A Taco Bar is a fantastic and innovating lunch idea… if all pans out. This area is known for Mighty Taco... and then there's Taco Bell and Salsarita's... and Moe's. Similar to Salsarita's, Moe's popularity and word of mouth has increased over the past few years in the area. Moe's has a taco bar to cater and they do deliver downtown which is a plus. They are only about ten minutes away from their Kenmore location.
The taco bar is a make your own taco style of catering to our choosing which includes chips and salsa. This is the first time we ordered Mexican like this here. Mexican food is usually more expensive since it takes more preparation work. Moe’s is noted for being one of the more authentic Mexican places in Buffalo. They also have big individual tacos and they are noted for their particular item names, just like Marco's Deli. Moe’s has fajita, taco, nacho, and salad bars all for delivery and catering too. The Taco Bar grabbed us originally so we stuck with that.
They have two separate websites. First, Moe’s main one at moes.com. Second, if your city is lucky enough like we are at Buffalo, we have moesbuffalo.com with four exclusive places in the area. We found a few coupons on there and we used the one that had a free appetizer with a catering order of 15 people or more. For that, we got the guacamole. They do have a way to order online, but that function wasn't working here at the time. We strictly had a phone conversation with three phone calls. One placing the order, then finalizing, and then confirming.
The first call was on Wednesday asking a few questions. Thursday we finished up our order with what we wanted and the number of people in on it. We had 25 people, which made it one of the larger orders we've had. We had a huge positive response with the order. Even after the placing the order, no negative comments came back from 25 people. Some thoughts were floated around about the portions and if there would be enough food for the money of $10 a person.
We hoped everything arrived on time because it would be more time to figure out if everything did plus there is setup time too. However, with 25 people, it's also easier when it's catered instead of taking individual orders. We had one last request if we could have more soft shells than hard. Emily on the phone gave us the option of 75% soft which was exactly what we were thinking.
This was our order:
- Mix of soft flour tortillas and crispy corn shells
- Ground beef AND Grilled chicken
- Shredded Cheese
- Shredded Lettuce
- Tomatoes/Pico de Gallo
- Guacamole (free with our free appetizer coupon of 15 people or more)
- Sour Cream - 2 bowls
- Chips and Salsas
- Plates, napkins, serving utensils (included)
- No delivery charge
We ordered delivery for ten minutes ahead of our lunch schedule so we had time to get the food and setup. That was the plan…but it wasn't the case today. The delivery girl essentially was lost. She had left twenty minutes before noon and we had to call Moe's three times, including once to the driver, before she arrived here. Apparently, she was a few minutes north on Elmwood, but she didn't have the right address written down for her… as she said. Everything came in trays and bags to put on our cart including lots of serving spoons which was great.
Ten minutes within our thirty minute lunch time, we just got the food and still had to setup. The portions were a little off. We first noticed the low quantity on the ground beef and chicken and that the food was getting cold. Since we had so many separate ingredients to put on our tacos, the hard shelled tacos almost turned into just chips and salsa by the way we were eating it after. People were worried about the portions. However, many people had more than one helping and we ended up throwing extra ingredients out. While everyone was eating, they said they liked the food. We had tons of salsa and chips leftover that were eaten afterwards. The food was fresh especially the guacamole and hot sauce was indeed hot.
We still had a few people unhappy about the time factor since it made people rush and didn't take time to see what they would have wanted, but ten dollars to a Mexican lunch buffet at work is not bad. If it wasn’t late and the food was still warm, this would have been a hit with many. This hurt the fact that the cost was ten dollars per and some people didn’t think they got value from it. If it was here on time and warm, no one would mention the cost since they would have been fully satisfied. Aside from the price, portions, and lateness, many enjoyed it and the idea of the taco bar and bringing lots of us together for lunch.
Final Rating: 3.0 out of 5
Moe's Southwest Grill
www.moesbuffalo.com
2658 Delaware Avenue
Kenmore, NY 14207
716-447-9850
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2 comments:
Being full is not the whole story. I can get full on mcDonalds or Oliver's, but the prices are going to be vastly different. The main feeling is that it was not worth $10 per person, more like $5 per person. 3 stars is too high.
I thought it was a nice change, not perfect, but more than acceptable. Time seems to be a major issue with our getting lunch orders; if we order it too early it will get cool. Food was tasty, beef a little greasy, but tasty. Chicken a little dry, but tasty. I liked the guacamole, the salsa, chips, taco shells, and I was happy to see black beans (love em)I was okay with the $10. Prices go up people it is not 1970 or 1980. Most of you would spend $10 at Mighty Taco, and Moe's food was far superior. So open your wallets,let the moths out, and spend some of your communion money !
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