Twisted Taco

First off: This location is closing on June 29^th 2013. According to the manager, the landlord doubled rent on them and they didnt want to pay it. Me thinks they sucked and didn’t really have the business to stay open much longer anyways.
We’ve been to Twisted Taco twice. First time we had bought a half off depot coupon to use. Long story short, we had such awful service (20 minutes) to get water, awful drinks (the «blended» margarita was the worst I’ve had) and a messed up taco order. We ended up not using the coupon though because in the restaurants defense, the manager comped most of what we had a problem with.
Second experience (because we had to use the coupon, no other reason to return)
We found out they were closing the next day so they didn’t have much alcohol in stock. The food was okay, mediocre at best. And waited 15 minutes for a beer.
Based on this experience, definitely wouldn’t visit another location.

Awful service and work ethic among the employees! I went with friends for trivia night only to be neglected: at the hostess stand, 20 minute wait for our drink order, 40 minute wait for our food order. Waited 30+ minutes to speak to the manager… He never came out. I saw him hanging out and joking with his staff, so I paid for our drinks and left. They wouldn’t even comp the drinks, and I was tired of waiting. I’m done with this chain permanently!
By the way, they had 4 servers and a bartender on duty which was plenty of staff to handle the number of customers present.

I just left after sitting in a booth for over ten minutes without ever being acknowledged and the place was empty. Foods ok but not worth that kind of service. Won’t be going back.

After trying the other Twisted Taco, I was a bit apprehensive about this one. But… it was quite a bit better! I had two of the fish tacos and a shrimp taco. All were very tasty… and…given the closeness to several of my favorite recreation spots (the Big Creek Greenway and some tennis facilities)…it is a quick and easy dinner!
Service was a bit spotty… but…overall…a recommended place…

I visited the restaurant on last weekend with my cousin. The food was great and our waitress Meghan was the bomb! She gave us food suggestions and was very attentive.
Great food, great service and great prices. I will definitely be going back!

Paul K. and i went here for dinner before heading out to Studio Movie Grill. We couldn’t find the place because they didn’t have a sign up. Instead, they posted ‘Twisted Taco’ but how are you suppose to see that when it’s night time. I thought service was great but everything else was ordinary. The menu is a lot smaller than the location at ‘Perimeter’. I had the chicken tamales with a touch of guacamole & shredded cheese. I ordered a side dish of plantains that i didn’t even finish.

How is it that I’m the duke and I’ve not written a review. … ok first clue why I’m landing on 3 stars, ever frequent a restaraunt and you’re not sure why?
It’s… well…
Ok here it’s like this. See…
K I got it. It’s a restaraunt that’s located really close to my house. Decent food, nothing at the top I’d recommend. If you are in a hurry, sit at the bar, the table service is horendous.
Oh wait on other thing. They do have TV’s at the tables! That’s the extra half star.

I have been here 3 times. Each time I think, «I will never go back again!» But without fail one of my friends thinks its a good place to try.
Every time we go the food is sh*$. One time I got charged $ 70 for two beers. Then the bar tender screamed at me for trying to skip out of my bill… No sir. You over charged me…
Last time I went, it was Sinco De Mayo. Surprisingly uncrowded (must be because other people know it’s sh*t). Sat on the patio waiting for service that never came. The funny thing was there were two other tables who were just as unhappy with the place as I was. We reminisced about all the times we came and hated the place, and how we always promise never to come back… Oh the memories.
Never Go To Twisted Taco. If you work for the government, I would seriously consider an audit. Places run this bad are generally laundering money.

I wrote in my previous review that the Roswell Twisted Taco was closing. Well, it didn’t, but it should have. Same ownership, same terrible food and service.

For an over-​the-​top themed «experience,» Twisted Taco is much more in-​depth than another Tex-​Mex restaurant like Moe’s or Chipotle. There’s a dining room dressed up like a jail cell, mounted heads line the wall, and the entire time I wondered «What happens if somebody else buys up the place?»
They’d be stuck with some rustically molded walls and antler chandeliers, but they’d be able to upgrade some of the food. Fish tacos, ballooned burritos, and fajitas-it’s all there, and there are some house specialties that called «Southwestern cuisine» into question. Yes, there’s grilled chicken, but there’s also buffalo fried chicken and a Greek salad taco. I tried a Chicken ‘n waffles taco. It wasn’t big, but once loaded with waffle strips and a maple cream cheese, I had a facedown with getting full.
The chips are crisp and the guacamole, though not spicy, was the best part. However, I think with some of the outlandish options for tacos causes some compromises with the quality of standbys.

Ok, I just want to be clear before we go any further that the only reason I’m giving this place 3 stars is for the food. Service gets a 2 and that’s being generous.
I really enjoyed everything I ate, no problems there. The table shared the fajita steak queso and it was awesome! Def get that again.
I also ordered their pick 3 taco meal and I really liked all the tacos I received. I say received because one of the ones I ordered they were out of (it was a sunday and restaurants run out of stuff a lot on sundays). To be honest, I don’t remember the names of the tacos. They were all delicious and I would order those again. The rest of the table seemed happy with their food as well.
Now, on to the service… It was bad as soon as I walked through the door. There was no hostess so I waited to be seated. I was the first to arrive out of our party o’ 5. After a couple minutes i sat on the bench thinking I would be there awhile. After having several people walk by me and the bartender standing about 5 feet from me another party walked in behind me. They were seated right away and before I could say anything I was left there to be ignored again. So, my party arrives and I’m guessing we were sat due to the large amount of people standing up front waiting.
After being sat we waited awhile to be greeted and then our server didn’t know ANYTHING about the menu or… anything to do with a bar/​restaurant really. Trying to get a lime to go with the MARGARITAS was like pulling teeth. Either the bartender was lazy, or she wasn’t very experienced either. Not to mention that it took a long time to get the drinks when she only had 2 people at the bar and the restaurant was slow. When I say slow, I mean slow.
I always feel bad leaving reviews that are so picky, but the service was bad. I mean really bad. So, if you don’t mind dealing with A LOT of frustration to get some good tacos then go for it. If not, save yourself the trouble and go to a good mexican restaurant and get better service and cheaper food.

Had lunch at the place and the food was just OK. Great menu and lot of choice but the rice served wasn’t even warm. Tacos were good but not great. Definitely a good variety of options though.
Service was not that great. Had to request for water refills and it’s almost like they did not want us around. Not that they were busy or anything because the place was almost empty.
Overall, it’s an OK place to grab some tacos but probably avoid this location and try a different Twisted Taco next time around.

We came to this Twisted Taco location for Tuesday night Team Trivia (it just started). It was fun, the host was a good guy, and it wasn’t crowded.
The service however was not good. I am not sure if our waitress even worked there because she was terrible.
The food was okay, but it seems like each time we go back it gets worse and worse… but I am sure we will still be back, because it’s not that bad and it’s a fun atmosphere.

Has this place really been open for 3+ years? My how time flies…
Twisted Taco has become the go to place for our after work happy hours, since it’s just down the street. And time has allowed for everything about this TT to become more consistent, except the service. The service is still somewhat hit or miss based on who’s working and how motivated he/​she is that day. Some times the servers will work hard and stay on top of things for a crowd and sometimes they are no where to be found, even when you’re the only people in the place.
The food is still mediocre, but nachos and totchos on the corporate dime do seem to taste a little bit better. For those of you who haven’t heard of TT, these are not your traditional ground beef and beans tacos — they’ve got «fancy» tacos like Greek (gyro meet with tzatziki sauce), Thai (chicken with julienned veggies and peanut sauce), and Alaska (king crab).
There are 2 pool tables and TV’s in the booths at the back to keep you entertained.
#Yelp365 — ⁵⁷⁄₃₆₅

Had a quick bite out last night at TT cuz it’s close to our house and who wants to be driving on NYE — it was mediocre at best. Eaten there a couple other times since it opened and had a decent meal but last nite was major — blah! All our tacos were cold — waitress didn’t care much when we told her. I’m really surprised they are surviving here. Oh well, better luck next time for us — too many other decent to great restaurants in the area to mess with them in the future. Happy new year!

Lolz, this place is horrible. We came in for lunch on a weekday and it took over 15 minutes for somebody to come take our order. It was not busy there was no excuse. We waited with our empty drinks looking around like are you kidding me? My menu smelled like BARF I mean seriously what is that all about? The table was sticky! Just an overall terrible experience. If you want to go someplace with taco in the name go to Taco Mac at least there you know what to expect.

This place is OK for watching a game (they have plenty of TVs) but hardly differs from the dozens of other mediocre sports bar chain establishments.
As noted by other Unilocalers, the service can be very spotty at times (depending on server) and the food (in all my visits) has been consistently below quality and taste expectations for even a sports bar; honestly, I have had far superior tacos, chicken sandwiches, burgers and fries from ALL of the cheap fast food joints.
Overall, Twisted Taco is just another bar/​restaurant/​hangout that offers multiple TV viewing, loud audio, and alcohol. The food is really pitiful and NOT worth the price, and the service can be harried and spotty, but I keep coming back for the companionship of close *friends that frequent this place to watch a game.
@ Special note to anyone reading this review, please be aware that this Twisted Taco location houses the local *Pittsburgh Steelers fan[s]; if you are not a Terrible Towel waving fan of the Yellow and Black, look out!

We wandered into here after finding our first lunch choice had gone out of business. We were surprised at the décor, expecting a hole in the wall Mexican place. First impression is that they spent too much on decorating, but we did notice they had a 100 on their health inspection.
The tequila menu is extensive and we were impressed with the variety of selections available. I decided to go with a three taco combination. I tried the Teriyaki Pork Taco, The Wild Alaskan, and the Crawfish. The pork was flavorful and very tender. Not a favorite, but the taste was interesting. The Wild Alaskan was stuffed with tiny crab cakes. These appeared to be frozen food service, but you can’t expect home made crab cakes outside of a seafood joint and these were still tasty. The Crawfish taco was the best with the jalapeño mayo.
The Tequila and choices with food make this place a good choice for after work happy hour. The prices are reasonable for the tacos and you could keep ordering small portions for hours. I would like to see more televisions than they have, but that’s the only minor thing missing from a great evening stop.

I went here tonight with my girlfriend. She brought her kid along and I brought mine. I was dismayed to find that the kid’s menu did not include a burrito plate as one of the choices. Kid’s love burritos probably because of Willy’s; their kids burritos are a favorite of many kids I know.
We had to order burritos for the kids from the regular menu. Not a problem; however, the server or the kitchen screwed up and mislabeled or something and the wrong burritos went to the wrong kids. The server quickly remedied the problem and a new burrito came promptly to the table for my son.
My girlfriend and I ordered Chips and guacamole which was actually pretty damn good. My son didn’t finish his burrito and I had a couple of bites. Again, pretty damn good. Service was a little disorganized but the food was good enough to make up for it. It was a little pricey compared to other similar places; however, I suppose that is to be expected given the ambience. Bottom line: minor glitches with service but hot waitresses, cool atmosphere and very good food more than make up for slight irritations.

My husband and I went to Twisted Taco on a Friday night a couple of weeks ago around 10 pm and here is my review:
— live DJ that played music from totally different era’s and genre’s so song to song didn’t flow
— bar area was 3 people thick trying to place or pick up their drink orders, and they didn’t even have what I ordered (Bailey’s & Vodka) and what they gave me was not good
— dance floor with hardly anyone really dancing, ok not a dance floor, but a small, minute dance «area»
— the place just didn’t have any Zen, meaning, everything from the décor, to the staff, DJ, dancing, bar, music, etc. didn’t flow into each other, didn’t jive, didn’t relate, it just felt very odd
— people: I must say this was the weirdest thing … if I was blindfolded and taken to Twisted Taco and was only shown the patrons … I would have sworn we were in Buckhead. The people there were the most trendiest looking, model-​esque dressed I have ever seen. Everyone was beautiful, dressed in the now, very hip, very trendy
We were only there for about an hour meeting friends and then we left to go to Wild Wings off of Windward Pkwy ‘cuz that is the place to party on the weekends!
We didn’t eat, so depending on the food, perhaps this could have gotten two stars.