Taco Mac

In general, this Taco Mac has decent service at the ordinary tables, but I'm often coming here with big groups.  If you come with a big group, AVOID IT LIKE THE PLAGUE!!!

They only assign one server/waitress to a table in the group room (for a group of size 20+). The ordering takes 20 minutes alone. Your drink refill will take about 20-30 minutes. The food comes out pretty slow.  My main knock is that they really should assign 2-3 people to a group that big, especially if they make gratuity a mandatory 18%.

Other than that, it's a normal Taco Mac in terms of its food quality and ambiance.

Ok, I've got to hand it to Taco Mac - I never thought I'd say this about a sports bar, but wow, this was an excellent meal (with equally good service).  

We started off with the Sweetwater 420 Beer Bread Bites, which included a delicious creamy swiss cheese dip.  The bread bites were yeasty, as advertised and were reminiscent of a donut in texture and consistency.  Paired with the cheese dip... how do I put this... heaven.  I would come back to Taco Mac for this alone.

For our entrees, we had the Double Decker Mac and Cheese Burger (minus pickled jalapeno) and a 10-piece order of boneless buffalo chicken with "3-Mile Island" wing sauce.

Okay, so... the burger.  If you closed your eyes, and took a bite out of this burger, you'd swear it was from Burger King (not necessarily a complaint, because I just so happen to like Burger King's burgers).  I'd have to wonder if the pickled jalapeno was really a key integral component to this burger.  Anyways, though very tasty, the mac and cheese element kind of got lost in the burger.

The boneless buffalo wings were under-sauced.  Way under-sauced.  Nevertheless, they offered "swimming wings" or a side of extra sauce for another .50¢.  Though I'm sure this would solve the problem, I don't like being nickeled and dimed for something they should have done in the first place.  Still, this is only a very minor complaint.  Sauces/rubs offered with the chicken are as follows (in ascending order of heat): lemon-pepper rub, mild, medium, hot, 3-mile island, habanero BBQ, and death.  The little bit of 3-mile island that was on our chicken wasn't too spicy, in my opinion - maybe if I had more sauce, I'd get the full effect.

The French fries that accompanied our burger and chicken were seasoned very well.  We held on to our remaining cheese dip from our bread bites appetizer to dip our fries into.  Yum.  

To wash down all of that food, I ordered one of the literally dozens of beers available on tap - as it was hot outside today, I chose a Kolsch-style - light and refreshing.  My wife had a hard cider (which is absolutely amazing when on tap).  I was very impressed by Taco Mac's beer selection.

Finally, our service.  The waitress was a pro.  She got our orders in quickly, tended to our every need, and was unobtrusive.  Very well done.

Even after ordering a s'mores brownie to-go (which I have yet to try), the bill only amounted to about $50.  Not bad at all for three alcoholic drinks, an appetizer, two entrees, and a dessert.

If your looking for a place to grab a bite or get a drink and watch the game on TV, this is a good choice.