might come back to bite me. Â
The food is par for the course, bar food, but also a few selections that remind me of a typical chain like "Outback", etc. Â Still decent. Â
The service here seemed really good, very packed when we got there and even though the crowd died down a bit, the service kept up.
The only way to describe Taco Mac (piedmont row) is hit or miss. Â I've been there a BUNCH as it is right here in our neighborhood and I can tell you that the best thing, hands down about this wing place is... the beer.
Selection is great, price is what you would expect to pay for quality and the obvious over head of a place that large in SouthPark.
The wings and boneless wings are good, sometimes excellent, sometimes downright cold by the time they make it to your table. Â Maybe that's because I'm only a pledge in their Brewniversity and therefore are not privy to warm wings like the brothers. Â I'm not playing pledge-invaders tho. Â I draw the line. Inside joke.
The best sauce is "Hot." Â The death is a very very peppery version of hot with some additional heat but I can tell you I never died, nor did I ever require a sip of milk, maybe it's spicy to some but I'm not impressed. Â 2nd best sauce is Habanero BBQ, although they must get mild habaneros as this sauce lacks heat as well.
Will I be back, certainly, it's close by, doesn't completely suck, and unlike most of the restaurants in southpark I don't need to take out a second mortgage to pay for a full meal for two.
I read another review on here which sucked. The person complained about a SPORTS BAR with TONS OF TVs being busy on game day. Â You probably should have planned ahead.
Overall, I recommend you check it out. Â Try a couple of beers you've never had before (I laugh aloud when I see people getting bud light bottles at this place, or friggin Mich Ultra.. are you kidding me?) and enjoy the patio on a nice afternoon.
Love this place. Always a good one to chill with friends, or just make new ones with the awesome waiters.
Food here is pretty decent, but the atmosphere and super-huge selection of drinks makes up for it admirably.
Great location, good prices, and uber convenient parking. Loads of outdoor seating and I don't even wanna know the total number of flatscreens they have up.
The noise level, yes, can get a tad loud on game nights or weekends, but hey some of us like that.
One of my favorite hang outs.
This is bad. This is really bad. I have a place barely a mile from my home that offers 200 bottled beers and 140 beers on tap. They have food. They have outside seating. They have inside seating. They have so many TV sets tuned to sports that you might never miss "a" game, forget about "the" game.
None of the distractions like at Hooters or Tilted Kilt, this place is about the beer. Yep, the food is good too. So far, my favorite salsa in Charlotte. Also, the Turkey 'Cue sandwich is good.
Parking can be a bit of a pain, since it's Piedmont Row. But that can be conquered. (It's the idiots who put their Chevy Tahoe in a "compact" space that bother me.)
Let me know when you're here - I might be here too. :-)
When I first moved to Charlotte, I was put up in corporate housing at Piedmont Row, right below the Taco Mac. Yeah, try sleeping on a weekend when there's a game on...the place was PACKED!
On the days I worked until 11:30 at night, I'd get some quick takeout from Taco Mac, which featured a full menu until 2am. Â (At least that's how it was when we were there.)
The servers were super nice, and taught us this tip: Â when ordering wings, get them with fries, and then a side of celery. Â It'll be cheaper that way than ordering a side of fries.
The wings come in different spicy intensities, and I think are nicely crisp/tender. The fries are decadent and crispy with a slight seasoning. When I want a greasy, late night snack, Taco Mac is where it's at.
PS: for beer drinkers, the thousands of beer possibilities and the taps on some tables...very fun. (You can even get a print out of all the beers you've tried...it's like a collecting thing.)
We enjoy this place for the obscenely large beer menu. Â We have still yet to try any of their food, but we are members of the Brewniversity where we can drink our way to free merchandise like t-shirts, mugs, and free beer.
I enjoy the layout of this place. Â The space is huge and clean and there are special tables in the bar area with beer taps so you can pour your own drafts. Â The idea of pouring the drafts is pretty cool but it doesn't work out so well when you have to work kinks out of the taps. Â We tried the tap thing once and we kept getting full glasses of pure foam because the tap wasn't adjusted properly. Â In the end the waitress worked things out for us and we ended up with a couple free glasses of beer, but it probably wasn't worth all the trouble.
There are tons of tvs so this is a great place to catch a game and work on your Brewniversity credits. Â Plus they have a small arcarde room in the back of the restaurant that the hubs and I like to hit up.
My god people, stop it. Â
You're writing reviews about Taco Mac. Â TACO MAC. Â Taco Mac, the Atlanta institution that has, thankfully, invaded Piedmont Row. Â We should all pause and thank the Flying Spaghetti Monster that we're blessed and Taco Mac is in our city. Â
A couple of things to note to prep you for your experience:
It's a bar, not Applebee's. Â Referring to Taco Mac as Applebee's is just disrespectful. Â Applebee's could not pull off a beer selection like this. Â Taco Mac has the largest draft beer selection in Charlotte. Â Not only is it awesome, it's awe-inspiring. Â And, it's a mile from my house - +1 for me. Â
OK - It's a sports bar, not a bar. Â If you want fine dining, go to Del Frisco's across the walkway. Â It's a sports bar - they have unhealthy bar food. Â And it's good. Â They have 100,000 flat screens. Â You can see any game you want. Â This is your place to watch the Cricket Championship - they will have it not (Disclaimer - they probably will not have it on because we live in America. )
In closing - Taco Mac is awesome. Â It's beer selection is unrivaled in Charlotte. Â Stop hatin', start drinking.
Food was excellent, atmosphere was like an average sports bar. Â They have every type of beer you could possibly want. Â TVs everywhere.
Wait staff left a lot to be desired. Â Appetizer arrived after our meal, server only came to the table once, no refills, manager came by but didn't apologize when we mentioned the bad service.
I'm going to give them the benefit of the doubt, new place, new staff... will give them another try in a couple of months.
If you go, plan on a wait, plan on it being noisy, and plan on bad service!
Taco Mac, seems like an Applebee's menu, wings, sandwiches, burgers and salads. Â In fact, those are the words out of Billy's mouth. I thought to myself and said aloud, I do not want to eat here. But we were pressed for time and couldn't go anywhere else. Â I joked with Billy, watch the food be fantastic, since I was judging it without even trying it. I realize this is not fair, but it totally seemed like a chain restaurant menu.
We ordered a couple of beers off the expansive beer list, where is the Dewey Decimal System when you need it? The beer menu is alphabetical, so if you want to try something new, you have to read the whole column to find the type of beer you would like. Â Maybe it should be divided by style, then alphabetical. Â No drink specials, booooo. Â They only have pint night one week night. We weren't on the right night, so I did not process this information.
Billy ordered chips and salsa and a Monterrey chicken salad.( I was going to a movie so I was just going to eat some of his salad.)
Copied off menu:
Grilled marinated chicken atop crispy romaine lettuce with grape tomatoes, cheddar-jack cheese, applewood smoked bacon, black beans, cilantro, and crispy tortilla strips.
Surprise surprise, the salsa had a nice kick and the salad was really good. The ranch dressing served with the salad was fattalicious! YUMMY.
Judging from the remarks from other Yelpers, seems like a place, that you might want to avoid at peak hours. Â But to meet a friend, sit outside, drink beer and have a snack, I was pleasantly surprised.
Dear Corporate people at Taco Mac, let your servers untuck their
t- shirts. Please and thank you.
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