(Heads up this a sit down eat in review)
The Delivery:
One day me and a group of my friends had a long night cleaning up so we decided to find what's out to eat late night. So around 9pm we took a trip around Lawrenceville and found Taco Mac still open. While driving up we immediately noticed a line out the door, and since this is my first time ever being to one, I was expecting great food for such a long line. finding a parking spot was fairly easy granted so many cars being there so that's a plus in itself. The outside of the building was clean, but once we stepped in it became immediately humid and hot with a thick smell of must in the air from so many people being by the front door. This brings me to my first issue, there is barely a place for people to wait on being called to their tables. It took them around 25-30 mins to seat us but it was a busy night so this was to be expected. While waiting at our table we noticed that the building was split into two. One side was the bar/table side which was littered with TV's each one having a different sport than the other, the second part was on the right side of cash register, which you could tell was for larger groups of people and all the TV's on that side had the same sport on. Needless to say, the right side of the place with the larger group of people were very LOUD. Every time something would happen in the sport that side of the room would cheer or scream in some cases causing the people who weren't watching that sport on the other side to look visibly disturbed and annoyed. Through the time eating this set a pattern of people cheering and everyone else looking as if they wanted to leave. We were promptly asked for what we wanted after being seated and this is where the major issue comes into play, it took them at least 40-50 minutes for our food to be delivered. That is ridiculous know matter how many other people you have to serve during this time. I know i don't have to say this but YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE TO WAIT 40-50 MINUTES FOR YOUR FOOD!
The Presentation:
When ordering we had the choice to order an appetizer before our main course but seeing as the place was packed we decided to opt out of that, just so we can get to our food earlier. I decided to go with the Cuban sandwich with a side of fries.....which was a very bad idea, don't ask me why i decided to order a place mainly known for burgers and wings. After we finally got our food, I noticed the sandwich came on a wax piece of paper sitting on a silver platter with the fries close by.
The Taste:
(Cuban Sandwich) This was the worst tasting Cuban sandwich I've ever had to be honest. Biting into the sandwich made me realize parts of it was cold for some reason, like it was sitting out under the air conditioner. That's not to mention IF I COULD EVEN BITE INTO IT. As a person with braces, i felt like biting into the sandwich would cause my braces to snap off of my teeth, so i tried my best to break it up into smaller pieces and eat what i could....And what i could eat was decent, if you can overlook the dry meat while downing a glass of water. So if you like cold dry meat....then this is the sandwich for you.
(Plain Fries) The best part of the meal because they were actually warm and crispy. All you have to do is overlook the lack of salt and any type of condiment (even after you ask for it).
The Conclusion:
Stay FAR away from this place, it is not worth your time nor your money whatsoever. My friend's chicken came out raw, and my other friend's salad didn't have enough dressing (He asked for it twice and the server never gave it to him). Needless to say, the worst first time experience at a Taco-Mac ever.
Covid Safe?
No, none of the servers had their masks on, and the tables are way too close to each other for peace of mind. Combine those two reasons with a busy night, and you prob gonna get covid. :P
TL:DR
(Pros) Decent looking sports bar very aesthetic
(Cons) Expensive, under cooked cold food, long wait time, bad service, Mask??? Off??? read more