Review: Holy Taco
September 14th, 2009 by Besha Rodell in Restaurants, review
TORTA REFORM: The pork belly torta at Holy Taco
When Holy Taco opened in February 2008, it’s likely that I groaned and moaned about it to a few people. It might have been possible to overhear me saying, some tipsy evening at the Earl, “Can we get something other than bars and tacos in East Atlanta? I mean, seriously. How many gringo Mexican joints can one neighborhood bear?”
Despite my misgivings, I grudgingly ate at Holy Taco in its first weeks, and found no real reason to return. Until a couple of Sundays ago.
My family and I woke up with a hankering for Mexican food. Mi Barrio (the one authentic Mexican restaurant in the Grant Park/East Atlanta area) was closed, and Cantina La Casita, the longtime fallback for cheap tacos and margaritas in East Atlanta Village, closed permanently two weeks ago. “Holy Taco?” my husband asked me. “I guess,” I acquiesced grumpily.
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(Photo by James Camp)
September 16th, 2009 at 9:32 pm
Go Holy Taco! WooHoo!
September 17th, 2009 at 11:10 am
I disliked Holy Taco at first (they charged you for a basket of chips at a Mexican restaurant?) but once Robert took over, the food took center stage. I recently moved away from the EAV and I find myself going back only to eat at Holy Taco (and the burger at the EARL).
September 17th, 2009 at 12:47 pm
the problem with “foodies” – they can’t just relax and enjoy a decent meal with friends.
who expects world class cuisine and service at a place called holy taco in the middle of a bar dsitrict?
honestly, atlanta doesn’t need food critics.
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