McDonough: Macon Street Tacos
FALL 2024
By: Toye Wheeler
Located on the thriving McDonough Square, family-owned and operated Macon Street Tacos serves fresh street tacos, cold beer, hand-made Sangria, and creamy ice cream. The owner, Katy Bell, made Georgia her home years ago, and she opened up her small family-owned and operated eatery in August of 2018.
She derived the fast, casual concept of a counter restaurant offering cooked to order a-la-carte options while completing a research project at Clayton State University. Her desire was to provide her community a place to enjoy moderately priced Mexican- American dishes in a warm and friendly atmosphere.
As a long-time taco enthusiast, I enjoy finding new restaurants that offer a twist on traditional Mexican fare close to home. Macon Street Tacos is quaint with limited seating indoors, but offers additional outdoor seating and an indoor event area for private and on-going events, including live music.
What I appreciate most about the concept is the fresh quality and the upfront service. Here, the food is cooked to order and is always hot, tasty, and fast.
My family and I frequent Macon Street Tacos and usually opt to dine in. We find the atmosphere and ambiance to be laid-back and enjoyable.
As for their food, the menu offers twelve taco flavor mainstays, including the Cajun fish taco, the chorizo taco, the fried brussels sprouts taco, and my personal favorite, “The Kurt”. The Kurt is a buffalo chicken taco that is dressed in lettuce, cotija cheese, ranch, and both hard and soft taco shells. It is so delicious that I can never eat just one!
Their other menu items include flautas, quesadillas, taco salads, burritos, nachos, loaded fries, as well as alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverage options. Most tacos are under $5 each, and several menu items are under $10. Patrons can also enjoy a reasonable priced cocktail or beer.
Additionally, most kid offerings, including the popular “The Luke” (a specialty taco), are priced under $10.
For a family-friendly dining experience stop by Macon Street Tacos Tuesday through Saturday.
