Tin Lizzy’s Cantina – Emory Point

I think this place is underrated because of the location. Marlows right across the street is much better for food and ambiance. BUT, i loved the live music and the relaxed atmosphere. My philly quesadilla with steak was really good. Chips and salsa were alright. Beach bum margarita was a bit too sweet.

Any place that charges over $ 12 for salsa and a really small thing of guac and cheese dip is not off to a good start. Compared to other places that’s $ 12 for a tiny thing of guac… Tacos are good but nothing great and pretty small. Slow service and just not a good experience. Some people like this place but I will not be returning. I really wanted to like the place

At first my review was gonna be a mediocre 2 stars. However the service really saved them because I was honestly impressed. My friends and I were here to order drinks and apps, simple bites like chips and such. Our beers were fine, they were what you’d expect. However when our duo chips (salsa and queso) came out, we were less than satisfied. The queso tasted extremely burned. Like as if it it was stewed a little too long, burned on the bottom and therefore permeated that burnt taste throughout. We told our server about it who stated that a few others had also complained about it. I happened to also order a fried chicken taco that was also served with queso… that also tasted burnt. In the end, I was impressed by how the manager and server approached the situation. We received a complimentary round of drinks which is the reason and multiple apologies. Mistakes happen, so it’s how they handled the situation as to why my friends and I will be returning.

Horrible service. Came in at 8 on a Wednesday night, it was totally empty and now I see why. Stood at the hostess stand for several minutes before giving up and seating ourselves. Tiffany was our server and as often as we saw her, she may have been the mystery hostess. Did not get a single refill on my drink and when it was time to pay I had to literally get up and walk to the other side of the restaurant to find her where she was sitting down in a booth and texting someone. If I was dishonest I could have got up and left and she would have been none the wiser.
Food was of a much lesser quality than other Tin Lizzys locations.
Overall ¹⁄₅ will not return.

I work at Emory, so this is a convenient spot for group dinner and drinks after work. It was pretty empty on a Tuesday night, so our large group was seated quickly on the patio. Service was reasonably prompt and friendly.
Always love Tin Lizzy’s seasoned chips. We had the three amigos (salsa, guac, and queso). The queso was good, but warm cheesey liquid is hard to mess up. The salsa wasn’t anything special, but the guacamole was mushy and bland. I had the Southern Comfort Skillet, but it wasn’t very hot when it came out.
The food is at Tin Lizzy’s is always mediocre, but it’s usually pretty fast and very convenient if you’re at Emory or the CDC.

The food will disappoint you every single time, so don’t bother. They clearly have a clown running the kitchen. The food is obviously old. The clown running the kitchen strongly believes in using leftovers.
I hadn’t been in so long that I nearly forgot how bad the food is. Regardless, today I tried to give them another chance. EPIC FAIL. I had to throw away my to-​go order. Besides the hair found, it was just awful. A homeless child could find better food in the garbage. Hate your mother-​in-​law? Buy her a plate. Which plate? Any will do.
It’s just a decent pregame drinking spot. Gordon Ramsay should pay them a visit because I imagine this place will go out of business in 3 years.
You have been warned.

Let me start off by saying I’m a fan of the Tin Lizzy’s in Buckhead and have been there counteless times. I’ve also had good experiences at the Perimeter location.
We decided to venture to a new area and ended up at Tin Lizzy’s Emory Point on a Sunday. We sat at the bar and service was slow — the bartender was very nice I just think she needed more help for the crowd that showed up.
Food: chips /​queso /​salsa: the chips were very stale, queso was ok as was the salsa. I had a korean bbq taco which was dry and had a small amount of fillings and also the super greek taco which had almost no tzatziki sauce on it! My fiancé had the mediterranean skillet which didn’t come with the cucumbers or cheese it was supposed to come with. Overall we were underwhelmed by the food here. I’m hoping it was just an off day since we do like the other locations!

I keep wanting to like this but the only thing consistent is just how awful their food is. The only reason we go is bc of work and their ability to handle large lunch crowds.
There is a special place in … for Mexican style places that do not include free chips and salsa. You have to pay and sadly, they’re not even good. The guacamole is bland and tastes like mushed avocados only, yet somehow with even their flavor stolen, no salt no like, awful. I’ve gotten a couple different dishes and will say that the grilled chicken has never been cooked fresh. It will be hard, darkly colored, something suggestive of at least a day old.
Some positives, their fried pickles are outstanding and the drinks are also strong (happy hour).
In all, I’d suggest literally any other tex mex place over them but they are annoying convenient to walk to .
Wish they could get it together.

15 minutes on patio and no service. Never will return. We were seated in the sun, moved once and still no server.

I’ve been trying new items during my last few visits here. My regular order has now shifted from the Southern Comfort Skillet to the Buffalo Chicken Nachos. The celery gives the dish a much-​needed freshness. Try adding extra hot sauce to it! It gives it a terrific zing and pop. :) Although the proportions of sauce and chicken have varied the 5 times I’ve had it, it’s always tasty. Also, for some reason, the queso is always found at the bottom of the dish and most of it is stuck to the paper rather than on the chips.
I’ve also tried 2 tacos here for the first and probably last time. The Chicken Philly Taco was just a salt bomb. Not only that, but the chicken itself had a strange texture and aftertaste to it. The Spicy Tilapia Taco was also very underwhelming. It had no spice at all and the portion of fish was very small.
I’ll definitely keep coming here, but I’ll stick to my nachos in the future.

I hate to give this place a two-​star rating. I just expected better because I’ve had samples at the Taste of Emory event. My dish was just okay… I had the southern skillet; I’m used to seeing SIZZLING skillets at places who have these types of dishes, but the food was just barely warm. I also thought the chicken on the dish was too dry and needed more sauce. The PORTIONS are WAY TO SMALL FOR $ 11+. The picture I took makes it look bigger than it is. Also, I came here with several people during lunchtime and there wasn’t a huge mad rush of people, yet our food took a good 45 minutes to an hour to come out.
The atmosphere and décor is good. I actually would still try this place again, trying out another dish or tacos– which are good, but too small for the amount of just one.
This leads me to my final view of this place and Emory Point as a whole… I don’t understand why they put such an expensive place (apartments & restaurants) at a university– and if this is done nationwide, it makes no sense. It’s dismissive of the main population there– college students– while also taking advantage of any nest egg they have. My point is that for $ 11, I REALLY CAN make a two-​day to a week’s worth of food stretch (rice dishes to spaghetti) for the price of one little plate. Places are closing here left and right, so Tin Lizzy’s needs to pick their game up a bit.

Atmosphere: 4.5 stars, trendy/​unique environment with cool décor. Makes the experience fun.
Food: tres amigos appetizer (5 stars) great spicy salsa, very well seasoned chips. Had three of the tacos, definitely only needed two tacos, but good flavor a (3.5 stars).
Service: 3 stars, didn’t check to refill often enough, not overly friendly.

I’m just… underwhelmed by Tin Lizzy’s. I work across the street and come here sometimes for work lunches. I keep trying different things on the menu with the same results: meh.
I’ve had most of the tacos, nachos, chips and guac, and a salad or two. The food is uninspired and tastes like it was made from frozen ingredients. It’s the kind of food I’d expect to find in an airport.
I will say that they have a great happy hour deal– I seem to recall a $ 4 margarita?!
Also, I’ve been here a few times with large parties (10 – 15 of us) and the service is usually awesome. Separate checks with no questions asked and 100% correct orders quickly! There’s something to be said for that.

As a student at Emory, I’m upset I didn’t come to this place sooner. My friend and I came for dinner on Sunday and we had a great experience.
First of all, $ 4 house margaritas that actually taste delicious. They are smaller in size but if you are not looking to drink a ton, they are perfect.
We also fell in love with the tots. Actually, we were more in love with the spicy ranch sauce that we ordered with the tots. The queso is great but spicy ranch is another world of yummy flavors. Tots are perfectly crunchy and fresh as well.
My friend and I both ordered skillets. She got the southern comfort while I ordered the chicken churrasco. Loved both dishes and the fries pickles on the southern comfort was amazing.
One low point: service was a bit slow. Servers were kind of all over the place and took a while to bring our drinks and food. However the food and drinks quality made up for the tardiness.

Cheap drinks, but the food was just adequate. We got the Korean BBQ tacos and the Black Bean Quesadilla. The tacos were decent, but I wasn’t a huge fan of the quesadilla – I felt like I could’ve made it myself.
The service itself was good, and I liked that the chips were sprinkled with paprika (or cayenne pepper? Spices are confusing.)
All in all, I would go if I had a few drinks or wanted cheap margaritas.

What I ate: Half skillet with grilled shrimp, fried pickles, guac and chips
Visit date: August 4, 2014
First time? Yes.
I think these words sum up my experience best: grease and cheese! OMG, this was hangover food to the extreme. My half skillet had a few grilled shrimp and lots and lots of cheese. It also had rice and some grilled peppers. It tasted fine, but I definitely was pulling off some cheese layers. On this visit, I also tried fried pickles. They were, strange, but the strangeness drew me in to eat more of them. They were like fried zucchini, but sour. I probably have a fried pickle aversion now. The guacamole… well, let’s just say I’m a guacamole snob and we won’t go there.
Though the food isn’t what I’m used to, this place is definitely great for groups. Our party of 15+ was easily accommodated, and they got our orders right! Also, they split the bill without even asking if that’s what we wanted. You get a point for that Tin Lizzy!

Conveniently located right across the street from school, and great for groups! Came here on a weekday afternoon with a party of three and got the chips with salsa and guacamole and a pitcher of the watermelon basil margarita. I would highly recommend all of the above.

We had a fairly decent experience at this Tin Lizzy’s location — for a Friday night I was pleasantly surprised by how quickly we were seated and and how painless ordering and receiving our food was.
The space is quite large — including a patio with a lovely view of the Marlow’s Tavern patio, it’s clean — everything is brand new, there are tvs on almost every corner — it’d be a great place to catch a game, they even had a live singer performing acoustic top 100 hits as we were leaving.
For our entrees, we decided on the build your own nachos option (which automatically come with melted queso blanco, shredded lettuce, jalapenos and
sour cream — unless otherwise specified), with optional additional toppings ranging from $ 0.99 to $ 3.59 — which of course we took advantage of: We chose grilled shrimp, beans, guacamole, and chopped bacon. The shrimp isn’t really integrated with the nachos, it’s just a skewer of four pieces placed on top, and unfortunately neither is the guacamole — which is placed on the side in a tiny cup — go for the avocados option instead. However, overall I enjoyed the nachos — they use seasoned tortilla chips, which I enjoyed more than I thought I would. The portion size is quite large as well — it’s definitely more than ehough for one person –and perfectly shareable for 2 – 3 people.
In addition to the nachos, we each got a few tacos, which honestly, were pretty disappointing, I barely finished either order. The first one I went with was the «Lowcountry Taco» (grilled shrimp, chorizo, grilled onions, corn, tater tots, ranch, red pepper), which sounded good, but was just a mess — there was no distinct flavor, all the various toppings were mushy and didn’t combine well. I also ordered the «Super Greek» (gyro meat, tomatoes, lettuce, feta cheese and tzatziki sauce) — which again sounded good, but was the complete opposite, the meat looked weird and completely unappetizing; I love tzatziki sauce it cold save anything but unfortunately it was but a drizzle on this poor taco. Some of their taco options are too ambitious and I would just steer clear of the tacos next time and go with some of their more simpler entrée options like their quesadillas.
The price range is very decent, fairly typical of your average casual sit-​down — for two people it was just under $ 25, and a majority of the menu options are below $ 10. Parking is a snap at Emory Pointe as there’s a free ((for three hours) parking deck on site for patrons.

I dont know man, they do call it tin lizzys, but when i got my food the tin looked a little rusted to me and kinda ruined my meal from there. He tried to explain why it was that color, you be the judge.
The server said it wasnt rust… The food was just ok, parking was a breeze and the hostess was nice but i think ill pass on coming back.

My experience at this Tin Lizzy’s was actually very good. I went on a Thursday night and there were quite a few other patrons, but the place was not packed. We were able to get a seat on their cute little patio right away. The patio was nice– clean and open with cool lights strung overhead– and we received great service out there.
Our server was friendly and helped us out with drink choices. I had the Mexi-​mule, which is a cross between a margarita and a Moscow mule and my dining companion had the sangria. The sangria is definitely the way to go. My drink was good but the sangria was great.
We started with a «duo» which was chips served with guac and salsa. I don’t like paying for chips but I would rather pay for them than not eat them! The guacamole was so good! For my meal I ordered the ½ skillet. It a customizable concoction that they service in a skillet. There are several «base» items that are included and the pricing starts at $ 3.99 and goes up as you add meat, cheeses, etc. It’s a pretty cool option. I ordered mine all veggie so it was really cheap and filling. Double score!
We went to this location because of a Scoutmob deal, but deal or no deal– we will definitely be back. This may not be the most «authentic» Mexican joint in town, but it’s a solid choice for some good eatin’.

Super nette Bar. Wer mal in Atlanta ist sollte unbedingt eines der Tin Lizzy Lokale aufsuchen. Einfallsreich eingerichtet, super nette Bedingungen, leckeres Essen, Live Musik und klasse Preise. Absolute Empfehlung. Hätte gerne eine Kopie zu hause