RESTAURANTS
Willy Taco 930 E. Main Street, Spartanburg, SC 864.327.8228 217 Laurens Road, Greenville, SC 864.412.8700
The menu is filled with temptations,
both in the form of food and also beverage. Since my visit with my friend Colleen oc- curred on a weekday at lunch time, I avoided the libations, although I was tempted by the various types of available margaritas and such.
Upon my first visit, I ordered chips and Here in Upstate South Carolina, we are
fortunate to have two locations of the rela- tively new Willy Taco restaurant, the original in Spartanburg and the newer one in Greenville. I will start by simply stating the facts. The food is amazingly good. The wait staff is always friendly. The décor is artistic and eclectic. There’s nothing bad for me to say after having dined at both locations. My first experience was at the
Greenville location, aka: Willy Taco Feed & Seed. It is housed in what was formerly a feed and seed store that I myself frequented back during the late 1990s. Why, they even did my lawn mower tune-ups and repairs! Now it has been given a whole new life, but the owners kept some of the original signage, and both exterior and interior are a feast for the eyes. One of my friends, a local artist named Laura Flacy, actually worked on some of the inside painting. (
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salsa for us to start. Now these are nothing like the ordinary chips and salsa available at virtually every Mexican restaurant in the state of South Carolina. These are warm blue chips that crunch nicely and taste great, paired with Willy Taco’s own home made salsa. Mighty tasty. For my entree, I ordered the “Loco Lunch Combo,” available at lunch time, week- days only ($9.50). You get your choice of two tacos, rice and lack beans. Again, I must make the point that this is nothing like what you are probably used to. The black beans and rice
are absolutely amazing, and you can choose from an array of tacos. Including Carolina Q (think barbecue on a soft-shell taco), and Southern Tide (with shrimp, Applewood smoked bacon, chipotle ranch, pimento cheese and more). I decided on two different
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