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| - As many have noted, this is NOT the place to go if you're looking for authentic Mexican food. That being said - my husband and I thoroughly enjoyed our meal there & really liked the fresh spin on the ordinary taco.
The only bummer (and a very small bummer) was the chips & salsa. They charge $1 for tortilla chips while most Mexican restaurants would include them for free. Not exactly a bank-breaker, but something to consider. The fact that you get to go to a little salsa bar and pick which kind you want with your chips is an inspired idea, although it would be great to see them expand their 4 salsa choices to possibly include a pico de gallo, or even a corn salsa. 2 of the salsa choices tasted like tomatoes with not much else, one tasted like salty tomatoes, and the green salsa tasted like tomatoes with sugar. This was probably the least-enjoyable part of our dining experience but it's only chips & salsa - not a deal breaker.
While they do sell other things besides tacos, my husband and I decided to stick with the namesake and order 3 tacos each. I ordered 2 vegetarian tacos: roasted sweet potato with swiss chard, and roasted veggies with ancho queso fresco & fried carrots, as well as a Cob-O-Wabo (Basically a cobb salad in a tortilla). All 3 of my tacos tasted delicious, but my favorites were definitely the vegetarian tacos. Delicious flavor, veggies were perfectly cooked & it was fun to try something different. Although I am not a vegetarian, I would highly recommend that vegetarians check this place out.
My husband had a Hot Mama (basically a buffalo chicken wrap), The Pickler (he said he imagines this is what a McDonald's Big Mac Snack Wrap tastes like) and a Jalapeno & Apple Sausage taco. He said all were really good, but he would probably not order the buffalo chicken wrap again simply because it wasn't all that different from something he could get somewhere else.
While the tacos were good, the service was even better. Our server was running around like crazy as we were there on a Friday night, but our drinks were never less than 1/4 full and he checked in often and was very helpful as we were navigating the menu. I wish I could remember his name to give him proper credit.
All in all - definitely something different & fun to try. I think this is a place we'd bring out of town guests to try something different as it screams "Madison" to me with its funky colors and unique menu.
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